Missouri State Archives' Soldiers Database: War of 1812 - World WarI Missouri

Soldiers Database: War of 1812 - World War I
NameConflictName of Unit Company
BOHANNON, ALLY Civil War67th Regiment USCT InfantryH
BOHANNON, AMBROSE Civil War68th Regiment USCT InfantryE
BOHANNON, CHARLES DRCivil War8th Regiment E.M.M.D
BOHANNON, ENOCH Civil War46th Regiment Infantry VolunteersB
BOHANNON, F. M.Civil War4th Regiment Infantry Volunteers CSAE
BOHANNON, GAINSCivil War25th Regiment E.M.M.K
BOHANNON, GAINS Civil War26th Regiment E.M.M.K
BOHANNON, GAINS Civil War3rd Regiment Provisional E.M.M.H
BOHANNON, GEORGE W.Civil War2nd (New) Regiment Artillery VolunteersK

BOHANNON, J. D.Civil WarFrazier's Missouri Volunteers
BOHANNON, JACOB H.Civil War9th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.A
BOHANNON, JOHN Civil War73rd Regiment E.M.M.B
BOHANNON, LEE Civil War5th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.B
BOHANNON, LEWIS Civil War46th Regiment Infantry VolunteersB
BOHANNON, LEWIS Civil War6th Regiment Provisional E.M.M.G
BOHANNON, LEWIS C.Civil War
BOHANNON, LOUIS C.Civil WarGeneral Price's Army
BOHANNON, LOUIS C.Civil WarReves' Regiment Slack's BrigadeF
BOHANNON, MCCONNOR Civil War65th Regiment USCT InfantryE
BOHANNON, MOSES Civil War60th Regiment USCT InfantryG
BOHANNON, THOMAS THEODORE Civil War
xxxx BOHANNON, WILLIAM Civil War11th Regiment Cavalry VolunteersK
BOHANNON, WILLIAM Civil War7th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.E
BOHANNON, WILLIAM Civil War9th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.A
BOHANNON, WILLIAM T.Civil War2nd Regiment Provisional E.M.M.G


WILLIAM BOHANNON, SR. 1806 - 1887

William Bohannon, Sr., was born September 30, 1806 in Eastern Tennessee. His father
was a natiave of Virginia and his mother, a native of Tennessee. In 1825 or 1826
William, Sr. married Margaret R. O'Dell. She was born about 1806. Margaret was a
daughter of Enoch and Sarah (Ramsey) O'Dell. Enock was born March 19, 1776 and married
Sarah in White County, Tennessee. William Sr. and Margeret were living in White County
when their oldest child was born in 1827. By 1834, when their fourth child was born,
they were living in Macoupin County, Illinois. Margaret's brother, Samuel O'Dell,
was also living in the same county. When James was born in 1839, they were living
in what is now Laclede County, Missouri.

William Sr. and Margeret became the parents of eight children:

Catherine was born December 16, 1827 and married Ashford Hough. Their children: Sarah,
Margaret, Lewis Henry, Rachel, David Jackson, John, Mary Jane, James Monroe, Albert
Green and two infant sons.

Lewis was born April 29, 1829. His first wife was Melvina Wright. They were the parents
of two children Sarah and Enoch Carroll. After Melvina died, Lewis took as his second
wife Sarah Catherine (Sharp) Coffman. Their children: marget Melverna, Salida, Marion
Lafayette, John Lewis, James Monroe, Laura Leona, Fanander Washington, Hardin Theodore,
Mollie Theodosia and Frances Ella.

Enoch was born in 1831. His first wife was Julia Ann Shirley. Their children: Margaret,
Millard Eillmore, Lewis Randolph, Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, Sarah Catherine, Elijah
Monroe and Albert Green. Enoch married his second wife, Mrs. Luzan (----) Farrar, in
1905.

Elijah was born in 1833 and married Amanda Elizabeth Weaver. Their children: Sarah
Margaret, William Davis, Thomas Jeffersoh, Elijah and Amanda Elizabeth.

William Jr. was born September 15, 1836. He married Sarah Robinson. They became the
parents of one son, John. After Sarah's death in 1860, William Jr. married Frances
Jane Hillhouse and their children were: William Wilson, Sarah Charlotte, Hiram Lee,
Laura Elizabeth, Eli Finando, Thomas Berry, Cora Bell, Francis, Nora Dell and Dora
Ellen.

James D. was born about 1839. He married first ____?___. They were the parents of two
daughters, Atlanta and Caloona. His second wife was Saletia (Sharp) Roberts. No children
were born to this union.

Nelson Monroe was born about 1844. The name of his wife is unknown. They were the parents
of one child.

Margaret was born about 1847 and died November 9, 1873. She never married.

On April 10, 1874, Margaret (O'Dell) Bohannon died. William Sr. married his second
wife, Mary Ann Ballinger, soon thereafter. William Sr. died March 1, 1887 and was
buried beside his two wives in the Bohannon Cemetery, Laclede Co, Mo..

Civil War times brought many hardships. The lack of salt in the Confederate communities
was one of the problems. The North had plenty of salt, but would not let the South have
any. William Jr. was in the Confederate Army. After sometime in the Army and seeing the
turn of events against the South, he joined the Union Army. His wife, Frances, drove
a wagon and team to Lebanon to get a barrel of salt. When she returned home, she shared
the salt with her Confederate neighbors.

The Bohannons were not a people to triffle with. The bushwackers were active in the area,
and one gang came to the Bohannon homestead. They asked to see the men of the house. The
women directed them to a cabin were the men were. Their directions sent the bushwackers
the long way to the cabin. While the bushwackers were taking the long route to the cabin,
Frances and Margaret (William Jr.'s wife and sister) ran to the cabin via the shortcut.
They told the men that the bushwackers were coming. The bushwackers rode up near the cabin;
after looking the situation over, they decided they didn't want any part of the Bohannons
and rode away.

The Bohannon name is spelled many ways. William Sr. spelled his last name Bohannon, while
William Jr. spelled his last name Bohannan.

Elijah Bohannon (born 1812) was William Sr., brother. There were other Bohannons living
in Laclede County that were probably related to William Sr. They were Rebecca (Bohannon)
(McBride) Hickman, John and Lewis Bohannon.


Land Patents: 1831 - 1969

Record Group Office of Secretary of State
Series Swampland Patents
Volume 2
Page
Reel Number S 156
Certificate Number 1042
Land District
Type of Land Swampland
Name of Purchaser Bohanan, William
County Laclede
Date of Purchase 3/12/1857
Township 32
Range 14
Land Section 5
Parts of Section Northwest quarter of Northeast quarter
Acres 38
Hundreth of Acres 58
Price Per Acre $1.00
Cost $38.580
Date of Certificate 5/1/1858



Missouri's Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861 - 1866

Name County City Subject Date Reel Number
Bohannon, Charles A. St. Louis St. Louis Statement by Charles Fitch of St. Louis saying Dr. Charles A. Bohannon had tried to shoot him with a pistol 11/04/1861 F 1184
Bohannon, Columbus T. Randolph Macon 15 year old Bohannon is paroled at Macon, MO. 10/17/1863 F 1184
Bohannon, Eli St. Louis Loyalty Oath. Shows Bohannon being from Louisville, KY and taking oath in St. Louis. 03/22/1863 F 1184
Bohannon, Elijah Laclede Osage Township Oath and parole 04/09/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, Elijah Laclede Osage Township Posting $1000 bond 00/00/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, Enoch Laclede Osage Township Loyalty Oath 04/09/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, Enoch Laclede Osage Township Oath and parole 04/09/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, Enoch Laclede Osage Township Posting $1000 bond 06/18/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, Harriet Morgan Oath of Allegiance 06/26/1863 F 1184
Bohannon, James Laclede Osage Township $1000 Bond 00/00/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, James Laclede Osage Township Oath 04/09/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, Jennie Morgan Oath of Allegiance 05/26/1863 F 1184
Bohannon, Jesse Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Supt. of Refugees at Cape Girardeau A.A. Wood requesting transport for Bohannon who is blind, along with his family to Cairo, IL 03/01/1865 F 1184
Bohannon, John Greene Springfield Bohannon of Benton County, AR, is summoned to appear before a military commission in Springfield, MO. 05/06/1864 F 1184
Bohannon, W. A. Randolph Huntsville Dr. Bohannon writes provost marshal in St. Louis about his Negro man, John Bohannon, who enlisted in the U.S. armed services 03/24/1864 F 1184
Bohannon, William Laclede Osage Township $1000 bond 06/01/1862 F 1184
Bohannon, William Jr. Laclede Gasconade Township Oath of Allegiance 04/09/1862

1880 mo census records son of wm bohannon,( brother to elijah bohannon, grandfather to nancy davis brown, mother to Johnnie E Brown, father to Margaret Mary Brown, mother to Adam Christian Brown).
William BOHANNAN Self M Male W 43 IL Farmer TN TN Frances BOHANNAN Wife M Female W 36 MO Keeping House AL TN Wilson BOHANNAN Son S Male W 14 MO IL MO Charlotte BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 12 MO IL MO Leander BOHANNAN Son S Male W 11 MO IL MO Laura BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 10 MO IL MO Eli BOHANNAN Son S Male W 7 MO IL MO Thomas BOHANNAN Son S Male W 6 MO IL MO Cora BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 4 MO IL MO Nora BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 1 MO IL MO Source Information: Census Place Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri

Descendent of William Bohannon, born 1730 in Henry Co, Va.-- died March 13 1816 in White Co, Tn.

Uncle William died on Thursday in Competition,Mo from heart trouble,age about 73.


1880 mo census records son of wm bohannon brother to elijah bohannon grandfather to nancy davis brown, mother to Johnnie E Brown, father to Margaret Mary Brown, mother to Adam Christian Brown William BOHANNAN Self M Male W 43 IL Farmer TN TN Frances BOHANNAN Wife M Female W 36 MO Keeping House AL TN Wilson BOHANNAN Son S Male W 14 MO IL MO Charlotte BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 12 MO IL MO Leander BOHANNAN Son S Male W 11 MO IL MO Laura BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 10 MO IL MO Eli BOHANNAN Son S Male W 7 MO IL MO Thomas BOHANNAN Son S Male W 6 MO IL MO Cora BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 4 MO IL MO Nora BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 1 MO IL MO Source Information: Census Place Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri