NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Bertha Frederick is not in my direct ancestry. She is 2 steps removed in the following ways:

Niece of Elizabeth Anna Frederick; daughter of Emma B. Frederick
Granddaughter of John Frederick and Anna Catherine Kenemuth

Bertha Frederick was the first child of Emma B. Frederick. Her father may have been Emma's first husband, William Lintz, but Bertha went by the Frederick surname. Bertha married Roland M. Coates and had three children. Later she married J. Austin Sheffer, after her cousin Annie Kline Sheffer died, but that marriage was short-lived.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	2 Mar, 1877			^[2][9]
Marriage	(1) ~1893		1) Roland M. Coates 2) James Austin Sheffer	^[2][9]
Death	Nov 1967	Knox, Clarion Co, PA		^[9]
Burial		Perrys Chapel,Elk Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Sources:

(Children with Roland M. Coates; order unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Mabel E. Coates	F	17 Oct 1894	Fern, Clarion Co. PA	1st) Lemuel Martz( d. 1948) 2nd)Bert Gates (d. 1968)	died 9 Nov 1993	^[2]
William Coates	M	Oct 1896				^[2]
Alvida Coates	F	Dec 1898		Unknown Keene		^[2]

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Fern, Clarion Co. PA	by 1894

Photo Gallery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1880 United States federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co., PA Dist 63, pg 9. Census dated 9 June 1880. Lines 43-49 list: John Frederick, head, age 47, farmer, $1500 real, $829 personal property; Anna C., wife, age 53, keeping home. Both (and all parents) born Kuhrhessen. Children: Frank J., age 23, farmer; Emma, 21, divorced, at home; John V., 18, in school, Anna Alice, 15 in school. Children all born PA (parents b. Kuhrhessen), all read, write, speak English; Bertha Anna L., granddau., 3, born PA, parents born PA.
2	1900 United States Federal Census, District 9, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 30. Census dated 28 June 1900. Lines 61-65: Roland Coats, age 33, born Sept 1866, mar. 7 years, b. MD, Fathe PA, mother MD, day labor, any kind, rents home; Bertha, wife, 23, b. Mar 1877, mar. 7 years, b. PA (and parents b. PA); Mable, dau, 5, b. Oct 1894; William, son, 3, b. Oct 1896; Alvida, dau, 1, b. Dec 1898. Adults can read and write. Children b. PA.
3	1910 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 12. Census dated 3-4-5 May 1910. Lines 82-86: Roland Coats, age 43, mar. 16 years, b. MD, Father PA, mother MD, labor, odd jobs, owns farm, no mortgage; Bertha, wife, 33, mar. 16 years, b. PA (and parents b. PA); Mable, dau, 51; William, son, 13; Alvida, dau, 11. Adults can read and write. Children b. PA, all attended school.
4	1920 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 15. Census dated 2 Jan 1910. Lines 27-30: Roland Coats, age 53, pumper, oil lease, owns farm, no mortgage; Bertha, wife, 43; William, son, 23, tool dresser, well; Alvida, dau, 21, school teacher. All can read and write. All and parents b. PA.
5	1930 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 4. Census dated 21 Apr 1930. Lines 65-66: Harry M. Coates, 63, mar. at 27, owns home, $2500 value, not a farm, b. MD (and parents), laborer, odd jobs, not a veteran; Bertha, 53, mar. at 16, b. PA (and parents).
6	Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove.
7	Obituaries of Mabel E. Gates, "one from county paper, one from The Derrick",sent by Elna Frederick Whitling, Nov. 1994. Clippings are undated. Mabel E. Gates, 99, died 9 Nov. 1993. Born 17 Oct. 1894 in Fern, the daughter of the late Roland M. and Bertha Frederick Coates. Preceded in death by one sister, Alvida Keene; and one brother, William Coates. Married first Lemuel Martz, d. 1948; second to Bert Gates, d. 1968. Surviving are one son, William Martz, unnamed grandchildren & great-grandchildren.
8	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Winnifred May Kline.
9	Social Security Death Index Name: Bertha Sheffer Last Residence: 16232 Knox, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States of America Born: 2 Mar 1877 Died: Nov 1967 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1951 ) Issue State: Pennsylvania;Issue Date: 1951. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.