William Huston Bone
William Huston Bone was born on March 30, 1842, in South Lebanon, Ohio, to James and Adrian Bone. His father was a carpenter who owned $950 of real estate by 1850, and he died on August 11, 1851. Bone grew up and attended school in Turtle Creek, Ohio, and by 1860, he was working as a farmer.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 6, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company A of the 79th Ohio Infantry on August 23. He was promoted to corporal on May 19, 1864. He expressed devotion to the Union, writing that he was "fighting for the good of my country and not for the money." He was wounded in the Battle of Peachtree Creek on July 20, 1864, and he was transferred to the 6th Veterans Reserve Corps on January 1, 1865. He mustered out on July 14, 1865.
 
He returned to Turtle Creek after the war, and he married Martha H. Thompson on January 9, 1866. They had at least three children: James, born around 1867; Anna, born around 1869; and Lena, born around 1873. He worked as a farmer in Turtle Creek, Ohio, and by 1870, he owned $2,000 of real estate and $1,800 of personal property. He applied for a federal pension in October 1873 and eventually received one. By 1890, he was suffering from chronic dyspepsia. He died of pernicious anemia in Lebanon, Ohio, on February 16, 1908.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(2660)Bone, William Huston1842-03-301908-02-16
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Corporal
  • Rank highest: Corporal
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 74

  • (3656) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 4 March 1862
  • (7524) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 14 June 1862
  • (7525) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 19 June 1865
  • (7526) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 24 August 1862
  • (7527) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 3 September 1862
  • (7528) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone et al., 12 September 1862
  • (7529) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 18 September 1862
  • (7530) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone et al., 26 September 1862
  • (7531) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 6 October 1862
  • (7540) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 5 November 1862
  • (7541) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 15 November 1862
  • (7542) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 28 November 1862
  • (7543) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to William F. Dill, 24 January 1863
  • (7544) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone et al., 5 March 1863
  • (7545) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 24 March 1863
  • (7546) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone et al., 5 April 1863
  • (7555) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 6 April 1865
  • (7556) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 21 May 1863
  • (7557) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 22 June 1863
  • (7558) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 7 July 1863
  • (7559) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to John M. Dill, 19 July 1863
  • (7560) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 7 August 1863
  • (7561) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 28 September 1863
  • (7580) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 6 October 1863
  • (7582) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 21 October 1863
  • (7583) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 9 November 1863
  • (7586) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 15 November 1863
  • (7587) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 3 January 1864
  • (7588) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 28 January 1864
  • (7589) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 30 January 1864
  • (7590) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 5 February 1864
  • (7591) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 19 February 1864
  • (7592) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 26 February 1864
  • (7593) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 8 March 1864
  • (7594) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 12 March 1864
  • (7595) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to John M. Dill, 20 March 1864
  • (7596) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 24 March 1864
  • (7597) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 4 April 1864
  • (7598) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone et al., 21 May 1864
  • (7599) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 5 June 1864
  • (7603) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 12 June 1864
  • (7605) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 2 July 1864
  • (7606) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 10 July 1864
  • (7607) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 16 July 1864
  • (7609) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 21 July 1864
  • (7610) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 26 July 1864
  • (7611) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 14 August 1864
  • (7613) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 28 August 1864
  • (7614) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to William F. Dill, 31 August 1864
  • (7615) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 4 September 1864
  • (7616) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to William F. Dill, 11 September 1864
  • (7617) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 13 September 1864
  • (7618) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 16 September 1864
  • (7619) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 2 October 1864
  • (7620) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 6 October 1864
  • (7621) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone et al., 15 January 1865
  • (7622) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone et al., 2 February 1865
  • (7623) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, 16 February 1865
  • (7628) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 24 February 1865
  • (7629) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 9 March 1865
  • (7630) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 26 April 1865
  • (7631) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 1 May 1865
  • (7632) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 21 May 1865
  • (7679) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 1 June 1865
  • (7680) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 1 June 1865
  • (7681) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 5 July 1865
  • (7683) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 8 May 186X
  • (7684) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to William F. Dill, 30 May 186X
  • (7687) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, 10 August 186X
  • (7688) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 11 December 186X
  • (7689) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Cousin, undated
  • (7690) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Adrian Bone, undated
  • (7691) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Emma J. Bone, undated
  • (7692) [writer] ~ William H. Bone to Unknown, undated

People - Records: 5

  • (2661) Bone, Adrian is the [parent of] (2660) Bone, William Huston
  • (2662) Bone, Alvin L. is the [sibling of] (2660) Bone, William Huston
  • (2664) Bone, Emma Jane is the [sibling of] (2660) Bone, William Huston
  • (2667) Dill, William F. is the [aunt/uncle of] (2660) Bone, William Huston
  • (2673) Dill, John Milton is the [cousin of] (2660) Bone, William Huston

Places - Records: 2

  • (3327) [birth] ~ South Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio
  • (359) [death] ~ Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio

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Regiments - Records: 2

  • (124) [enlisted] [A] ~ 79th Ohio Infantry
  • (1186) [enlisted] ~ 6th Veteran Reserve Corps
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1890 Veterans Census, available from Ancestry.com;  Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Soldiers Grave Registration Cards, 1804-1958, available from Fold3.com; William H. Bone to Alvin L. Bone, 21 October 1863, DL1324.025, Nau Collection