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Tobias M. Bonebrake
(Ref photo of headstone attached to this website.)
Birth: Nov. 5, 1820
Preble County
Ohio, USA
Death: Mar. 15, 1894
Fountain County
Indiana, USA
"Tobias M. Bonebrake, farmer, Harveysburg, was born in Preble Count,Ohio, and is a son of Adam Bonebrake, a native of Pennsylvania, a heroof the war of 1812, and who came with his family and brothers ansettled in Van Burne Township, at what is known as Bonebrake Corner.There were Adam, David, Jacob, and George Bonebrake, and perhaps John.Adam and wife died there. There were ten children in their family:Jesse, Henry (deceased), Adam (deceased), Peter, John, and Tobias;then the girls were Mary, Christina (deceased), Phebe (deceased),Betsy (deceased), and last Margaret, his second wife.
Tobias lived with his parents till marriage to Orpha C. Waynack, anative of North Carolina, and who came with her parents to ParkeCounty, Indiana at the age of sixteen years. She was an excellentmanager and good christian woman.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonebrake settled in Mill Creek Township, where he bought120 acres of land, built a log cabin, and began work. They added tilltheir farm numbered 340 acres. She died September 1, 1878, leaving afamily of five boys and three girls: John M., Mary J., Adam W., SamuelS., Walker C., [Arminda (deceased), and Violinda, twins,], and Ira L.(deceased). Mrs. Bonebrake had done much toward the comfortablecircumstances in which she left her family.
Tobias Bonebrake is lately married (in June, 1880) to Eliza Fry. Heand all his family are strong republicans.
John M., son of Tobias and Orpha C. Bonebrake, was born Juen 20, 1846.He was married March 17, 1870, to Mary J. Myers, daughter of Jacob andSarah Myers. She was born in Parke County, Indiana, September 18,1850. Her father was born in North Carolina, and her mother inKentucky, he February 9, 1812, and she September 13, 1823. Aftermarriage they lived one year on the home-place, one year five milesfarther east, six years in Parke County, and in 1877 they settled ontheir present farm. They have 100 acres of land, large house, etc. Thefarm is well tilled. Mr. and Mrs. Bonebrake are members of UnitedBrethren Church. They have one child, Arletta. Mr. Bonebrake hastaught five years of his life. He is a republican." - History ofFountain County, Indiana, H.W. Beckwith, 1881, Page 417
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Parents:
Adam Bonebrake (1783 - 1863)
Barbary Miller Bonebrake (1785 - 1845)
Spouse:
Orpha Caroline Waynack Bonebrake (1826 - 1878)
Children:
John Marion Bonebrake (1846 - 1911)*
Adam W. Bonebrake (1850 - 1929)*
Samuel S. Bonebrake (1853 - 1929)*
Walker C. Bonebrake (1855 - 1892)*
Ira L. Bonebrake (1861 - 1949)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Aged 73yrs, 4ms, 10ds
Burial:
Centennial Cemetery
Yeddo
Fountain County
Indiana, USA
Created by: Lesa Epperson
Record added: Oct 05, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30323292
(Internet extraction and some transcription provided by David H.Drollinger 6 Feb 2013)
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1820 - 1894 (73 years)
