Child of Mary (Hummel) Barnett and William Barnett, Katie Barnett was living at Johnson Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn when she died at 6 months and 21 days.
Her mother Mary was a maternal aunt of Betty Smith (1896-1972) the author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The fictional character "Aunt Sissy" in the novel may have been at least partly based upon Mary Hummel Barnett, and she was certainly based partly on Mary's older daughter Sadie. According to the 1900 US Census, taken on June 1 of that year, Mary Barnett, a resident of Johnson Avenue, had had 10 children, only 3 of whom were still living. This is similar to the experience of the novel's character "Aunt Sissy," who lost many children to early death, although always as newborns rather than at 6 months like Katie. Mary's daughter Sadie (Barnett) Werner Rupp Grandner Hoegler, who certainly was partly the inspiration for the "Aunt Sissy" character also lost several children to early death.
Katie was likely named after the sister of her mother, Katie (Hummel) Wehner Keogh. The character "Katie Nolan" in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was modeled on that Katie.
Source:
1900 Brooklyn Death Certificate #6759
1900 US Census (household of Mary Barnett, listing children ever born and those still living)
Her mother Mary was a maternal aunt of Betty Smith (1896-1972) the author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The fictional character "Aunt Sissy" in the novel may have been at least partly based upon Mary Hummel Barnett, and she was certainly based partly on Mary's older daughter Sadie. According to the 1900 US Census, taken on June 1 of that year, Mary Barnett, a resident of Johnson Avenue, had had 10 children, only 3 of whom were still living. This is similar to the experience of the novel's character "Aunt Sissy," who lost many children to early death, although always as newborns rather than at 6 months like Katie. Mary's daughter Sadie (Barnett) Werner Rupp Grandner Hoegler, who certainly was partly the inspiration for the "Aunt Sissy" character also lost several children to early death.
Katie was likely named after the sister of her mother, Katie (Hummel) Wehner Keogh. The character "Katie Nolan" in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was modeled on that Katie.
Source:
1900 Brooklyn Death Certificate #6759
1900 US Census (household of Mary Barnett, listing children ever born and those still living)
Child of Mary (Hummel) Barnett and William Barnett, Katie Barnett was living at Johnson Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn when she died at 6 months and 21 days.
Her mother Mary was a maternal aunt of Betty Smith (1896-1972) the author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The fictional character "Aunt Sissy" in the novel may have been at least partly based upon Mary Hummel Barnett, and she was certainly based partly on Mary's older daughter Sadie. According to the 1900 US Census, taken on June 1 of that year, Mary Barnett, a resident of Johnson Avenue, had had 10 children, only 3 of whom were still living. This is similar to the experience of the novel's character "Aunt Sissy," who lost many children to early death, although always as newborns rather than at 6 months like Katie. Mary's daughter Sadie (Barnett) Werner Rupp Grandner Hoegler, who certainly was partly the inspiration for the "Aunt Sissy" character also lost several children to early death.
Katie was likely named after the sister of her mother, Katie (Hummel) Wehner Keogh. The character "Katie Nolan" in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was modeled on that Katie.
Source:
1900 Brooklyn Death Certificate #6759
1900 US Census (household of Mary Barnett, listing children ever born and those still living)
Her mother Mary was a maternal aunt of Betty Smith (1896-1972) the author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The fictional character "Aunt Sissy" in the novel may have been at least partly based upon Mary Hummel Barnett, and she was certainly based partly on Mary's older daughter Sadie. According to the 1900 US Census, taken on June 1 of that year, Mary Barnett, a resident of Johnson Avenue, had had 10 children, only 3 of whom were still living. This is similar to the experience of the novel's character "Aunt Sissy," who lost many children to early death, although always as newborns rather than at 6 months like Katie. Mary's daughter Sadie (Barnett) Werner Rupp Grandner Hoegler, who certainly was partly the inspiration for the "Aunt Sissy" character also lost several children to early death.
Katie was likely named after the sister of her mother, Katie (Hummel) Wehner Keogh. The character "Katie Nolan" in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was modeled on that Katie.
Source:
1900 Brooklyn Death Certificate #6759
1900 US Census (household of Mary Barnett, listing children ever born and those still living)
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