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William Bonar

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1892 (84-85)
Place of Burial: Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Barnet Bonar and Isabella Bonar
Husband of Ann Bonar and Abigail L. Bonar
Father of Caroline Bonar; Elizabeth White; Cpl. David Bonar; Sarah Jane Van Akin; Isabel Bonar and 1 other
Brother of David Bonar; Ann Mitchell; Martha Rinehart; Sarah E. Young; Mathew Bonar and 5 others

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About William Bonar

Notes by Tammy Swingle, curator Bonar descendant

The first Knox County (Ohio) Fair was held at the home of a William Bonar. Given the date of birth of this William, and knowing the family lived around Fredericktown in Knox County, I believe this to be the correct William Bonar.

I've also read accounts that a William Bonnar in Knox County was a worker on the underground railroad. Again, because of the time he lived, I believe this is the same William Bonar (often spelled Bonnar, Bonner, Boner).

William Bonar was elected to the Ohio State legislature in 1859 and served one term. After that he moved from Fredericktown to Mount Vernon in 1874.

from: http://books.google.com/books?id=V4MUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA604&lpg=PA604&dq...
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William Bonar's Timeline

1807
May 2, 1807
Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
1836
1836
Knox County, Ohio, United States
1838
1838
1842
1842
Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 72
Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, United States
1892
1892
Age 84
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United States
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