Berta Barge

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(Research):Census Listings:

1880 Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace O
ccupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William BARGE Self M Male W 26 GA Farmer GA GA
Martha A. BARGE Wife M Female W 20 LA Keeping House GA MS
Willis E. BARGE Son S Male W 6M AR GA LA Source Information:
Census Place Buena Vista, Columbia, Arkansas
Family History Library Film 1254041
NA Film Number T9-0041
Page Number 217A

1900 Census
Texas, Limestone County, JP 4
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 9 ED 57 Sheet 8A
117-121
Barge, Wm. G Hd W M May 1854 46 M22 Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Barge, Martha Wf W F Aug 1859 40 M22 11/6 La Ga Miss
Barge. Berta Dtr W F Nov 1883 16 S Ark Ga La Farm Laborer
Barge, Lenoira Dtr W F Mar 1886 14 S Ark Ga La Farm Laborer
Barge, Fannie Dtr W F Aug 1895 4 S Tx Ga La
Barge, Dexter Son W M Jun 1898 1 S Tx Ga La
Foster, B. A. Motehr W F May 1836 Wed 8/4 Miss SC Ky

William married Martha "Mattie" Hines about 1878. Martha was born in Aug 1859 in Louisiana; died on 9 Oct 1936 in Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her mother was born in Mississippi, and her father in Georgia. Mrs. B.A. Foster, who lived with Martha and William at the time of the 1900 census, was listed as being born in Mississippi, with her mother born in Kentucky and her father in South Carolina.

Her death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org (Texas Deaths, 1890-1976) shows her as Mrs. Mattie Morthyann Barge, resident of RFD #3, Grosbeck, Texas. She was lsited as the widow of Bill Barge, born in 1858, age 78 and a housekeeper. Her birthplace was simply shown as U.S.A., with her father listed as Jimmie Hines and no mother's name lsited. The informant was C. M. Barge, who could be reached c/o the Mexia Cotton Mill. She was buried at Lost Pines Cemetery on October 10, 1936.

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Married:
According to the 1900 census, William and Martha had been married for 22 years, and she was the mother of 11 children, 6 of whom were still living. Martha's widowed mother, B.A. FOSTER, born May 1836 in Mississippi, was living with them. Mrs. Foster was the mother of 8 children total, 4 of them still living.