Elizabeth A (McDonell) Finn (1913 - 1971)

Born 9 Aug 1913 in Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States

Died 7 Jun 1971 at age 57 in Sonoma County, California, USA

Biography

Finding Betty McDonell's parents is somewhat complicated by the fact that her original birth certificate was issued as "McDowell" and had to be corrected by a later one in 1957. In addition, her mother's first name in the 1920 U.S. Census was incorrectly transcribed as "Joy", when it should have been Ivy. It could be read either way, but the "I" looks different from the way this enumerator wrote "J".

Elizabeth/Betty McDonell was the daughter of John P McDonell and Ivy Sullivan. She was born in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California on 9 August 1913. ^[1] Surname corrected in 1957. ^[2]

Her parents and siblings were listed in the 1920 U.S. Census in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California. Betty was 6 in June of that year. ^[3]

In 1910, Betty's parents were in Sebastopol with her eldest two brothers, but were enumerated as McDonald -- a common occurrence for McDonells and McDonnells. The significance of this census is that it confirms that John P.'s wife's name was "Ivy", not Joy. ^[4]

• Burial: Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery , Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California, USA

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:49GZ-RPN2 : 13 January 2020), Elizabeth McDowell, 9 Aug 1913; citing Birth, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:49GZ-RPW2 : 13 January 2020), Elizabeth McDonell, 9 Aug 1913; citing Birth, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4T-KXD : accessed 21 December 2020), Betty McDonell in household of John P McDonell, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States; citing ED 131, sheet 8A, line 38, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 150; FHL microfilm 1,820,150.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGB-RSS : accessed 31 December 2020), John P McDonald, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 13B, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 109; FHL microfilm 1,374,122.

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V25W-2XX : 13 December 2014), Elizabet Mcdonell, 09 Aug 1913; citing Sonoma, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

• Betty A Finn (1913-1971) on Find A Grave: Memorial #220009631 retrieved 20 December 2020