Harriet Bonnycastle1,2

#154, (1908 - 1981)
FatherHenry Churchill Bonnycastle3,2 (1872 - 1933)
MotherMarie Kennedy3,2 (1879 - 1966)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Family 1

George Whitfield Butts (1906 - )
Child

Family 2

Robert Wade Beall (1910 - 1973)
Child
  • Peter Wade Beall1 (1944 - 2019)

Life Events

BirthHarriet Bonnycastle was born on 18 Dec 1908 in Montana.4,2
 
(with Parents) 1910 CensusHarriett appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Mindanao, Philippine Islands with her parents. She was 1 year 3 months old and was born in Montana.2 
(with Parents) 1920 CensusHarriett appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Washington, District of Columbia with her parents. She was 11, attended school, and was born in Montana.5 
MarriageShe married George Whitfield Butts.6
 
Passenger ListGeorge and Harriet Butts were listed on a manifest dated 18 Jan 1929 for the SS Caronia, which arrived in New York after leaving Havana, Cuba on the 15th. The list recorded that George was 22, and was born in Cresson, Pa. on Sep 7th, 1906. Harriet was 20, and born in Helena, Mont on Dec 18th 1908. Their address was 330 Landwyn Lane, Worberth, Pa [sic] and they were travelling with George's parents George and Ann from Wynnewood.4 
DivorceHarriet and George were divorced.6 
1940 CensusMarie Bonnycastle, her daughter Harriet B Butts and her granddaughter Louise B Butts appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington, DC, at 4824 Reno Road. Marie owned her home, worth 12,900. She 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.7 
MarriageRobert Wade Beall and Harriet Bonnycastle Butts married on 29 Nov 1943 in St Augustine, Florida.
They were married by Rev W O Luttrell and the witnesses were Marie K Bonnycastle and Mary Fricke.1,3,8 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Marie Bonnycastle's 1966 obituary as daughter Mrs. Robert W. Beall of Bethesda, Md.3 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Robert died on 9 Dec 1973.9 
DeathHarriet died on 30 May 1981.1
 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 2 Jun 1981.
Beall, Harriet Bonnycastle. On Saturday, May 30, 1981, of Bethesda, Md., beloved wife of the late Robert W. Beall; mother of Louise Bonnycastle Miller of Newport, Tenn., and Peter W. Beall of Laramie, Wyo; grandmother of four; sister of Jane Bender of El Paso, Tex., and Barbara Erskine of Arlington, Va. Services will be held at Pumphrey’s Bethesda-Chevy Chase Funeral Home, 7557 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Md., on Wednesday, June 3, at 11 a.m. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park.1
 
BurialShe was buried in Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville, Maryland.1 
Last Edited16 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com databases, Historical Newspaper Database. Image from Washington Post, 2 June 1981. Harriet Bonnycastle Beall Obituary.
  2. Online image of the 1910 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Military and Naval Forces, Philippines, Camp Keithley, Mindanao, Roll 1784, Page 98.
  3. Ancestry.com databases, Historical Newspaper Database. Image from Washington Post, 21 May 1966. Marie K Bonnycastle Obituary.
  4. New York Passenger Arrivals, images (www.ancestry.com) "Butts family, SS Caronia, 1929."
  5. United States 1920 Federal Census, District of Columbia, Washington, Roll T625_212, ED 284, Page 15B.
  6. E-mails from Barbara Murray to J Kolthammer, 2005+.
  7. United States 1940 Federal Census, District of Columbia, Washington, ED 1-297, Page 3B.
  8. Florida Marriage Records, 1830-1993, Robert Wade Beall & Harriet Bonnycastle Butts, 1943, #49297. Image viewed online at Family Search.
  9. Obituary of Robert Wade Beall in The Washington Post Times Herald, 10 December 1973. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.