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Manford W Bonine (1883 - 1942)

Manford W Bonine
Born in Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas, USAmap
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Died at age 58 in Erie Township, Neosho County, Kansas, USAmap
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Manford Bonine is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Manford W. Bonine was born on 27 May 1883 on his family's farm in Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas, USA. He was the only son of John Wesley Bonine and Mary Wilmerth Culbertson. On the 1895 Kansas State Census, Manford "Banine" (transcription spelling error!), was recorded as a 12-year-old male, living with his parents: JW Banine [sic=Bonine] & MW Banine and 5 siblings on their farm in Jackson Twp., Anderson County, Kansas.[1]

On the 1900 US Census (the 1890 Census was accidentally destroyed and not available), John Wesley Bonine, age 44, was recorded as a Farmer, living in Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas, USA. He was Head of Household, married, living with his wife. The Census enumerated all 6 of their children, including their 17-year-old son, Manford W. Bonine, still living with them on the farm. The 1900 US Census also recorded that he and his wife had been married for 19 years and that his wife, Mary Bonine, had bore 7 children, 6 of whom were still alive in 1900.[2]

Household, Role, Sex, Birth-date, Birthplace, Occupation
J W Bonine, Head, Male, Nov 1856, Iowa, Farmer
Mary Bonine, Wife, Female, Jun 1860, Missouri, None Listed
Grace Bonine, Daughter, Female, Feb 1882, Kansas, At School
Manford Bonine, Son, Male, May 1883, Kansas, At School
Emma Bonine, Daughter, Female, Aug 1887, Kansas, At School
Myrtle Bonine, Daughter, Female, Oct 1889, Kansas, At School
Cassie Bonine, Daughter, Female, Aug 1891, Kansas, At School
Hazel Bonine, Daughter, Female, Nov 1894, Kansas, At School

On 21 December 1906, in Anderson County, Kansas, 23-year-old Manford W. Bonine married 19-year-old Cora Belle Ratliff, b: 6 November 1887 in Nebraska.[3] The couple had the following 9 children: [4]

  1. Beatrice L Bonine, 3 Feb 1908 - 21 Dec 1993 in Galena IL
  2. Clifford Lee Bonine, 5 Oct 1909 – 25 Nov 1947 in Parsons KS
  3. Herman L Bonine, 29 Aug 1911 - 2 Mar 2000
  4. Richard Bonine, 27 Jun 1913 – 10 Jul 1996 in Hart, MI
  5. Alba Laurette Bonine [Ellis], 5 Aug 1915 – 6 Dec 2002 in CA
  6. Fred Lavant Bonine, 1917 – 2001 in Colton, CA
  7. Elizabeth Ellen Bonine [Dilley, Ogle], 13 Feb 1921 – Aug 1983
  8. Ratliff Rex Bonine, 2 Nov 1924 – 15 Aug 1982
  9. Ethie Bonine [Farmer], 29 Jan 1927 – 2 Mar 2013 in KS

The April 1910 US Census recorded Manford W. Bonine as 26, married to Cora Bonine, age 22, with 2 children: Beatrice L Bonine, age 2, and Clifford Lee Bonine, 6 months old. Manford Bonine was a Farmer. He and his wife owned their family farm in Lewis Township, Gove County, Kansas, USA. The Census further recorded that they had been married for 3 years and that Cora B. Bonine had had 2 children, both of whom were still alive in April 1910. Finally it stated that Cora had been born in Nebraska, with both her parents being from Ohio, USA.[5]

On 12 September 1918, Manford W. Bonine, 35 years old: b: 27 May 1883, registered with the US Army during World War I. He declared himself married to "Cora Belle Bonine," and living on their farm in Garnett Township, Anderson County, Kansas. His physical characteristics were "Medium Height, Medium Build, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes." [6]

The January 1920 US Census recorded that Manford & Cora Bonine, 36 and 33, respectively, had moved to Lincoln Township, Anderson County, Kansas. In addition to Beatrice, now 12, and Clifford, age 10, they now had 3 more sons & 1 daughter: Herman Bonine: age 8; Richard Bonine, 6; Alba Bonine, 4 yr., 1 mo., and Fred Bonine, 2 yr., 3 mo. old. Manford was still recorded as a Farmer, owing and operating his own "General Farm". [7]

Ten years later, the 1 April 1930 US Census recorded that "Monford" [sic=Manford] and Cora Bonine, ages 46 & 42 respectively, had moved once again. They were now living in Erie City, Erie Township, Neosho County, Kansas. They owned their own home. Manford Bonine was reported to be the "City Watchman," while Cora listed her occupation as "Laundress," working at home. Eight of their nine children were living with them; only oldest daughter, Beatrice L. Bonine, now 22, was not reported. Their oldest son, Clifford L. Bonine, now 20 years old, had recently gotten married. He and his 19-year-old bride: Ida Nona (Pierce) Bonine, b: 4 Dec. 1910 in St. Paul, Neosho, Kansas, were recorded as part of the 1930 family household. Clifford was working for the Railroad. They had no children as of 1930.

Manford & Cora Bonine had had 3 more children since January 1920: Elizabeth Bonine, age 9 in 1930; son Ratliff Bonine, 5, and Ethie Bonine, 3 yrs., 2 months. [8]

The April 1940 US Census recorded that Manford & Cora Bonine, now 56 and 52 years old, were still living in their own home in the city of Erie, Erie Township, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. Only their 3 youngest children were still living with them, along with a 3-year-old granddaughter, Beatrice Bonine, b: 1933. She was Clifford & Ida's oldest child.[9] Manford Bonine's 83-year-old, father, widower John Wesley Bonine, Sr., had moved in with them before 1935. Manford Bonine was still working as Erie's "Night Watchman". Cora now had no occupation.[10]

Manford W. Bonine passed away on 16 February 1942 in Erie, Erie Township, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. He was buried at the East Hill Cemetery, Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. [11] His wife survived his passing for another 3 decades. After their youngest daughter, Ethie P Bonine, graduated from Erie High School in 1944, Cora Belle (Ratliff) Bonine moved with her to Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, where Ethie was employed at Kress Company. Ethie Bonine married Albert E. Farmer on March 24, 1946, at the Erie Christian Church. Cora lived with them in Parsons until her passing on 13 March 1972. She was buried next to her husband at the East Hill Cemetery, Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. [12][13]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-Y54C : 12 November 2017), Grace Banine in entry for J W Banine, 1895. Note: Transcript says location was "Anderson, Smith, Kansas" but the handwritten original form states "Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas".
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR1-VDJ : accessed 25 January 2020), Jw Bonine in household of S S Smith, Jackson Township, Anderson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 8A, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,470. Note: The transcript typist mistakenly added SS Smith, a Laborer from the neighboring farm on the Bonine list & also omitted JW. Bonine's wife: Mary Bonine from the typed transcript. The hand-written original is correct.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWLK-X88 : 14 January 2020), Cora B. Ratliff in entry for Manford W. Bonine, 1906.
  4. ↑ Pedigree Resource File for Manford Bonine on FamilySearch; cites 12 sources
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CC-SXH : accessed 27 January 2020), Manford W Bonine, Lewis, Gove, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 4A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 440; FHL microfilm 1,374,453.
  6. ↑ Photocopy is on his Find A Grave Memorial. See: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2008/324/31300263_122724539098.jpg
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDL-QBH : accessed 27 January 2020), Manford Bonine, Lincoln, Anderson, Kansas, United States; citing ED 24, sheet 1B, line 88, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 522; FHL microfilm 1,820,522.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Q5-5VJ : accessed 27 January 2020), Monford Bonine, Erie, Neosho, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 1B, line 80, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 713; FHL microfilm 2,340,448.
  9. ↑ Note: Beatrice was also counted as living with her parents (on a different day) in nearby Earlton, Canville Twp., Neosho, Kansas. Her father was a "Section Hand" for the "Steam Railroad" there. He & Ida (Pierce) Bonine had 2 sons & 3 daughters in 1940. See: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRKT-QBX : 26 July 2019), Clifford Bonine, Earlton, Canville Township, Neosho, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-2, sheet 2B, line 46, family 33, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1249.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRKT-65C : 26 July 2019), Manford W Bonine, Erie, Erie Township, Neosho, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-14, sheet 12B, line 67, family 335, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1249.
  11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #31300263 - Manford W. Bonine
  12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #31300260 - Cora Belle Ratliff Bonine
  13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10620400 - Ethie P Bonine Farmer has additional information.
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2020), memorial page for Manford W Bonine (27 May 1883–16 Feb 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #31300263, citing East Hill Cemetery, Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .




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