Grace May (North) Monfort (1876 - 1960)

Born 1 Feb 1876 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States of America

Wife of William Nelson Monfort — married 1923 in California, United States of America

Died 23 Jul 1960 at age 84 in San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America

Biography

Grace (North) Monfort is Notable.

Grace May North was born in Utica, New York on February 1, 1876^[1]. She was the daughter of Eugene North and Adele N. Harrington^[2].

From 1910 to 1915, Grace worked at the Webster Branch of the New York Public Library. Her duties included running a story telling club for girls, and doing story telling in schools and institutions^[2].

At the time of the 1920 US Census, Grace was lodging in Santa Barbara, California^[3]. At the time of the census, Grace's occupation was listed as "Writer" for a newspaper.

At the time of the 1930 US Census, William N, Grace M, and Donald Monfort were listed as living in Santa Barbara, California, along with William's mother, Elizabeth E Monfort^[4].

At the time of the 1940 U.S. Census, William W N and Grace Monfort were listed as living in San Luis Obispo, California^[5].

Grace died in San Luis Obispo, California on July 23, 1960^[6], and was buried in Halcyon Cemetery, Halcyon, California^[7].

Bibliography

As Grace May North

• Adele Doring of the Sunnyside Club. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. (1919)
• Dixie Martin, the Girl of Woodford's Cañon. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. (1924)
• Virginia's Adventure Club. New York: A. L. Burt Company (1924)
• Nan of the Gypsies. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1926)
• Rilla of the Lighthouse. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1926)
• Meg of Mystery Mountain. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1926)
• Sisters. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1928)
• Bobs, a Girl Detective. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1928)

As Carol Norton

• The Phantom Yacht. New York: A. L. Burt Company (1928)
• The Seven Sleuths' Club. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1928)
• The Phantom Town Mystery. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1933)

Sources

1. ↑ Binheim, Max (editor-in-chief), Women of The West. Los Angeles: Publishers Press, 1928, page 71.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Detwiler, Justice C. (editor), Who's Who in California: A Biographical Directory 1928-29. San Francisco: Who's Who Publishing, 1929, page 306.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4N-7XV : accessed 17 December 2016), Grace M North in household of William B Fields, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 88, sheet 5B, line 7, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 146; FHL microfilm 1,820,146.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCNJ-WHJ : accessed 17 December 2016), Grace M Monfort in household of William N Monfort, Township 03, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 7B, line 72, family 344, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 214; FHL microfilm 2,339,949.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DF-J5F : accessed 25 October 2017), Grace Monfort in household of William W N Monfort, Arroyo Grande Judicial Township, San Luis Obispo, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-6, sheet 13A, line 20, family 428, 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 328.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP2Q-LPR : 26 November 2014), Grace M Monfort, 23 Jul 1960; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57518045: Grace May North Monfort

See also:

• Wikipedia: Grace May North
• LibraryThing: North, Grace May
• GoodReads: Grace May North
• Wikidata: Item Q15999497, en:Wikipedia