Gwendoline Lavon Barton^[1]

1914 - 2007  (93 years)

• Name	Gwendoline Lavon Barton
  Nickname	Bonnie
  Birth	9 Mar 1914	Probably Webster City, Iowa   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Webster City, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa   [3]
  	1920 U. S. Federal Census
  	Age: Abt. 6
  		Charles A. Barton Household, 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa. [CB 07.] Charles A. Barton; his wife, Elva Brewer Barton, their children, Lyle, Gwendoline; Charles Barton, Jr.; and Lee Breeden.
  Census	1925	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [4]
  	1925 Iowa State Census
  	Age: Abt. 11
  		Elva C. Brewer Barton household, 1925 Iowa State Census, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa. [EB 09.] Elva C. Brewer Barton; her children, Lyle H., Gwendoline L. Charles A. Jr. Barton; Elva's mother, Estella H. Comley Brewer; and Lee W. Breeden, a nephew.
  Census	1930	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [5]
  	1930 U. S. Federal Census
  	Age: Abt. 16
  		Eva Corrine Brewer Barton, household; 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Webster City, Fourth Ward, Block 8, Boone Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. [EB 04.] Elva C. Brewer Barton; her children: Lyle H. and Gwendolyn; and Estella H. Brewer, her mother; and a roomer, Lee C. Brady.
  Death	27 Dec 2007	Lake Regional Hospital, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa   [6]
  Burial	02 Jan 2008	Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [6]
  Person ID	I957	Lange Pierce
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles A. Barton,   b. 15 Mar 1886, Burnside, Iowa d. 11 Jul 1924, Webster City, Iowa (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elva Corrine Brewer,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Webster City, Iowa d. 5 Sep 1993, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland (Age 99 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	11 Apr 1906	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [7]
  Family ID	F261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Mason Barr,   b. 08 Apr 1915   d. 08 Dec 1990 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1932	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa   [6]
  Family ID	F769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2010

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Gwendolyn Barton, the daughter of Charles A. and Elva C. (Brewer) Barton is a six year old, white, single female. She has attended school since September 01, 1919. She speaks, reads, and writes English. She was born in parents who were both born in Iowa. She lives with her parents and two siblings: Lyle and Charles Barton. [CB 07.]        In the 1925 Iowa State Census, Gwendolyn Barton is an 11 year old, white, single female. She has lived in Iowa and the united Stated for 11 years and is a citizen. She has completed the 4th grade and spent nine months in school. She reads and writes English. Gwendolyn lives with her mother, Elva C. Brewer Barton, her grandmother, Estella H. Brewer, a nephew of her mother, Lee W. Breeden, and two siblings, Lyle H. and Charles E. Barton. The family lives in Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa. [EB 09.]        In the 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Gwendolyn Barton, the daughter of Elva C. (Brewer) Barton, is a 16 year old, white, single female. She is born of parents who were born in Illinois (father) and Iowa (mother). She has not gone to school since September 01, 1929. She reads, writes, and speaks English. Gwendolyn is not employed and has no occupation. She lives with her mother, Elva, her grandmother, Estella H. Brewer, her brother, Lyle, and a roomer, Lee C. Brady. [EB 04.]        LaVonne "Bonnie" Barr, as she was known, died December 27, 2007 in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Her obituary reads as follows:        LaVonne "Bonnie" Barr, 93, Spirit Lake        Lavonne"Bonnie" Barr, 93 of Spirit Lake, a former Webster City area farmer, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at the Lake Regional Hospital at Spirit Lake. Funeral services will be held at 11: a.m. Wednesday at the Foster Chapel [Webster City], with Rev. David Doerr officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery [Webster City]. Visitation will be one hour before service time on Wednesday. Arrangements were made with the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.        LaVonne Gwendolyn Barr, daughter of Elva and Charles Barton, was born March 9, 1914 at Webster City. She received her education in Webster City schools. On April 10, 1932, she married to Rober Mason Barr at Webster City. The couple operated the family farms located south of Highview. They farmed until the early 1960s; then they began wintering at Tucson, Arizona. They retired in 1976. Mr. Barr died December 8, 1990. In 2005, she moved to Hilltop Care Center at Spirit Lake.        Mrs. Barr is survived by a half-sister, Pat Yeager of Rockville, MD; several nieces and nephews, including Joyce Maxwell of Iowa City and Jack Barr of Spirit Lake.        In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Charles and Lyle Barton.        The family requests in lieu of flowers, that donations be sent to Hilltop Care Center, 1912 Zenith Ave., Spirit Lake, IA 51360. [GLB 02.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3014] Charles A. Barton, newspaper article, Charles A. Barton Accidentally Asphyxiated by Gas, 11 July 1924, The Webster City Daily News, Webster City, Iowa. [CB 01.] See also Gwendeline Lavon Barton, birth record (09 March 1914), Hamilton County, Webster City, Iowa. [GLB 01]. [S3015] Charles A. Barton, newspaper article, Charles A. Barton Accidentally Asphyxiated by Gas, 11 July 1924, The Webster City Daily News, Webster City, Iowa. [CB 01.] See also Gwendeline Lavon Barton, birth record (09 March 1914), Hamilton County, Webster City, Iowa. [GLB 01.]. [S3016] Charles A. Barton household, 1920 U. S. census, Hamilton County, Iowa, Boone Township, Webster City, ED 124, SD 10, sheet 16A, dwelling 360, family 365; National Archives micropublication T 625, roll, 491, image 0884. [CB 07.]. [S8745] Elva C. Brewer Barton household, 1925 Iowa State Census, Hamilton County, Division Street 1041, line 04. [datalbase online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2007. [EB 08.]. [S3017] Elva C. (Brewer) Barton household, 1930 U.S. census, Hamilton county, Iowa, Webster City, ED 40-6, SD 5, sheet 19B, dwelling 460, family 493; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 657. [EB 04.]. [S8012] LaVonne "Bonnie" Barr, obituary, The Daily Freeman, Webster City, Iowa, December 31, 2007. [GLB 02.]. [S7358] Charles A. Barton, newspaper article, Charles A. Barton Accidentally Asphyxiated by Gas, 11 July 1924, The Webster City Daily News, Webster City, Iowa. [CB 01.].