Louise Bonnycastle Butts1,2

#20526, (1927 - 1992)
FatherGeorge Whitfield Butts2 (1906 - )
MotherHarriet Bonnycastle1 (1908 - 1981)
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Family

Harold James Eads (1927 - 2003)
Children
  • Barbara Bonnycastle Eads3
  • Robert Kennedy Eads3

Life Events

BirthLouise Bonnycastle Butts was born on 1 Dec 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.3
 
Note.The Butts family lived in New York for about three years, then after the break-up of the marriage about 1931, Louise and her mother moved to Washington, D.C. 
1940 CensusMarie Bonnycastle, her daughter Harriet B Butts and her granddaughter Louise B Butts appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington, DC. Marie was 60, widowed, had 4 years of high school education, and was born in Kentucky. Harriet was 30, divorced, 4 years of high school, and was born in Montana. She worked full time as an appointment clerk, earning $2000 but I can't decipher where. Louise was 12, finished 5 years of school and was born in Pennsylvania. In 1935, they all lived in Washington.4 
MarriageShe married Harold James Eads on 2 Oct 1948 in District of Columbia.2,5
 
Newspaper In the Washington Post.
Mrs Harold James Eads, the former Louise Bonnycastle Butts, was married yesterday evening at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Henry Churchill Bonnycastle. She and Mr. Eads will make their home in Chevy Chase while he continues his studies in chemical engineering at Maryland University. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wade Beall of Bethesda, Md. Mr. Eads is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Alfred Eads of Rockdale, Tex.2
 
(Mentioned) ObituaryThey was mentioned in Robert Wade Beall's 1973 obituary as step-daughter Louise B. Eads of Columbia, South Carolina.6 
MarriageLouise Bonnycastle Butts married (-?-) Miller.1
 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Harriet Beall's 1981 obituary as Louise Bonnycastle Miller of Newport, Tenn.1 
DeathShe died on 20 Apr 1992.3
 
Last Edited19 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com databases, Historical Newspaper Database. Image from Washington Post, 2 June 1981. Harriet Bonnycastle Beall Obituary.
  2. The Washington Post, (Images viewed on Ancestry.com), 3 October 1948.
  3. E-mails from Barbara Murray to J Kolthammer, 2005+.
  4. United States 1940 Federal Census, District of Columbia, Washington, ED 1-297, Page 3B.
  5. Records Office Washington DC. Indexes to District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950. Text index online at familysearch.org. Images may be viewed at a FamilySearch Center. Harold James Eads & Louise Bonycastle Butts, 2 Oct 1948.
  6. Obituary of Robert Wade Beall in The Washington Post Times Herald, 10 December 1973. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.