THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Lucius M. Boomer; Born: 22 Aug 1878, Poughkeepsie, New York; Died: 26 Jun 1947 FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Lucius Boomer: "Louie, a violinist, and Harry, a cornetist, were both talented musicians. Louis became owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York and wealthy; died in Norway, the home country of his wife. He built a home for his mother across the river from the Unity. Bertie lived with her and afterward in Fort Myers. She was killed on Fort Myers Beach by an automobile driven by Carlton Case. Harry served in the Spanish American War and died in an Army hospital in Texas. Ruth married a Philadelphia architect and they were the parents of one son." MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready; Lucius Boomer: Louis (Louie) Boomer, a non-member of the Unity visited his mother and sisters in Chicago and always led the orchestra when he was there. He was a talented violinist--page 33. FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by L. W. Bubbett, October 1947: "It was with a distinct shock we read an announcement in the morning newspaper that Mr. Lucius M. Boomer, president of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, had succumbed to a heart attack on June 26 while on a summer vacation trip to Norway. Mr. Boomer's family had been connected with the Unity in the early days of its existence in Chicago in the latter part of the last century. Mr. Boomer's father was helpful in financing the operations of the geodetic staff at Naples, Florida, which in 1896-97 ran the so-called "airline" along the Naples coast which definitely proved the concavity of the earth's surface, as claimed by Koresh, the Founder of Koreshanity. Lucius Boomer with his younger brother, Harrison, were members of this staff until a telegram announcing the unexpected death of their father recalled them to Chicago. After an ill-advised attempt to establish a daily newspaper in Englewood, Chicago, which soon led to dismal failure, Mr. Boomer entered the hotel field and eventually attained the heights in this line as president of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, acknowledged the foremost and greatest institution of its kind in the world. For many years Mr. Boomer supported his mother and sister, Mrs. Bertha S. and Miss Bertha Boomer, in a commodious home on the north side of Estero River, at which numerous social events were held to entertain members of the Unity." 1870 U.S. Federal Census; State: Illinois; County: Cook; Town: Chicago; Ward: 3; Post Office: Chicago; Page: 343; Enumeration date: 3 "Aug 1870; Enumerator: Wm. Jameson, Ass't Marshal ; Series M593, Microfilm Roll Number 199; Page: 435; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff; 20 Mar 2004; Line: 11; Name: Lucius S. Boomer; Age last birthday: 19; Sex: male; Color: white; Profession or occupation: Attending school; Place of birth: Kentucky; Attended school within the year: yes. 1880 U.S. Federal Census; State: Illinois; County: Cook; Town: Chicago; Family History Library Film: 1254186; NA Film Number: T9-0186; Page number: 161B; www.familysearch.org; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 21 Mar 2004; Name: Lucius Boomer; Relation to head of family: Son; Marital status: single; Gender: male; Race: white; Age: 1; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: Kentucky; Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut: 1920 U.S. Federal Census; State: New York; County: New York; Township: Borough of Manhattan; Enumeration date: 7 Jan 1920; Institution: McAlfern Hotel; Microfilm T625, Roll 1203; SD: 1; ED: 765; Sheet: 3B; Page: 152; Address: West 34th St.; House number (in cities): 46; Dwelling number: 6; Family number: 327; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff 20 Mar 2004; Name: Lucius M. Boomer; Relationship of this person to the head of the family: head; Home owned or rented: Rented; Sex: male; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 41; Marital status: single; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: New York; Place of birth of father: Kentucky; Place of birth of mother: Connecticut; Able to speak English: yes; Trade, profession or particular kind of work done: Owner; Industry, business or establishment: Hotel; Employer or employee: Employer.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Lucius S. Boomer; Died: 6 Mar 1897. 1870 U.S. Federal Census; State: Illinois; County: Cook; Town: Chicago; Ward: 3; Post Office: Chicago; Page: 343; Enumeration date: 3 Aug 1870; Enumerator: Wm. Jameson, Ass't Marshal ; Series M593, Microfilm Roll Number 199; Page: 435; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff; 20 Mar 2004; Line: 11; Name: Lucius S. Boomer; Age last birthday: 19; Sex: male; Color: white; Occupation: Attending school; Place of birth: Kentucky; Attended school within the year: yes. *1870 U.S. Federal Census; State: Connecticut; County: New Haven; Town: New Haven; Page: 70; Enumeration date: 14 Jun 1870; Enumerator: Charles S. Scott; Series M593, Microfilm Roll Number 109; Page: 35; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 20 Mar 2004; Address: Yale College; LIne: 24; Name: Lucius S. Boomer; Age last birthday: 19; Sex: Male; Color: white; Occupation: Attending yale college; Place of birth: Kentucky. (*Lucius S. Boomer was counted twice in the 1870 census, once in Illinois and once in Connecticut) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1880 Census from Familysearch.org Household Record 1880 United States Census Household: Source Information: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Birthplace Mo Birthplace Lucius BOOMER Self M Male W 29 KY Bridge Builder MA MA Bertha BOOMER Wife M Female W 29 CT Keeping House CT CT Lucius BOOMER Son S Male W 1 NY KY CT Fanny HATCH Other S Female W 33 VT School Teacher VT VT Ellen MCALDRICK Other S Female W 41 ENG Cook IRE IRE Family History Library Film 1254186 NA Film Number T9-0186 Page Number 161B © 1999 -2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use (last updated: 3/22/1999). Privacy Policy (last updated: 10/12/2001). 27 http://www.familysearch.org v.2.5.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Flaming Sword - March 1897, p.343: "Tribute in Memoriam: Departed from our visible presence but not lost to us, Mr. Lucius S. Boomer, March 6, 1897. He was loved by all who knew him..." http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/DeathSearchServlet: Name: Lucius S. Boomer; Date of death: 6 Mar 1897; City: Chicago; Age: 46 yr; Sex: unknown; Certificate No.: 00001340; County: Cook; State: Illinois.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Ruth S. Boomer. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Ruth Boomer: "Louie, a violinist, and Harry, a cornetist, were both talented musicians. Louis became owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York and wealthy; died in Norway, the home country of his wife. He built a home for his mother across the river from the Unity. Bertie lived with her and afterward in Fort Myers. She was killed on Fort Myers Beach by an automobile driven by Carlton Case. Harry served in the Spanish American War and died in an Army hospital in Texas. RUTH married a Philadelphia architect and they were the parents of one son." 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calumet Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City; 31; Enumeration Date: 13 Jun 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999: Ruth Boomer; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: Jul; Year of birth: 1888; Age at last birthday: 11; Single; Place of birth: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of father: Connecticut; Place of birth of mother: Connecticut; Occupation: None listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes 1910 U. S. Federal Census; State: Massachusetts; County: Suffolk; City: Boston; Enumeration date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: James E. Ewens; Sheet 8; SD: 119; ED: 140; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 15 Jan 2004. Name: Ruth S. Boomer; Relation to head of family: Lodger; Sex: female; Color: white; Age: 21; Marital status: single; Place of birth: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of father: Kentucky; Place of birth of mother: Connecticut; Language spoken: English; Trade or profession: None; Can read and write: yes. 1920 U.S. Federal Census: State: Pennsylvania; County: Philadelphia; Incorporated Place: Philadelphia: Enumeration date: 12 & 13 January 1920; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Ruth B. Thomas; Address: 8004 Lincoln Drive; Relation to head of family: wife; Sex: female; Color: white; Age: 31; Marital status: married; Can read: yes; Can write: yes; Place of birth: Pennsylvania. MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Ruth and Bertie (no last name given, probably Boomer) came down with a light case of typhoid fever.--page 70. THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Alafae Stephens; April 1934: "Mrs. Ruth Boomer Thomas and little son, Brooks, left for their home in Philadelphia on the fifteenth, after visiting for six weeks with Mrs. Thomas' mother and sister at Mirasol Grove. Mrs. Thomas enlivened activities here during her stay, and her many friends are looking forward to her return next winter."
1870 U.S. Federal Census; State: Illinois; County: Cook; Town: Chicago; Ward: 3; Post Office: Chicago; Page: 343; Enumeration date: 3 "Aug 1870; Enumerator: Wm. Jameson, Ass't Marshal ; Series M593, Microfilm Roll Number 199; Page: 435; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff; 20 Mar 2004; Line: 12; Name: William Boomer; Age last birthday: 12; Color: white; Occupation: Attending school; Place of birth: Illinois; Attended school within the year: yes. *1880 U.S. Federal Census; State: Illinois; County: Cook; Town: Chicago; Family History Library Film: 1254186; NA Film Number: T9-0186; Page number: 60D; www.familysearch.org; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 21 Mar 2004; Name: Wm. Boomer; Relation to head of family: *son; Marital status: Single; Gender: Male; Race: white; Age: 22; Birthplace: Illinois; Occupation: student; Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts; Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut. (*Although it says that Wm. Boomer is the son of Levi Backus, I believe Wm. Boomer is the son of Lucius Boomer)
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Lucie Page Bordon FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Lucie Page Borden: "Lucie was of French descent and taught that language in Wellesley College, PA., and later gave us lessons in it at Chicago. Marguerite married Robert Head and they had four children; now deceased." MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: "One of our members was Lucie Borden, who was herself French or of French extraction, and had taught the subject at Wellesley, an exclusive women's college in Wellesley, Mass., founded in 1870, and, incidentally, the one which all the New Castle Wallace daughters attended." 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calumet Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration date: 31 June 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999: Lucie Borden; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder: Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: June; Year of birth: 1860; Age at last birthday: 40; Married: No. of years married: 1*; Mother of how many children: 1; Number of these children living: 1; Place of birth: New Hampshire; Place of birth of father: New Hampshire; Place of birth of mother: New Hampshire; Occupation: Nothing listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes. (*Except for five residents all married residents living in this dwelling listed their number of years married as 1.)
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Marguerite Borden Married Robert Head, age 26 yrs. in 1924. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Marguerite Bordon: "Lucie was of French descent and taught that language in Wellesley College, PA., and later gave us lessons in it at Chicago. Marguerite married Robert Head and they had four children; now deceased." !MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Marguerite Bordon collects insects, butterflies, and spiders--page 63. Marie McCready and Marguerite (no name given, probably Marguerite Bordon), took early-morning boat rides.--Page 66. Marguerite Bordon played the piano.--Page 78. 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calumet Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration Date: 13 Jun 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999: Marguerite Borden; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling No. 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, Female; Month of birth: May; Year of birth: 1886; Age at last birthday; 14; Single; Place of birth: Iowa; Place of birth of father: New Hampshire; Place of birth of mother: New Hampshire; Occupation: Nothing listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: H. Stewart Bosanquet FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Stewart Bosenquet "A tall Englishman, we always understood, in spite of his French name." THE PIONEER CURRICULUM: History and Ethnology, H. Stewart Bosanquet U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H, T624; ED: 80; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Henry S. Bosanquet; Sex: male; Color: white; Age 43; Marital status: Married one time; Number of years married: 5; Place of birth: England; Place of birth of mother and father: Unknown; Year of immigration to U.S.: 1903; Naturalized; Occupation: gardener/general garden; Employed or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: O. Winfield Bowlus THE PIONEER CURRICULUM: Surveying and Engineering Department; O. Winfield Bowlus, Director and Higher Mathematics from the Koreshan standpoint, O. W. Bowlus. FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by Max E. Arendt, February 1933: "Word reached us that Mr. O. W. Bowlus of Blackie, Alberta, Canada, succumbed to an attack of pneumonia January 3, after an illness of a few days. Mr. Bowlus was well known both here and in Canada."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Edith Bradford; Born: 11 Apr 1882 in California.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Louise Jane Bradford; Born 22 Oct 1846; Died 23 Apr 1931. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Lucile Bradford: "A fussy little woman, but I always liked her. She had as her room the curtained off back part of the third floor hallway when I last knew her, during my visits." Burial: Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 1--Inscription: Louisa Bradford; Oct 1846-Apr 1931. 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calument Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration Date: 13 Jun 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999; Koreshan Unity:: Louise Bradford; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: October; Year of birth: 1839; Age at last birthday: 60; Married; Number of years married: 1*; Mother of how many children: 3; Number of these children living: 0; Place of birth: California; Place of birth of father: Missouri; Place of birth of mother: Missouri; Occupation: Nothing listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes. (*Except for 5 married residents living in this dwelling, all married residents listed their number of years married as 1.) U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Lee, Florida--1910; Microfilm Roll number: Fl 1910-H T624; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Jan 1995: Louise J. Bradford; Sex: Female; Race: White; Age 54; Marital status: Divorced; Place of birth: Illinois; Place of birth of father: Mass; Place of birth of mother: Illinois; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Housekeeper; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes. U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Dec 1994: Louise J. Bradford; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Place of residence: Dining Hall and ladies dormitory place; Age 71; Widow; Place of birth: Illinois; Place of birth of father: Mass; Place of birth of mother: Illinois; Occupation: None. U.S. Federal 1930 Census: Estero, Lee County, Florida; Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: May 5, 1930; Ed: 36-17; SD: 6; Page 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 2003: Louisa Bradford; Radio set: none listed; Sex: female; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 81; Marital condition: Widow; Age at first marriage: 16; Attended school since Sep 1, 1939; No; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Illinois; Place of birth of father: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother: Illinois; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: Housekeeper; Industry: General work; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day): no. FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by Max E. Arendt, May 1931: "The many friends of Sister Louisa Bradford will learn with regret of her passing on April 23. Sister Louisa was one of the oldest members of the Unity. She had been in poor health a long time, but exhibited unusual vitality for a woman of her years. She came to Chicago with the San Francisco group of Koreshans, and later came to Estero, being a faithful member of the Unity until her death." Microfilm Roll number: Fl 1910-H T624; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Jan 1995
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: George Brewster.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Fannie L. Brown, N.A.T. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; "Auntie Brown*: Auntie Brown who was the matron of "Aunty Brown's Cottage," A little old lady who was matron of the cottage on the farm place at Chicago which later became the children's cottage." *Do not know if this is the Auntie Brown who was the matron of "Aunty Brown's Cottage," later to be known as the children's cottage." MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: (Chicago) "At he southwestern corner of the block, 99th Street and Charles Avenue, was "Aunty Brown's Cottage," occupied when we first knew it by a group of women who seemed to live rather independently of the main house, and the matron was an old lady whose last name was Brown. I knew it much better later on as "The Children's Cottage." * --page 41. * I am not sure if Fannie Brown is "Aunty Brown"--Joyce Ratliff
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Sarah Morgan Brown; Born: 27 Jun 1832 in Panama, N.Y.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Amanda E. Brown; Born 26 Feb 1823. U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Manda Brown; Relation to head of family: partner; Color: white; Sex: female; Born: Feb 1823; Age 77; Widow; Mother of no children; Place of birth: Vermont; Place of birth of Father and Mother: Vermont; Occupation: assistant; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes.
"Folks we knew while in the K. U." by Marie McCready: Mrs. Allison. Listed as Mrs. Allison; "Louise, a daughter of Mrs Allison by her first marriage to a Bryant, and Gertrude, adopted by the Allisons (V). Probably there before the second contingent arrived from Chicago as we knew only Gertrude, then working at the Hill House, a home style hotel in Fort Myers. Later, when she became ill Mrs. Hill sent her to the Unity for awhile."
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Louise Allison. "Louise, a daughter of Mrs. Allison by her first marriage, to a Bryant, and Gertrude, adopted by the Allisons (Vesta). Probably there before the second contingent arrived from Chicago as we knew only Gertrude, then working at the Hill House, a home style hotel in Fort Myers. Later, when she became ill Mrs. Hill sent her to the Unity for awhile."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Louise Bryant.