William James WESTON of Platte Co WY, U.S.A. 1888-1938
Seeking information about the parents of William James WESTON, born 1888 in Platte Co Wy - died 1938 in Lassen Co CA. Claims to have been born to Lilly BONSTEAD. Married 1915 in Lassen Co CA to Maria PLANTE. Had three children: Genevieve WESTON, Rosalie WESTON, and Charles (Charley) WESTON. Email matt.d.burr+genealogy1@gmail.com.
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Where are you getting the information that the mother of William James Weston was Lilly Bonstead? Have you been able to find him in the 1900 census?
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His marriage record lists Lilly Bonstead as his mother and Jerome Weston as his father. However, I can't find a Jerome Weston anywhere I've looked. I have found a Lilly Bonstead, though with variations in the spelling of her name, who lived in Chicago but moved to Wyoming. She married a man name David Jerome Allen.
There's been a family rumor that William James Weston may have been a name he adopted for himself after some legal trouble in Wyoming. So, it's possible that David Jerome Allen and Lilly Bonstead are his parents and he went by a different name. However, this is difficult to verify. None of their children listed on censuses have birth year that quite matches what William reported.
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To me it seems that this one may require DNA to solve. Autosomal tests would help to identify any Westons or Allens he matches with. If William James Weston has any sons who had sons who had sons, etc, then you could do a Y-DNA test and test the paternal line. If it matches with the Allen family rather than Westons, you could know Allen is the father.
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