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Father: David Harris
Mother: Melissa Jane Bartlett

Birth date: about 1856
Birth place: Illinois.³

Clara married Charles Hammond Bonham, son of Benjamin Ruggles Bonham.^1,2

Photograph of Clara with her mother, two daughters and their families, and some unidentified people. Date taken: about 1913. Location: unknown, but is probably in Illinois. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.⁴

Clara and Charles moved to San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, after leaving Galesburg, Illinois.⁵

Father: Benjamin Ruggles Bonham
Mother: not yet identified³

Birth date: unknown
Birth place: unknown.

Charles married Clara Cordelia Harris, daughter of David Harris and Melissa Jane Bartlett.^1,3

Photograph of Charles with his wife, two daughters and their families, his mother-in-law, and some unidentified people. Date taken: about 1913. Location: unknown, but is probably in Illinois. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.⁴

Charles and Clara moved to San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, after leaving Galesburg, Illinois.⁵

Father: Charles Hammond Bonham
Mother: Clara Cordelia Harris

Birth date: 23 July 1884
Birth place: Otumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.¹

Commonly known as Lettie.²

Ethel married Scott Colby Robinson.²

Photograph of Lettie with her grandmother, mother, sister and her family, and some unidentified people. Date taken: about 1913. Location: unknown, but is probably in Illinois. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.³

Lettie lived with Charles Hammond Bonham and Clara Bonham at San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.⁴

Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.

Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.

Scott married Ethel Leticia "Lettie" Bonham, daughter of Charles Hammond Bonham and Clara Cordelia Harris.¹

Photograph of Scott with his wife, son, in-laws and some unidentified people. Date taken: about 1913. Location: unknown, but is probably in Illinois. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.²

Father: name protected.
Mother: name protected.

Birth date: unknown.
Birth place: Believed to have been born at Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.¹

Photograph of Jean with her parents, other relatives and some unidentified people. Date taken: about 1913. Location: unknown, but is probably in Illinois. Click on camera to view image, then use your browser's back button to return here.²

Jean died at the age of 12 at San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.¹

Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.

Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.

Commonly known as Lizzie.²

Elizabeth married Elias R. Harris, son of Charles Harris and Elizabeth "Betsy" Hubbs, based on the Civil War Pension application that was filed listing Elizabeth Harris as the widow of Elias R. Harris.¹

Father: Elias R. Harris
Mother: Rachel Emma Teagarden

Birth date: about 1867
Birth place: West Virginia.³

Father: not yet identified.
Mother: not yet identified.

Birth date: not yet determined
Birth place: not yet determined.

Commonly known by her middle name, Nancy.

Elizabeth married Rufus Bartlett Harris, son of David Harris and Melissa Jane Bartlett, on 1 May 1872 in Knox County, Illinois.¹

Father: David Harris
Mother: Melissa Jane Bartlett

Birth date: 1841
Birth place: Virginia.³

Manford married Sarah G. Hagerty on 17 December 1865 in Hancock County, Illinois.¹

Father: David Harris
Mother: Melissa Jane Bartlett

Birth date: 1843
Birth place: Virginia.²

An alternate spelling of her middle name is Ann.³

Iva married William Mills on 22 November 1860 in Hancock County, Illinois.³

Father: not yet identified
Mother: not yet identified

Birth date: 1789
Birth place: District of Maine.¹

Marriage intentions for Rufus Bartlett and Cleopatra Sherwin were filed on 13 May 1815 in Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine. The practice of recording the marriage intent in the town meeting books and publishing the notice prior to the marriage ceremony gave local residents the opportunity to state their objections to a marriage. The intention does not prove that the marriage occurred, only that it was intended.²

In this case, though, the marriage did take place as Rufus and Cleopatra were married at Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine, although the exact date is not confirmed. Two dates have been reported by other researchers: 10 June 1815³ or 1 June 1815.⁴

Rufus died from consumption on 1 May 1862 at Fork Ridge, Marshall County, Virginia.⁵ He was interred in the Bartlett-Rulong family cemetery, Fork Ridge Road, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia; his name appears on the gravestone as "Rufus Bartlett." The inscription reads, "Died May 1, 1862 In his __ Yr."⁶

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Parents: The following entry appears in the Vital Records of Clinton, Maine to the year 1892: Births, Marriages and Deaths:
     SHERWIN, Cleopatra, "an illegitimate d. of mary Sherwin –––––––––? and Ephraim Hern?, of Winslow, lives with the above named Elnathan Sherwin."

The next entries read:
     SHERWIN, Elnathan, 9 Mar. 1737, in Boxford, Co. of Essex, Mass.
     SHERWIN, Eunice [-----------], w. Elnathan, ---------- Feb, 1741, in Concord, Co. of Middlesex.
     SHERWIN, Horatio Gates, s. Elnathan and Eunice, 2 Mar. 1778, in Concord, Co. of Middlesex.

It seems that Elnathan and Eunice took Mary's illegitimate daughter into their family to raise; indicating a potential relationship between Mary and Elnathan.–––––––––.^2,3

Parents: This entry appears in the Vital Records of Clinton, Maine to the year 1892: Births, Marriages and Deaths:
     SHERWIN, Cleopatra, "an illegitimate d. of mary Sherwin -------------? and Ephraim Hern?, of Winslow, lives with the above named Elnathan Sherwin."

The next entries read:
     SHERWIN, Elnathan, 9 Mar. 1737, in Boxford, Co. of Essex, Mass.
     SHERWIN, Eunice [-----------], w. Elnathan, ---------- Feb, 1741, in Concord, Co. of Middlesex.
     SHERWIN, Horatio Gates, s. Elnathan and Eunice, 2 Mar. 1778, in Concord, Co. of Middlesex.

It seems that Elnathan and Eunice took Mary's illegitimate daughter into their family to raise; indicating a potential relationship between Mary and Elnathan.

Birth date: about 1798
Birth place: District of Maine.^2,3

Marriage intentions for Cleopatra Sherwin and Rufus Bartlett were filed on 13 May 1815 in Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine. The practice of recording the marriage intent in the town meeting books and publishing the notice prior to the marriage ceremony gave local residents the opportunity to state their objections to a marriage. The intention does not prove that the marriage occurred, only that it was intended.⁴

In this case, though, the marriage did take place as Cleopatra and Rufus were married at Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine, although the exact date is not confirmed. Two dates have been reported by other researchers: 10 June 1815⁵ or 1 June 1815.⁶

Cleopatra died on 19 December 1860 in Marshall County, Virginia.⁷ She was interred in the Bartlett-Rulong family cemetery, Fork Ridge Road, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia; her name appears on the gravestone as "Cleopatra, wife of Rufus Bartlett." The inscription reads, "Died Dec 19, 1860 In her 61_ Yr.
Whilst in His embrace our Mother lies, Her spirit ... In realms ... ." (I can't make out the rest).⁷

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