Nellie, and most likely Homer, Bonham were residents of Dayton in 1887:
Reno Evening Gazette, Monday, March 21, 1887, p. 3
under "Personal" items
Mrs. H. W. Bonham, of Dayton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. D.
Pollard
[presumably in Reno]
Homer is buried in the Dayton Cemetery with an infant daughter and a
"Gertrude Bonham" who has a "modern" tombstone that was installed in
the
1960s to replace a badly damaged one. The later only says Gertrude died in
August. (Eva's tombstone may be gone-I do not have it in the pictures I
took.) Homer's headstone, unfortunately, does not list dates, although
research done when it was established that he was a Civil War veteran
indicates that he died after 1910. (I have not looked in the census records
for him as yet.)
BONHAM Eva 1872 - 1872
BONHAM Gertrude died in August
BONHAM Homer W. Co. E 21st Ill. Inf.
We are working to find family members, but right now have no recent leads to
the family. Please keep us posted, since we are trying to record
"everything" about our historic residents of Dayton, and we have only
limited information on this family.
Also, if you do not find a home for the photos, we would happily add
these-along with any photos or copies of photos of Dayton-related people or
locations-to our museum collection. They would be in a binder by family
name and then would be available to any family members who were later found.
Linda Clements
Historical Society of Dayton Valley
www.daytonnvhistory.org
Webmaster, and
Program Manager, Dayton's 1881 C&C RR Depot Restoration
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From: nvlyon-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:nvlyon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Shelley Cardiel
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:16 AM
To: NVLYON(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [NVLYON] BONHAM Family Photographs
I've "rescued" three old photographs belonging to the BONHAM - POLLARD
Family. The first is identified as Mimi BONHAM the daughter of Martin
BONHAM. This photograph was taken at the U. H. Henry Studio, though there
is no location referenced so I'm not sure where that studio is located. The
young woman in the photograph appears to be in her teens and the photograph
likely taken in the 1890's.
The second photograph is of Homer BONHAM'S wife, Nellie POLLARD BONHAM. The
photograph was taken at the C. E. Peterson Photo Art Gallery in Virginia,
Nevada. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1880's or 1890's
with Nellie likely in her 30's at the time it was taken. The third
photograph is identified as Grandma POLLARD, indicating that she is Aunt
Nellie's Mother and Uncle Homer's Mother-in-law. The photograph was taken
at the Elliott Photo Studio, however, there is no location indicated. The
photograph appears to have been taken in the 1890's with the woman appearing
to be in her 60's or 70's at the time.
Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information
regarding the family as follows:
Homer Wayne BONHAM b. 1848 in WI to parents Nehemiah Martin BONHAM (b. 1813
in Blount Co. TN) and Mahala P. NEAVILLE (b. 1822 in KY). Homer married
Ellen G. "Nellie" POLLARD (b. 1850 in NY) in 1877, most likely in NV. The
couple had two children, Henry "Harry" Homer BONHAM and Roy Delos BONHAM,
born in 1878 and 1888 in NV.
Census records for 1880 in Eureka Mill, NV:
Homer W. BONHAM, age 31, born WI, a Laborer, parents born TN/KY
Nellie BONHAM, wife, age 29, born NY, Keeps House, parents born NY
Henry W. BONHAM, son, age 1, born NV, at Home
I am hoping to locate someone from this family so that these wonderful old
photographs can be returned to the care of this family. If you are a member
of the family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.
Thanks,
Shelley
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