Elinor Benedicta McCarthy

Today I thought I'd do another post on someone that I'd love to learn more about:  Elinor Benedicta McCarthy.  I'd particularly love to have some photos of her.

Elinor Benedicta McCarthy was born 10 February 1895 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Her parents were John H. McCarthy and his wife, Mary Louise Byrne.  Their other known children were: Berenice (born 1884), Edmond (born 1889), and Kathryn (born 1894).

On the 1900 census, Elinor (age 5) was with her family in Papillion, Sarpy Co., Nebraska.
On the 1910 census, Elinor (age 15) was with her family in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

A 1915 city directory lists Elinor working as a clerk for Hayden Brothers and living at 1811 Ontario Street, Omaha, Nebraska.  That was her father's residence.

On the 1920 census, Elinor (age 25) was living with her family in Omaha, Nebraska.
On the 1930 census, Elinor (age 35) was living with her family in Omaha, Nebraska.
On the 1940 census, Elinor (age 45) and her parents were living with Elinor's sister, Kathryn, and her husband William Fitzgerald.

Sometime between 1940 and 1946, Elinor apparently moved to Seattle, Washington, where on 19 October 1946, she married Boyd P. Duncan.  She was 51 years old.  Boyd was 49 years old.  This was apparently Elinor's first marriage and Boyd's third.  Their license was dated 6 April 1946 and they were married by a justice of the peace.

I find nothing more about her until January 1960.  At that time, Elinor and Boyd were living at 6606 Mac Arthur Court, High Point, Seattle. On 26 January 1960, Boyd Duncan died in Seattle.  He was 62 years old.  He is buried at Riverton Crest Cemetery, Seattle.

On 16 February 1960, Elinor applied for widow's benefits.

I have no further information on her until her death on 15 April 1981 in Seattle.  She is buried in Holyrood Catholic Cemetery, Shoreline, King Co., Washington.

I would love to learn more about Elinor.  She lived 20 more years after Boyd's death.  So far, I have not uncovered anything further about her.  And as I mentioned at the start of this post, I would very much like to have a photo of her.

Please contact me if you can add to Elinor's story.