| Name | Bertha Mabel CARVER  |
| Birth | 11 May 1864, Burnham, Waldo County, Maine |
| Death | 23 Jun 1939, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Burial | 26 Jun 1939, Rosehill Cemetery, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Father | Allison Larsdel CARVER (1810-1889) |
| Mother | Margaret Ann BENNETT (1827-1917) |
| 1 | Alex (Alexander) FYFFE |
| Birth | 3 Apr 1864, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Death | 9 Dec 1951, Campbell, Wilkin County Minnesota (at home of daughter, Rose) |
| Burial | Rosehill Cemetery (formerly called Tyndall Cemetery), Fosston, Minnesota |
| Immigration | 1883, From Ireland |
| Marriage | 1887, Winthrop, Maine |
| Children | Angie Maybell (1888-) |
| Albert Carr (1890-) | |
| Rose Helen (1894-) | |
| Mark Allen (1896-1981) | |
| (Living, Male) | |
| (Living, Female) |
Carver, Ellison, Age 56, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 1000; Value of Personal Estate: 300; Place of Birth: Maine, Male Citizen of US of 21 years and upwards
Carver, Mary A., Age 43, Female, Keep House, Place of Birth: Maine [Margaret A.]
Carver, Helen, Age 17, Female, Place of Birth: Maine [Marcia Helen or Helen Marcia; b. ca 1853]
Carver, Orrin, Age 13, Male, Place of Birth: Maine; [b 1857 - enumerator probably meant age 15, but census image says 13]
Carver, Orison P., Age 14, Male, Place of Birth: Maine; Attended school within the year [b. late 1856 or early 1857]
Carver, Elden H., Age 12, Male, Place of Birth: Maine; Attended school within the year [b. ca 1858]
Carver, Nathan E., Age 10, Male, Place of Birth: Maine; Attended school within the year [b. 1860]
Carver, Fred, Age 8, Male, Place of Birth: Maine; Attended school within the year [b. ca 1862]
Carver, Berty, Age 6, Female, Place of Birth: Maine; Attended school within the year [Bertha; b. ca 1864]
Carver, Mayland, Age 4, Male, Place of Birth: Maine; Attended school within the year [Mahlon; b. ca 1866]
Carver, Charles B., Age 2, Male, Place of Birth: Maine [b. ca. 1868]
LDS Web Site, 1880 Census, Burnham, Waldo County, Maine [also have Mr. Sids census image for 1880 in file which agrees with the LDS web info]:
Allason CARVER Household
Male
Other Information:
Birth Year <1812>
Birthplace ME
Age 68
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status M <Married>
Race W <White>
Head of Household Allason CARVER
Relation Self
Father's Birthplace ME
Mother's Birthplace ME
Note FIXED ORDER
Source Information:
Census Place Burnham, Waldo, Maine
Family History Library Film 1254488
NA Film Number T9-0488
Page Number 291D
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Allason CARVER1 Self M Male W 68 ME Farmer ME ME
Margaret CARVER2 Wife M Female W 50 ME Keeping House ME ME
Mahlon CARVER3 Son S Male W 14 ME Farmer ME ME [b. ca 1866]
Fred CARVER4 Son S Male W 17 ME Farmer ME ME [b. ca 1863]
Nathan CARVER5 Son S Male W 19 ME Farmer ME ME [b. ca 1861]
Bertha CARVER6 Dau S Female W 16 ME Keeping House ME ME [b. ca 1864]
Source Information:
Census Place Burnham, Waldo, Maine
Family History Library Film 1254488
NA Film Number T9-0488
Page Number 291D
1910 US Census, Brandsvold Township, Polk County, Minnesota
Fyffe, Alexander, Head of houehold, Age 46, Married 23 Years, Place of Birth: "Ir. English"; Father's Place of Birth: "Ir. Schotch"; Mother's Place of Birth: "Ir. Irish"; Year of Immigration: 1865, Occupation: Farmer.
Bertha, Wife, Age 45, Mother of 6, Children living 6, Place of Birth: Maine, both parents born in Maine
Albert, Age 20, Born in Maine
Rose, Age 15, Born in Minnesota
Mark, Age 13, Born in Minnesota
Everett, Age 8, Born in Minnesota
Verne [sic] Age 5, Born in Minnesota
1920 US Census, Rosebud Township, Polk County, Minnesota
Fyffe, Alexander, Head of household, Age 55, Year of Immigration: 1883, Born Ireland, both parents born in Ireland
Bertha, Wife, Age 55
Rose, Age 25
Everett, Age 17
Verna, Age 15
Obituary for Bertha (Unlabeled photocopy sent to me in my genealogy scrapbook - probably from The Thirteen Towns)
Rites Held for Mrs. Alex Fyffe Here Monday
Came here in 1892; Passed away Friday at home near Fosston
Bertha Carver Fyffe was born May 11, 1864 at Burnham, Maine and passed away June 23, 1939 at her farm home north of Fosston.
She was united in marriage to Alexander Fyffe in 1887 at Winthrop, Maine, and came to Fosston in 1892 where she has resided since.
Bertha Fyffe was the daughter of Margaret Bennet [sic] and Allison Carver. Of the family of seven brothers and one sister there are three living to mourn their sister's death. Orin of Bemidji and Nathan and Fred of Fosston.
Six Children Born
To Bertha and Alex Fyffe were born six children, Angie Mabel (Mrs Carl Tufte) of Chauvin, Alberta, Canada; Albert Carr Fyffe of Fosston; Rose Helen (Mrs Henry Van Hovel) of Campbell; Mark Allen Fyffe of Winona; Everett Orrison Fyffe of Lodi, Calif., and Verna Leora (Mrs Harold Brager) of Mallory.
In addition to the husband six children who mourn her death Mrs. Fyffe is survived by eight grandchildren. Everett Tufte, Velma, Verla and Kenten Van Hovel; Keith, Boyd and Winette Fyffe and Lo Ann Brager.
Funeral services were held on Monday, June 26, from the Fosston Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. Harold E. Williams reading the burial service.
Friends who carried Mrs. Bertha Carver Fyffe to her final resting place at the Rose Hill cemetery were Christ Fossbakken, Melvin Flaskerud, Einer Wold, Tilford Haugstul, Oscar Asleson and Melvin Torblaa.
Many From Distance Present
Out of town people who were here for the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Orin Carver, Mrs. Leo Hawley, Mrs. Haaley, Mrs. Levi Price, and Mr. and Mrs. Larson, all of Bemidji; Mrs. George Carver Lenox of South Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Mack Burnett and family, Mrs Milo McQueen and family and Mr. and Mrs Val Rohman, all of Cummings, N.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNamee of Grand Forks; Gordon Prescott of Illinois; and Mrs. Ed. Ingolls and Mrs. Earl Ingolls of Bagley.
MHS Death Index:
FYFFE, BERTHA CARVER
CertID# 1939-MN-012232
Date of Birth: not indexed
Place of Birth: not indexed
Mother Maiden Name: not indexed
Date of Death: 06/23/1939
County of Death: POLK