Lilly Ruth (Lind) Bonner (1912 - 1957)

Born 13 Dec 1912 in Missoula, Montana, United States

Wife of Joseph Bartok — married 19 Sep 1937 (to 30 Apr 1948) in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States

Wife of John Herbert Bonner — married 4 Jun 1954 (to about 1957) in Queen Anne, King, Washington, United States

Died 15 Oct 1957 at age 44 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

When Lilly Ruth Henrietha Lind was born on 13 December 1912, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, her father, Julius Lind, was 27 and her mother, Olufina Norland, was 27. She sailed on October 15, 1922 from Bergen arriving a New York on October 24, 1922 with her parents and sibling.

She married Joseph Bartok on 19 September 1937, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. Lilly and Joseph divorced on April 30, 1948 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana.

She lived in Missoula, Montana, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 7 Missoula City, Missoula, Montana, United States in 1940.

Lilly was living in Missoula, Missoula, Montana with her daughter and parents in 1950. Occupation was listed as waitress at a restaurant. Her obituary mentioned she served as a waitress in the Hotel Florence dining room and at the Frontier night club, west of Missoula, and at the Palace Hotel.

Her second marriage was to John Herbert Bonner on June 4, 1954, in Queen Anne, Washington. Lilly and John were living in Seattle, Washington in 1956. They divorced on or before 1957 and had one son.

Lilly was killed by her second ex-husband, Joseph Herbert Bonner (alias George Brownlow) on October 15, 1957, in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 44, and was buried in Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83B-LQV : 2 February 2021), Lily Lind in entry for Julius Lind, 1920.

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNKC-JPY : 2 March 2021), Lillie Lind, 1922.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCMR-LTN : accessed 12 March 2023), Lily R H Lind in household of Julius Lind, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 1A, line 25, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1259; FHL microfilm 2,340,994.

• "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37C-TCR : 2 March 2021), Joseph Bartok and Lilly Lind, 19 Sep 1937; citing Marriage, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,888,859.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VBQW-9Y1 : Fri Mar 10 06:11:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Olufine Lind and Lilly R Bartok, 1940.

• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSN-VPN4 : 12 February 2021), Lilly Lind in entry for Sylvia Antoinette Bartok, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FQM-87DG : Sun Jan 29 19:21:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Julius Lind and Olufine Lind, 1 April 1950.

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Name: Lilly Bonner; female; residence year: 1955; street address: 624 5th Av West; Seattle, Washington; spouse: John H Bonner; Publication title: Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1955.

• U.S. City Directories, 1822-1955. Name: Lilly Bonner; female; residence year: 1956; residence place: Seattle, Washington; spouse: John H Bonner; publication title: Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1956.

• "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FNP-RF52 : 18 July 2022), Lilly R Bonner, 1957.

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQMX-DL4 : 10 March 2018), Lilly R. Bonner, 15 Oct 1957; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 19020, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,739.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL9-Y96T : 6 March 2021), Lilly Ruth Henreitha Lind Bonner, ; Burial, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Missoula Cemetery; citing record ID 84531526, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Account of Death: https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c9a0add7b049347f3ca5

Repository

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB85-GPF