Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Bertie Leon Crosby

Ransler Devilla Crosby
(1864-1949)

Cora Bell Boss
(1865-1935)

Bertie Leon Crosby
(1884-1958)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Tressa Mae Memering

Bertie Leon Crosby ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 8 June 1884, Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Tressa Mae Memering on 28 June 1906 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 14 November 1958, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States at age 74
Buried: November 1958, Calvary Cemetery, Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

bullet Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 153391593

bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1910 US Census, 15 April 1910, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ² 1910 US Census
Page 1B, District 174, Dwelling 15, Family 16
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, 5th Ward
2316 Green Street; Home rented
Married 3 years
Bert L. Crosby..Head..25..WI..Wire Worker

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

2. 1920 US Census, 17 January 1920, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Page 11B, District 170, Dwelling 261, Family 272
Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois
West Moreland; Home rented
Bertie L. Crosby..Head..35..WI..Foreman, Wire Goods Co.

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

4. 1940 US Census, 13 April 1940, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1940 US Census
Page 12B, District 101-52, Family 263
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
302 North Henrietta Street; Home owned
Bert Crosby..Head..55..WI..9th grade..Foreman, Wire Goods

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

5. 1950 US Census, 10 April 1950, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ⁶ 1950 US Census
Page 18, District 110-100, Dwelling 206
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
302 Henrietta
Bert Crosby..Head..66..WI..Foreman, Wire Factory

(Living with wife and 1 daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jun 1884, then his age should have been 65 instead of 66.

Bertie married Tressa Mae Memering, daughter of Henry Memering and Mary K. Heitkam, on 28 June 1906 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Tressa Mae Memering was born on 19 January 1888 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ died on 21 May 1965 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States and was buried in May 1965 in Calvary Cemetery, Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

3. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Page 9A, District 101-48, Dwelling 199, Family 212
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
2311 Mulberry Street; Home owned, $7,000
Bert Crosby..Head..45..WI..married at age 22..Foreman, Wire Works
Theresa Crosby..Wife..42..IN..married at age 18
Lisle Crosby..Daughter..22..IL..Stenographer, Typ Service
Arthur Crosby..Son..20..IL
Evelyn Crosby..Daughter..14..IL
Bennie Crosby..Son..12..IL
Howard Crosby..Son..6..IL

5. 1950 US Census, 10 April 1950, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States. ⁶ 1950 US Census
Page 18, District 110-100, Dwelling 206
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
302 Henrietta
Bert Crosby..Head..66..WI..Foreman, Wire Factory
Tressa Crosby..Wife..62..IN
Evelyn Crosby..Daughter..34..IL

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Tressa Memering
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Name: Bertie Crosby
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Jun 1906
Event Place: Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Page Number: 360

"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-2ZFJ : Sun Jul 07 02:57:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Bertie Crosby and Tressa Memering, 28 Jun 1906.
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1 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970 : accessed 9 October 2026), Entry for Bertie Crosby and Tressa Memering, 28 Jun 1906.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, 5th Ward, enumeration district (ED) 174, p. 1B, dwelling 15, family 16, Bertie Leon Crosby; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 9 October 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 170, p. 11B, dwelling 261, family 272, Bertie Leon Crosby; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 9 October 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-48, p. 9A, dwelling 199, family 212, Bertie Leon Crosby; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 9 October 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-52, p. 12B, household 263, Bertie Leon Crosby; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 9 October 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

6 1950 US Census, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, p. 18, dwelling 206, Bertie Leon Crosby; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/4464515 : accessed 9 October 2026).

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 129, p. 11B, dwelling 238, family 263, William K. Hart; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 8 October 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

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