Grace Lee Sewell1

#114, (1877 - 1946)
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Life Events

BirthGrace Lee Sewell was born in Dec 1877 in Kentucky.2
 
MarriageShe married Isaac Everett Bonnycastle on 3 Nov 1897 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.1
 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Isaac died on 20 Feb 1899.3 
1900 CensusGrace L Bonnycastle appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 1511 Douglas Court, enumerated 11 Jun 1900. She was a widow, age 22, born in December 1877 in Kentucky, and had no children. She was a stenographer recorded as a sister-in-law to Philip Maxey.4 
1910 CensusGrace S Bonnycastle appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 1324 Highland Avenue, enumerated 20 Apr 1910. Grace was 33, single [sic], born in Kentucky, and was a Stenographer with a wholesale oil company. [On the next line is Annie Bonnycastle but I believe it was an overuse of ditto marks and it is really Grace's mother Annie Sewell]. They were both roomers with the McDonald family.5 
ResidenceGrace Lee Sewell lived in 1911 in 1324 Highland Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. In the Caron's Directory she was listed as "Grace S Bonnycastle asst sec Victor Cotton Oil Co."6 
1920 CensusGrace S Bonnycastle appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 9 Vista Street, enumerated 7 Jan 1920. She was a sister-in-law to John P Maxey. His wife Mary and mother-in-law Anna J Sewell were also in the household. Grace was age 45, a widow, born in Kentucky, and had no recorded occupation.7 
1930 CensusGrace S Bonnycastle appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 9 Vista Street, enumerated 4 Apr 1930. She was 54, widowed, born in Kentucky, no recorded occupation, and lived with her brother-in-law and sister John and Mary Maxey.8 
1940 CensusGrace Bonnycastle appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 9 Vista Street. She was living in the home of her sister and brother-in-law John and Mary Maxey. Grace was 65, a widow with 4 years of high school education, and was born in Kentucky. She had no reported income.9 
DeathGrace died on 5 Jul 1946.10
 
BurialMrs Grace Sewell Bonnycastle was buried on 12 Jul 1946 in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Inscription on gravestone:
Grace Lee Sewell Bonnycastle / 1874 - 1946.10,11
Grace Lee Sewell Bonnycastle
1874 - 1946
Cave Hill Cemetery
Last Edited22 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. Family Search Indexes to Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, I E Bonnycastle & Grace Lee Sewell, 3 Nov 1897, Jefferson County.
  2. Online image of the 1900 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 3-WD Louisville, Roll 529, Page 242.
  3. Death Records of Kentucky, 1852-1953, Isaac E Bonnycastle, 1899, page 150. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  4. 1900 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Roll T623_529, ED 37, Page 14B. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. 1910 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 1, Roll T625_484, ED 47, Page 6A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. Website United States GenWeb (www.usgenweb.org), Kentucky, Jefferson County, image online.
  7. United States 1920 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston Ward 23, Roll T625_740, ED 542, Page 3A.
  8. 1930 Federal Census for United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Roll 955, ED 481, Page 7A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. United States 1940 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, ED 15-616, Page 1A.
  10. Burial Database for Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, online http://www.cavehillcemetery.com, Section P, Lot 9, Grave 2.
  11. Website Find A Grave. Grace Lee Sewell Bonnycastle, image of gravestone.