- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1944
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- music-folkloreheritage
- Within
- Saint James · Beaver Island
Summary
Daniel J. Bonner (1872–1944) is identified by the Library of Congress catalog as a performer on Alan Lomax’s August 24, 1938 Saint James recording of Yankee Brown.
Evidence and limits
The shared name and birth year bridge the catalog record to the cemetery entry, which supplies the death year. It does not establish Daniel Bonner’s relationship, if any, to Patrick J. Bonner or other Bonners in the corpus, nor does it establish a full life history, residence, or musical biography.
Sources
- Lists Daniel J. Bonner (1872–1944). The Library of Congress catalog independently identifies the 1938 Saint James performer as Daniel Bonner, born 1872, providing the name-and-birth-year bridge.
- LOC catalog metadata identifies Bonner, Daniel, 1872– as performer; records Saint James, Beaver Island as the location and August 24, 1938 as the date. It does not establish death date, kinship to Patrick Bonner, residence beyond the recording location, repertoire transmission, or a fuller biography.audio · lomax_michigan_1938_beaver_island · afc1939007_afs02272a · item
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Daniel J. Bonner”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/daniel-j-bonner/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, "Holy Cross Cemetery," Bonner section. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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