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Leah (Ford) Bonham 1803–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1803

Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 12 April 1891

Death Location: Hurricane, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Sgt. Ford

Mother: Elizabeth Ford

Spouse(s): Joseph Bonham, Joseph Bonham

Children(s): Alexander Bonham, John Bonham, Joseph Bonham, Martha Muldoon, Sarah Keith, George Bonham, William Bonham, Harvey Bonham, Rhoda Brown

Leah (Ford) Bonham was born in 1803 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Sgt Alexander Ford And Elizabeth Birdwell Ford. In 1880, Leah (Ford) Bonham resided in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, USA. Leah (Ford) Bonham married Joseph Bonham, and had children including Alexander Grant Bonham, George B Bonham, Harvey Holmes Homer Bonham, John James Bonham, Joseph L Bonham, Martha Melvina Bonham Muldoon, Rhoda Jane Brown, Sarah Ann Bonham Keith, William Henry Harrison Bonham. Leah (Ford) Bonham passed away in 1891 in Hurricane, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leah (Ford) Bonham was born in 1803 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Sgt Alexander Ford And Elizabeth Birdwell Ford.
  • In 1880, Leah (Ford) Bonham resided in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Leah (Ford) Bonham married Joseph Bonham, and had children including Alexander Grant Bonham, George B Bonham, Harvey Holmes Homer Bonham, John James Bonham, Joseph L Bonham, Martha Melvina Bonham Muldoon, Rhoda Jane Brown, Sarah Ann Bonham Keith, William Henry Harrison Bonham.
  • Leah (Ford) Bonham passed away in 1891 in Hurricane, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leah Bonham's Ancestors

Self
Leah Bonham
1803–1891
Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Sgt. Alexander Ford
1754–1838
baltimore, county, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth ((Birdwell)) Ford
1764–1843
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Washington) Birdwell
1721–1780
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary ((Looney)) Birdwell
1742–1811
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Birdwell
1685–1781
Sarah Birdwell
1699–1759
Thomas Sr
1718–1746
Margaret Looney
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1692–1769
Elizabeth Looney
1696–1770

Leah Bonham's Descendants

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Leah ((Ford)) Bonham (23 February 1803–12 April 1891) m. Joseph Bonham (1801–1880) m. Joseph Bonham (1801–23 February 1880)
  1. 1. Alexander (Grant) Bonham 1823–1910
  2. 2. John (James) Bonham 1827–1897
  3. 3. Joseph (L) Bonham 1830–1904
  4. 4. Martha (Melvina (Bonham)) Muldoon 1833–1916
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann (Bonham)) Keith 1834–1903
  6. 6. George (B) Bonham 1840–1860
  7. 7. William (Henry Harrison) Bonham 1845–1921
  8. 8. Harvey (Holmes "Homer") Bonham 1848–1915
  9. 9. Rhoda (Jane) Brown 1848–1913
    1. 1. George (Melvin) Roberts 1875–1965 m. Cora (Belle) Roberts 1882–1974
      1. 1. George (Earl) Roberts 1903–1996
      2. 2. John (Everett) Roberts 1905–1994
      3. 3. Myrl (Virgal) Roberts 1912–1949
      4. 4. Hazel (Evelyn E.) Pronovost 1914–1936
      5. 5. Charles (Allen) Roberts 1899–1975

Leah Bonham's Timeline

3 Records

1803
23 February 1803
Birth of Leah (Ford) Bonham in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 77
Leah (Ford) Bonham resided here in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
1891
12 April 1891
Age 88
Death of Leah (Ford) Bonham in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1803
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 200c; Enumeration District: 111
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 200c; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1891
    Event Place: Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurricane, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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