Samuel Bonham
Samuel Bonham, whom the Clarke Courier called a native of Clarke County, went to Texas as a young man and served four years in the Confederate army. The paper reported in March 1922 that he had died at Sherman, Texas, at 90.
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IDENTITY Confirmed The page rests on one Courier item that names him; no other record is matched to him here.
Clarke connection: Birth statement in an obituary: the Courier of March 2, 1922 headlines him a native of Clarke County and says relatives in the county had word of his death at Sherman, Texas (C669). That is the paper's statement, not a birth record.
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| War | Civil War | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
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| Date not established | The Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922 reports that relatives in Clarke County had word of the death of Samuel Bonham a few days before at Sherman, Texas, of pneumonia, aged 90. It says he was a son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer, went to Texas as a young man, and served four years in the Confederate army; the headline calls him a native of Clarke County. | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY ConfirmedThis is the item the entity was created from. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
The Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922 reports that relatives in Clarke County had word of the death of Samuel Bonham a few days before at Sherman, Texas, of pneumonia, aged 90. It says he was a son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer, went to Texas as a young man, and served four years in the Confederate army; the headline calls him a native of Clarke County. What the source supportsThat Samuel Bonham, whom the Courier headlined as a native of Clarke County, died at Sherman, Texas, aged 90, as reported on March 2, 1922. UncertaintyRead from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item dates the death only as "a few days ago." Its account of his service is the paper's own. His relatives have no records here. SourceEvidence role: supports. The March 2, 1922 obituary. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922Clarke Courier · 1922-03-02 (publication) Locator: Page 1, obituary "Samuel Bonham Dies in Texas, Aged 90" Relevant passageSAMUEL BONHAM DIES IN TEXAS, AGED 90 Native of Clarke County ... Relatives in Clarke county have received word of the death of Samuel Bonham, who died a few days ago at Sherman, Texas. The end was caused by pneumonia. He was 90 years old. Mr. Bonham was the son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer. He went to Texas when a young man and located at Sherman. ... He was a veteran of the civil war and served four years in the Confederate army. Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. The same passage, read from the page image and shown in the clipping above. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922Clarke Courier · 1922-03-02 (publication) Locator: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922, page 1, obituary "Samuel Bonham Dies in Texas, Aged 90", the passage beginning "Relatives in Clarke county have received..." Relevant passageRelatives in Clarke county have received word of the death of Samuel Bonham, who died a few days ago at Sherman, Texas. The end was caused by pneumonia. He was 90 years old. Mr. Bonham was the son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer. He went to Texas when a young man and located at Sherman. He saw that community grow from an Indian trading post to a great prosperous city. He was a veteran of the civil war and served four years in the Confederate army. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
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The obituary of Samuel Bonham, headed Samuel Bonham Dies in Texas, Aged 90, on the front page of the Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922: a native of Clarke County who died at Sherman, Texas, a son of Daniel Sowers Bonham and a Confederate veteran.
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Clarke Courier (Berryville, Va.), March 2, 1922, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Rights Changes: Cut from the Library of Congress page image at full resolution (the region lies at box 1782,2031 334x1607 pixels of the saved half-size copy of the page) and shown at its own 667 by 3214 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922, page 1, obituary "Samuel Bonham Dies in Texas, Aged 90", the passage beginning "Relatives in Clarke county have received..."
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- The Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922 reports that relatives in Clarke County had word of the death of Samuel Bonham a few days before at Sherman, Texas, of pneumonia, aged 90. It says he was a son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer, went to Texas as a young man, and served four years in the Confederate army; the headline calls him a native of Clarke County.
People namedSamuel Bonham
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922, page 1.
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SAMUEL BONHAM DIES IN TEXAS, AGED 90 Native of Clarke County Saw Lone Star State Grow From Indian Trading Territory to Great Community.--Son of Late Daniel Sowers Bonham. Relatives in Clarke county have received word of the death of Samuel Bonham, who died a few days ago at Sherman, Texas. The end was caused by pneumonia. He was 90 years old. Mr. Bonham was the son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer. He went to Texas when a young man and located at Sherman. He saw that community grow from an Indian trading post to a great prosperous city. He was a veteran of the civil war and served four years in the Confederate army. The Veterans Association of Sherman, of which he was Dean, attended his funeral in a body. He was a devoted Christian and beloved by a host of friends in Sherman.
- Source
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922, Clarke Courier
- Date as printed
- 1922-03-02 (published)
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- 1 as printed
- Passage
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 2, 1922, page 1, obituary "Samuel Bonham Dies in Texas, Aged 90", the passage beginning "Relatives in Clarke county have received..."
- What it supports
- The Clarke Courier of March 2, 1922 reports that relatives in Clarke County had word of the death of Samuel Bonham a few days before at Sherman, Texas, of pneumonia, aged 90. It says he was a son of the late Daniel Sowers Bonham and a brother of the late Mrs. Maria Mesmer, went to Texas as a young man, and served four years in the Confederate army; the headline calls him a native of Clarke County.
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