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Family HistoryFamily History - Bertha May Koller


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Bertha May Koller and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Bertha May Koller,1 born 20 May 1919 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, the daughter of Gottfried P. Koller and Jennie E. Hafner;1, 2 died 13 December 2003.1 Bertha married, 1937, John Scott Jarvie7 (born 16 November 1914 in West Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, the son of Albert Louis Jarvie and Daisy O. Johnson;3, 4, 5, 6, 7 John died 29 May 1944 in Italy3, 7). John is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.3

  1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Bertha May Koller, alias: Bertha May Jarvie, Bertha May Errickson, died: 13 December 2003; born: 20 May 1919 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey; father: Gottfried P. Koller; mother: Jennie E. Hafner.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, E.D. 27-23, Sheet No. 10A, Gottfried Koller, 58, Pennsylvania, proprietor, retail store, fruit + produce; wife Jeanne Koller, 59, New Jersey; son Paul H. Koller, 37, New Jersey, buyer, second hand furniture; son Leroy F. Koller, 34, New Jersey, store clerk, retail store, fruit + produce; daughter Bertha Jarvie, 20, New Jersey, alterations, Blakely laundry.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 1LT John Scott Jarvie, born: 16 November 1914 in West Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey; died: 29 May 1944 in Italy (from record).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Yardley Borough, Enumeration District 65, Sheet No. 3A, family of Albert L. Jarvie (36, New Jersey, Pressman, mill __ factory); wife Daisy Jarvie (34, New Jersey); son Harld F. Jarvie (13, New Jersey); son Walter G. Jarvie (11, New Jersey); daughter Clarissa H. Jarvie (8, New Jersey); son John S. Jarvie (5, New Jersey); daughter Isabelle L. Jarvie (3 2/12, New Jersey); son William Jarvie (10/12, Pennsylvania).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, E.D. 11-67, Sheet No. 21B, Daisey O. Jarvie, 43, New Jersey, widow [sic, she may actually be divorced]; son Harold F. Jarvie, 23, New Jersey, driver, truck; son John S. Jarvie, 15, New Jersey; daughter Isabelle L. Jarvie, 13, New Jersey; son William Jarvie, 11, Pennsylvania; son Phillip H. Jarvie, 8, New Jersey; son George Jarvie, 6, New Jersey; son in law Charles Williamson, 22, New Jersey, first married age 21, stationary fireman, company; daughter Clarissa H. Williamson, 18, New Jersey, first married age 17; g. daughter Clarissa C. Williamson, 7/12 [difficult to read], New Jersey.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Mercer County, Lawrence Township, E.D. 11-51, Sheet No. 2B, Walter Jarvie, 32, New Jersey, machine oper[ator], bakery; wife Helen Jarvie, 27, New Jersey; son Richard Jarvie, 12, New Jersey; daughter Sandra, 7, New Jersey; son James Jarvie, 6, New Jersey; son Philip Jarvie, 2, New Jersey; son Scott Jarvie, 0/12, New Jersey; brother John Jarvie, 26, New Jersey; grandmother Elizabeth Webb, 83, New Jersey.
  7. 32nd Station Hospital, History of the U.S. Army’s 32nd Station Hospital during World War II (website: 32ndstationhospital.com), 1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie: Jack in the Alice Griffin Letters. This article provides details about the search for the identity of Jack in these letters. The article documents vital and extensive biographical details especially of John Scott Jarvie’s World War II service and the circumstances of his death during the war.