Daniel Milton Bonham (1887 - 1920)

Born 28 May 1887 in South Dumfries, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Myrtle (Humphrey) Bonham Baker — married 9 Aug 1906 in Brant County, Ontario

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1920 at age 32 in Delburne, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Daniel Milton Bonham was the son of Benjamin Franklin Bonham and Elisabeth B. Crozier.^[1]

Siblings:

1. John Crozier Bonham 1878–1879
2. Laura Bonham Hickox 1879–1959
3. Susan Jane Bonham MacDonald 1882–1966
4. Janet Wells Bonham Smith 1889–1941
5. Elizabeth Bonham 1892–1898
6. Calvin Carleton Bonham 1899–1982

He was found at age three in the 1891 Canada Census in Dumfries South, Brant North, Ontario.^[2]

The family was found in the 1901 Canada Census in Wentworth & Brant North, Ontario.^[3]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Benjiman F Bonham Head Male 45 Ontario
• Elizabeth B Bonham Wife Female 45 Ontario
• Susan J Bonham Dau Female 18 Ontario
• Daniel M Bonham Son Male 13 Ontario
• Janet W Bonham Dau Female 11 Ontario
• Calvin C Bonham Son Male 1 Ontario

He married Florence Myrtle Humphrey on 09 Aug 1906 in St. George, Brant, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

Children:

1. Nora Mae Bonham Huston 1904–1984
2. Ernest Franklin Bonham 1907–1977
3. Stella Elizabeth Crowe 1909–1988
4. Stewart Bonham 1911–1998
5. Roy 1912
6. Edna 1914
7. Mable 1916
8. Merle Gladys Bonham Cardy 1918–1971
9. Lester Milton Bonham 1920–1975

The family was found in the 1911 Canada Census in Alberta on 21-38-22 W4.^[5]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Banham, Daniel, Male, Head, Married, May 1887, 24 Ont.
• Myrtle, Female, Wife, Married, Aug 1888, 23, Ont.
• Nora, F, Dau, S, Sep 1905, 6, Ont.
• Ernest, M, Son, S, Jan 1907, 4, Alta
• Stella, F, Dau, S, Feb 1909, 2, Alta
• Stewart, M. Son, S, Feb 1911, 4 mos, Alta

The family was found in the 1916 Canada Census on a farm in township 38, range 22, W4, Hays, Red Deer County, Alberta. ^[6]Th household was enumerated as follows:

• Daniel M. Bonham, Head, Male, Married, 31, Ont, Baptist
• Myrtle, Wife, Female, Married, 31, Ont, Baptist
• Nora M, Dau, Female, Single, 11, Ont,
• Ernest F, Son, Male, Single, 9, Alta.,
• Stella E., Dau, Female, Single, 7, Alta.,
• Stewart, Son, Male, Single 5, Alta
• Roy. Son, Male, Single, 4, Alta
• Edna, Dau, Female, Single, 2
• Mabel, Dau, Female, Single, 6/12,
• Stamp, Thomas, hired man, single ,32, England

Daniel passed away in 1920 and was interred in the Great Bend Cemetery, Delburne, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMQ2-16P : 13 February 2020), Daniel Milton Bonham, 1887.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW2D-YTD : 3 August 2016), Daniel M Bonham, Dumfries South, Brant North, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148127.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGB-GZ3 : 23 February 2021), Daniel M Bonham in household of Benjiman F Bonham, Wentworth & Brant (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ3-DYL : 8 March 2021), Daniel Milton Bonham and Myrtle Florence Humphrey, 09 Aug 1906; citing registration , St George, Brant, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,550.
5. ↑ 1911 Canada Collections for Alberta (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1911&op=img&id=e001931832 : 20 July 2023)
6. ↑ 1916 Canada Collections (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1916&op=img&id=31228_4363982-01153)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132674438/daniel-milton-bonham: accessed 08 January 2023), memorial page for Daniel Milton Bonham (28 May 1887–25 Feb 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132674438, citing Great Bend Cemetery, Delburne, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Deb (contributor 48155269).