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George W. Bonebright[1]

Male 1859 - 1936  (76 years)


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  • Name George W. Bonebright 
    Birth 8 Aug 1859  Probably Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Vernon Township, Wright County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1870  Hamilton County, Webster City, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1885  Iowa State Census, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1900  Fourth Ward, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1910  Third Ward, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 18 Mar 1936  Possibly Arkansas, TBD Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I977  Lange Pierce
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2006 

    Father Thomas B. Bonebright,   b. 29 Sep 1836, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1921, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane Brewer,   b. 27 Aug 1837, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1930, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage License 1 May 1858  Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Marriage 3 May 1858  Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Notes 
    • Other sources indicate that the marriage took place on May 02, 1858. The marriage record in Hamilton County Records state that the marriage took place on May 03, 1858. That date is used in this compilation. [DLL; TBB 08, SJB 08.]
    Family ID F409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jennie Meeks,   b. Abt 1861, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1885, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Marriage 12 Mar 1883  Freemont Township, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Bernice Mildred Bonebright,   b. Abt 1883, Iowa State Census, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1965 (Age ~ 82 years)
    Family ID F411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Katherine L. Johnson,   b. Oct 1870, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1890  Place unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Divorce 08 March 1900  Webster City, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Divorce Filing Printed 10 Mar 1900  Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Notes 
    •        Short notice in Webster City, Iowa, newspaper:
             Kittie L. Bonebright vs. Geo Bonebright, asking for divorce on account of habitual drunkenness and non-support. That defendant not appearing, decree was granted with custody of the four children, two boys and two girls. [KLJ 01.]
    Children 
    +1. Gladys Madeline Bonebright,   b. 29 Jan 1893, Probably Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1983 (Age 90 years)
    +2. Kenneth Harold Bonebright,   b. 30 Mar 1894, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1928, Brown County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     3. Myrtle Irene Bonebright,   b. 31 Oct 1896, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1919 (Age 23 years)
    +4. Arthur Keith Bonebright,   b. 3 May 1899, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1970, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; Northern Pacific Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F412  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2006 

  • Notes 
    •        In the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, George W. Bonebright is almost a year old (10/12ths). He is a white male, who live with his parents (Thomas Bonebright and Sara Brewer) in Vernon Township, Wright County, Iowa. He was born in Iowa. [TBB 13.]
             In the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, George W. Bonebright is a white, ten year old male. He is living with his parents who were born in Pennsylvania (Thomas B.) and Indiana (Sara J.) respectively. George was born in Iowa and is at school. He is living with three other siblings, Hattie (Harriet), Wallace, and Frank A. Bonebright. [TBB 02.]
             In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, George is a white, 20 year old male, the son of Thomas B. and Sara J. Brewer Bonebright, who were born in Pennsylvania and Indiana respectively. George was born in Iowa. He is currently an apprentice carpenter. He is living with three other siblings: Ella, Frank, and Adella. [TBB 05.]
             In the 1885 Iowa State Census, George is a 26 year old, white married male. He is a carpenter. His wife, Jennie, and a daughter, Bessie, lives with him. They live in Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa.
             In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, George is 41 year old, white, divorced male. He was born in Iowa of parents who were born in Indiana (mother) and Iowa (father) [sic]. He is a day laborer; he is a roomer with the Benjamin R. Brewer family in the 4th Ward, Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. [BRB 16.] He was divorced from Kathryn Johnson at the time. [DLL]
             I hypothesize that George W. Bonebright moved to Minneapolis between 1900 and 1910 and that he married Pearl (?). To this couple was born in 1907 a daughter, Margaret. I make this hypothesis based on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census. In that census, George Bohnbright is the head of a family in the 3rd Ward of Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a 50 year old, white, married male in his second marriage (3rd?) and has been married for 5 years to Pearl. He was born in Iowa of parents who were both born in Pennsylvania. He speaks, reads, and writes English. He is a carpenter (?) working in the building trades. He is employed, was not out of work on April 15, 1909. He rents his home.
      With George is his wife, Pearl, a white, 25 year old, married female. She has been married to George for five years. She was born in Minnesota of parents who were both born in Indiana. She speaks, reads, and writes English. She has no employment.
             With George and Pearl is their 3 year old daughter. She is a single, white female. She was born in Minnesota of parents who were born in Minnesota (mother) and Iowa (father).
             I make this hypothesis because the age, birthplace, and the birthplace of at least one of the parents is Pennsylvania corresponds to other information about George. However, this remains an hypothesis. I have not been able to establish further residence for George in Minnesota by examining census records, nor have I found his wife and child in other census records. [GWB 03 - DLL].

  • Sources 
    1. [S3146] Sara J. Brewer (Bonebright), undocumented obituary, probably the Webster City Freeman-Journal, week of Mary 27, 1930. [SJB 02.].

    2. [S3147] Thomas B. Bonebright household, 1870 U.S. census, Hamilton County, Iowa, town of Webster City, sheet 262, dwelling104, family 106,; National archives micropublication M593, roll 394. [TBB 02.] See also, "Wilson Brewer, " The Biographical Record of Hamilton County, Iowa. New York: S.J. Clarke, 1902, pp. 619-23. [WB 27.].

    3. [S3150] Thomas B. Bonebright household, 1860 U.S. census, Wright County, Iowa, Vernon Township, Otisville post office, page 42, dwelling 304, family 294; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 345. [TBB 13.].

    4. [S3149] Thomas B. Bonebright household, 1870 U.S. census, Hamilton County, Iowa, town of Webster City, sheet 262, dwelling104, family 106,; National archives micropublication M593, roll 394. [TBB 02.].

    5. [S3151] Thomas B. Bonebright household, 1880 U.S. census, Hamilton County, Iowa, Boone Township, Webster City, page 213A, dwelling 115, family 117; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 342. [TBB 05.].

    6. [S3152] George Bonebright household, 1885 Iowa State Census, Hamilton County, Iowa, Webster City, 2nd Ward, Boone township, p. 56, dwelling 113, family 129; Family History Film 1021473, volume 193. [GWB 02.].

    7. [S3153] Benjamin R. Brewer household, 1900 U.S. census, Hamilton County, Iowa, Boone township, Webster City, 4th Ward, SD 10, ED 102, sheet 9B, dwelling 219, family 221; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 435. [BRB 16.].

    8. [S3154] George Bohnbright household, 1910 U.S. census, Henninpin County, Minnesota, Minneapolis, 3rd Ward, ED 62, SD 5, sheet 11A, dwelling 151, family 224; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 701. [GWB 03.].

    9. [S3148] Steele, Mildred Romedahl (1998). The Romedahl Family History, Volume 3: The Brewer Bonebright Ancestors of Gladys Romedahl. Pella, IA: Mildred R. Steele, p. 70, George Washington Bonebright. [GWB 04.].

    10. [S7446] Thomas B. Bonebright & Sara J. Brewer, Hamilton County Marriage Book, Page 5, Webster City, Iowa, 1858. [SJB 08 & TBB 08.].

    11. [S7445] Sara J. Brewer (Bonebright), undocumented obituary, probably the Webster City Freeman-Journal, week of Mary 27, 1930. [SJB 02.] See also W. H. Cummingham, clerk's certificate as to marriage record, Hamilton County, Webster City, Iowa, 08 February 1928. [SJB 04.] See also, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (2000). Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com. [SJB 06.] However, Hamilton County Records indicate May 03, 1858 as the date of marriage. [TBB 08 & SJB 08.].

    12. [S7448] George W. Bonebright, Marriage Record 1A, p. 22, March 11, 1883, Hamilton County, Webster City, Iowa. [GWB 01.].

    13. [S7449] "Wilson Brewer, " The Biographical Record of Hamilton County, Iowa. New York: S.J. Clarke, 1902, pp. 619-23. [WB 27.].

    14. [S7651] Bonebright-Johnson divorce, 08 March 1900, index to divorces, Hamilton County, Webster City, Iowa. [GWB 07.] (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S7450] Katherine L. (Johnson) Bonebright, "Kittie L. Bonebright vs. Geo. Bonebright," Hamilton County Journal, 10 March 1900, No. 10. [KLJ 01.].


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