On 23 Feb 1898 when Bert P. was 27, he married Lillian Ethel Finger, daughter of Charles Henry Finger (13 Apr 1851-23 Oct 1918) & Anna Laura Dusenbury (8 Mar 1861-28 Jan 1946), in Potter, Yates County, New York. Born on 12 Sep 1880 in Jerusalem, Yates County, New York. Lillian Ethel died in Guyanoga, Yates County, New York in Jul 1963.