Christian Grim & Mary Morgan - Person Sheet
Christian Grim & Mary Morgan - Person Sheet
NameBertha May “Betty” COURTWRIGHT 73,170,1408,1407
BirthJun 25, 1871, Sugar Grove, Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA73,170,1224
DeathDec 15, 1956, Wind Ridge, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA73,170,1224
BurialJacksonville Cemetery (Wind Ridge Cemetery), Wind Ridge, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA73,1409
FatherJames Harvey COURTWRIGHT (1840-1905)
MotherSarah Jane MORRIS (1843-1907)
Misc. Notes
Obituary from the Waynesburg Republican, Dec. 1956:

“Mrs. Peter Staggers
Mrs. Bertha Staggers, 85 years, widow of Peter Staggers, died Saturday evening, December 15, 1956, in the home of her son, Elmer, of Wind Ridge. She had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Staggers was a daughter of James and Jane Morris Courtwright, and was born at Sugar Grove, June 25, 1871. Her husband died in 1940. Mrs. Staggers had been a member of Sugar Grove Union Church.
Surviving are four sons and five daughters; LeMoyne and Elmer Staggers, of Wind Ridge; Harry Staggers, of Graysville; Everett Staggers, of Cameron, R. D. 2.; Mrs. Wm. P. Smith, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Elizabeth Behm, of Holbrook; and Mrs. Arett Courtwright, of Graysville. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Ora Robinson of Wheeling, W. Va., and Mrs. Martha Grim, of Wind Ridge.
One daughter, Mrs. Cora Fonner, two brothers and four sisters are deceased. Funeral services were held Monday in the Garrison Funeral Home, by Rev. James Reynolds. Interment was in the Wind Ridge cemetery.”1224

Note: Obituary says she was buried in Wind Ridge Cemetery, which is different from Shirley Lazear’s information.
Spouses
BirthMay 1, 1858, Job Run, Near Bristoria, Jackson Township, Greene Co., PA73,170,1407
DeathSep 3, 1940, Ryerson Station, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA73,170,1407
BurialSep 6, 1940, Jacksonville Cemetery (Wind Ridge Cemetery), Wind Ridge, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA73,231,1407
OccupationFarmer231
FatherThomas Homer STAGGERS (1820-1889)
MotherSarah Martha CHESS (1822-1907)
MarriageJan 21, 1890, Ryerson Station, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA73,170
ChildrenLeMoyne (1890-1965)
 Jessie Minnie (1891-1988)
 Cora Ellen (1893-1936)
 Edyth Clara (1895-1978)
 Mary Elizabeth (1897-1972)
 Emma Grace (1899-1965)
 James Harry (1901-1972)
 Evelyn (Twin) (1904-1998)
 Everett F. “Abe” (Twin) (1904-1989)
 Elmer Braddock (1910-1983)
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