TOOVEY - Denver, Colorado death

[proud to be welsh]

Could anyone help me to find dates of death for the following please?

TOOVEY- William  - born Reading, England, 30 Mar 1846 and his wife
TOOVEY - Agnes (nee Barnes) born Surrey, England 29 Dec 1854

The last address I have for them was East 20th Ave, Denver, Colorado in the US Federal Census of 1930.
I believe they owned the Toovey Hotel in Denver and were of good standing as all 3 daughters married well to Presidents of Banks and Timber & Oil companies in Colorado & Wyoming.

They were both advanced in age in 1930, so I reckon deaths would be prior to 1940.

Any help would be appreciated.

[AMBLY]

Hi

Just wondering if you knew that William  applied for a US passport in 1925?
The application has a photo of him on it.

Cheers
AMBLY

[AMBLY]

Hi

They're both buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
Agnes 1934 and William 1938.

Photographs of the markers for their plots are included:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Cheers
AMBLY

[proud to be welsh]

Ambly

Amazing. Thank you so much.

I've just looked up the website. I have been on it many times before, but without a year date it has been diffcult. It's such a shame there aren't exact dates.

Agnes was my x2 great aunt. I have the passport photo with their grandaughter Alaine Meyer on it from Ancestry. There are photos of Alaine in School Drectories too. I haven't found a marriage for her yet but she was a glamourous young lady.

 The Tooveys visited the UK many times from the time of their emigration until the 1920's and often stayed in Streatham London where Agnes's family lived. It has been interesting reading the ship manifests watching them go to and fro - (Despite a multitude of alternate spellings)

You might find it of interest that the Toovey's  granddaughter Celeste McDaniels also married well and her son William Merriam Bart Berger was the founder of the Berger Prize for Art. (he's buried in Fairmount Cemetery.)

Once again thanks for you help

[*Sandra*]

Hello Proud to be Welsh,

The Colorado Obituary Index starts in 1936 - it shows listings for William Toovey for 30 th May 1938 in the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0cov/

There is an RAOGK volunteer in Denver - 1 st on the list of the link below who will do Obit looks ups if you wished to persue that.  The lady is excellent - have used her myself.

http://www.raogk.org/colorado.htm

Regards
Sandra

[proud to be welsh]

Thank you so much Sandra

I will look them up. I have tried googling the Toovey name for months but came up with nothing and now within a couple of hours I have so much info to follow
Cheers

Carolyn

[shellyesq]

I found an article in the Emporia (Kansas) Gazette from 13 Sept. 1934 that says "The first meeting this fall of the Social Order of the Beauceant was held Wednesday evening in the Masonic Temple.  After a short business session, a memorial service was held for Mrs. William Toovey of Denver, Colo., past supreme worthy president."

I also found an article in the Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune from 30 Apr. 1934 that says the Social Order of the Beauceant had an affair in Denver honoring Mrs. William Toovey, past supreme president, on her 56th wedding anniversary and another past supreme president on her wedding anniversary.

[*Sandra*]

Hello Carolyn,

There was an article in the Greeley Daily Tribune June 15th 1932.

A secret marriage which occured in Greeley last June 25th aroused considerable interest with its announcement in Boulder this week. It was the marriage of Miss Alaine Meyer and Edward Hartwell 111.
A reception honouring the couple will be held at the home of Mr Hartwells Mother Sunday.
Mrs Hartwell is a graduate of the University of Colorado and a member of P1  Beta Phi. Her husband a graduate of Dartmouth is a Sigma Chi. The two will live in boulder.

Regards
Sandra

Also in the Greeley Daily Tribune JUne 25th 1931

Marriage License iissued by the County Clerk to Edward E Hartwell and Clara Meyer of Los Angeles.

Believe that to bge Edward Everett Hartwell born 2 Sewptember 1907 to Edward Everett Hartwell (1880 - 1921) and Grace O Officer 1885 -1971

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0cox/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0coy/

[shellyesq]

This seems to mention Mrs. William Toovey being a charter member of the Social Order of the Beauceant - http://www.freemason.com/library/defned36.htm

They are in a 1913 Denver directory here:  http://www.distantcousin.com/directories/co/denver/1913/Page.asp?Page=1731