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- Which sister is Jacob referring to in his autobiography where he lists her as "Mrs. John B. [of] Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. 8 children-3 sons."?
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JACOB, SON OF JOHN BONEBRAKE (written 1884) (Obtained from Our Bonebrake Heritage by Marie Rizek Bonebrake)
I was born in Preble County, May 22, 1812. When I arrived at the age of eight years, my Father sent me to a German school that grandfather Dewalt Bonebrake was teacher. I could read and spell German tolerable well, and I have not forgotten the German yet. When I moved with father to Fountain County, Indiana in 1821, the advantage of school in those thinly settled neighborhood were very poor at that time, but in all I got about 12 months schooling in the English Language. I married a loving and amiable girl on the 14th day of November 1833, by the name of Lavina Drollinger, who proved a great comfort and a blessing to me through all her life. In 1840 we started, with fathers family, for Iowa, our little family of three children. 1841 arrived in Davis County. 1844 moved to Monroe County and about 1844 moved to Marion County, Iowa. In spring of 1862, we, with our seven children (three died when small) two of whom were married, started with a train of about 35 families to cross the plains for Oregon, including two brothers and two sisters and their families with nearly all ox teams. About the middle of June we entered the Indian Country and saw a great many Indians, but they never molested the emigrants til we arrived on Snake river west of the Rocky Mountains. By that time our wagons numbered 110. From this time on we traveled about 500 miles with great anxiety and fear, frequently we would pass graves where emigrants had been murdered by Indians. We buried five men, side by side, that were murdered by Indians. By this time our train numbered 211 wagons, but by close guarding and watching our relatives all landed in Oregon the first of October 1862, considerably reduced, but we felt very thankful that we had once more reached civilization. I stopped in Jackson County one year, then to Douglas County, rented three years, in 1866 we moved to Coos Bay where I located, had a pleasant home. But the 11th of October 1879, I was bereaved of my dear companion. All of my children are living on the coast, and are as follows:
Syntha Ann married G.F. Bonebrake, son of Henry Bonebrake, of considerable means.
Josiah Valentine Bonebrake, resident of Coos Bay, farmer, well situated.
Rhoda Elizabeth married B.F.Ross, a farmer in good circumstances.
Louisa Katharine married F.E. Winchester, artist of Walla, Walla, Wash.
John William - a jewelor, Lakeview, Lake County, Oregon.
Margaret Josaphine married J.W. Riggs, artist, Lewistown, Idaho.
Henry Salathiel, Jewelor, Marshfield Coos County, Oregon.
[Died young ? Melissa]
As I failed to give particulars of my brothers and sisters, out of ten, six are living at the date (May 1, 1884)
William F. Bonebrake, minister, Dayton, Washington.
Mrs. John B. Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. 8 children-3 sons.
Rhoda married N. Cockelreace, Chehalis, Washington, 5 children -2 sons.
Mary Ann married E. Gunter, Newborn, Iowa. 7 children -2 sons.
Lydia, married Dalrymple. Douglas County, Oregon.4 children, 2sons.
I am 72 years old, have 12 grandchildren.
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1812 - 1892 (80 years)
