COOK, Bertha Pearl

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Last Name
 
COOK
Given Names
 
Bertha Pearl
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
12/12/1912
Age at Death
 
65
Place of Birth
 
Perot, Alabama
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
 
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Body Identification Number
 
63-C [Listed as "Haynes, Bertha Pearl"]
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
8/10/1977
Residence (US)
 
Los Angeles, California 90006
Residence (JT)
 
Dorm 4
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
seamstress, tailor, manicurist (PT occupation record); food worker (LJ memo); housework (Maaga)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Tailor (RYMUR 89-4286-X-4-l-4c); Band (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1nnn); Serving area (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1dddd)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSI, SSA (JT), DIB
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“I worked with Bertha often, doing security shifts together inside and outside of the San Francisco and Los Angeles Temples. I loved her humor, wisdom, common sense and political savvy. I miss her still. In Jonestown, she was a part of Counseling Team C (group 1), serving with 5 others,including Rosie Burgines and Rev. James Edwards. Dear Bertha, I'll remember the good times, and know you're resting in well-earned peace. Always loved and remembered. ” - Kathryn Barbour