Eleanor Augustus Bonnycastle1

#117, (c 1902 - 1988)
FatherJohn Charles Bonnycastle2 (1864 - 1925)
MotherAlice Augustus2 (c 1872 - 1943)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Family

Walter Raymond Ledbetter (1893 - 1977)
Children
  • Dorothy Eleanor Ledbetter5 (1924 - 2013)
  • Walter Raymond Ledbetter5 (1929 - )

Life Events

BirthEleanor Augustus Bonnycastle was born circa 1902 in Kentucky.2 
(with Parents) 1910 CensusEleanor appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky with her parents. She was age 8, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother in Texas, and she attended school.3 
(with Parents) 1920 CensusEleanor appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky with her parents. She was age 18, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother in Texas, and she attended school.2 
MarriageShe married Walter Raymond Ledbetter on 20 Jun 1923.4
 
1930 CensusWR and Eleanor Ledbetter appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at 331 Gladstone Blvd, enumerated 10 Apr 1930. They owned their home valued at $9500 (high for the neighborhood) and had a radio set as did most of the homes. W.R. was 37, first married at 30, born in Louisiana, father born in Georgia and mother in Louisiana, he was employed as an Insurance Agent and was not a veteran. Eleanor was 27, first married at 21, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky and mother in Louisiana. Their children Dorothy Eleanor and Walter Raymond were living with them.5 
1940 CensusRaymond W and Ellenor B Ledbetter appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Tyler, Smith County, Texas, at 831 South Kennedy. They rented their house for $30 a month. In 1935, they lived in Shreveport, Louisiana. Raymond was 47, had 2 years of high school education, and was born in Louisiana. He was an Insurance Salesman who earned $2400 the previous year. Ellenor was 37, had 2 years of college and was born in Kentucky. They had two children, Dorthy E (15) and Walter R Jr (10.)6 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Walter died on 6 Jul 1977.7 
DeathEleanor died on 10 Mar 1988 in Texas.8
 
Last Edited16 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. E Polk Johnson, A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co, 1912), accessed on Google books, page 1623.
  2. Online image of the 1920 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, <www.heritagequest.com>), Kentucky, Fayette County, 1-WD Lexington, Roll 568, Page 40.
  3. Online image of the 1910 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Fayette County, 6-WD Lexington, Roll 474, Page 91.
  4. Letters from William Robinson (Rob) Bonnycastle, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to J Kolthammer, dated beginning in 1990.
  5. 1930 Federal Census for United States, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Roll 787, ED 55, Page 9B. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. United States 1940 Federal Census, Texas, Smith County, Tyler, ED 212-9, Page 8A.
  7. Texas Death Records, 1890-1976. Image viewed at Family Search, Walter Raymond Ledbetter, 1977, #48947.
  8. United States Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, viewed at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.