Born in Pike county, Missouri on 6 Feb 1828 to James & Jane (Ford) Bonham, Benjamin was the middle of their 7 children. He lived for awhile in Grant county, Wisconsin.
His first wife was Sarah Travis. She and their infant died in 1854.
He went west, settling in San Joaquin county, California, where he married his second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Heard, on his 34th birthday in 1862. They had one child together, Andrew Leslie Bonham.
He died 28 May 1875 in Linden and is buried there. Sarah never remarried, even though she lived for another 50 years.
His first wife was Sarah Travis. She and their infant died in 1854.
He went west, settling in San Joaquin county, California, where he married his second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Heard, on his 34th birthday in 1862. They had one child together, Andrew Leslie Bonham.
He died 28 May 1875 in Linden and is buried there. Sarah never remarried, even though she lived for another 50 years.
Born in Pike county, Missouri on 6 Feb 1828 to James & Jane (Ford) Bonham, Benjamin was the middle of their 7 children. He lived for awhile in Grant county, Wisconsin.
His first wife was Sarah Travis. She and their infant died in 1854.
He went west, settling in San Joaquin county, California, where he married his second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Heard, on his 34th birthday in 1862. They had one child together, Andrew Leslie Bonham.
He died 28 May 1875 in Linden and is buried there. Sarah never remarried, even though she lived for another 50 years.
His first wife was Sarah Travis. She and their infant died in 1854.
He went west, settling in San Joaquin county, California, where he married his second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Heard, on his 34th birthday in 1862. They had one child together, Andrew Leslie Bonham.
He died 28 May 1875 in Linden and is buried there. Sarah never remarried, even though she lived for another 50 years.
Gravesite Details
Originally interred at Stockton Rural Cemetery; remains moved to Linden Cemetery in 1905.
