Riches to Rags Family Tree » Bertha Lee KIERCE (1886-1974)
Personal data Bertha Lee KIERCE
Source 1- She was born on April 10, 1886 in Pelem, Mitchel Co, GA.
- She died on February 2, 1974 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA, she was 87 years old.
- A child of Noah KIERCE and Martha Ann Wood
Household of Bertha Lee KIERCE
Timeline Bertha Lee KIERCE
This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info.
Symbols used: 
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=5538
/ Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday April 10, 1886
- The temperature on April 10, 1886 was about 5.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 4 » Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
- June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
- September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
Day of death February 2, 1974
- The temperature on February 2, 1974 was between 3.1 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
- June 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
- August 9 » As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
- September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
- September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
- October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
Same birth/death day
- 1880 » Frances Perkins, American sociologist, academic, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Labor († 1965)
- 1880 » Montague Summers, English clergyman and author († 1948)
- 1886 » Johnny Hayes, American runner and trainer († 1965)
- 1887 » Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1889 » Louis Rougier, French philosopher from the Vienna Circle († 1982)
- 1891 » Frank Barson, English footballer and coach († 1968)
- 1970 » Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)
- 1970 » Lawrence Gray, American actor (b. 1898)
- 1972 » Natalie Clifford Barney, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1973 » Hendrik Elias, Belgian academic and politician, 9th Mayor of Ghent (b. 1902)
- 1974 » Imre Lakatos, Hungarian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1922)
- 1975 » Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1883)
About the surname KIERCE
- View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname KIERCE.
- Check the information Open Archives has about KIERCE.
- Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching KIERCE.
The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P5538.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Bertha Lee KIERCE (1886-1974)".
June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P5538.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Bertha Lee KIERCE (1886-1974)".