Bertha Mae Shiverdecker

1885 - 1918  (33 years)

• Name	Bertha Mae Shiverdecker
  Birth	18 Apr 1885	Frenchtown, OH
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Nov 1918	Van Buren, Darke Co., OH; burial: North Grove Cem., Celina, Mercer Co., OH
  Person ID	I3413	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Judson Leondus Elmore Shiverdecker,   b. 28 Mar 1858, Darke Co., OH d. 27 Apr 1910, Celina, Mercer Co., OH; burial: New Brock Cem., York Twp., Darke Co., OH (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Nancy Aldora "Dora" York,   b. 23 Mar 1862, Darke Co., OH d. 25 Jul 1940, Darke Co., OH; burial: New Brock Cem., York Twp., Darke Co., OH (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1882	Van Buren, Darke Co., OH
  Family ID	F1310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ora "Ernest" Brown,   b. 13 Dec 1885   d. 25 Feb 1951, Burial: North Grove Cem., Celina, Mercer Co., OH (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1911
  Children	1. Martha Eldora Brown,   b. 1 Sep 1912, Celina, Mercer Co., OH d. 16 Aug 1994, Marietta, GA; burial: Ellijay, GA (Age 81 years)   2. Glen York Brown,   b. 3 Jul 1913, Celina, Mercer Co., OH d. 13 Nov 1984, Dayton, Montgomery Co.,OH; Memorial Park Cem., Dayton, Montgomery Co.,OH (Age 71 years)   3. Ruth Ester Brown,   b. 30 May 1914, Celina, Mercer Co., OH d. 12 Jul 2004, Englewood, Montgomery, OH (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		York, Nancy Aldora "Dora" (1862 –1940) (Shiverdecker Family) & Judson Leondus Elmore Shiverdecker (1858-1910) & John Wilburn Shiverdecker (1895-1977) & Noah Albert “Punch” Shiverdecker (1891-1951) & Bertha Mae Shiverdecker (1885-1918) & Joseph Elmer Shiverdecker (1887-1939) & Golda Catherine Shiverdecker (1889-1981) Group photo of the Shiverdecker Family was taken in Ohio and came from Steve Hrivnak’s website at http://webpages.charter.net/sj4875/index.htm Included (L-R, front row)are Nancy Aldora "Dora" York Shiverdecker & Judson Leondus Elmore Shiverdecker. Included (L-R, middle row) are John Wilburn Shiverdecker & Noah Albert Shiverdecker. Included (L-R, back row) are Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown & Joseph Elmer Shiverdecker & Golda Catherine Shiverdecker.
  		Shiverdecker, Bertha Mae (1885-1918) Individual photo of Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown, which was taken in OH, came from Steve Hrivnak’s website at http://webpages.charter.net/sj4875/index.htm
  		Shiverdecker, Bertha Mae (1885-1918) & Martha Eldora Brown (1912-1994) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown & Martha Eldora Brown, which was taken about 1912 in OH, came from the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz.
  		Shiverdecker, Bertha Mae (1885-1918) & Martha Eldora Brown (1912-1994) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown & Martha Eldora Brown, which was taken about 1912 in OH, came from the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz. Restoration of the photo was done by Susan Yvette Todd Barbour.
  		Shiverdecker, Judson Leondus Elmore (1858-1910) & Nancy Aldora "Dora" York (1862-1940) & Bertha Mae Shiverdecker (1885-1918) Group photo of (L-R) Judson Leondus Elmore Shiverdecker & Nancy Aldora "Dora" York Shiverdecker & Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown, which was taken in Celina, OH, came from the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz. Photo entered the archives via the Shiverdecker/ Hrivnak Collection by Jeanne "Blanche" Shiverdecker Hrivnak. Teresa Betz, genealogist and member of Daughters of the American Revolution, has researched family history for over 30 years and creates family heirlooms in the form of artful, hard-copy books constructed from family histories, documents, stories and photos. Teresa may be contacted at https://artfulancestrytree.com/
  		Brown, Ora "Ernest" (1885-1951) & Bertha Mae Shiverdecker (1885-1918) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown & Ora "Ernest" Brown, which was taken in OH, came from the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz.

  
  

  Headstones

  Shiverdecker, Bertha Mae (1885-1918) Bertha Mae Shiverdecker Brown (1885-1918); North Grove Cemetery, Celina, Mercer Co., OH, USA. Photo of this headstone came from the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE STEVE HRIVNAK'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://webpages.charter.net/sj4875/index.htm Steve Hrivnak: Name & dates Source: Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz: (Information in the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives was obtained from recollections of Golda Shiverdecker and Ruth (Brown) Hamilton; from research done by Teresa A. (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz, Steven J. Hrivnak, Twila (Shiverdecker) Costello, Leslie (Speelman) Finster, Sally (Speelman) Sieffer, Toni Seiler; and from information obtained from numerous family members. Teresa Betz recommends visits to the Garst Museum in Darke Co., OH, which houses historical information of the area and to New Brock Cemetery where many Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker ancestors are buried.) Names, dates, & places