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Alberta May "Booty" Wright

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Death: November 12, 1995 (89-90)
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Place of Burial: San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Albert W. Wright and Clara May Wade
Wife of John von Schnoble; William Garvin Morwood, B.A., M.A.; Donald Milton Boutyette and Elliott Greenberg [aka Elliott Grennard]
Mother of Jean Boutyette
Sister of Genevieve S. Wright; Private; Kermit Wade Wright; Grace Minerva Wright and Private

Managed by: A1C Paul Alan Fine, USAF, B.A.
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About Alberta May "Booty" Wright

  • Alberta Wright and John von Schnoble were married on 1922 in Washington state, when Alberta was 16 years old. They were divorced in 1923 in Washington state. See https://www.myheritage.com/names/alberta_boutyette
  • Alberta Wright and Donald Boutyette obtained a marriage license on 9 April 1929 in San Francisco, California. See The San Francisco Examiner, Wednesday, April 10, 1929, apge 17.
  • Per the death notice of Kermit Wade Wright of Portland, Oregon (who died 8 October 1992), Alberta Boutyette was named as his sister. It is inferred, therefore, that Alberta's maiden name was Wright. Vivian Moe and Joan McMullen were also named as Kermit's sisters. See "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5R-JN21 : accessed 27 August 2019), Mr Kermit Wade Wright, Portland, Oregon, United States, 08 Mar 1992; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
  • Per the 1930 census for Districts 251-409, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California (enumerated 11 April 1930), the following people resided in the Boutyette household (see "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCN7-F58 : accessed 27 August 2019), Alberta Boutyette in household of Donald Boutyette, San Francisco (Districts 251-409), San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 347, sheet 25A, line 28, family 523, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 207; FHL microfilm 2,339,942.):
    • Boutyette, Donald, head, age 25, married at age 24, born in Louisiana (to a father who was born in Michigan and a mother who was born in Louisiana), and employed as a magazine author.
    • Boutyette, Alberta, wife, age 25, married at age 24, born in Washington state (to parents who were both born in Lousiana), and employed as a commercial artist.
  • Also in 1930, but per the United States census for Seattle, King County, Washington (enumerated on 16 April 1930), the following people resided in the Wright household (see "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3S-7VG : accessed 27 August 2019), Kermit W Wright in household of Albert W Wright, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 34A, line 22, family 563, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2492; FHL microfilm 2,342,226.):
    • Wright, Albert W., head, age 52, married at age 24, born in Michigan (to a father who was born in Michigan and a mother who was born in West Virginia), and employed as a newspaper printer.
    • Wright, Clara M., wife, age 53, married at age 25, born in West Virginia (to a father who was born in Indiana and a mother who was born in West Virginia).
    • Wright, Vivian N., daughter, age 23, single, born in Washington, and employed as an automobile manufacturing stenographer.
    • Wright, Kermit W., son, age 21, born in Washington, and not employed.
    • Wright, Joan G., daughter, age 20, born in Washington, and not employed.
    • Boutyette, Jean, grandson, age 8, born in Washington.
    • [NOTE: Jean Boutyette was born in 1922. Yet, his mother Alberta and her husband Donald Boutyette were married in ca. 1929. Although Jean bears his step-father's surname, the name of Jean's biological father is not-yet known to this researcher. And why Jean was not residing in San Francisco in 1930 with his mother and Donald is not-yet known to this researcher --- Paul Alan Fine, 27 August 2019.]
  • In 1932, Alberta Boutyette (age 28 and born on 7 December 1904 in Seattle, Washington), and her son Jean Boutyette (age 10 and born on 18 January 1922 in Seattle, Washington), and residing at 348 East 50th Street in Manhattan, New York, were passengers aboard the S.S. Santa Elisa. The ship stopped at San Francisco, California on 31 August 1932 (where Albert and Jean embarked), and continued to Los Angeles, where additional passengers boarded on 2 September. The ship arrived at La Libertad, El Salvador on 11 September; at Corinto, Nicaragua on 12 September; at Balboa, Canal Zone on 15 September; at Cristobal, Canal Zone on 16 September; and at Puerto Colombia, Colombia on 17 September. The Santa Elisa arrived in New York City on 26 September 1932. See "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24J5-2QY : 12 March 2018), Alberta Boutyette, 1932; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • Per the 1940 United States census for A.D. 10, Manhattan, New York County, New York (enumerated on 29 April through1 May 1940), the following people resided at the Morwood household (see "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQT6-362 : 28 July 2019), Alberta Morwood in household of William Morwood, Assembly District 10, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-881, sheet 66B, line 71, family 540, 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 2644.):
    • Morwood, William, head, age 32, born in India, a theater director, who had resided in Ojai, California as of 1 April 1935.
    • Morwood, Alberta, wife, age 34, born in Washington state, a free-lance artist.
    • Boutyette, Jean, step-son, age 18, born in Washington state.
  • In 1949, William G. Morwood divorced Alberta Morwood in St. Johns County, Florida. See "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK7F-ZQF : 25 December 2014), William G Morwood and Alberta Morwood, 1949; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing St. Johns, Florida, certificate 5700, volume 470, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
  • Alberta Wright Boutyette Morwood and Elliott Grennard were married in 1952 in Manhattan, New York County, New York. See "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSR-CS7G : 19 June 2017), Elliott Grennard and Alberta Morwood, 1952, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.
  • The "Sorted By Name" curated collection, located at http://sortedbyname.com/index.html, contains this citation at http://sortedbyname.com/pages/g180028.html: "GRENNARD, ELLIOTT married a bride named ALBERTA MORWOOD in the year 1952 on license number 2248 issued in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
  • A land map---showing existing, zoning/location survey, map of property---for 35 Danbury Avenue in Westport, Connecticut, contains the following Map Refernce: "Map Record #3204, W.L.R. Entitled, "Map of Property for Elliott Grennard and Alberta Boutyette Grennard, Westport, Conn., May 1952. Scale 1" = 20'" by Martin J. Capasse, Surveyor. The property is located at the northwest end of Danbury Avenue (which intersects with Sound View Drive), about 1,250 feet from Long Island Sound. See https://www.westportct.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=16935.
  • In September 1961, Alberta Boutyette transferred, to Bernard and Lydia Ann Kapell of New York City, N.Y., land and buildings on Danbury Avenue in Westport, Connecticut. It is assumed that this property was at 35 Danbury Avenue. See The Bridgeport Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Wednesday, September 27,1961, page thirty-six. [NOTE: Notice that, as of 1961, Alberta was back to using the surname of her first husband, Donald Boutyette, rather than the surname of her second husband, William Morwood, or of her third husband, Elliott Grennard.]
  • In July 1949, Alberta Bouyette was named director of advertising for the Bonwit Teller store chain. She continued as art director. See The Boston Globe, Wednesday, July 6, 1949, page four, and the Chicago Daily Tribune, Thursday, July 9, 1949, Part 4, page 7.
  • Alberta "Booty" Boutyette, born 7 December 1905 and died 12 November 1995, is buried in Grave 127 of the "Gringo Section" of the Panteón de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. See https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145147958
  • According to the Social Security Death Index, however, Alberta was born on 7 December 1903 in New York and died on 12 November 1995. See "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSNL-WNL : 20 May 2014), Alberta Boutyette, 12 Nov 1995; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Alberta May "Booty" Wright's Timeline

1904
December 7, 1904
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
1922
January 18, 1922
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
1995
November 12, 1995
Age 90
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Panteón de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico