Bertha Fordham

Bertha was born on September 15th, 1900.¹   Bertha's father was Charlie Edgar Fordham and her mother was Victoria Scarboro.  Her paternal grandparents were Wiley Fordham and Lucretia Cannon. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Irvin Oscar, James Hendley, Wiley, Emma Louise, Anne Hassie, Lizzie Mae, Mary Ollie, Myrtle Victoria and Willie. She had five half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Johnny "Buddy", Frank, Morgan, C. W., Grady Brooks, Bernice, Eva Lee, Maggie and Elsie.  She died at the age of 87 on March 2nd, 1988.¹