Mother: Phoebe (Wheaton) McCormick
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Date of birth calculated, based upon age at the time of death.
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Excerpt from "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" about her husband - Benjamin Bolen, married first: Miss Jane Hood, by whom he raised a family of 5 children. In 1833, John was united in marriage to Miss Mary McCormick, daughter of Booth McCormick. In 1834, Mr. B. cast his lot among the residents of Illinois, settling in Astoria township, where he has since resided. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H., 85th Ill. Inf., and after a service of one year, was honorably discharged and returned to his old home. A short time after the enlistment of Mr. B., his second son, John Irvin, turned from the peaceful farm life, to the battle field, and eventually laid down his life for his country. They have 5 children - Matilda, Sarah J., Phoebe J., William, and Irvin.
SOURCE: "History of Fulton County, Illinois", page 421, Peoria, Chars. C. Chapman Co., 1879.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=qiAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421&
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CHILDREN (by 1st-wife, Jane Hood-Bolen):
- Matilda Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Sarah J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Phoebe J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- William Bolen, b.????, d.????
- John Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.~1861-65 (U.S. Civil War)
Exact order of births, is unknown as of this date.
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CHILDREN (by Mary McCormick):
- Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.????
Presumed to be the last child by Benjamin, hence a 6th child (5 are cited as being those of Ben & Jane, and that the 2nd son, was KIA during the Civil War).
Mother: Phoebe (Wheaton) McCormick
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Date of birth calculated, based upon age at the time of death.
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Excerpt from "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" about her husband - Benjamin Bolen, married first: Miss Jane Hood, by whom he raised a family of 5 children. In 1833, John was united in marriage to Miss Mary McCormick, daughter of Booth McCormick. In 1834, Mr. B. cast his lot among the residents of Illinois, settling in Astoria township, where he has since resided. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H., 85th Ill. Inf., and after a service of one year, was honorably discharged and returned to his old home. A short time after the enlistment of Mr. B., his second son, John Irvin, turned from the peaceful farm life, to the battle field, and eventually laid down his life for his country. They have 5 children - Matilda, Sarah J., Phoebe J., William, and Irvin.
SOURCE: "History of Fulton County, Illinois", page 421, Peoria, Chars. C. Chapman Co., 1879.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=qiAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421&
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CHILDREN (by 1st-wife, Jane Hood-Bolen):
- Matilda Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Sarah J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Phoebe J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- William Bolen, b.????, d.????
- John Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.~1861-65 (U.S. Civil War)
Exact order of births, is unknown as of this date.
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CHILDREN (by Mary McCormick):
- Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.????
Presumed to be the last child by Benjamin, hence a 6th child (5 are cited as being those of Ben & Jane, and that the 2nd son, was KIA during the Civil War).
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MARY
Wife of
BENJAMIN BOLEN
DIED
NOV. 13, 1886
AGED
72Ys. 6Ms. 4Ds.
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