LEONARD ANSON BONNEY: History of Crawford County

HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND RICHLAND COUNTIES, WISCONSIN, Part I, 1884.  

Leonard Bonney was born Dec. 5, 1819, in Chautauqua Co., New York.  In 1835, he moved to Crawford Co., Penn., remaining until 1856, when he came west, settling in Eastman town, Crawford Co., Wis., where Mrs. Bonney had a brother.  Mr. Bonney was married in 1850 ro Jane Fisher, born in Crawford Co., Penn., in 1822.  She was the widow of Mathias Gear, who died in 1843.  Mr. Bonney first entered eighty acres of land on section 1, town 8, range 3 west, but at the time of his death, July 9, 1881, his farm contained 160 acres of land.  He was in the war from 1862 until its close, being 1st lieutenant of company K, 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.  He was chairman of the county board, four succissive years, and justice of the peace for seven years.  Mr. Bonney left five children-- Emma J., Velma, Hughes, Ella and Fred.  Mrs. Bonney had two children by her former husband--James T., and Mary E. Gear.  Mrs. Bonney transacted all the business of the Eastman post office for six years, when the office was moved to the now village of Eastman.

Union Publishing Company, Springfield, IL.  Republished by Higginson Book Company, 148 Washington Street, Post Office Box 778, Salem, Massachusetts 01970.  page 593.

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