Onna "Anna M. Bennent" TAMMEN ³

  General Notes:

GIVEN NAME: Ona, Leona or Anna,

1900 NE CENSUS, York Co, Lockridge Twp, Mother's Jewel's Home:
"Ono Tamon", inmate, 8, b. 1892 in NE.
(Listed nearby on census were Aha "Tamon", Elizabeth "Tamon" and David "Tamnen".)

MOTHER'S JEWELS ORPHANAGE, York Co, NE: Orphanage records state that Anna was taken on a trial basis on Aug. 15, 1900 by Mrs. Jennie and Mr. D. F. Bennett and then adopted on June 18, 1901 in NE by D. F. and Jennie Bennett.

MARRIAGE RECORDS OF CHEYENNE CO, NE: Anna M. Bennett and Claude S. "Garey" were married Jan 4, 1910 in Sidney, Cheyenne Co, NE

1920 NE CENSUS, Box Butte Co, Alliance town, Jan. 6:
Anna "Garry", 27, div., b. NE, father b. IL, mother b. IN, waitress, restaurant.
AND:
1920 NE CENSUS, Cheyenne Co, Sidney city, Feb. 5:
David F. Bennett, 56, married, b. OH, father b. IN, mother b. NC, driving car for county;
wife Jennie, 52, b. OH, parents b. OH;
adpt. dau. Onna "Gary", 14, atended school, b. NE, father b. CO, mother b. OH;
adpt. dau. Dorothy M. "Gary", 11, attended school, b. NE, father b. CO, mother b. OH;
adpt. son Millard B. "Gary", 8, attended school, b. NE, father b. CO, mother b. OH.
(NOTE: It is likely that the age of Onna is incorrect and that she is actually the mother of Dorothy and Millard.)

CO, COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS & STATE INDEX, 1862-2006:
Name: Anna Garey
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1921
Marriage Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Spouse:Charles E Brown
Film Number: 001690057

1930 CO CENSUS, Denver Co, Denver:
Charles E. Brown, 36, 1st marriage age 27, b. KY, parents b. KY, laborer, railroad, veteran, served in WW; wife Leona M., 37, 1st marriage age 18, b. NE, parents b. NE, waitress, restaurant;
step-daughter Dorothy Garey, 19, b. CO, father b. PA, mother b. NE, cashier, dance hall;
step-son, Milliard Garey, 17, b. CO, father b. PA, mother b. NE, laborer, odd jobs.

1940 NE CENSUS, Hall Co, Grand Island city:
Charles E. Brown, 47, 4th, b. KY, 1935: same place, watering stock, sales barn;
Leona Brown, wife, 48, 8th, b. NE, 1935: same place;
Dorothy Garey Morris Stewart, step-dau, 30, M (crossed out), H-2, b. CO, 1935: same place, bartender, beer tavern;
Millard Garey, step-son, 28, single, H-1, b. CO, 1935: same place, laborer, WPA roads.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Onna M. Brown
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1892
Birth Place: Kenesaw, Adams County, Nebraska, United States of America
Death Date: 11 Dec 1944
Death Place: Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States of America
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: David Fletcher Bennett
Mother: Jennie Whisler Bennett

ADOPTIVE PARENTS:
1900 NE CENSUS, York Co, Waco Twp, (June 4):
Daivd F. Bennett, Dec 1858, 41, married 10 yrs, b. IL, father b. NC, mother b. IN, farmer;
wife Jennie, June 1867, 32, married 10 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. IN, parents b. IN

1910 NE CENSUS, Cheyenne Co, Davison:
David F. Bennett, 48, 1st marriage, married 20 yrs, b. IL, , farmer;
wife Jennie, 42, 1st marriage , married 20 yrs, b. IN.

1920 NE CENSUS, Cheyenne Co, Sidney city:
David F. Bennett, 56, married, b. OH, father b. IN, mother b. NC, driving car for county;
wife Jennie, 52, b. OH, parents b. OH;
adpt. dau. Anna or Onns(?) Gary, 14;
adpt. dau. Dorothy M., 11;
adpt. son Millard B., 8.
All children were b. NE, father b. CO, mother b. OH.

1930 NE CENSUS, Cheyenne Co, Sidney city:
David F. Bennett, 65, 1st marriage age 29, b. IL, parents b. IL, no occupation;
wife Jennie, 58, 1st marriage age 22, b. OH, parents b. OH.

Onna married Claude Shoemaker GAREY on 4 Jan 1910 in Sidney, Cheyenne Co, NE.¹ (Claude Shoemaker GAREY was born on 21 Dec 1884,^{1 5 6} died on 25 Oct 1918 in Peetz, Logan Co, CO ⁵ and was buried in Peetz Cem, Peetz, Logan Co, CO ⁵.)

Onna next married Charles Elonzo BROWN on 5 Apr 1921 in Denver, Denver Co, CO.² (Charles Elonzo BROWN was born on 7 May 1893 in Caldwell Co, KY,⁷ died on 9 Jan 1958 in Grand Island, Hall Co, NE ⁵ and was buried in Greenwood Cem, Sidney, Cheyenne Co, NE ⁵.)