Thomas Bonnell was educated in the public schools of Batavia, Ohio, where he was born and brought up to the age of twelve years. The rest of his education came to him in the Griggsville Academy at Griggsville, Illinois. He supplemented this part of his schooling with four years of study as prescribed by Methodist Episcopal Church, in preparation for the ministry. He was admitted to the Illinois conference in the sessions of 1859. His first charge was Payson, Illinois. Then came Middletown, Mt, Sterling, Lynnville, Rosamond circuit, Warrensburg, Janes Chapel, Grove City, and Mt. Auburn circuit. Owing to serious affection of the throat he asked for and was granted the supernumerary relation in 1895 and continued in that relation from that time until his death, which occurred at Taylorville, Illinois, May 3, 1897, of pneumonia.
Thomas was twelve years of age when the family removed from Ohio to Illinois and located at Griggsville, Illinois. He fit in quite well with his new surroundings and like the other members of the family grew up in the excellent atmosphere of that place. It was not at all surprising that a young man of his makeup and inclination should follow the course he did.
On September 25, 1862, he took for his life companion Miss Catharine Hinman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hinman, an old and respected couple of Pike County. The wedding took place at the country home of the family, near the village of Perry, Illinois, a noted place in its day.
Soon after the ceremony the couple took up the work of a new and young preacher's itinerary at Hinman Chapel, an interesting house of religious worship, that has long held public favor as a community center. - Bonnell Family History
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Thomas Bonnell was educated in the public schools of Batavia, Ohio, where he was born and brought up to the age of twelve years. The rest of his education came to him in the Griggsville Academy at Griggsville, Illinois. He supplemented this part of his schooling with four years of study as prescribed by Methodist Episcopal Church, in preparation for the ministry. He was admitted to the Illinois conference in the sessions of 1859. His first charge was Payson, Illinois. Then came Middletown, Mt, Sterling, Lynnville, Rosamond circuit, Warrensburg, Janes Chapel, Grove City, and Mt. Auburn circuit. Owing to serious affection of the throat he asked for and was granted the supernumerary relation in 1895 and continued in that relation from that time until his death, which occurred at Taylorville, Illinois, May 3, 1897, of pneumonia.
Thomas was twelve years of age when the family removed from Ohio to Illinois and located at Griggsville, Illinois. He fit in quite well with his new surroundings and like the other members of the family grew up in the excellent atmosphere of that place. It was not at all surprising that a young man of his makeup and inclination should follow the course he did.
On September 25, 1862, he took for his life companion Miss Catharine Hinman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hinman, an old and respected couple of Pike County. The wedding took place at the country home of the family, near the village of Perry, Illinois, a noted place in its day.
Soon after the ceremony the couple took up the work of a new and young preacher's itinerary at Hinman Chapel, an interesting house of religious worship, that has long held public favor as a community center. - Bonnell Family History
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