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JOHN C. BOND
was born in
Knox county, Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1799. He was
married to Miss Polly Grimsley in 1818. To
them were born five children, namely:
Susanna, who was born Aug. 10, 1819; married
Walter Johnson, Nov. 25, 1836. this was the
second marriage in Greenbush township. The
ceremony was performed by Moses T. Hand, justice
of the peace. Walter Johnson died Dec. 13,
1876. Susanna died at the residence of her
daughter Arvie Cayton in Youngstown, Illinois,
Dec. 26, 1902.
William G., born April, 1823; married Mrs.
Elizabeth Henry, Jan. 25, 1844. She died Dec.
22, 1864, at the age of 45 years.
William G. Bond enlisted in the army in the war
for the union in 1862; in August of that year was
mustered in as captain of Co. H., 83rd regiment
Illinois Infantry; and was promoted in 1863 to the
office of major, which often he held until he was
mustered out in 1865.
In December, 1874, he was appointed deputy sheriff of
Warren county, Illinois. He filled this position
for two years and was then elected sheriff three times
in succession, closing his services as sheriff in 1882.
His last marriage was to Mrs. Mary E. Moore (nee
Taylor). This marriage occurred at Dayton,
Ohio, in 1868. He died Feb. 8,1892.
Jesse Walton was born in Jackson county,
Alabama, Sept. 7, 1825; was married in Swan township,
Warren county, Illinois, Feb. 12, 1848, to Sarah E.
Terry. She was born near Belleville in St.
Clair county, Illinois, and was a daughter of Andrew
and Nancy G. (Stice) Terry. She died in
Sacramento county, California, Jan. 28, 1854.
Jesse W. Bond's second marriage was to Mrs.
Anna C. Smith, Oct. 25, 1863. Her maiden name
was Anna C. Harrah. She was born in Belmont
county, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1835, and was a daughter of
John N. and Helen (Wharton) Harrah, and sister of
Charles A. Harrah, dealer in farm implements at
Bushnell, Illinois.
In 1850, Jesse W. Bond crossed the plains to
California in search of gold. After remaining
there two years, he returned. He afterwards made
two more trips to the land of gold where he remained
until 1862, when he came back to Warren county, Ill.
He died at Monmouth, Illinois, Apr. 25, 1905.
Ruby L., born June 30, 1827, in Morgan county,
Illinois; was married three times. Her first
husband was Andrew Stice, who died in 1848; her
second marriage was to Henry Burson; her last
marriage was to Andrew J. Cayton, Feb. 15, 1873.
She was badly bruised and injured in a wind-storm that
occurred in Swan township, May 22, 1873. However,
she fully recovered from this, except the bones that
were broken in her arm never knit together. She
died June 26, 1901.
Anna, who died in infancy.
Major John C. Bond's first wife died about the
year 1828, in Morgan county, Illinois. His second
marriage was to Miss Mary Singleton of Morgan
county, in May, 1829. To them were born three
children - Fielding, Mary, and Eveline -
all of whom are deceased.
He went to Texas and commenced the practice of law.
When the war broke out he returned to his father's house
in Greenbush. He was elected county superintendent
of schools in Warren county, in 1861. He died Apr.
16, 1862, at the age of 28 years.
Evaline married Joseph Hartford.
She died in Neosha county, Kansas, in 1871.
Mary, wife of John C. Bond, died Sept. 1,
1842, at the age of 32 years. She was a woman
highly esteemed by those who knew her. One night
during her last days, she had a dream in which the words
of this text came to her: "Whatsoever thy hand
findeth to do, do it with thy might." This dream
so disturbed her that she arose from her bed, rekindled
the fire in the fireplace to make a light, procured her
Bible and read from Ec. 9, 10: "Whatsoever they hand
findeth to do, do it with they might; for there is no
work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the
grave, whither thou goest." She closed her Bible
and returned to bed, and again dreamed of the same text.
Rev. Peter Downey was called to see her, and by
her request he administered baptism. After her
death he was called to preach her funeral which he did,
using the same text.
Major John C. Bond's third marriage was to
Mrs. Nancy G. Terry. Her maiden name was
Nancy G. Stice. This marriage occurred in
January, 1844. Two children were born of this
union: Canzada S., wife of Mathew Campbell,
now residing in Okalahoma township, Warren county,
Illinois.
Mrs. Nancy Green Bond was born in Warren county,
Kentucky, Sept. 23, 1807. She was a daughter of
Andrew and Nancy (Wilson) Stice. Andrew Stice
was born in 1768, and died Oct. 18, 1818. They
were married in 1789. Mr. Bond's
grandfather, Andrew Stice, was married to
Katran Collins, in Germany, and emigrated to North
Carolina before the Revolutionary war. Mrs.
Bond's grandfather Wilson and wife came from
Scotland before the Revolutionary war and settled in
North Carolina. He was a captain in the
Revolutionary war and fought at the battle of Bunker
Hill; was wounded in the right knee and made a cripple
for life. His brother, James Wilson, was
one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Mr. Bond has been blind for over twenty years.
She now resides with her daughter, Cordelia Staat.
Major John C. Bond, the subject of the sketch, was
a son of James W. and Susanna (Crane) Bond, who
were married in Overton county, Tennessee, in 1798.
She was born in Georgia, in 1777. Of this union,
seven children were born: John Crane, Benjamin, Joel,
Ruby, William Barnet, Jesse W., and Nathan.
Jesse W. Bond, the father of Major John C. Bond,
moved to Jackson county, Alabama, in 1819; from there he
went to Morgan county, Illinois; and in 1834, came to
Warren county, Illinois, and settled on section 18 in
Greenbush township, and resided here until his death,
which occurred Feb. 26, 1840, at the age of 65 years.
His wife was blind for many years before her death.
She died Jan. 7, 1859, at the age of 85 years.
Major John C. Bond was
commissioner in Warren county in an early day, and was
appointed with Samuel Hallam and Robert
Gilmore to divide the county into townships,
which they did in 1853. In 1854, when township
organization was adopted, he was elected supervisor in
Greenbush township and served in that capacity for
fourteen successive years. He was elected justice
of the peace in 1835, and held his first court in a
smoke-house. He married the first couple in the
township - Moses T. Hand to Mrs.
Elizabeth Crawford - Dec. 23, 1835.
Mr. Bond was assessor in Greenbush township for
several years. He received his title as major in
the militia, and was major in Col. John Butler's
regiment. He was also a soldier in the Black Hawk
war.
He purchased from the other heirs the old homestead
entered by his father on section 18, where he spent his
last years. His hearing was very defective for
several years before his death, which occurred May 20,
1882. His funeral services were held in the
Methodist church in Greenbush, on Sunday afternoon, May
21, 1882, and were conducted by Eld. Isaac N. Van
Meter, a minister of the Old-School Baptist church.
Source: Early days
in Greenbush: with biographical sketches of the old
settlers by William L. Snapp - Springfield, Ill.:
H. W. Rokker Co., Printers and Binders - Publ. 1905 -
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