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Died at Winona of pneumonia. He was a 29 year old married white male born in IN and living in Ellensburg. He was a farmer.
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Hiram Bond was born January 7, 1814 in New Garden, Wayne County, Indiana. He died December 5, 1892 in Winona, Washington.
Lydia Peele was born September 5, 1818 and died January 18, 1891 In Orleans, Linn County, Oregon. She was the daughter of Mark Peele and Mary Maudlin. They were married October 19, 1836 in Dover Monthly Meeting, Wayne County, Indiana.
Until their migration to Oregon, Hiram and Lydia Bond were at least the 5th generation of...
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Died at Winona of pneumonia. He was a 29 year old married white male born in IN and living in Ellensburg. He was a farmer.
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Hiram Bond was born January 7, 1814 in New Garden, Wayne County, Indiana. He died December 5, 1892 in Winona, Washington.
Lydia Peele was born September 5, 1818 and died January 18, 1891 In Orleans, Linn County, Oregon. She was the daughter of Mark Peele and Mary Maudlin. They were married October 19, 1836 in Dover Monthly Meeting, Wayne County, Indiana.
Until their migration to Oregon, Hiram and Lydia Bond were at least the 5th generation of the Bond family to be associated with the Quaker community. Once in Oregon, they joined the Methodist Church due to their lack of proximity to other Quaker families.
In 1843 they were found in Salem, Iowa Territory and then left for Oregon Territory in 1846. The United States had acquired the Oregon Territory from Great Britain in 1846, adding incentive for people to migrate. Hiram was 32 and Lydia was 28. Their four young children traveled with them: Lucinda, age 8; Henry, age 7; Elam, age 5; Milton, age 18 months. They may have been on the second wagon train to pass over the Barlow Road (family lore) though they are not listed in pioneer logs found to date to confirm that.
They had an Oregon Donation Land Claim in Peoria, Linn County, Oregon, recorded July 1, 1847. The Oregon State Archives records the family as Early Oregonians but has them arriving in 1845. Family lore, and Quaker diary entries resulting from early Oregon visits with Hiram and Lydia, document them emigrating in 1846.
Their farm consisted of 640 acres, mostly fenced, and they were putting up a large new barn. They were living about four miles east of Corvallis. The site is near current intersection of White Oak Road and Highway 34, mostly south of Highway 34. White Oak Road goes through their former property. Their claim was recorded through the Oregon City Land Office, Certificate Number 4214, 642.61 acres, Township 12 South, Range 4 West, Sections 4, 5, 8 and 9. Their property is a one square mile piece that is within those four sections, but does not encompass all four sections. The neighbors that are shown on the map below can nearly all be found near Hiram and Lydia in the 1850 Census.
The 1850 Census for Linn County, Oregon Territory, enumerated September 10, 1850 shows Hiram and Lydia farming. At home were children Susannah, Henry, Elam, Milton, Mary and Hannah. Mary and Hannah were born in Oregon.
Hiram was a member of the Board of Trustees for Corvallis Seminary when it’s charter was approved by the state legislature on January 28, 1854. Perry Earl, husband of Hiram’s daughter Lucinda, was also on the board. The Corvallis Seminary did not open. Instead Oregon Agricultural College, later becoming Oregon State University, was established, possibly helped along because of the fact that it was not backed by religious sponsorship.
Source: Google Books - Oregon Territory Special Laws, 5th Session, 1853-54 By Oregon Territory, page 52:
An Act, to establish the Corvallis Seminary
Whereas, it appears that a seminary of learning in Benton county, for the instruction of yough, in the arts and sciences, is likely to subserve the intellectual development, and enlightening of the youth of this Territory; therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, That there shall be established near the town of Corvallis, in the county of Benton, a seminary of learning, to be called “Corvallis Seminary;” and that John Stewart, Silas M. Stout, Wm. F. Dixon, John W. York, Robert B. Biddle, Wesley Graves, Perry G. Earle, A. L. Humphrey, Silas Belknap, Samuel F. Starr, Thomas H. Pearne, Alvan F. Waller, Hiram Bond, B. F. Chapman, Jas. Gingle, and their associates and successors are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic in law, by the name and style of the “Trustees of Corvallis Seminary.”
Source: Google Books – The Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volumes 20-21, page 86- Methodist Educational Effort:
Hiram Bond is again listed with a list of the first Board of Trustees for Corvallis Seminary. It indicates that the Corvallis Seminary “was evidently extinct” before Corvallis College was taken over by the state and became Oregon Agricultural College. This debunks a theory that Corvallis Seminary was the “ancestor” of Oregon Agricultural College.
From Burdette Chrisman's Bond Genealogy:
The Rev. George H. Atkinson, D.D., paid the Bonds a visit sometime during the early years and wrote in his diary: "at 9:00 o'clock PM I came to Mr. Bond's, a Quaker. They allowed me accommodations for the night. I turned my horse into their pasture, partook of their homely fare, and laid down on the floor in the same room with the family. This is very common. The floor, as well as the beds, are occupied by both sexes. In the evening I learned from Mr. Bond that he lost all of his cattle and nearly all his property coming to this country. He has a good claim and a fair lot of truck in the ground. He bade me farewell. Mrs. Bond has improved much better since coming to Oregon. The children have also improved in health. A fawn was tamed and about the house in the morning and at night. During the day it remained concealed in the bushes."
Another interesting account was written by Sarah Lindsey concerning a visit made by the William Hobson party in early December 1859, during the establishment of Quakerism in Oregon: "...reached Eugene City, a small town of 600 inhabitants about 8 PM....after a jolting ride of 40 miles. Hearing of several Friends families in the vicinity they sent out word of a meeting for Seventh-Day morning and appointed a public meeting in the courthouse for First-Day evening. Only a few attended the morning appointment for Friends, but the meeting at the courthouse was very crowded. At the close, they passed out tracts and books which were eagerly received. The next day, which was the fifth of the 12th month, was bitter cold, but they called upon several families and left books. On the 6th they returned by stage to Corvallis. While at Corvallis, they rode four miles out into the country to see Hiram Bond, who had been described to them as a Friend. They found the Bonds living in a rude dark timber house. Being out of the way of Friends they have joined the Methodists. After a time of conversation they left books with the bonds, and appointed a meeting in their home."
The 1860 census for Albany, Linn County, Oregon, enumerated June 8, 1860 shows Hiram and Lydia farming. Son Henry was a farm laborer, could not read or write. Son Elam was “serving”. Also at home were Milton, Mary, Hannah, Joel, Silas, Owen and “Elijah”, listed in later census records as “Dayton”. Joel, Silas, Owen and Dayton were born after the 1850 Census. Value of real estate was $5,120 and value of personal estate was $2,246.
Sometime after that, likely in 1866 or 1867, Hiram and Lydia were divorced, a very rare event for people of that time. Lydia remained on the family homestead. The marriage of Hiram to widow Nancy Splawn Pell Lewis was recorded July 24, 1867 in Linn County, Oregon. This was the fourth marriage for Nancy.
The 1870 Census for Peoria Precinct, Linn County, Oregon, enumerated August 24, 1870 shows Hiram and Nancy were living in Harrisburg, farming. The value of real estate was $2,000, and personal estate was $500. Hiram and Lydia’s children were either grown or stayed with Lydia. Nancy’s children and stepchildren were all over the age of 18 and did not live with them either.
In the 1870 census for Orleans Precinct (Albany), Linn County, Oregon shows Henry age 41, Owen age 23, and Dayton age 21 listed with Lydia. Henry had no occupation and was flagged as unable to read or write, and was noted as blind. Silas Owen and Dayton were working on the farm. Since Henry was identified as a farm laborer at home with his parents in 1850, he must have had some accident that disabled him between 1860 and 1870.
Burdette Chrisman’s Bond Cook Genealogy reports a newspaper clipping, in the Oregon Historical Library in Portland, which indicates that Hiram and Nancy lived in Linn County until 1871. In 1875 they moved to Kittitas, Yakima County, Washington. Hiram and Nancy had no additional children.
The 1880 Census for West Kittitas Precinct, Yakima County, Washington, enumerated June 5, 1880, shows Hiram and Nancy farming. Sons Silas and Elam are also in West Kittitas, with their families, farming. Some of Nancy’s sons had moved to this area around 1870 and are recognized as it’s earliest white settlers.
The 1880 Census for Orleans Precinct, Linn County, Oregon, enumerated June 9, 1880 shows Lydia keeping house, Henry “without occupation”, and Owen and Dayton farming. Henry is identified as blind, idiotic and cannot read or write.
The 1885 Washington Territorial Census shows Hiram, age 70, farming. Neither Nancy nor Silas family are listed with or near him. N. C. Bond is listed in the Census for Kittitas County, next to Moses Splawn. N. C. Bond is not flagged as female but is identified as married. Moses Splawn is Nancy Bond’s son. This appears to be an indication that there was a separation between Nancy and Hiram around this time.
The 1889 Washington Territorial Census for Kittitas County, Washington, enumerated in April and May, lists Hiram Bond and Silas with Silas’ family: wife Mary J., son L. C.- 13, son L. H. (Lester Hiram) - 12, son J. A.(Joseph A. ?) - 8, daughter E. M.(Eva May)- 5, daughter M. I. (Mary Iva) – 1. Eva May died in 1890. Based on the 1883 Washington Territorial Census it appears that there was an additional son, age 3 at the time, who was not listed by 1887 so apparently died in the interim.
Lydia appears to have remained at the homestead, or on what remained of it, until her death in 1891. An 1878 land map shows her 196 acre property. Likely some land was sold when she and Hiram divorced. Henry died in 1887 and the 1890 census is unavailable so it is difficult to identify whether she continued to live on this property after Henry’s death.
Lydia and Henry are not listed in the area cemetery transcriptions. As Quakers, it is possible that they were buried in unmarked graves. A pioneer history at Albany Regional Museum speculates she may have been buried at Oakville Cemetery, between Shedd and Peoria in Linn County, Oregon. It is unlikely that death certificates are available as they were not required by law until the early 1900’s.
Lydia’s obituary appeared in the January 23, 1891 issue of the Corvallis Gazette but it only states that she died on January 28, 1891 at age 72 and does not list survivors, funeral service, or burial information.
Washington State, Whitman County Death Returns (digitalarchives.wa.gov) show Hiram died December 5, 1892 at age 79, of pneumonia, in Winona, Whitman County, He was a resident of Ellensburg, a farmer. The record indicates he was married. It has been speculated that he was buried on family ground in Steptoe, Washington.
Ann McClary posted information on findagrave.com for Nancy C. McHaney Bond. It includes a list of four spouses, children, and death notices posted October 4 in the Ellensburg Capital and October 5, 1905 in the Ellensburg Dawn, having died on October 2, 1905. She is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Ellensburg.
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