Bertha
Lee (Robinson) Belflower is the daughter of David Melton Robinson and Malissa
Matilda (Bennett) Robinson. Bertha was
born at home in Berrien County Georgia on January 14, 1907 and she was the last
of 15 children. She grew up on the family farm, which was located just north
and across from Oakey Grove Primitive Baptist Church between Tifton and
Nashville Georgia.
Her
future husband George Irmon Belflower who was born on January 21, 1905 the son
of George Luther Belflower and Nora (Baker) Belflower. The Reverend Griffin at
Shady Grove Church in Berrien County married them on August 3, 1924. The new couple resided in the Tifton area
where their two sons Milton Luther and Kenneth George were born. They later moved
to Valdosta where the boys grew up, graduated from High School and joined the
Navy and Army during World War II.