Truman is the son of jarius Abijah Bonney & Jane (Elkins) Bonney. Husband of Louisiana Tennessee (Baker) Bonney.
Married 14feb1861, Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon.
They had 9 Known children: Mary Elizabeth, Jane Orilla, Edward L, William Henry, Lawrence Stanton, Preston L, Ira Allison, Albert Endymion, and Charles Miles.

Emigrants To Oregon in 1845 (compiled by Stephenie Flora
St. Joseph Companies: In early May 1845, the Oregon bound emigrant companies starting from the St. Joseph, Mo. area totaled, according to the St. Joseph Paper, 223 wagons, 954 persons, with 545 firearms, 9,425 cattle, and 108 horses and mules. John Clark was hired as pilot for the journey to the junction with the Independence-to- Oregon trail. the elected captains for the companies from the St. Joseph rendevous were:
Captain William G. T'Vault with 61 wagons and 300 persons. Jophn Waymire was lieutenant and James Allen Sergeant.
Captain Solomon Tetherow with 66 wagon and 293 persons, Hardin d. Martin was Lieutenant . They organized under tohe name "Savannah Oregon Emigrating Society." with Rev. William Helm, Chairman and Rev. Lewis Thompson, secretary. Records kept by the company indicate that there were 100 armed men, 293 persons (63 females over age 14, 56 under 14), 68 males under 16., 66 wagons , 170 guns and pistols, 1,022 cattle (398 Oxen, 624 loose cattle) ; 74 mules and horses.
Captain Abner Hackleman [Note: sometimes confused with son Abram/Abraham Hackleman who came in 1847] with approximately 52 wagons, 214 persons, and 666 head of cattle and a few horses. This company organized under the name "New London Emigrating Company".

The companies leaving from Independence traveled to about three miles from the Kansas Near the bank of the Big Soldier creek, where, by prearrangement, the "main company" was organized, and elect officers. It was estimated that there were aprroximately 233 wagons, 421 males, 138 females, 448 children (totalling 1007 persons), 3,261 cattle, and `182 horses. On May 15th, Dr. Presley Webb was elected Captain and Stephen H.L. Meek was retained as pilot for $2.50 per wagon. On May 19 a reorganization took place and the company was divided into three divisions. Each division would take a turn traveling in advance for a week at a time. Captain Presley was to accompany wichever train was in the lead; but each division was to choose it own officers.
Captaine Presley Webb
Captain Joel Palmer
Captain Samuel K. Barlow
One of the trains which started from independence, Mo. but traveled apart from the "main company" c onsisted of 38 wagons and approximately 1,000 head of loose cattle. The train was reportedly under the direction of John Henry Brown, A seasoned traveler from California, who had gone to live among the Cherokees in 1840, then journeyed overland to California in 1843 with a party of Cherookee fur traders. After returning east in 1844 he had joined the emigrant party for a return trip to California. Captain Brown led the company as far as Fort Laramie where he was replaced by Captain William B. Ide

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