8. Bertha Salome² Watson (William W.³, James L.⁴, William Leonard⁵) (#1667) was born in Center Twp, Monroe, OH 31 Mar 1881.⁽²⁶⁾ copy of death certificate in possession FHL Film 0857650; marriage license says she was born Mt. Vernon, OH and resided in Neffs, OH at the time of application (24 Jun 1908); death cert also states born Mt. Vernon, OH; son George's birth cert says she was born St. Clairsville, OH; 1910 USC says age 28, b OH; 1920 USC age 37y b OH - resolved by visit to Monroe County Courthouse on 21 Jun 1999 - she was born in Center Twp, Monroe Co Bertha died 20 Mar 1958 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, at 76 years of age.⁽²⁷⁾ cerebral thrombosis due to arteriosclerosis at 76 years 11 months 19 days Obituary - Wheeling News Register 21 Mar 1958: ACKERMANN, Mrs. Bertha S. Watson, of 4245 Wood St., died Thursday at 4 a.m. at her home after a lingering illness. She was born at Mt. Vernon, O., March 31, 1881 and was a member of St. Alphonsus Church. She had spent most of her life in Center and South Wheeling. Her husband, Joseph A. Ackermann died in 1946. Surviving are two sons, Cyril and George, both of Wheeling; and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff St, after 6 p.m. today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Her body was interred 24 Mar 1958 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Sec 14, Lot W of S1/2-167, 2nd from SE line; pictures of tombstone in file

She married Joseph Aloysius Ackermann in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, 24 Jun 1908.⁽²⁸⁾ The marriage license for Joseph A. Ackermann and Bertha S. Watson shows that Joseph was 31 years of age, was born in Wheeling, WV, and on the 24th day of June 1908, he was living in Wheeling. Bertha was 26 years of age, born in Mt. Vernon, OH, and living in Neffs, OH. The Minister's Return of Marriage shows that Joseph and Bertha were married on 24 June 1908 at the rectory of St. Alphonsus' Church in Wheeling, WV by Rev. Maurice Ackermann. Copy of license/return in file. (Joseph Aloysius Ackermann is #1666.)

Joseph was born 28 May 1877 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV.⁽²⁹⁾ Joseph was the son of Clemens (Clement) Ackermann and Barbara Heil. Joseph died 24 Oct 1946 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, at 69 years of age.⁽³⁰⁾ His body was interred 26 Oct 1946 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, Mt. Calvary Cemetery.⁽³¹⁾ Occupation: meter reader; blacksmith.⁽³²⁾ He resided in Wheeling, Ohio, WV 1900-1946, 2114 Jacob Street.⁽³³⁾ Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Wheeling, Ohio, WV.⁽³⁴⁾ Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Wheeling, Ohio, WV.⁽³⁵⁾ (See Joseph Aloysius Ackermann for the children resulting from this marriage.)

Occupation: furrier. Bertha was a member of St. Alphonsus Church (catholic), Wheeling, WV (convert) According to family sources, Bertha learned furrier trade from Jewish furrier in Wheeling - will need to check on this. According to Bertha's death certificate (#79, WV Division of Vital Statistics - copy in my possession), Bertha died of cerebral thrombosis due to arteriosclerosis at the age of 76 years, 11 months, 19 days on March 20, 1958. At the time of her death she was living at 4245 Wood Street, Wheeling, WV. Her death certificate states that she was born March 31, 1881, in Mt. Vernon [Knox County], OH, and that her father was named William Watson) Her SS # was 233-09-1472, the informant was George A. Ackermann (her son, with whom she lived at the time of her death). The death certificate states that her father was William Watson, but does not list her mother's name. She was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling on 24 March 1958, undertaker H. B. Altmeyer of Wheeling. However, the birth certificate of her son, George Ackermann, (Reg. #79, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV records) states that Bertha's birthplace was St. Clairsville [Belmont County], OH. So....it remains that I must find her place of birth. It also states that Bertha was 37 years old at the birth of her son, George (on Jan 30, 1926), which means she was born in 1889 not 1881 as we have been informed by her death certificate. Family tradition puts her as being the youngest child of William and Jane Watson (born after 1897). The marriage certificate of Joseph and Bertha Watson Ackermann states that on 24 June 1908 she was 26 years old, which would make her born in 1882. It also stated that at the time of her marriage she was a resident of Neffs [Belmont County], OH. I will investigate all date and place possibilities. If Bertha was the youngest child of William and Jane Watson, and/or born prior to 1900, why isn't she listed on the census of 1900 with the rest of her family????

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