Sarah Sophia Cass

1891 - 1974  (83 years)

• Name	Sarah Sophia Cass  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1 Jan 1891	Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA   [1, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	23 Mar 1931	Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA   [2]
  Death	29 Nov 1974	Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	2 Dec 1974	Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA   [3, 4]
  		Headstone of Sarah S. Bonjour
  Obituary	5 Dec 1974	Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA   [4]
  	The Onaga Herald
  	Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Tessendorf Mortuary for Mrs. Sarah Sophia Bonjour, 83, of Topeka. Burial was in the Onaga Cemetery. Mrs. Bonjour died Friday at a Topeka convalescent center after a long illness. She was born January 1, 1891 at Onaga and lived in the community south of Centralia for many years. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Duluth. For the past 16 years she and her husband had made their home in Topeka. She was married to Jasper Bonjour March 12, 1908 at Onaga. Survivors include her husband two sons, Melvin H. Bonjour and Lester Bonjour, both of Topeka; a daughter, Mrs. Sophia S. Armstrong, Topeka; four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
  Notes	On July 31, 1933, Sarah Bonjour was taken to the Sabetha Hospital after being nearly fatally shot by a shotgun. It seems that a loaded shotgun had been left lying outside the house, and a small boy playing there accidentially fired the shotgun. Sarah was standing inside the house, beside the window, and the shot went through the window pane, hitting her left side. Her left leg was partially paralyzed as a result.
  Person ID	I6297	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Miles Dighton Cass,   b. 5 Jul 1866, Paw Paw, Lee Co., Illinois, USA d. 23 Mar 1931, Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Ida Theresa Hartwick,   b. 17 Mar 1871, Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA d. 31 Jan 1944, Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Alt. Marriage	15 Jul 1886  [2]
  Marriage	15 Jul 1888  [5]
  Family ID	F2349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jasper C. Bonjour,   b. 30 Nov 1886   d. 22 Oct 1975 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1908	Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA   [1, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Melvin Henry Bonjour,   b. 23 Dec 1908   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Lester Miles Bonjour,   b. 23 Sep 1910, Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA d. 11 Jan 1975, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA (Age 64 years) + 3. Sophia Sarah Bonjour,   b. 2 Oct 1913, Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA d. 8 Apr 1996, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jan 1891 - Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA Marriage - 12 Mar 1908 - Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA Residence - 23 Mar 1931 - Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA Death - 29 Nov 1974 - Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA Burial - 2 Dec 1974 - Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA Obituary - The Onaga Herald - 5 Dec 1974 - Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S358] Gutierrez, Rae Brimer, Onaga, Kansas History and Genealogy, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onagakansas/index.html : 4 Oct 2007), 11 Jun 2008, Local Family Histories, A-H. [S543] (The Onaga Herald), 26 March 1931. [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 5 Oct 2011, entry for gravestone of Sara Sophia Bonjour. [S543] (The Onaga Herald), 5 December 1974. [S174] Local Family Histories of Onaga, Kansas, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~onagakansas).