The GRG announces the age validation of Etta Louise Burkhalter, nee Jones (known as Louise). Louise was born November 13th 1912 in Hilsborough County, Florida, to John and Sarah Jones. On December 16th 1929, aged 17, she married Carl Bowman Burkhalter in Hillsborough County. After marrying they moved to Michigan and had four children – a son and three daughters. Their son sadly died at only a few days old. Carl sadly passed away in 1992, leaving Louise a widow. She currently lives with a daughter in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, at the age of 111.
Louise’s age was verified by Waclaw Jan Kroczek and myself, later accepted as valid by the GRG on January 16th 2024.
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