Berta R. Barnhart

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Berta M. Roybar Barnhart (born April 1, 1880) was a member of Seattle City Planning Commission.

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Early life

Berta M. Roybar Barnhart was born in Ackley, Iowa, on April 1, 1880, the daughter of Frank Roybar and Lucretia Lee. [1]

Career

She was active in club affairs. For seven years she was a church organist. [1]

She was a member of City Planning Commission. [1]

She was the president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs. [1]

She was a member of the Coterie Club and of the Women's City Club. [1]

Personal life

Berta R. Barnhart moved to Washington in 1910 and lived at 5722 East Green Lake Way, Seattle, Washington. On April 4, 1906, she married Walter Ernest Barnhart (1877-1931), a city and county attorney elected on Republican ticket, and had three children, Harold Ernest, Marget/Margaret Helen, Marian E. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p.  188 . Retrieved 8 August 2017.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Possible Connection of Ogle Co., Barnharts" . Retrieved 5 October 2017.