Birth Note: The WWI draft records very often have the birth year off by 1 year for unknown reason while Beckham County school records are usually better than the WWI records. However, Claude's year of birth on his WWI records matches his obit and 1900 census so 1898 will be used but the school does show the year as 1899.

1900 - US Census - Berlin, Roger Mills, Oklahoma Territory
Household ......Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth Date
R F Bonds .......Head .......Male ....44 ..Georgia ....Sep 1856
E I Bonds ........Wife .........Female 40 ..Alabama .Jul 1860
Lena Bonds ....Daughter Female 21 ..Alabama .Jan 1879
Johnie Bonds .Daughter Female 17 ..Alabama .Sep 1883
Maud Bonds ...Daughter Female 12 ..Alabama .Jan 1888
Loyd Bonds ....Son .........Male ....10 ..Alabama .Jun 1890
Omega Bonds Daughter Female 8 ....Alabama .Jan 1892
Alice Bonds ....Daughter Female 6 ....Alabama .Sep 1894
Arnol Bonds ...Son ..........Male ....4 ....Texas .......Aug 1896
Claud Bonds ..Son ..........Male ....2 ....Texas .......Aug 1898

1910 - US Census - Elk Township, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ..........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace
Robert F Bonds ..Head .......Male ....53 ..Georgia
Emily I Bonds .....Wife ........Female 48 ..Alabama
Maud Bonds .......Daughter Female 12 ..Alabama
Loyd B Bonds .....Son .........Male ....19 ..Alabama
Alice R Bonds .....Daughter Female 16 ..Alabama
Arnold Bonds .....Son .........Male ....13 ..Texas
Claude W Bonds Son ..........Male ....11 ..Texas
James M Bonds .Son ..........Male ....23 ..Alabama

Elk City News-Democrat, Elk City, Oklahoma · Thursday, October 18, 1917 pg 3, col. 5
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W. Sparks was notified that some cotton had been stolen Tuesday night from several places on the Harris farms. Accompanied by Tom Hollis he went out to investigate and found wagon tracks which they followed and found the cotton. Claud(sic) Bonds and Bud Armstrong were arrested and are now in jail.
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Elkhart Tri-State News, Elkhart, Kansas · Thursday, November 28, 1918 pg 8
Arnold Bond(sic) Dead

Arnold Bond,(sic) age 22 years, died Thursday night, Nov. 21, at 11 o'clock, from pneumonia. The body together with that of his brother, Claude, who died the same day were taken to Elk City, Okla., for burial.

Elk City News-Democrat, Elk City, Oklahoma · Thursday, November 28, 1918 pg 1
DEATH OF ARNOLD AND
CLAUD(sic) BONDS

The bodies of Arnold and Claud(sic) Bonds, sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bonds arrived in Elk City Sunday. Both died at Elkhart, Kansas last Thursday, Claud(sic) dying at 8:30 a. m., and Arnold at 11:00 p. m., of influenza.

When word was received of their serious illness the mother and Mrs. Arnold Bonds left immediately but both men had passed away before their arrival. Mrs. Arnold Bonds had been here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lauderdale, who had been quite sick. She and the mother returned with the bodies. Several other members of the Bonds family are seriously ill at Elkhart.

The bodies were held at the Grubitz Undertaking Parlors until Tuesday.

Funeral services of the two brothers were held at Berlin, Okla., on Tuesday afternoon and interment made at the cemetery where last February another son was buried. A few years ago another grown son was interred in this cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Bonds have lost six children and have six living.

Arnold and Claud(sic) were working for the Government at the depot at Elkhart. Both were born in Montague County, Arnold on August 11th, 1896 and was twenty-two years of age, Claud on August 9th, 1898, being twenty years of age.

Arnold married Reta Lauderdale on December 23rd. 1916, and they have one child, Imogene, who was born September 25th, 1917.

During the trouble on the border, Arnold enlisted June 30th, 1916 at Horton, Kansas, being 1st class private of Co. B, First Regiment of Kansas Infantry. He was given an honorable discharge October 13th, 1916, and his discharge reads: "Excellent character, service, honest and faithful."