Bodenhamer, John

Notes:

the date of his will

John married Trucks, Catherine about 1772. Catherine was born on 12 Mar 1756 in Rhine River, Germany; died on 18 May 1826 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George Bodenhamer

1796 tax roll Rowan Co., George paid taxes on 160 acres of land he later had a total of 325 Acres part of which he purchased from Barnet Wire (his father-in-law).

He served as Juror and overseer of roads

Aug. 19, 1817. Deed book 3: 88, 89. George Bodenhamer to Zachariah Spurgin, both of Rowan Co. for $90.00, 45-1/2 acres adj. Abner Smith. Wit: Jacob Teague. Prov. Sept. Session 1826.

Rowan Co. NC Deed Book III

Lois Ione Hotchkiss Heuss, Christian Bodenhamer of Rowan County, North Carolina (Herb Eaton, Inc, Charlotte, NC, 1979)., page 34

"His wife was Barbara and dowubless Brbara Wire, daughter of Barnet Wire of Rowan County. "On 13 Feb, 1809 Nrnet Wire to George (3) Bodenhamer Deed of Gift proven by John Monroe." This would inidate that George (3) was his son-in-law."

Family/Spouse: Wire, Barbara. Barbara (daughter of Wire, Barnet) was born about 1790; died about 1832 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Did she marry James Garrison and move to Indiana?

Family/Spouse: Garrison, James. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Teague, Phoebe. Phoebe (daughter of Teague, John and Ledford, Martha) was born in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Daniel, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in Mar 1785; died in Oct 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Garrison, Jesse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

the date of his will

Family/Spouse: Daniel, Temperence. Temperence was born in Jun 1789; died in Dec 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rice, Rachel. Rachel was born in 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1870, Birmingham, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; Age: 57; Occupation: Keeping House

Notes:

Buried:
Harness Cemetery

Catherine married Sell, Hirst Reuben on 18 Jul 1829 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. Hirst (child of Sell, Jonathan and Sheilds, Sarah) was born in 1804 in North Carolina, United States of America; died on 9 Nov 1854 in Birmingham, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America; was buried in Round Prairie, Schuyler County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed in the 1800 Census

Other Events:

• Residence: 1870, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA

Notes:

From page 374 of Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties,
Illinois, by W R Brink & Co, Philadelphia: "William and Jesse
Bodenhamer, brothers, old neighbors of Mr. Sapp and the Manloves, came
from North Carolina with their families in the spring of 1833. William
Bodenhamer selected the SW 1/4 of section 3, [of Birmingham township],
built his cabin, and by years of unceasing toil died posessed of a fine
farm, on which some of his descendants now reside."
Pages 452-3 of Christian Bodenhamer of Rowan County, North
Carolina, by Lois Ione Hotchkiss Heuss, give entries from the
family Bible of William G and Linnea Bodenhamer.
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age 45 in 1850 census; age 68y 2m 2d at death
Source: Tombstone

William married Mendenhall, Linnea on 18 Dec 1836 in Schuyler County, Illinois. Linnea was born on 23 Sep 1819 in Indiana, USA; died on 23 Mar 1873; was buried in Round Prairie, Schuyler County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

age 39 in 1850 census

Notes:

age 33 in 1850 census

Other Events:

• Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, United States; Marital Status: Married
• Residence: 1870, St Marys, Hancock, Illinois, USA; Residence Post Office: Plymouth
• Residence: 1900, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Father

Notes:

Wagonmaker

Family/Spouse: Graham, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born on 4 Dec 1829 in Ohio, United States; died in 1872 in Hancock, Hancock, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Caleb married on 21 Apr 1853 in Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a Laborer according to the 1850 census. He died while serving
in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Notes:

This is on page 102 in the book "History of Neosho and Wilson Counties"

"The Sells family, consisting of J. W. Sells, his wife, two boys, aged about eighteen and sixteen, respectively, and a girl about 2 years old, resided on a farm about four miles northwest of Erie. On the 8th of March, 1886, in the night, Willie Sells went to a neighbors house and informed him that his folks were all being killed. Immediately the neighbor started for the house, alarming others as he went, so that
there was soon gathered a number of persons at the Sells house. A horrible scene was presented to their view. There on the floor of the main room lay the body of J. W. Sells, its throat cut and head showing blows of some blunt instrument. On the bed in the same room was the little girl, her head bruised and broken, her little hands bruised, cut and broken in an evident effort to ward off the blows of the murderer, dead. In the boys' room where the two boys slept together, on the bed, was the body of the boy, its throat cut and head bruised, dead.

Blood was everywhere. The instruments used, a butcher knife and hatchet, were found there. Blood was found on Willie's clothes and upon his wrists. He had evidently washed his hands. Upon investigation by a coroner's jury the evidence pointed conclusively to Willie as the perpetrator of the terrible crime that he was held and after-being tried at the July term, 1886, of the district court, was found guilty of the murder of J. W. Sells in the first degree. "History of Neosho and Wilson Counties" published in 1902 by L. Wallace Duncan. The gentlemen that compiled the info: was T. F. Rager of Neosho Co., and John S. Gilmore of Wilson County.
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This was in the book "Annals of St. Paul (1895-1935) compiled by W. W. Graves published by the The Journal Press, St. Paul, KS 1942

Journal, January 9, 1896.
"The Kansas City World is promoting the effort to get a pardon for Willie Sells from the Kansas Penitentiary."

Journal, December 24, 1896
"A member of the Kansas City W. C. T. U., is circulating a petition in this county for the pardon of Willie Sell who was sent to the Kansas penitentiary on the charge of murdering his parents, brother and
sister."

Journal, July 15, 1897
"The State board of pardons has recommended an unconditional pardon for Willie Sell. The people of Erie held an indignation meeting Monday and hanged Sell and C. A. Cox, his attorney in effigy."

Journal, June 1, 1905
"Gov. Hoch has refused to grant a pardon to Willie Sells."

Journal, April 11, 1907
"Willie Sell was pardoned from the Kansas Penitentiary April 9, by Gov. E. W. Hoch. He had served 21 years of a life sentence on the charge of killing his father mother, brother and sister."
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John married Murry, Susan F. on 8 Nov 1866 in McDonough Co., Illinois, USA. Susan died on 8 Mar 1886 in Erie, Neosho Co., KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1870, Industry, Industry, McDonough, Illinois, USA; Age: 29; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; MotherForeignBirth: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 1000; Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: 1880, Eldorado, McDonough, Illinois, USA; Age: 38; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 158; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self

Notes:

Henry Harrison Sell disappeared from his home Sept. 18, 1887, leaving a family of eleven. Henry was a cooper by trade and an educated man. He and his wife Nancy (Comer) moved their family to Kansas in 1882, and lived in several places, among them being Parsons, St. Marys', St. Paul and Erie.

Henry organized a literary society. They met every Tuesday night when weather was good, people came from as far away as Erie and Parsons', to attend these meetings. Henry was considered a well to-do man and had a Farm in St. Paul. A railroad condemned some of his land and there was a bitter litigation over it. He finally gave up the fight and planned to find another farm. He left the morning of Sept. 18, 1887, with a considerable amount of money and was never heard from again by any of the family.

Henry's disappearance was a mystery that all pursued through many years; there were many rumors that accounted for his disappearance but none were ever proven.

His wife Nancy said that while they lived in Kansas near Jacob Sell, Henry Harrison disappeared. He left because he was scared over his brother's murder and would not go out of doors. One story states that later, before he died under a false name in Oklahoma,he made a confession to the murder.

Henry married Comer, Nancy on 17 Mar 1863 in Hancock, Illinois, USA. Nancy was born in 1845 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1880, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Returned alive.

Solomon married Snyder, Malinda P on 4 Jul 1866 in Hancock Co., Illinois, USA. Malinda was born in 1846 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War (PVT Company: I Unit:18 IL US INF REORG).
1860 Census spells his name as ISHIEM.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1870, Birmingham, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; Age: 20; Occupation: Laborer
• Residence: 1880, Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, USA; Age: 29; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 262; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self
• Residence: 1900, Vernon, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
• Residence: 1910, Vernon Twp, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

1860 Census lists first name as BARNARD.

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Record of death Bk 2 Pg 184 Keosauqua, IA

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Obituary of Barney in the News Republician Thurs 18, 1913 Pg 4 Col 5.

OBITUARY

Barney Lafyette Sell was born 11 Feb 1851 in Schuyler Co. Ill and died 4 Dec 1913 at his home near Mt. Sterling, aged 62 years, 9 months, 23 days, and is buried at Harness Cemetery. Married 20 April 1873 to Polly Miller. He was the youngest of ten children who have all preceded him in death. He had three daughters--Mrs. Nona Greenleaf of Augustus, Ill. Mrs. Grace Harvey of Bentonsport, IA and Miss Fannie who is with her mother.

In 1893 he with his family moved from Schuyler Co. Ill to Van Buren County near Mt. Sterling, Iowa. In 1895 he united with Christian Church at Mt. Sterling. Survived by a wife, 3 daughters and 11 great grandchildren.
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1880 Census, Birmingham, Schuyler Co., IL, page 321C

Barney Sell, age 29, Born IL, farmer, father born:NC, mother born: NC
Polly Sell, wife, age 26, born:IL, keeping house, father born: Ohio, mother born: Ohio
Nona A. Sell, daugheter, age 6, born: IL
Della G. Sell, daughter, age 3, born: IL

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Buried:
Harness Cemetery

Barnabus married Miller, Polly Jane on 12 Apr 1873 in Birmingham, Schuyler Co., IL. Polly (daughter of Miller, Amzi and Moses, Maria Elvira) was born on 10 Aug 1855 in Ripley, Brown, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Nov 1916 in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; was buried in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucinda married Howell, John W on 1 Nov 1860. John was born about 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Huldah married Toland, James on 18 Feb 1875. James was born in Aug 1841 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In papers of the Illinois Adjutant General's Office, we find Henry
Bodenhamer described as 6' 1" tall, with light hair, grey eyes, and a
light complexion. He was enrolled on 11 Aug 1862 at Brooklyn, Illinois,
by Captain Blackburn for a term of three years. He was mustered in 1 Sep
1862 at Quincy, Illinois, by Capt Ewing.
He was a member of Company A of the 78th Illinois Infantry. This
regiment was first assigned on 19 Sep 1862, to guard prisoners in
Louisville, Kentucky, and then on 5 Oct to protect the railroad from
Elizabethtown to New Haven, Kentucky. On 26 Dec, John Morgan's guerillas
captured Companies B and C, and they were to spend more than nine months
under guard in St. Louis.
In early Feb 1863, the regiment traveled to Nashville, Tennessee via
the Cumberland River. On the 3rd, although they saw no action
themselves, their arrival at Fort Donnelson caused the withdrawal of
Confederate forces under Forrest and Wheeler, who otherwise seemed likely
to defeat the Union forces there. On the 12th, the 78th marched to
Franklin, Tennessee, where it remained four months, its first chance to
drill.
On 23 Jun, they marched to Murfreesboro, and on the 28th they
continued south, reaching Shelbyville, Tennessee on 1 Jul. From 6 to 19
Sep, they moved south past Lookout Mountain, through Rossville and
Ringgold, Georgia, and then back to Rossville, skirmishing all the way.
Their first major battle came at Chickamunga on the 20th and 21st,
where they suffered heavy losses in a charge on Longstreet's corps.
October, November, and December were spent tracking back and forth across
southeastern Tennessee, maintaining supply lines and skirmishing. They
wintered at Rossville. Their first action in 1864 came in May, with the
beginning of the Atlanta campaign. They were at Buzzard's Roost, then
Resaca, Rome, and New Hope Church. They suffered serious losses in a
failed assault on earthworks at Kenesaw on 27 Jun. July 17 found them
engaged at Peach Tree Creek, and by the 28th they were working their way
around Atlanta.
On 1 Sep, they accomplished the unusual by capturing trenches at
Jonesboro, with men and equipment; Clay Bodenhamer was reported wounded
on this day. Atlanta fell into Union hands on the 2nd. On the 29th, the
regiment traveled by train to Athens, Alabama, and then marched to
Florence, where they overtook Forrest. They were transported to
Chattanooga, and from there they once again marched through Gaylesville,
Rome, and Kingston, reaching Atlanta on 16 Nov. This time they continued
south and east, through Covington, Milledgeville, Sandersville, and
Louisville. They completed their march to the sea by taking Savannah on
21 Dec. With this they had managed to divide the Confederacy into two
unconnected parts. On 20 Jan 1865, they broke camp at Savannah and
started north, through Barnwell, Lexington, and Winnsboro, South
Carolina, destroying railways and other property as they went. By 11 Mar,
they had reached Fayetteville, North Carolina.
They encountered heavy fighting on the 19th at Bentonville, being for
a while entirely encircled by the enemy. Following this fight they
camped near Goldsboro. When the war ended on 26 Apr, they were encamped
at Raleigh, where they had been since the 10th. They then marched
through Richmond, Virginia, and reached Washington on 19 May. On the
24th, they took part in the Grand Review. They were mustered out on 7
Jun and transported to Chicago, where they received their pay on the
12th.
Of the original 862 recruits, only 396 reamained to make the trip
from Washington to Chicago. Ninety six had died on the field, 24 in
Confederate prisons, and 77 in hospitals. An additional two hundred or
so were lost to injuries.
After the war, Clay Bodenhamer returned to Schuyler County, until
about 1878, when he moved to Kansas. They had not been in Kansas many
years when the
family of an uncle was murdered, and a son of the family sent to prison.
The shock of this event undid Clay, and he was admitted to the insane
assylum at Osawatomie, Kansas. He remained there until his death, and
because the family was too poor to bring the body back home, he was
buried at the assylum.
When she applied for a pension based on his service, Jane Bodenhamer
stated that he, "while in said service & line of duty contracted severe
debility and heart disease. The same being super[?]nced & brought on
from impure vacination which continued to affect his left side, that he
died from these causes."

Henry married James, Priscilla Jane on 7 Sep 1873 in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, USA. Priscilla was born on 16 Mar 1847 in Illinois, USA; died on 25 Aug 1915 in Macksville, Stafford County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Neosho County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Messick, Lodemia on 25 Dec 1873 in Hancock County, Illinois. Lodemia was born in 1848 in New York, USA; died in 1936. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

age 8 in 1860 census

Mary married Kennedy, John about 1871. John was born on 15 Oct 1847; died on 28 Mar 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Sparks, Lemuel W on 3 Dec 1873. Lemuel died in 1874; was buried in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Melvin, Milton on 29 May 1879. Milton was born on 25 Dec 1852; died on 6 Jun 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]