8186 Ruth Louise Bertrand - b. Oct. 16, 1893 1893 Perry Co., MS, d. Dec. 13, 1968 Fairfax, VA, bur. Oaklawn Cemetery, H'burg, MS. She studied law and became one of the leading lady lawyers in the state and was honored by a write-up in the Oct. 25, 1923 issue of the "Mississippi Free Lance" of Hattiesburg. She was quoted as saying that her practice had been varied – everything from getting a negro crap-shooter out of jail on up to and including litigation in chancery where the home and children were involved. She m. (1) April 13, 1912 to Charles Dwight Johnson - b. 31 Jul. 1885, d. Birmingham, AL buried Lucedale, MS.. Their children:

8191 Elden Dwight Johnson - b. Feb. 13, 1913 New Orleans, LA, d. Aug. 3, 1913 Lucedale, MS

8192 Mary Katherine Lisette Johnson - b. Feb. 12, 1914 Lucedale, MS

8193 Otelia Belle Johnson - b. Jan. 19, 1916 Lucedale, MS, d. Mar. 28, 1917 Birmingham, Ala.

Ruth Louise m. (2) Benjamin Hill Waller, Dec. 11, 1920. Children:

8194 Bennie Ruth Waller - b. Mar. 6, 1923, d. Mar. 12, 1932 Hattiesburg, MS buried Oaklawn Cemetery, H'burg, MS

Ruth Louise m. (3)  Feb. 1944 to Claud Thomas Smith - b. Mar. 31, 1903 Lincoln Co. MS, d. June 2, 1962 Newport News, VA. No children.

8187 Eugiene Field. Bertrand - b. 13 Nov. 1895, d. 29 Nov. 1895 Hattiesburg, MS buried Oaklawn Cemetery

8188 Edwin Arthur Bertrand - b. 21 Jan. 1900, d. 17 May 1900 Hattiesburg, MS buried Oaklawn Cemetery

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