Bertie Rossetta (Mayfield) Tanner (1906 - 1974)

Born 11 Jun 1906 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Oct 1974 at age 68 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Bertie (Mayfield) Tanner is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Biography

Bertie Rossetta Mayfield was born on Jun 11, 1906 in Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of Joseph I Mayfield and Sarah Ann Meadows.

She had six siblings, namely: Lula Mae, Louis T, George L, James Wilson Sr, Lottie, and Lawrence.

She died on Oct 31, 1974 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St. Dominic Hospital; Age at Death: 68). ^[1]

Bertie Rossetta Mayfield lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 20; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in 1935. She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Calvary Cemetery).

J. Melvin Tanner and Bertie Rossetta Mayfield had the following children:

1. Christine Tanner was born about 1927 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Joseph B Tanner was born about 1930 in Mississippi, USA.
3. Eugene Tanner was born about 1930 in Mississippi, USA.
4. Patsy R Tanner was born about 1933 in Mississippi, USA.
5. Better Sue Tanner was born about 1936 in Mississippi, USA.
6. Jessie W Tanner was born about 1939 in Mississippi, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Bertie Rossetta Mayfield Tanner Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 03 Nov 1974, Sun, Page 7

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-RNR : accessed 29 October 2017), Bertie Mayfield in household of Joseph I Mayfield, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 18A, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.