Elizabeth (Betty) Amelia EVANS

Elizabeth married Fornando Gonzales THORNTON 19 Apr 1924, Canada. Fornando was born 6 Oct 1903; died 30 Nov 1965, Seattle, WA. [Group Sheet]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living
4. Living

Notes:

known as Charles Frederick MACOMBER before running off with Mollie WEST. Afterward known only as Fred C EVANS--correspondence with Jacque THORNTON

From Seattle City Directories, unless otherwise noted:
1917-18:no entry
1926:EVANS, Fred C (Mollie H) dispr PCRRCo h 563 Railroad av S [PCRRCo=Pacific Coast Railroad Co]

Census, 1900, California, San Francisco, San Francisco, ED 244, p 7b shows Fred Evans b 1874, 26 years old, b Canada; This may or may not be correct person

Fred married Mollie Hortense WEST 16 Oct 1891, Pierce Co, WA. Mollie (daughter of Edward Jacob WEST and Amelia Ann THOROGOOD) was born 7 Oct 1875, San Francisco, CA; died 22 Dec 1960, Seattle, WA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

does not show up in US 1900 census, Washington

I referred to Mollie as Minnie until correspondence with Jacque Thornton. Mollie appeared as Minnie in the 1880 census. 1880 census showed Mollie (Minnie) born in Nova Scotia, but Jacque Thornton states Mollie was born in San Francisco.

From Seattle City Directories, unless otherwise noted:
1916:no matching entry
1917-18:no entry
1926:EVANS, Fred C (Mollie H) dispr PCRRCo h 563 Railroad av S [PCRRCo=Pacific Coast Railroad Co]

Census, 1900, California, San Francisco, San Francisco, ED 244, p 7b shows Mollie Evans b 1879, 21 years old, b California; This may or may not be correct person

Removed following record for Mollie WEST's birthdate and location on 4 Jun 2006: Census, 1900, Washington, E.D. 146, Roll 1748, Sheet 7; no data from this record supported Mollie's birth data.

Notes:

resided in Mass in 1858-1873 (1880 census)

from Cambridge, MA, city directories
1865-66:no entry
1866-67:no entry
1868:no entry
1869:WEST, Edward J carpenter bds 47 River
1871:WEST, Edward J. carpenter, house Pearl, near Walnut
1872:WEST, Edward J. carpenter house 126 Pearl
1873:WEST, Edward J. carpenter house 126 Pearl
1874:WEST, Edward J. carpenter house 126 Pearl
1875:WEST, Edward J. carpenter, house 13 Elmer
1876:no entry
1878:no entry

resided in San Francisco approx 1880, and had been an unemployed carpenter for 9 months as of the June 1880 date of the census

resided in Washington about 1885 (1900 census, Carrie L born 1885 in Washington)

from Tacoma City Directories 1900-1910:
1888:no entry
1890:no entry
1893-94:no entry
1896:no entry
1897-98:no entry
1899:no entry
1900:*WEST, Edward, flour packer PSFM Co (Puget Sound Flouring Mills), res 1224 North G
1901:*WEST, Edward, flour packer PSFM Co, res 1703 S Yakima av
1902:*WEST, Ed, billiards 906 S Tacoma av res 1614 S 8th
1903:*WEST, Edward, lab (laborer), res 3122 S 9th
1904:no entry-see WEST, Amelia for further info
1914-6:no entry for WEST, Edward or Amelia

1918:no entry for WEST, Edward or Amelia

1920-1:WEST, Amelia A (wid Edwd J) r 3-1023 N Sheridan av
1922:WEST, Amelia A r 1224 N Steele
1923-26:no entries for WEST, Edward or Amelia

*entries above for 1900-1903 cannot be correct as indicated by Edward's death certificate of 1899.

1900 census? Robie W West; 1900, CA, Calaveras, Robinsons Ferry, ED 143, p 17a; b 1864 Canada, physician, boarder

Edward married Amelia Ann THOROGOOD 8 Aug 1867, Boston, MA. Amelia (daughter of Peter M THOROGOOD and Hannah Catherine WEST) was born 27 Oct 1836, Mass. or Halifax, Nova Scotia; died 28 Feb 1925, Seattle, King, WA; was buried 3 Mar 1925, Bleitz Und. Co.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Surname may be Thorogood--from interview Charlotte COOK JOHNSON 12 Apr 2000, Tacoma;

Amelia is placed in Nova Scotia at birth, 1836-1837, in Massachusets from abt 1858 to 1874, then in
Nova Scotia abt 1876 (this info from Mass marriage, birth, death records)
from 1880 census, California and, 1900 census, Washington, it appears that...
Amelia was in California in 1880, and in Washington in 1885 and thereafter

from Tacoma City Directories, unless otherwise noted:
1888:no entry
1890:no entry
1893-94:no entry
1896:no entry
1897-98:no entry
1899:no entry
1900:*WEST, Edward, flour packer PSFM Co (Puget Sound Flouring Mills), res 1224 North G
1901:*WEST, Edward, flour packer PSFM Co, res 1703 S Yakima av
1902:*WEST, Ed, billiards 906 S Tacoma av res 1614 S 8th
1903:*WEST, Edward, lab (laborer), res 3122 S 9th
1904:WEST, Amelia A (wid Edward J) b 4016 N 34th
1904 entry also found son Roby listed at same address as above
1905:WEST, Amelia A (wid Edward J) b 4016 N 34th
1906:no entry for Amelia
1907:WEST, Amelia A (wid Edward) b 5402 South K
1908-10:no more entries for Amelia

1914-6:no entry for WEST, Edward or Amelia
1916: no entry for WEST, Amelia in Seattle Directory
1917: Seattle Directory: WEST, Amelia A Mrs r 2602 W 59th

1918:no entry for WEST, Edward or Amelia
1918: Seattle Directory: WEST, Amelia A (wid Edwd J) r 2602 W 59th

1920-1:WEST, Amelia A (wid Edwd J) r 3-1023 N Sheridan av
1922:WEST, Amelia A r 1224 N Steele
1923-26:no entries for WEST, Edward or Amelia in Tacoma Directories
1924, Seattle Dir: WEST, Amelia (wid Edw) r 418-1/2 1st av W [living with daughters Grace PARSONS, and Carrie COOK]

*entries above for 1900-1903 cannot be correct as indicated by Edward's death certificate of 1899.

death certificate indicates that Amelia moved in with Mrs Grace Parsons approx Aug 1923, agreeing with Tacoma directory information. Address was 418 1/2 - 1st Ave. W., Seattle, WA

Amelia broke her right femur 14 Feb 1925, then developed terminal pneumonia 24 Feb 1925 before her death.

from Seattle city directories:
1923WEST, Amelia not listed
1924WEST, Amelia A (wid Edw) r 418 1/2 1st av W [r=rooms] [directory date shows 1924 copyright]
1925not available in Tacoma library or not published
1926-8WEST, Amelia not listed

Census, for 1910, WA, Pierce, Steilacoom, ED 194, p 3b shows Amelia enumerated with son-in-law Warren Evans; indicates Amelia b Nova Scotia, father b Virginia [?], mother b Nova Scotia

Notes:

from Tacoma City Directories:
1909:WEST, Jacob cement wkr Glazed Cement Sewer Pipe Co, r 1218 So A
[above entry is probably incorrect Jacob]
1910:WEST, Jacob lab r 1218 A
[above entry is probably incorrect Jacob]

Jacob married Maria Susanna GLAWSON 25 Feb 1826, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Perhaps surname is THURGOOD v THOROGOOD

both parents foreign born (source: US census 1870, MA, Middlesex Co, Cambridge Wd 4, roll 624, pg 666)

both parents born Nova Scotia (source: US census 1880, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Cambridge, ED 443, p 56 d)

marriage bond dated 1824 indicated Peter was a fisherman from Spry Harbour, NS

Peter married Hannah Catherine WEST 30 Dec 1824, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hannah was born Abt 1803, Nova Scotia; died 30 Dec 1879, prob Cambridge, MA; was buried Cambridge Cemetery, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Some records (Mass marriage record) appear to indicate her name is Harriet, most others Hannah or Jannah

both parents foreign born (s. 1870, MA, Middlesex Co, Cambridge Wd 4, roll 624, pg 666)