"Will Palmer and Cynthia Murray Palmer (Haley's Grandparents) and Bertha Palmer (Haley's Mother)." From Gather

 Mother of Alex Haley (Author of Roots)

Born:

1897, Henning, TN

Died:

February 16, 1932, Normal (Huntsville), AL

Buried:

Bethlehem Cemetery, Henning, TN

Mother of:

Alex Haley

Wife of:

Simon Alexander Haley

Notes:

•  Died in Normal (Huntsville) AL when Alex was only ten. Bertha's husband, Alex's father, was teaching at A & M at the time.

•  Bertha studied music at The Ithaca Conservatory, in Ithaca NY while her husband completed his masters at Cornell.


Related Links:

•  Gather - Photos (Originally found at http://books.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976968309.)

•  Tennessee History - Bertha's story told within Alex's story here. (Originally found at http://www.tennesseehistory.com/class/Ahaley.htm.)

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  Alex Haley
•  Simon Alexander Haley