Bertie Rembert

b. 3 December 1883, d. 13 June 1966
  • Bertie Rembert was born on 3 December 1883 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, twin of Ettie.
  • William Erasmus Rembert and Sarah C. Leonard appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Bertie Rembert, Laura Rembert, William Emerson Rembert, Ettie Aline Rembert and Exa Inez Rembert.
  • She married Joseph Eugene Welch, son of William Henry Welch and Artia Mitia Mills, on 18 October 1903 in Walker County, Texas.
  • Joseph Eugene Welch and Bertie Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ethel Eugene Welch, Willie Mae Welch and Elva Lee Welch.
  • Joseph Eugene Welch registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Montgomery County, Texas, while living with his wife Bertie in Montgomery, self-employed there farming.
  • Bertie Rembert became a widow at the 7 December 1918 death of her husband Joseph Eugene Welch.
  • Bertie Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ethel Eugene Welch, Willie Mae Welch, Elva Lee Welch, Grady Elmo Welch and Christine D. Welch.
  • The following appeared in in a Baptist periodical: On Sunday Sept. 15 we were called to Richards to hold burial services for our friend and brother, Dr. W. E. Rembert. Dr. Rembert was born in Ala. Dec. 4, 1840. Had he lived till his next birthday he would have reached the ripe age of 89 years. When the war between the States came on he went out with the Louisiana first Volunteers serving in Lee’s army thru-out the war. At the breaking out of the war he was a student in Tulane Medical College at New Orleans.
         In 1866 he married Miss Elizabeth Lewis at Mansfield, La. To them were born 8 children, 4 of whom are still living, namely, Mrs. Mae Lathan, Converse, La., W. E. Rembert, Jr., Camden, Ark., Mrs. Bertie Welch, Montgomery, and Mrs. Ettie Welch, Crockett, Texas.
         He came to Texas in 1892, locating at New Waverly, Texas, where his wife died in 1893. Leaving there he moved to Richards in 1894. In 1898 he married Miss Sallie Leonard; to them two children were born, both living, namely, Miss Inez Rembert, Richards, and Mrs. Roland Smith, Goose Creek. In 1918 he was again bereaved of his wife. The writer conducted her funeral.
         Dr. Rembert joined the Baptist church some 50 or 60 years ago. He was one of the charter members of Richards Church.
         Dr. Rembert did a world of charitable work in connection with his practice of medicine. He was a faithful church man. He took great delight in reading his Bible. He loved his Lord, his family and his friends. The writer will never forget when in 1910 he and his family were stricken with flu and the Dr., good friend and brother as he was, came and ministered to us.
         In addition to his church membership he was a faithful and loyal member of the Masonic Lodge. After the funeral the Masons took charge and in their beautiful and impressive way put the body to rest. 
         A number said it was the longest procession ever seen from as small a town as Richards. It no doubt expressed the very high esteem the kind Dr. and family were held by their friends. 
         The writer was assisted in the funeral service by Brother J. Welch, pastor of the Richards Baptist Church. 
         May the Lord bless the bereaved is the prayer of a friend. 
         -- His Former Pastor, N. R. Davis, Normangee, Texas.
    [Note erroneous year of first marriage and misspelled children's names.]
  • Bertie Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Grady Elmo Welch and Christine D. Welch.
  • She was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
  • She officially witnessed the death of Elva Lee Welch on 22 February 1949 in Montgomery County, Texas; near Richards.
  • Bertie Rembert died on 13 June 1966 at age 82 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, at Montgomery County Hospital . Her death was officially witnessed by Ethel Eugene Welch.
  • She was interred at Pool Cemetery, Union Grove Baptist Church, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 13 May 2014

Family: Joseph Eugene Welch b. 15 August 1882, d. 7 December 1918