Bertha Rebecca Specht 1891–1964 – Strombotne

Bertha Rebecca Specht, 1891–1964 (aged 72 years)

Name: Bertha Rebecca /Specht/
Given names: Bertha Rebecca
Nickname: Byrd
Surname: Specht

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	December 14, 1891 33 26 Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Rebecca J. Vore May 29, 1892 (aged 5 months)
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893 (aged 1 year)
Birth of a brother	Alva Eugene Specht May 20, 1894 (aged 2 years) Marshall Co., Iowa, USA
Birth of a brother	Joseph William Specht February 23, 1896 (aged 4 years) Liscomb Township, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Noah Specht February 20, 1897 (aged 5 years) Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897 (aged 5 years)
Birth of a brother	Oliver Perry Specht August 31, 1898 (aged 6 years)
Birth of a sister	Gertrude Rosetta Specht November 16, 1900 (aged 8 years) Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 (aged 9 years)
Birth of a sister	Beulah May Specht March 19, 1903 (aged 11 years) Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Birth of a sister	Carrie Viola Specht July 11, 1906 (aged 14 years) Marshall, Iowa, USA
Death of a brother	Oliver Perry Specht May 29, 1907 (aged 15 years)
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 (aged 17 years)
Birth of a brother	Orville Damon Specht July 4, 1909 (aged 17 years) Liscomb, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA
Death of a brother	Noah Lee Specht October 19, 1910 (aged 18 years) Marshall County, Iowa, USA Cause: farm accident
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 (aged 21 years)
Birth of a daughter	Margret Iones Essen October 9, 1914 (aged 22 years)
Death of a daughter	Margret Iones Essen October 17, 1914 (aged 22 years)
Birth of a daughter	Wanda Arline Essen October 17, 1915 (aged 23 years) Conrad Grundy County Iowa, USA
Death of a maternal grandmother	Maria Bash November 2, 1915 (aged 23 years) Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Death of a maternal grandfather	Samuel Coulter February 26, 1916 (aged 24 years) Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Birth of a son	Darrell Joseph Essen September 1, 1918 (aged 26 years) Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA
Birth of a daughter	Leona Gertrude Essen 1920 (aged 28 years) Iowa, USA
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921 (aged 29 years)
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 31 years)
Birth of a son	Kenneth Eugene Essen February 20, 1926 (aged 34 years) New oregon Township, Howard County, Iowa, USA
Death of a father	Joseph Henry Specht February 18, 1929 (aged 37 years) Liscomb Township, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 37 years)
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 41 years)
33rd President of the United States	Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 53 years)
Death of a mother	Louisa Annette Coulter June 6, 1946 (aged 54 years) Marshaltown, Iowa, USA
34th President of the United States	Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 61 years)
Death of a brother	Alva Eugene Specht August 23, 1953 (aged 61 years) Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA
35th President of the United States	John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 69 years)
36th President of the United States	Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 71 years)
Burial of a father	Joseph Henry Specht Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Burial of a mother	Louisa Annette Coulter Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, USA Cemetery: Conrad Cemetery
Death	December 9, 1964 (aged 72 years) Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
Note	Mr and Mrs Essen lived on a farm in Marshall County until the spring of 1920 when they moved to a farm near Cresco, where they since lived.
Last change	December 1, 2020 – 21:17:04

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: January 31, 1858 25 21 — Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: December 28, 1881 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: February 18, 1929 — Liscomb Township, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Burial: Conrad Cemetery — Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Louisa Annette Coulter Elsie M Specht George Samuel Specht Noah Lee Specht Louis Jerome Specht Bertha Rebecca Specht Alva Eugene Specht Joseph William Specht Oliver Perry Specht Gertrude Rosetta Specht Beulah May Specht Carrie Viola Specht Orville Damon Specht Joseph Henry Specht 1858–1929 Birth: January 31, 1858 25 21 — Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: February 18, 1929 — Liscomb Township, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
mother	Links Birth: November 1, 1865 39 34 — Liscomb Twp., Iowa, USA Marriage: December 28, 1881 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: June 6, 1946 — Marshaltown, Iowa, USA Burial: Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Joseph Henry Specht Elsie M Specht George Samuel Specht Noah Lee Specht Louis Jerome Specht Bertha Rebecca Specht Alva Eugene Specht Joseph William Specht Oliver Perry Specht Gertrude Rosetta Specht Beulah May Specht Carrie Viola Specht Orville Damon Specht Louisa Annette Coulter 1865–1946 Birth: November 1, 1865 39 34 — Liscomb Twp., Iowa, USA Death: June 6, 1946 — Marshaltown, Iowa, USA
Marriage	Marriage — December 28, 1881 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA
22 months elder sister	Links Birth: November 1, 1883 25 18 — Marshall Town, Iowa, USA Death: December 31, 1883 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Elsie M Specht 1883–1883 Birth: November 1, 1883 25 18 — Marshall Town, Iowa, USA Death: December 31, 1883
1 year elder brother	Links Birth: November 9, 1884 26 19 — Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Occupation: Station Manager — Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Occupation: Cashier — Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA Death: October 8, 1977 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Orra Lea Ames Gaylord Dean Specht Doris Irene Specht George Samuel Specht 1884–1977 Birth: November 9, 1884 26 19 — Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: October 8, 1977
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: January 23, 1887 28 21 Death: October 19, 1910 — Marshall County, Iowa, USA Burial: Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Noah Lee Specht 1887–1910 Birth: January 23, 1887 28 21 Death: October 19, 1910 — Marshall County, Iowa, USA
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: September 1, 1889 31 23 Death: June 9, 1965 — Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Burial: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA Burial: Marshalltown, Marshal County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Louis Jerome Specht 1889–1965 Birth: September 1, 1889 31 23 Death: June 9, 1965 — Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
2 years herself	Links Birth: December 14, 1891 33 26 — Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: December 9, 1964 — Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Claude George Essen Margret Iones Essen Wanda Arline Essen Darrell Joseph Essen Leona Gertrude Essen Kenneth Eugene Essen Bertha Rebecca Specht 1891–1964 Birth: December 14, 1891 33 26 — Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: December 9, 1964 — Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: May 20, 1894 36 28 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Marriage: 1917 Marriage: January 13, 1945 — Marshalltown, Marshall County Iowa, USA Death: August 23, 1953 — Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Agnes Swift Thurston Family with spouse Grace May Boyle Virginia Mae Specht Charlotte Gail Specht Evelyn Florine Specht Alva Eugene Specht 1894–1953 Birth: May 20, 1894 36 28 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: August 23, 1953 — Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA
21 months younger brother	Links Birth: February 23, 1896 38 30 — Liscomb Township, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Marriage: June 16, 1920 — Union, Hardin County, Iowa, USA Death: April 12, 1968 — Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Burial: Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Bertha Anderson Edwin Merrill Specht Hansel Merlin Specht Joseph William Specht 1896–1968 Birth: February 23, 1896 38 30 — Liscomb Township, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Death: April 12, 1968 — Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 31, 1898 40 32 Death: May 29, 1907 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Oliver Perry Specht 1898–1907 Birth: August 31, 1898 40 32 Death: May 29, 1907
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: November 16, 1900 42 35 — Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Death: July 27, 1983 — Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Burial: Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Haswell Arthur Rucker Zelma Maye Rucker Shirley Annette Rucker Gertrude Rosetta Specht 1900–1983 Birth: November 16, 1900 42 35 — Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Death: July 27, 1983 — Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 19, 1903 45 37 — Marshall County, Iowa, USA Marriage: 1935 Death: October 6, 1974 — Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Harry William Golwitzer Infant …Golwitzer… Beulah May Specht 1903–1974 Birth: March 19, 1903 45 37 — Marshall County, Iowa, USA Death: October 6, 1974 — Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: July 11, 1906 48 40 — Marshall, Iowa, USA Marriage: 1931 Death: April 11, 1980 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Burial: Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Orville Engle Schaefer Lyllis Marie Schaefer Glen Ellis Schaefer Carrie Viola Specht 1906–1980 Birth: July 11, 1906 48 40 — Marshall, Iowa, USA Death: April 11, 1980 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: July 4, 1909 51 43 — Liscomb, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: May 4, 1993 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Burial: Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Anna Marjorie Medhus Marjorie Anne Specht Joseph Albert Specht Alice Marie Specht Orville Damon Specht 1909–1993 Birth: July 4, 1909 51 43 — Liscomb, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: May 4, 1993 — Marshall Co., Iowa, USA

Family with Claude George Essen
husband	Links Birth: 1884 Death: 1968 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Bertha Rebecca Specht Margret Iones Essen Wanda Arline Essen Darrell Joseph Essen Leona Gertrude Essen Kenneth Eugene Essen Claude George Essen 1884–1968 Birth: 1884 Death: 1968
herself	Links Birth: December 14, 1891 33 26 — Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: December 9, 1964 — Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Claude George Essen Margret Iones Essen Wanda Arline Essen Darrell Joseph Essen Leona Gertrude Essen Kenneth Eugene Essen Bertha Rebecca Specht 1891–1964 Birth: December 14, 1891 33 26 — Liscomb Township, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA Death: December 9, 1964 — Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
daughter	Links Birth: October 9, 1914 30 22 Death: October 17, 1914 Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Margret Iones Essen 1914–1914 Birth: October 9, 1914 30 22 Death: October 17, 1914
1 year daughter	Links Birth: October 17, 1915 31 23 — Conrad Grundy County Iowa, USA Death: October 19, 2001 — Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Edward Dewery Robert Dewery Wanda Arline Essen 1915–2001 Birth: October 17, 1915 31 23 — Conrad Grundy County Iowa, USA Death: October 19, 2001 — Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA
3 years son	Links Birth: September 1, 1918 34 26 — Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA Death: October 26, 2002 — Waterloo Black Hawk County Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Darrell Dean Essen Darrell Joseph Essen 1918–2002 Birth: September 1, 1918 34 26 — Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA Death: October 26, 2002 — Waterloo Black Hawk County Iowa, USA
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 1920 36 28 — Iowa, USA Death: December 2, 2011 — Rockwell Cerro Gordo County Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Family with spouse Leona Gertrude Essen 1920–2011 Birth: 1920 36 28 — Iowa, USA Death: December 2, 2011 — Rockwell Cerro Gordo County Iowa, USA
daughter	Private –
son	Links Birth: February 20, 1926 42 34 — New oregon Township, Howard County, Iowa, USA Death: June 17, 1998 Burial: Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Links Compact tree Descendants Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Family with spouse Betty Jane Powers Kenneth Eugene Essen 1926–1998 Birth: February 20, 1926 42 34 — New oregon Township, Howard County, Iowa, USA Death: June 17, 1998

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Family with parents
father Parents Noah Specht Rebecca J. Vore	Joseph Henry Specht 1858–1929
mother Parents Samuel Coulter Maria Bash	Louisa Annette Coulter 1865–1946
elder sister	Elsie M Specht 1883–1883
elder brother Family Orra Lea Ames Gaylord Dean Specht Doris Irene Specht Private Private	George Samuel Specht 1884–1977
elder brother	Noah Lee Specht 1887–1910
elder brother	Louis Jerome Specht 1889–1965
herself	Bertha Rebecca Specht 1891–1964
younger brother Family Agnes Swift Thurston Family Grace May Boyle Virginia Mae Specht Charlotte Gail Specht Evelyn Florine Specht	Alva Eugene Specht 1894–1953
younger brother Family Bertha Anderson Edwin Merrill Specht Hansel Merlin Specht	Joseph William Specht 1896–1968
younger brother	Oliver Perry Specht 1898–1907
younger sister Family Haswell Arthur Rucker Zelma Maye Rucker Shirley Annette Rucker Private	Gertrude Rosetta Specht 1900–1983
younger sister Family Harry William Golwitzer Infant …Golwitzer…	Beulah May Specht 1903–1974
younger sister Family Orville Engle Schaefer Lyllis Marie Schaefer Glen Ellis Schaefer	Carrie Viola Specht 1906–1980
younger brother Family Anna Marjorie Medhus Marjorie Anne Specht Private Private Joseph Albert Specht Alice Marie Specht	Orville Damon Specht 1909–1993

Family with Claude George Essen
husband	Claude George Essen 1884–1968
herself	Bertha Rebecca Specht 1891–1964
daughter	Margret Iones Essen 1914–1914
daughter Family Edward Dewery Private Private Private Robert Dewery	Wanda Arline Essen 1915–2001
son Family Private Private Darrell Dean Essen	Darrell Joseph Essen 1918–2002
daughter Family Private Private Family Private Private	Leona Gertrude Essen 1920–2011
daughter	Private
son Family Betty Jane Powers Private	Kenneth Eugene Essen 1926–1998

Descendants

Bertha Rebecca Specht(1891–1964)
- Claude George Essen