William
H.
Bonham
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Henry Bonham
and Adeline Tully
Brother of
Powhattan L. Bonham, Jasper Bonham, Tandy Griffith Bonham, Samuel Bonham, Fielding Bonham, Sarah M. J. Bonham, Nancy Jane Bonham, David W. Bonham, Christopher Columbus Bonham and Martha Alice Bonham
Husband of
Cecilia Weese
— married
27 Mar 1864 in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Jasper A. Bonham, Caleb Markbright Bonham, Harry W. Bonham, Lula B. Bonham, Stella M. Bonham and Tippie L. Bonham
Died
at age 70
in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2011
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Biography
William H. Bonham worked as a Truant Officer, being noted as such in the 1910 US Census. He had also been a blacksmith in the Civil War in Company B of the 7th WV Cavalry. He enlisted on 27 Jul 1861 and was mustered out on 11 Aug 1865. An invalid pension was filed in 1888, application no. 671176; and, a widow's pension was applied for 09 Dec 1912, application no. 997753.
Sources
- 1850 US Census, Kanawha County, Virginia
- 1900 US Census, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
- 1910 US Census, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
- Kanawha County Virginia Death Records
- Kanawha County WV Death Register, page 302
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