Dorothy Bonnell (Armistead) Van Husen (1925 - 2019)

Born 12 Jan 1925 in Callahan, Texas, United States

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Died 6 Jan 2019 at age 93 in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States

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Biography

Dorothy Bonnell Armistead was born on 12 January 1925 on the Scott Ranch in Callahan County, Texas, United States.^[1] She was the daughter of Mabin Willard Armistead (abt.1890-1974) and Georgiann (Grimes) Armistead (1905-1997).^[2][3]

Dorothy was 5 years old when the 1930 United States Census was taken. She was listed as the daughter of Mabin W. Armistead. The Armistead family was living in Upton County, Texas,^[4]

The 1940 United States Census was taken when Dorothy was 15 years old. She was living in Ft. Stockton, Commissioner's Precinct 1, Pecos County, Texas in the household of her father.^[5]

Bonnell Armistead was married to Corwin Van Husen on 02 June 1946 in the First Methodist Church of Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas.^[6][7] They were the parents of at least 3 children who are potentially all still living.^[3]

After their marriage, Bonnell and Corwin moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where her husband was getting his education. They then moved to Santa Monica, California. In 1948, they settled in Midland, Midland County, Texas where they reared their children.^[3]

Bonnell and George Van Husen were enumerated as a married couple on the 1950 United States Census. They were living in Midland, Midland County, Texas. A lodger named Jerry Parker was also a member of their household. Bonnell was working as a secretary for a well digging service.^[8]

In 1997, she was mentioned as one of the surviving children in the obituary of her mother, Georgiann Grimes Armistead.^[9]

Bonnell was of the Presbyterian faith. She was a member of the Colonel Theunis Dey Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America.^[3]

Dorothy Bonnell (Armistead) VanHusen passed away on 06 January 2019 in Midland, Midland County, Texas. She was 93 years old. Her burial details are unknown but she does have a Find a Grave memorial on which there is a transcript of her obituary.^[3][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8Z4-B9K : 1 January 2015), Dorothy Bonnell Armistead, 12 Jan 1925; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
2. ↑ "Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2275 #446680 (accessed 12 January 2023)
   Dorathey Bonnell Armistead born on 25 Jan 1925, daughter of M W Armistead & Georgia Gremes, in Putnam, Callahan, Texas, USA.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "Bonnell Armistead Van Husen (Obituary)," Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, online, accessed 12 Jan 2023.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H26M-C2M : accessed 27 October 2020), Dorothy B Armistead in household of Mabin W Armistead, McCamey, Upton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 5B, line 93, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2403; FHL microfilm 2,342,137.

   Name	Relation	Sex	Status	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   Mabin W Armistead	Head	Male	Married	40	Alabama	Contractor - Building
   Georgianne Armistead	Wife	Female	Married	25	Texas	None
   Virginia Lee Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	6	Texas	None
   Dorothy B Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	5	Texas	None
   Laura Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	2 8/12	Texas	None

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SY-VGQ : 22 December 2019), Dorothy B Armistead in household of Maben Armistead, Fort Stockton, Commissioner's Precinct 1, Pecos, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 186-1A, sheet 3A, line 40, family 57, 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 4122.

   Name	Relation	Sex	Status	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   Maben Armistead	Head	Male	Married	47	Alabama	Carpenter - Building Construction
   Georgia Ann Armistead	Wife	Female	Married	35	Texas
   Virginia Lee Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	16	Texas
   Dorothy B Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	15	Texas
   Laura Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	12	Texas
   Joyce Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	9	Texas
   Maben W Armistead	Son	Male	Single	7	Texas
   Nancy Ann Armistead	Daughter	Female	Single	2	Texas

6. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-9QB9 : 23 February 2021), Corwin Van Husen and Bonnell Armistead, 02 Jun 1946; citing Marriage, citing Pecos, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 2,030,322.
7. ↑ "Newspapers.com"
   The San Angelo Weekly Standard 14 Jun 1946, page 6
   Newspapers Clip: 116293685 (accessed 12 January 2023)
8. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Midland, Midland, Texas; Roll: 2173; Sheet Number: 78; Enumeration District: 165-3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #187208524 (accessed 12 January 2023)
   Bonnell Vanhusen (25), wife, Secretary, in household of George C Vanhusen (29) in Midland, Midland, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   George C Vanhusen	M	29	Married	Head	Accounting - Chemical Company	Michigan
   Bonnell Vanhusen	F	25	Married	Wife	Secretary - Well Digging Service	Texas
   Jerry Parker	M	21	Never married	Lodger	Drafting - Petroleum	New York

9. ↑ "Georgiann Grimes Armistead (Obituary)," Newspapers.com, Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas), 31 Jan 1997, Page 46, accessed and clipped 15 Feb 2020.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211632961/dorothy-bonnell-vanhusen: accessed 12 January 2023), memorial page for Dorothy Bonnell Armistead VanHusen (12 Jan 1925–6 Jan 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211632961; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by George Rogers Park (contributor 47185030).