Husband of Sarah C Bohannan.
WILLIAM BOHANNON, SR. 1806 - 1888. William Bohannon, Sr., was born September 30, 1806 in Eastern Tennessee. His father was a native of Virginia and his mother, a native of Tennessee. In 1825 or 1826 William, Sr. married Margaret R. O'Dell. She was born March 7, 1806. Margaret was adaughter of Enoch and Catherine Pryor O'Dell. Enoch was born March 19, 1776 and married Catherine 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,Elijah Monroe,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 Fillmore, Lewis Randolph, Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, Sarah Catherine, Elijah Monroe and Albert Green. Enoch married his second wife, Mrs. Luzan Hicks Farrar, in 1905.
Elijah was born Dec. 8,1833 and married Amanda Elizabeth Weaver. Their children: Sarah Margaret, William Davis, Thomas Jeffersoh, Elijah and Amanda Elizabeth. Elijah Monroe died during the Civil War and is buried in Jefferson Barracks, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. in 1864. 11 th Regiment Mo. Volunteers Cavalry.
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. Nelson died March 28, 1862, possibly Civil War.
Margaret was born Feb 18, 1847 and died April 10,1874. She may have never married. She was 27 years old.
When Margaret (O'Dell) Bohannon died, William Sr. married his second wife, Mary Ann Ballinger, soon thereafter. William Sr. died Jan 17, 1888. and was buried beside his two wives in the Bohannon Cemetery.
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 haveany. William Jr. was in the Confederate Army. After sometime in the Army and seeing theturn of events against the South, he joined the Union Army. His wife, Frances, drovea wagon and team to Lebanon to get a barrel of salt. When she returned home, she sharedthe 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 bushwackersthe 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, whileWilliam Jr. spelled his last name Bohannan.Elijah Bohannon (born 1812) was William Sr., brother. There were other Bohannons livingin Laclede County that were probably related to William Sr. They were Rebecca (Bohannon)(McBride) Hickman, John and Lewis Bohannon.
refer to Lewis Bohannon Cemetery in Laclede Co, Mo.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.5217, Longitude: -92.4919
Name: Lewis Bohannon State Filed: Missouri Widow: Sarah L. Bohannon Minor: Laura L. Bohannon. Co B 46 Mo Inf.
Descendent of William Bohannon, born 1730 in Henry Co, Va.-- died March 13 1816 in White Co, Tn.
Louis and Melvina were married Jan 12,1851 in Laclede Co, MO by ZB Robinson, JP
Lewis Bohannon was a Private in Co. B. 46 Regiment Missouri Infantry. He Served 13 Aug 1864 - 7 March 1865, 6 mos, 21 days. P.O. Orla, MO.
WILLIAM BOHANNON, SR. 1806 - 1888. William Bohannon, Sr., was born September 30, 1806 in Eastern Tennessee. His father was a native of Virginia and his mother, a native of Tennessee. In 1825 or 1826 William, Sr. married Margaret R. O'Dell. She was born March 7, 1806. Margaret was adaughter of Enoch and Catherine Pryor O'Dell. Enoch was born March 19, 1776 and married Catherine 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,Elijah Monroe,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 Fillmore, Lewis Randolph, Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, Sarah Catherine, Elijah Monroe and Albert Green. Enoch married his second wife, Mrs. Luzan Hicks Farrar, in 1905.
Elijah was born Dec. 8,1833 and married Amanda Elizabeth Weaver. Their children: Sarah Margaret, William Davis, Thomas Jeffersoh, Elijah and Amanda Elizabeth. Elijah Monroe died during the Civil War and is buried in Jefferson Barracks, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. in 1864. 11 th Regiment Mo. Volunteers Cavalry.
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. Nelson died March 28, 1862, possibly Civil War.
Margaret was born Feb 18, 1847 and died April 10,1874. She may have never married. She was 27 years old.
When Margaret (O'Dell) Bohannon died, William Sr. married his second wife, Mary Ann Ballinger, soon thereafter. William Sr. died Jan 17, 1888. and was buried beside his two wives in the Bohannon Cemetery.
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 haveany. William Jr. was in the Confederate Army. After sometime in the Army and seeing theturn of events against the South, he joined the Union Army. His wife, Frances, drovea wagon and team to Lebanon to get a barrel of salt. When she returned home, she sharedthe 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 bushwackersthe 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, whileWilliam Jr. spelled his last name Bohannan.Elijah Bohannon (born 1812) was William Sr., brother. There were other Bohannons livingin Laclede County that were probably related to William Sr. They were Rebecca (Bohannon)(McBride) Hickman, John and Lewis Bohannon.
refer to Lewis Bohannon Cemetery in Laclede Co, Mo.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.5217, Longitude: -92.4919
Name: Lewis Bohannon State Filed: Missouri Widow: Sarah L. Bohannon Minor: Laura L. Bohannon. Co B 46 Mo Inf.
Descendent of William Bohannon, born 1730 in Henry Co, Va.-- died March 13 1816 in White Co, Tn.
Louis and Melvina were married Jan 12,1851 in Laclede Co, MO by ZB Robinson, JP
Lewis Bohannon was a Private in Co. B. 46 Regiment Missouri Infantry. He Served 13 Aug 1864 - 7 March 1865, 6 mos, 21 days. P.O. Orla, MO.
Husband of Sarah C Bohannan.
WILLIAM BOHANNON, SR. 1806 - 1888. William Bohannon, Sr., was born September 30, 1806 in Eastern Tennessee. His father was a native of Virginia and his mother, a native of Tennessee. In 1825 or 1826 William, Sr. married Margaret R. O'Dell. She was born March 7, 1806. Margaret was adaughter of Enoch and Catherine Pryor O'Dell. Enoch was born March 19, 1776 and married Catherine 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,Elijah Monroe,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 Fillmore, Lewis Randolph, Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, Sarah Catherine, Elijah Monroe and Albert Green. Enoch married his second wife, Mrs. Luzan Hicks Farrar, in 1905.
Elijah was born Dec. 8,1833 and married Amanda Elizabeth Weaver. Their children: Sarah Margaret, William Davis, Thomas Jeffersoh, Elijah and Amanda Elizabeth. Elijah Monroe died during the Civil War and is buried in Jefferson Barracks, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. in 1864. 11 th Regiment Mo. Volunteers Cavalry.
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. Nelson died March 28, 1862, possibly Civil War.
Margaret was born Feb 18, 1847 and died April 10,1874. She may have never married. She was 27 years old.
When Margaret (O'Dell) Bohannon died, William Sr. married his second wife, Mary Ann Ballinger, soon thereafter. William Sr. died Jan 17, 1888. and was buried beside his two wives in the Bohannon Cemetery.
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 haveany. William Jr. was in the Confederate Army. After sometime in the Army and seeing theturn of events against the South, he joined the Union Army. His wife, Frances, drovea wagon and team to Lebanon to get a barrel of salt. When she returned home, she sharedthe 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 bushwackersthe 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, whileWilliam Jr. spelled his last name Bohannan.Elijah Bohannon (born 1812) was William Sr., brother. There were other Bohannons livingin Laclede County that were probably related to William Sr. They were Rebecca (Bohannon)(McBride) Hickman, John and Lewis Bohannon.
refer to Lewis Bohannon Cemetery in Laclede Co, Mo.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.5217, Longitude: -92.4919
Name: Lewis Bohannon State Filed: Missouri Widow: Sarah L. Bohannon Minor: Laura L. Bohannon. Co B 46 Mo Inf.
Descendent of William Bohannon, born 1730 in Henry Co, Va.-- died March 13 1816 in White Co, Tn.
Louis and Melvina were married Jan 12,1851 in Laclede Co, MO by ZB Robinson, JP
Lewis Bohannon was a Private in Co. B. 46 Regiment Missouri Infantry. He Served 13 Aug 1864 - 7 March 1865, 6 mos, 21 days. P.O. Orla, MO.
WILLIAM BOHANNON, SR. 1806 - 1888. William Bohannon, Sr., was born September 30, 1806 in Eastern Tennessee. His father was a native of Virginia and his mother, a native of Tennessee. In 1825 or 1826 William, Sr. married Margaret R. O'Dell. She was born March 7, 1806. Margaret was adaughter of Enoch and Catherine Pryor O'Dell. Enoch was born March 19, 1776 and married Catherine 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,Elijah Monroe,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 Fillmore, Lewis Randolph, Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, Sarah Catherine, Elijah Monroe and Albert Green. Enoch married his second wife, Mrs. Luzan Hicks Farrar, in 1905.
Elijah was born Dec. 8,1833 and married Amanda Elizabeth Weaver. Their children: Sarah Margaret, William Davis, Thomas Jeffersoh, Elijah and Amanda Elizabeth. Elijah Monroe died during the Civil War and is buried in Jefferson Barracks, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. in 1864. 11 th Regiment Mo. Volunteers Cavalry.
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. Nelson died March 28, 1862, possibly Civil War.
Margaret was born Feb 18, 1847 and died April 10,1874. She may have never married. She was 27 years old.
When Margaret (O'Dell) Bohannon died, William Sr. married his second wife, Mary Ann Ballinger, soon thereafter. William Sr. died Jan 17, 1888. and was buried beside his two wives in the Bohannon Cemetery.
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 haveany. William Jr. was in the Confederate Army. After sometime in the Army and seeing theturn of events against the South, he joined the Union Army. His wife, Frances, drovea wagon and team to Lebanon to get a barrel of salt. When she returned home, she sharedthe 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 bushwackersthe 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, whileWilliam Jr. spelled his last name Bohannan.Elijah Bohannon (born 1812) was William Sr., brother. There were other Bohannons livingin Laclede County that were probably related to William Sr. They were Rebecca (Bohannon)(McBride) Hickman, John and Lewis Bohannon.
refer to Lewis Bohannon Cemetery in Laclede Co, Mo.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.5217, Longitude: -92.4919
Name: Lewis Bohannon State Filed: Missouri Widow: Sarah L. Bohannon Minor: Laura L. Bohannon. Co B 46 Mo Inf.
Descendent of William Bohannon, born 1730 in Henry Co, Va.-- died March 13 1816 in White Co, Tn.
Louis and Melvina were married Jan 12,1851 in Laclede Co, MO by ZB Robinson, JP
Lewis Bohannon was a Private in Co. B. 46 Regiment Missouri Infantry. He Served 13 Aug 1864 - 7 March 1865, 6 mos, 21 days. P.O. Orla, MO.
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Taken from the Sharp Family History Book
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Sarah E Bohannon Barr
1853–1877
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Enoch Carrol "Enie" Bohannan
1854–1931
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Margaret Melverna Bohannan
1857–1871
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Salida Bohannon
1860–1870
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Marion Lafayette "Fate" Bohannon
1861–1937
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John Lewis Bohannon
1864–1865
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James Monroe Bohannon
1866–1933
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Furnander Washington Bohannon
1870–1953
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Harden Theodore Bohannon
1873–1897
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Mollie Theodosia Bohannon Norris
1877–1921
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Laura Leona Bohannon
1879–1890
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Frances Ella Bohannon Claxton
1880–1933
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