William Franklin Bone

Brief Life History of William Franklin

When William Franklin Bone was born on 27 March 1844, in Kentucky, United States, his father, James Abner Bone, was 87 and his mother, Priscilla Jane Laciter, was 88. He married Rebecca Caroline Brown on 6 June 1869, in Barry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Cedar Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Bryan Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 May 1920, in Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Rossville, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Franklin Bone
1844–1920
Rebecca Caroline Brown
1845–1911
Marriage: 6 June 1869
Mary Harriet Bone
1870–1957
Mary H Godard
1870–
Isaac Bond
1870–
Maude Bone
1876–
William Franklin Bone Jr
1875–1956
John Jesse Bone
1878–1953
Clara J. Bond
1883–1945
Clarence Wesley Bone
1885–1961
Charma W Bone
1889–

Sources (11)

  • William F Bone, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William F. Bone - Government record: birth-name: William F. Bone
  • William Bone, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1864 · Skirmish at Benton

Confederate forces in Arkansas began an invasion of Missouri, while other Confederate sources probed the line around Little Rock. On July  6, 1864 the fourth Arkansas Cavalry tried to break the line around Little Rock one soldier was killed, eight were wounded, three went missing from the Union side and four were killed and six wounded from the Confederate side.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): nickname meaning ‘good’, from Middle English bon(e), boun, Old French bon ‘good’.

English: possibly a nickname from Middle English bone ‘bone, leg’ (Old English bān; compare Bain 3), used of someone with a bad leg or long legs.

English: variant of Boone 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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