When Lewis Hugh Bonham was born on 27 December 1871, in Summerfield, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph W. Bonham, was 40 and his mother, Ester Rebecca Barton, was 38. He married Pauline Schoeck on 8 November 1896, in Saint Jacob, Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Jarvis Township, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Millstadt Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 September 1953, in Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Saint John Cemetery, Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States.
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English (of Norman origin):
nickname from Old French bon homme ‘good man’ (from Latin bonus homo), or from a Middle English personal name of the same etymology.
possibly also a habitational name from Bonham in Stourton (Wiltshire), which is likely manorial in origin, taking its name from that of an early owner with the same name as in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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