Lester Milton Bonham (1920 - 1975)

Born 31 Jul 1920 in Stettler, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Ancestors

Died 6 Sep 1975 at age 55 in Delburne, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Milton was the last child and son of Daniel Milton Bonham and Florence Myrtle Humphrey.

The family was found in the 1921 Canada Census in Red Deer, Alberta (21 38 22 w4)^[1] The household was enumerated on two pages as follows:

• Bonham, Myrtle, Head, Female, Widow, 35, Ontario
• Nora, Dau, Female, Single, 16, Ontario
• Ernest, Son, Male, Single, 14, Ontario
• Stella, Dau, Female, Single, 12, Alberta
• Stuart, Son, Male, Single, 10, Alberta
• Roy, Son, Male, Single, 9, Alberta
• Edna, Dau, Female, Single, 7, Alberta
• Mabel Dau, Female, Single, 6, Alberta
• Merle, Dau, Female, Single, 3, Alberta
• Milton, Son, Male, Single, 11/12, Alberta
• Humphrey, John, Boarder, 45, Ontario (brother?)

He married Caroline Dorothy Maertz (1921-2014)

Lester passed away in 1975 and was interred in the Great Bend Cemetery, Delburne, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002863480 and http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002863481 1921 Canada Collections for Alberta
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133312942/lester-milton-bonham: accessed 13 January 2023), memorial page for Lester Milton “Mickey” Bonham (31 Jul 1920–6 Sep 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133312942, citing Great Bend Cemetery, Delburne, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Deb (contributor 48155269).