Littleton Bonewell was recognized as a community leader. In 1874, as a result of an Indian uprising in the Indian Territory, he was commissioned, First Lieutenant in the Kansas Militia and was established as the commander of a home guard unit that was organized to protect the community against possible marauding Indians from the Indian Nation. He was active in GAR and always participated in the summer reunion at Island Park. At this event, a highlight of the year, the Civil War veterans' families gathered at the park to live in tents, similar to those in a military encampment, and to participate in patriotic activities, campfire song tests, entertainment programs, fellowship and nostalgia. It was a time when the bearded vets gathered under the shade trees of the park to recall adventures and privations they had shared during the years of the "Great Rebellion".
4 children with Polly Fender Bonewell (she died shortly after arriving in KS).
Allie, Hattie, Arra, Ellsworth, & Elihue.
"Lit" remarried and had additional children.
4 children with Polly Fender Bonewell (she died shortly after arriving in KS).
Allie, Hattie, Arra, Ellsworth, & Elihue.
"Lit" remarried and had additional children.
Littleton Bonewell was recognized as a community leader. In 1874, as a result of an Indian uprising in the Indian Territory, he was commissioned, First Lieutenant in the Kansas Militia and was established as the commander of a home guard unit that was organized to protect the community against possible marauding Indians from the Indian Nation. He was active in GAR and always participated in the summer reunion at Island Park. At this event, a highlight of the year, the Civil War veterans' families gathered at the park to live in tents, similar to those in a military encampment, and to participate in patriotic activities, campfire song tests, entertainment programs, fellowship and nostalgia. It was a time when the bearded vets gathered under the shade trees of the park to recall adventures and privations they had shared during the years of the "Great Rebellion".
4 children with Polly Fender Bonewell (she died shortly after arriving in KS).
Allie, Hattie, Arra, Ellsworth, & Elihue.
"Lit" remarried and had additional children.
4 children with Polly Fender Bonewell (she died shortly after arriving in KS).
Allie, Hattie, Arra, Ellsworth, & Elihue.
"Lit" remarried and had additional children.
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