I am trying to find more information about C. A. “Archie” Bonney; musician, albino, actor. He was born in abt 1846 to Joel Bonney and Julie Ann Jameson. He married abt 1899 Anna WATERS b Sep 1858. I would like the date and place of his death. I would also like is more about his circus life. I found him with Robert Hunting’s circus in 1894. There is an excellent article with information about him in "Ringling Brothers Route Book, 1898."
http://www.circushistory.org/History/Ringling1898.htm. After that in April of 1900 he signed a contract for twenty-six weeks with Forepaugh-Sells Bros. That is pretty much all I know of him. I do have a "tin type" photo of him with my great-grandfather William "Silas" Bonney.
More Family information- Parents Joel Bonney (b abt 1809, d abt1892) (m Abt 1840) - Julie Ann Jameson (b abt 1825, d bet 1856 - 1860 )
The only Census with Julie (Julia)is 1850 Ancestry has surname "Bawney"
William "Silas" BONNEY 05 Dec 1843 Maine, d 30 Nov 1918 St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri
Moses BONNEY 1846 Michigan, 30 May 1910 Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Permelia Hughes BONNEY 1850 Michigan, 28 Jun 1915 Barryton, Mecosta, Michigan
Alfred BONNEY 1852 Michigan,
Charles Archfred BONNEY Jun 1854 Michigan,
Sarah BONNEY 1856 Michigan,
Joel BONNEY married (2) 16 Jul 1862 to Huldah TICE (b 1839, d 1899)
Joel Henry BONNEY b 1863, d 1927
James Waldo BONNEY b 1867, d 1902
Frank M BONNEY b 1868,
Abraham BONNEY b 1871,
Willard Warren BONNEY b 20 May 1873, d 3 May 1874
Eva Menerva BONNEY b 21 Feb 1875,
Andrew BONNEY b 8 May 1877,
Elizabeth Norma BONNEY b 20 Apr 1883,
Any futher information on the family would be appreciated.