Beulah May (Gargus) Bergner (1925 - 2002)

Born 10 Nov 1925 in Washington, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Carl Bergner — married 31 Oct 1947 in Franklin, Missouri, United States

Died 21 Feb 2002 at age 76 in Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Beulah (Gargus) Bergner was a Missourian.

Beulah was born on November 10, 1925, in Washington County, Missouri, to Earl and Edna Gargus. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} Her name is spelled "Bula" in the Missouri birth index.

Beulah was enumerated for the federal census on April 12, 1930. She was 4 years old at this time, and was living with parents Earl and Edna, and siblings Pearl and Chester, in Johnson Township, Washington County, Missouri. ^[1]

In 1935, Beulah was inferred to be living in Johnson Township, Washington County, Missouri. ^[2]

Beulah was enumerated for the federal census in April 1940. She was 14 years old at this time, and was living with parents Earl and Edna, and siblings Pearl, Chester, Howard, Evelyn, Robert, and Kathryn, in Johnson Township, Washington County, Missouri. She was attending school at this time. ^[2]

On October 31, 1947, Beulah was married to Carl Bergner in Franklin County, Missouri, when she was 21 years old. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Beulah was enumerated for the federal census on April 13, 1950. She was 24 years old at this time, and was living with husband Carl and son Carl, in Johnson Township, Washington County, Missouri, with her location being described as "in the hills between Brazil, Cicero, and Indian Creeks." She was a housekeeper. ^[3]

Beulah died on February 21, 2002. ^[5][6][11] She was buried in Sullivan IOOF Cemetery in Sullivan, Missouri.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1930 United States Federal Census; Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson, Washington, Missouri; Roll: 1250; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340985 [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1940 United States Federal Census; Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, Washington, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02163; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 111-11 [2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1950 United States Federal Census; United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnson, Washington, [3]
4. ↑ Missouri, Birth Records, 1847-1910; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Birth Index, 1920-1999 [4]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [5]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 495-30-8546; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951 [6]
7. ↑ "Marriage Licenses," St. Clair Chronicle (St. Clair, MO), 6 Nov 1947, p. 7 [7]
8. ↑ "Marriage license," Washington Missourian (Washington, MO), 13 Nov 1947, p. 8 [8]
9. ↑ "Marriage licenses," Ozark News (St. Clair, MO), 20 Nov 1947, p. 6 [9]
10. ↑ "Marriage licenses," Washington Citizen (Washington, MO), 28 Nov 1947, p. 7 [10]
11. ↑ Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015; Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015 [11]
12. ↑ Sullivan IOOF Cemetery (Sullivan, Missouri, USA). Carl and Beulah Bergner's headstone.

• Gargus, Matthew Personal recollection, 11 Mar 2024.