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- According to family legend, Bertha's mother, Lottie J. Todd was adopted by the Todd family and raised her as their adopted daughter. Lottie's real father and mother were unknown. Apparently, Lottie's mother was part of a wagon train traveling west and became very ill and left Lottie with the Todd family. It is not known whether Lottie's mother died or whether she traveled on with the wagon train, never to return, but her name was never known.
According to the 1900 St. Clair, Dallas County, Missouri census Lottie J Todd was 15 years old and born in September of 1886, living with her step family Jefferson B. Todd age 44 (Farmer), Mary J. Todd age 38, Walter Todd age 14, Lidda A Todd age 12, Ira J Todd age 8, Harva J Todd age 7 and Maggie M Todd age 3.
The 1910 census for Missouri Hickory County Center Township, Lottie had changed her name to Lottie McKenzie and was living with her stepbrother Walter Todd and his family. She may have married, and had two children, Willis and Nellie, Lottie's husband was not in the picture, he either died or abandoned the family.
The 1920 census for Wheatland township, Hickory County, Missouri shows Lottie remarried to John Bradshaw who is 48 years old, Lottie is 37 years old, Willis is 15, Nellie is 13, Richard Bradshaw is 7, Bertha M is 6 and Jimmie is 3.
The 1930 census for Wheatland Township, Hickory County, Missouri shows John Bradshaw who is 62 years old, Lottie is 45 years old, Richard Bradshaw is 18, Bertha M is 17 and Jimmie is 13.
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1913 - 1999 (86 years)