Alonzo McClelland Bonham (1838 - 1919)

Born 17 Oct 1838 in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States (Christening)

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ann (Hamilton) Bonham — married 31 Dec 1874 in Lamar County, Texas

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1919 at age 80 in Gilliam, Saline, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Alonzo Bonham served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Private
Mustered out: Private
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company K of the 55th Illinois Infantry

Alonzo McCelland Bonham^[1] was born on October 17, 1838, in Macomb, Illinois, the child of Algernon Bonham and Rachel Hayden. He married Martha Ann Hamilton on December 31, 1874, in Paris, Texas. He died on September 11, 1919^[2], in Las Animas, Colorado, at the age of 80, and was buried there.

Residence

Date: 1880^[3]

Place: Lamar, Texas

Date: 1910^[4]

Place: Pottawattamie, Iowa

Notes

Alonzo & family lived at 200/220 Harmony Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The home is listed in US Census records as being worth $2,000.00. He sold musical instruments for a living. He enlisted in Company K of the 55th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War^[5], serving from 22 Oct 1861 until 30 Oct 1864. He later suffered from senile dementia and was admitted several times to both Battle Mountain Sanitarium in Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota and Western Branch Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Leavenworth, Kansas According to the records of Western Branch, he died on 23 Jan 1922 at Gilliam, Missouri; probably at another soldiers' home there. These records from both Old Soldiers' Homes described Alonzo as being 5 feet 6 inches tall with a dark complexion, brown eyes and gray hair.

His wife and son, Jay, are both buried in Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado. There is a marker there for Alonzo, as well; but, it has no death date on it, only a date of birth, so it is unknown if he is actually buried there, since he died in Missouri; and, it would have been quite a way to bring his body to Colorado for burial.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Alonzo M Bonham, "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938" Detail: "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4X6-X61 : 4 December 2014), Alonzo M Bonham, 1911; citing p. 2109, Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 1,547,494. Url: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4X6-X61
2. ↑ Alonzo McClellen Bonham, "Find A Grave Index" Detail: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVR-3L46 : 13 December 2015), Alonzo McClellen Bonham, 1919; Burial, Las Animas, Bent, Colorado, United States of America, Las Animas Cemetery; citing record ID 30524484, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Url: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVR-3L46
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN5-LGJ : 14 July 2016), A M Bonham, Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 178B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1314; FHL microfilm 1,255,315.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG94-415 : accessed 29 March 2017), Alonzo M Bonham, Council Bluffs Ward 1, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 130, sheet 19B, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 421; FHL microfilm 1,374,434.
5. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSLV-ZML : 4 December 2014), Alonzo M. Bonham, Private, Company K, 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 881,628.
6. ↑ Notes added by Dee Christophel D'Errico.

Acknowledgements

• 1870 US Census, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa
• 1880 US Census, Precinct 5, Lamar, Texas
• 1900 US Census, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa
• Western Branch Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Leavenworth, Kansas Records
• WikiTree profile created on 25 Feb 2011 by Dee Christophel D'Errico. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dee and others.