Anna, I don't know who this Senator Bertram is, but there was a Minerva Jane Bertram (b. 12/3/1834 in Wayne County, KY, d. 9/8/1869 buried in Rufe Wright Cemetery in Overton County). Minerva was married to Rufus Washington (Rufe) Wright (b. 11/13/1836, d. 10/24/1911). I wonder if Minerva's children/grandchildren were somehow related to that Senator Bertram. I don't have Minerva's parents names, but Rufus was the son Alfred Leander Wright and Jane Howard. The children I have for them Rufe and Minerva are: - Martilla Jane Wright (b. 11/25/1856) - John Marion Wright (b. 7/19/1858) m. Samantha Evelyn Winningham & Rebecca Flowers (I've also seen his names as Joseph M. Wright) - Mary Ann Wright (b. 1/26/1860) m. John B. (Burr) Ledford - Alfred Leander Wright (b. 9/12/1861) - Robert Anthony Wright (b. 7/234/1863) m. Amanda J. Hendon - Sarah Elizabeth Wright (b. 9/8/1865) m. John W. Ledford - Willis Camel Wright (b. 4/4/1867) - J.T. Wright (b. 7/1/1869) After Minerva Bertram Wright died, Rufe married Sarah E. Copeland (b. abt. 1849). The children I have for them are: - Noah Washington Wright (b. 6/28/1872) m. Mary Jane Young - Martha Wright (b. 7/28/1875) m. Horace Warren - Nancy J. Wright (b. 10/18/1877) - James Riley Wright (7/15/1882) m. Winnie Kennedy - Ellen Wright (b. abt. 1884) Brenda ------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated 8/19/03 8:03:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 12:15:29 -0700 > From: "Anna L Bertram" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: [KYWAYNE] BERTRAM > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi! > > Found this in the RootsWeb Archives from the Monticello, Wayne Co., KY > newspaper.. Can anyone tell me which Mr. BERTRAM living in Clinton Co., KY in 1933 > was a KY State Senator? Or any suggestions on how I can find this > information? > > Thanks! > > Anna BERTRAM > [email protected] > > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > ````````````````````````````````````` > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/adair/news/1933may.txt > > Wayne County Outlook, Wayne County KY 18-May-1933 > > Submitted by: "Nancy Trice" [email protected] > Date of Submission: 29-July-2001 > Source: Wayne County Outlook, Monticello KY 18-May-1933, as submitted by, > Larry and Laura Wright [email protected] to [email protected] > > 60 Killed in Cyclone. During the storm last Tuesday night a tornado swept > thru > this section of Kentucky and northern Tennessee killing 60 people injuring > many > and destroying many homes and other property. 19 were killed near Russell > Springs, 16 at Thompkinsville, 2 in Adair County and 22 in Overton and > Wilson > Counties TN. This County had a heavy wind rain and electric storm, but no > damage > was done. > > *A Mr. WRIGHT, of Overton County, was here last week to visit his cousin > Senator BERTRAM and reported the scenes at BEATTY's swamp as beyond description. > His parents old home, built of large logs over 100 years ago and a large log > barn were blown to bits, the house was blown north and the barn south > showing the whirl of the wind. > > The following is the list of the reported dead. > > RUSSELL County: Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE GRIDER, Mrs. AMBROSE SMITH and daughter, > Mrs. NATHAN BLANKENSHIP, H. HOFFLEY, WILLORD MEECE, HERMAN BROWN, Miss > BROWN, > baby of Mrs. ALEX REXROAT, CHARLES McELROY, J.M. LUTTRELL, nine-year-old son > of > HETTY RICHARDSON, and Mrs. RUTH HOLSELL. > > MONROE County: Rev. ROY REDFORD, age 22; Mrs. ROY REDFORD, age 20; > BILLY REDFORD, age 3; infant REDFORD; Mrs. TRAVIS TYREE, 20 and two > children; > Mrs. JAMES COULTER; W.F. ANDERSON; MARNIE MAXEY, colored; WILLIAM BAILEY, > colored; MIAMI FRAIN, colored; CLARA HAMILTON; ANNA CRAIG; > and two unidentified colored girls. > > ADAIR County: ROBERT DUVALL, age 5; BESSIE JONES, Colored. > > OVERTON County: Mrs. GEORGE REESER, 68; EDGAR HOPKINS, 35; BARBARA HOPKINS, > 35; > RAY RAGAN; Mrs. AMBROSE KING; Miss EPSIE KING, 22; BOSS LACY, 30; > HERSCHAL PHILLIPS; MILLER ALLRED,60; Mr. and Mrs. UNA COLE 40 and 35 and > their > 7 children. > > WILSON County TN: ED and KATE JAMES, colored.