Nathan Coffman Bolin (1833 - 1916)

Born 3 Aug 1833 in Ohio

Husband of Lucinda (Cook) Bolin — married 24 Dec 1857 in Stark, Illinois, United States

Husband of Eunice R. (Lybarger) Bolin — married 14 Nov 1883 in Knox County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 27 May 1916 at age 82 in Iowa

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Biography

This profile is part of the Bolin Name Study.

Private Nathan Bolin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Mar 03, 1865
Mustered out: Sep 12, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, Ohio 1st Cavalry

Nathan Coffman Bolin was born on August 3, 1833 in Fayette Co., Ohio to Eli Bolin and Lucretia Goldsberry. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1850, Nathan lived in the household of Abraham McCoy in Union Twp., Fayette Co., Ohio. ^[4]

Nathan married Lucinda Cook on December 24, 1857 in Stark Co., Illinois. (Need source.)

Nathan served as a Private in Company A of the 1st Ohio Cavalry during the U.S. Civil War and was severely injured in battle, forcing the amputation of his left arm. ^{[5] [6]}

After his service for the Union in the Civil War, Nathan and Lucinda took up residence with their family in Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois. Nathan was financially successful while working his own farm (valued at $7000), so much so that the family employed a domestic household servant. ^[7]

By 1883, Nathan found his way back to his home state of Ohio and on November 14, 1883 he married Eunice R. Lybarger in Knox County. ^[8] Nathan would start a family with Eunice and by 1900 they were living and farming in Nolan Co., Texas. ^[9] Nathan and his family remained in Nolan County for at least the next ten years. ^[10]

At some point after 1910, Nathan made his way north and in 1915 was living in the small town of Monona, Clayton Co., Iowa. ^[11]

Nathan passed away on May 27, 1916 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa. He was 82 years old. ^{[1] [2]}

Timeline

1833 Aug 03: Nathan Coffman Bolin was born in Fayette Co., Ohio.^[1][2][3]

1850 Jul 17: Nathan (age 16) and his sister, Martha (age 14), lived and/or worked in the Abraham McCoy household in Union Twp., Fayette Co., Ohio. ^[4]

1857 Dec 24: Nathan married Lucinda Cook in Stark Co., Illinois.

1883 Nov 14: Nathan married Eunice R. Lybarger in Knox Co., Ohio.^[8]

1916 May 27: Nathan Coffman Bolin passed away in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa.

Research Notes

> Unable to find Nathan in 1880 census.

Biological Father Status: Uncertain

Recent Y-DNA testing completed by a male descendant of Nathan Coffman Bolin at Family Tree DNA suggests that Nathan may not be a biological son of Eli Bolin. This descendant's closest Y-DNA matches are another male descendant of Nathan Coffman Bolin (Genetic Distance=2 at 37 markers) and a McCoy tester (Genetic Distance=3 at 37 and 67 markers). This McCoy tester lists his Earliest Known Ancestor on FTDNA as John Thomas McCoy (McKoy) Sr., who was a member of a large family that lived in Fayette Co., Ohio during the early 1800s. The other Bolin tester who matches at 37 markers has a Terminal SNP of R-L513, which is a subclade of R-L21. The McCoy surname has historically been a part of this R-L513 haplogroup, but Bolin/Bolen/Bullen et al. has not. This evidence and the fact that this recent tester does not match or share the same subclade as another documented descendant of Eli Bolin (R-U152) suggests that there may have been a Non-Paternity Event (NPE) involving Nathan's mother, Lucretia (Goldsberry) Bolin, and a male McCoy or that Eli Bolin himself was a McCoy.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Iowa, death records, Death certificates, Woodbury County, 1911-1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS6V-59NJ-9?i=4334), Nathan C Bolin, 5 Jun 1916, Film 102903011, Image 4335.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-ZGPP : 17 March 2018), Nathan C Bolin, 27 May 1916; citing Death, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, page 67, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,451,571.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QV-HNXY : 17 March 2018), Nathan C Bolin, 27 Apr 1916; citing Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,167,131.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67XT-19?cc=1401638&wc=95RF-RMN%3A1031310001%2C1031555501%2C1031403901 : 9 April 2016), Ohio > Fayette > Union > image 8 of 45; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-863Y-LL?cc=1832324&wc=M6R5-YZ3%3A161810801 : 22 May 2014), Boles, Alben H. - Bollje, Margareth > image 256 of 745; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-863B-4G?cc=1832324&wc=M6R5-YZ3%3A161810801 : 22 May 2014), Boles, Alben H. - Bollje, Margareth > image 218 of 745; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1NS-PJL?cc=1438024&wc=92KT-SPB%3A518684301%2C519194001%2C518667801 : 22 May 2014), Illinois > Henry > Cornwall > image 20 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-S57R-HL?cc=1614804&wc=Q6SP-J3J%3A121352001%2C124086601 : 15 July 2014), Knox > Marriage records 1882-1890 vol 4 > image 80 of 374; county courthouses, Ohio.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WM9-5S1?cc=1325221&wc=9BW3-TQH%3A1030553601%2C1035307601%2C1035307602 : 5 August 2014), Texas > Nolan > ED 117 Justice Precincts 1, 4-5 Sweetwater town > image 17 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYG-99LN?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-LZN%3A133641501%2C142263601%2C133943201%2C1589090040 : 24 June 2017), Texas > Nolan > Justice Precinct 7 > ED 181 > image 7 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PF-FQ23-5?cc=2240483&wc=QS8M-N3D%3A1402050002%2C1402050001 : 5 October 2016), Monona > Aaby, A.-Boutwell, R. > image 1566 of 1745; Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBP-183?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-56Q%3A1589423252%2C1589422611%2C1589423239 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Henry > Cornwall > image 4 of 18; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-69P4-Q?cc=2531337&wc=Q64L-7ZS%3A1590046278 : 31 October 2016), 101821050 > image 670 of 5126; State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-TL3Q-KX?cc=1803970&wc=326H-HZS%3A146228701 : 3 March 2016), 1435944 (004031862) > image 511 of 698; county offices, Illinois.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57F-RR49 : 30 July 2020), Nathan C Bolin in entry for Mrs Eunice R Bolin, 1934.

Acknowledgements

The L. Brown Family and A. Bolin.