Roberta Bay "Bertie" Orrell 
Roberta Bay "Bertie" was born on July 7th, 1885 in Weakley Co TN.1 Roberta Bay "Bertie"'s father was WILLIAM JOSEPH "Doc" ORRELL and her mother was MARY CATHERINE BRADBERRY. Her maternal grandparents were ROBERT SAMPLE , SR BRADBERRY and BETSY : MARY ELIZABETH FORD. She had six brothers and four sisters, named William Henry "Willie", Robert Thomas "Tommie", Unk Twin, Earett Elihu, Dan Franklin, Joseph Columbus, Annie M., Mary Elizabeth "Molly", Effie Cora and Florence Beatrice. She was the fourth youngest of the eleven children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Dewitt, Annie M. and Indie E.. She died at the age of 80 on September 9th, 1965 in VA. Both buried Woodlawn Cem,Weakley Co.1 General Notes
[Westbrook.FTW]
--Obituary - Mrs. Robertie Orrell Estes, 80, 0f 210 A St., Chesapeake, Va., died Thursday at 8:10 a.m. in a Portsmouth hospital. A native of Weakley Co, Tenn, she was a daughter of William Joseph and Mary C. Bradbury Orrell and lived here seven years.
Surviving are her husband, Ira Lawrence Estes, a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Avery, and a son, Walter Estes, all of Chesapeake, Virginia; a sister, Mrs. Florence Morris of Dresden, Tenn; a brother, R.T. Orrell of Martin, Tenn., three step-sisters, Mrs. Annie Highfill, Mrs Mattie Bradbury, Mrs. Lizzie Bradbury, and a step-brother Jodie Hathcoat, all of Sharon, Tenn; four grandchildren, Jean Avery Coleman, David Avery, Gary Estes and Roger Estes; five grat-grandchildren, Anthony and Arlene Coleman, and Michael, Laurie and Cheryl Avery.
The body will be sent from Snellings Funeral Home in Portsmouth to Gardner Funeral Home in Sharon, Tn for a funeral service and burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
My files are a collection from many sources and many are not documented by me. Most relate to Weakley Co., TN in some way. Included are many Confederate and Union Veterans of the Civil War.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.22 Jan 1851 in Montgomery Co TN d.25 Mar 1890 in age 39. Buried Bradberry Cemetery
- b.07 Jul 1885 in Weakley Co TN d.09 Sep 1965 in VA. Both buried Woodlawn Cem,Weakley Co
- b.1736 in Essex VA
- b.1765 d.~ 1798
- b. in Essex VA
- b.1787 d.1830 in ,or before 1852 (see deed) in Weakley Co Tn
- b.21 Nov 1786 in Henry Co VA
- b.28 Sep 1816 in VA d.20 Mar 1875 in Weakley Co Tn
- b.~ 1788
- b.03 Sep 1855 in East of Dresden,Weakley Co TN d.25 Feb 1927 in Family residence 1 mile North of Sharon,Weakley Co TN. Buried Bradberry Cemetery
- b.22 Oct 1828 in Mid Tn prob Montgomery Co. Her family from Tidewater Dist of Va. d.30 Dec 1912 in Weakley Co Tn. Both Buried Bradberry Cemetery in unmarked graves
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