Lawrence Knickerbocker DuBois (1820 - 1894)

Born 13 Oct 1820 in Tompkins, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lois Jacobs (Bonney) DuBois — married 4 Feb 1849 in Fort Winnebego, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1894 at age 73 in Lenora, Norton, Kansas

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Biography

Lawrence Knickerbocker DuBois was born October 13, 1820 in Tomkins, County New York, USA.

Lawrence married Lois Jacobs Bonney in 1849 at Fort Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin. The marriage record shows "Lawrence N. Dubois married Lowis Bonney on February 4, 1849 in Columbia, Wisconsin".^[1][2]

He and Lois had five of their children born in Wisconsin before moving south to Iowa and then Kansas where their son Hiram was born.

In the 1850 census Lawrence (age 30) was in Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States. The Banney[sic]members of the household were Lois' mother and Lois' siblings, including a married sister Loisa and her newborn child. ^[3]

In the 1860 census they are found in Missouri and for some reason the census taker listed him as William but the ages of he and his wife as well as the names and ages of his children leads one to believe this family is his. ^[4]

When the Civil War broke out he enlisted into the Union Army in Jones County, Iowa and his family lived there until he was mustered out in 1865. During the Civil War, Lawrence served with the 24th Iowa Infantry Company K as a Private. He was detailed as a teamster in "Davis's Train."

National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Dubois, Lawrence K.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry

SIDE: Union

COMPANY: K

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

ALTERNATE NAME:

FILM NUMBER: M541 ROLL 8

PLAQUE NUMBER:

NOTES:

In the 1870 census the family is still in Iowa. Lawrence (age 47) was the head of household in Clay Township, Jones, Iowa with an occupation of "Teamster".^[5]

In 1874 Lawrence and his family moved to Lenora, Norton, Kansas where they took up a homestead and raised their family.

"The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas" page 159, by Hon. F.M. Lockard, pub. 1894: "Lawrence K. DuBois, with his three sons, George E., Albert W., and Hiram Wilmot, and his two sons-in-law, Will Hendricks and Joe Parker, came in September 1874, from Appanoose county, Iowa. They all live in this county at this time except Parker, who left in 1879 and now lives in Missouri."

In the 1875 census, Lawrence ("L" in the census) and family were in Norton, Kansas, United States.^[6]

In the 1880 census Lawrence and family were in Twin Mound Township, Norton, Kansas, United States.^[7]

Lawrence K. DuBois land patent - 1888

Patent Details - L.K. DuBois Homestead - March 4, 1890

Lawrence K DuBois passed away at Lenora, Kansas on Aug 16, 1894. Hew as buried at Lenora East Cemetery, Lenora, Norton County, Kansas. Family research shows he died at the age of 73 from “dropsy.” Find A Grave: Memorial #48989431. ^[8].

Research Notes

This summary of what I (John Novak) has found on Lawrence K DuBois has been compiled over a number of years of research.

• It appears that Lawrence was born in the state of New York in 1820.
• It also appears that he was born in Tompkins County of that state as indicated on an enlistment document in the US Army in 1842. Lawrence DuBoice is on record of having enlisted at Albany, New York and indicated he was born in Tompkins county. He is listed as a deserter on May 5, 1844.^[9]
• He next appears on a marriage document at Fort Winnebago, Columbia County Wisconsin in 1849 with his new wife Lois Jacobs Bonney.
• Lawrence appears next on a 1850 US Census with his wife Lois and a new daughter Mary who is 6 months old, as well as his mother in law, Susan Bonney and others.
• He next appears on a 1855 census^[10] as William with two sons and his wife and one daughter as William DuBoice. Lois is listed as being foreign born . She was born in Maine very close to New Brunswick, Canada before Maine was admitted to the United States and was still a contested territory. That was a determining factor in establishing that William was actually Lawrence! I suspect he was still hiding his past desertion from the US Army. At that period in time they were living very close to Lois's brother Moses Bonney and who are also listed on the 1855 census which helps identify William as actually being Lawrence.
• The next time we find Lawrence is in Gentry Missouri listed again as William on the 1860 Census with his identifiable family Lois, his wife and known children, Mary, George, Adelbert, Medora and Hiram.
• At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the US Army as Lawrence K Dubois in the 24th Iowa Infantry and served as a Teamster until he was mustered out in 1865. He then returned to Iowa and is listed on the 1870 Census as Lawrence DuBois with his family. By then his Daughter Mary had married Joseph C Parker. In 1874 he left Iowa for Kansas.
• In 1875 he is found with his family at Solomon Township, Lenora, Norton, Kansas where he took up a homestead claim. His daughter Medora had by then just married Willis Hall Hendricks who is also listed on that census.
• In 1880 He is found at Twin Mound, Norton County Kansas with his wife and youngest son Hiram. He later proves up on a claim in that area where he lived until his death.

Sources

1. ↑ 1849 Marriage: "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database
   citing FHL microfilm: 1275881; Record number: 102;
   FamilySearch Record: XRL9-GZW (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Lawrence N Dubois marriage to Lowis Bonney on 4 Feb 1849 in Columbia, Wisconsin, United States.
2. ↑ ("Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRL9-GZW : accessed 7 February 2015), Lawrence N. Dubois and Lowis Bonney, 04 Feb 1849; citing reference cn 00054; FHL microfilm 1,275,881.)
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M4DX-8FY (accessed 20 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XCZ6-18 Image number 00391
   Lawrence Debois (30) in Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States. Born in New York.
4. ↑ ("United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHC1-HM4 : accessed 22 January 2015), George Duboice in household of William Duboice, Township No 62, Gentry, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 71, household ID 451, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,620.)
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images
   citing Page: 19; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 000545900; Record number: 2497;
   FamilySearch Record: MDVD-H5F (accessed 20 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67P3-3QS Image number 00069
   Lawrence Dubois (47) head of household in Clay Township, Jones, Iowa, United States. Born in New York.
6. ↑ 1875 Census: "Kansas State Census, 1875", database with images
   citing Census, Norton, Kansas, United States, , Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: QL66-G6CY (accessed 20 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3B-FSZB-4 Image number 00261
   L J Debois (54) in Norton, Kansas, United States. Born in New York.
7. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MF56-ZSP (accessed 25 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-TRH Image number 00493
   Lawrence Dabois (55), married, Farmer, head of household in Twin Mound Township, Norton, Kansas, United States. Born in New York, United States.
8. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database
   citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QVK2-CLVR (accessed 20 November 2022)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #48989431
   Lawrence Knickerbocker DuBois burial (died on 16 Aug 1894) in 1894 in Lenora, Norton, Kansas, United States of America.
9. ↑ 1842 Military: "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914", database with images
   citing p. 59, volume 043, Albany, , , United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 350,327.
   FamilySearch Record: QJD5-RPXB (accessed 30 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-81DZ-9744
   Name: Lawrence Duboice; Military Service Date: 26 Feb 1842; Military Service Place: Albany, , , United States; Birth Date: 1820; Age: 22; Mil Branch: Army; Source Volume Date Range: 1840 Jan-1846 Jun; Wp Volume Number: 043; Dasverify: 10-APR-14.
10. ↑ 1855 Census ("Wisconsin State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67F7-6W2?cc=1443825&wc=M6PB-83D%3A37191201%2C37191202 : 22 May 2014), Columbia > Columbia county, part of > image 6 of 45; State Historical Society, Madison.)

See Also:

• (https://sites.google.com/site/grammasfamilyhistory/dubois-family)
• (National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
• (Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.)
• (National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.)
• Civil War Battle Unit Details: UNION IOWA VOLUNTEERS 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry