Bertha Mae (Allen) Echols (abt. 1921)

Born about 1921 in Texas, USA

Wife of Richard Clarence Echols — married 10 Apr 1948 in Dallas, Texas, United States

Biography

Bertha (Allen) Echols is a part of US Black heritage.

Bertha was born about 1921 in Texas, United States.^[1] Her parents were Henry Allen and Dora N (Knouen) Allen.

Bertha married Richard Clarence Echols April 10, 1948 in Dallas County, Texas, United States^[2] and they had at least three children (see Research Notes).

In 1950, Richard (age 31) and Bertha (age 29) lived at 4135 Gentry Drive in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States with children Anthon Ree (age 9) and Lillie.^[1]

Research Notes

Children
Bertha's known children were:

• name redacted, born about 1941 in Texas, United States
• Glendis Joyce Echols, born 14 Sep 1948 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, died 24 Sept 1948 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
• name redacted, born 29 Jan 1950 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
• name redacted, born 28 Mar 1957 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1950 Census
2. ↑ Marriage

• Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", Dallas County Clerk's Office; Dallas, Texas; Dallas County Marriage Records, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9168 #131358084 (accessed 29 July 2022), includes:

Groom Richard C Echols

Bride Bertha Mae Allen

Date April 10, 1948

Place Dallas, TX

• 1950 Census: "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: Dallas, Texas; Roll: 50; Sheet Number: 70; Enumeration District: 57-164B, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #187820733 (accessed 29 July 2022), ?Family Search Record, Family Search Image], includes:

Name Bertha Mae Echols

Sex Female

Age 29 years

Birth Year (Estimated) 1921

Birthplace Texas

Marital Status Married

Race Negro

Relationship to Head of Household Wife

Event Date 3 April 1950

Event Place Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Event Place (Original) Dallas, Texas

Enumeration District 57-164b

Line Number 22

Page Number 7A

Address 4135 Gentry Drive

Bertha Mae Echols's Spouses and Children

Richard Echols Husband M 31 years Texas

Anthon Ree Jackson Daughter F 9 years Texas

Lillie Jackson Daughter F Texas

TEMPORARY STORAGE OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBER RECORDS

• Sister Dora (Allen) Malone Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRW-R8DM : accessed 25 August 2023), Dora A Malone, Oklahoma, United States, 26 Sep 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Alva Review-Courier, born-digital text, includes:

Name Dora A Malone

Sex Female

Age 83

Death Date 24 Sep 2006

Birth Date 21 Aug 1923

Birthplace Honey Grove, Texas

Event Type Obituary

Event Date 26 Sep 2006

Event Place Oklahoma, United States

Newspaper Alva Review-Courier

Dora A Malone's Parents and Siblings

Dora Allen Mother F

Henry Allen Father M

William Allen Brother M

Luebrader Allen Sibling

Morris Allen Brother M

Ardella Smith Sister F

Amos Allen Brother M

Renell Milligan Sister F

Lucy Pearl Smith Sister F

Mae Frances Thompson Sister F

Elgin Allen Brother M

Lewis Allen Brother M

Mary Lou Stephenson Sister F

Eugene Allen Brother M

Bertha Mae Allen Sister F

Dora A Malone's Spouses and Children

Dora Mae Daughter F

Mae Frances Daughter F

Eugene Son M

Mae Belle Rogers Daughter F

Betty Louise Gosier Daughter F

Evelyn Faye Abram Daughter F

Dora Marie Dancer Daughter F

Plez Jr Son M

William Henry Son M

Robert Earl Malone Son M

Moms Malone Step-son M

John Malone Step-son M

Other People on This Record

Roy Montgomery Non Relative M

Robert Malone Non Relative M

• Sister Dora (Allen) Malone SS Numerical Identification: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7N-CM8W : 10 February 2023), Dora Allen Malone, includes:

Name Dora Allen Malone

Name Note Name and form dates: Application: DORA ALLEN MALONE (Jun 1970), Death: DORA A MALONE (24 Sep 2006)

Alias Dora A Malone

Second Alias Dora Allen

Sex Female

Social Program Application Date Jun 1970

Previous Residence Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States

Previous Residence Postal Code 73601-1461

Death Date 24 Sep 2006

Birth Date 21 Aug 1923

Birthplace Texarkana, Texas, United States

Race Black

Father's Name Henry Allen

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Dora N Knouen

Mother's Sex Female

Event Type Social Program Correspondence

• Daughter Glendis Joyce Birth: "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD47-RHN : 5 December 2014), Bertha Mae Allen in entry for Glendis Joyce Echols, 14 Sep 1948; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services, includes:

Name Glendis Joyce Echols

Sex Female

Father's Name Richard Echols

Mother's Name Bertha Mae Allen

Event Type Birth

Event Date 14 Sep 1948

Event Place Dallas, Texas

• Daughter Glendis Jayce Death: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39R-Z54 : 5 April 2023), Bertha Mae Allen in entry for Jayce Echols, 1948, see image, includes:

Name Jayce Echols

Sex Female

Age 0

Birth Date 14 Sep 1948

Birth Year (Estimated) 1948

Birthplace Dallas, Texas

Marital Status Single

Address 2334 Dysen, Dallas

Father's Name Richard Echols

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Bertha Mae Allen

Mother's Sex Female

Event Type Death

Event Date 24 Sep 1948

Event Place Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Event Place (Original) Dallas, Dallas

Cause of Death congenital heart disease

• Daughter Lillie Lee Birth: "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V69Y-ZKF : 5 December 2014), Bertha Mae Allen in entry for Lillie Lee Echols, 29 Jan 1950; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services, includes:

Name Lillie Lee Echols

Sex Female

Father's Name Richard Echols

Mother's Name Bertha Mae Allen

Event Type Birth

Event Date 29 Jan 1950

Event Place Dallas, Texas

• Daughter Beverly Elaine Birth: "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6Q9-M7W : 1 January 2015), Bertha Allen in entry for Beverly Elaine Echols, 28 Mar 1957; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services, includes:

Name Beverly Elaine Echols

Sex Female

Father's Name Richard C Echols

Mother's Name Bertha Allen

Event Type Birth

Event Date 28 Mar 1957

Event Place Dallas, Texas