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Subject: Oh-Scioto Co. Bios (Bonzo)
Date: 19 Feb 2005 13:47:23 -0000


Scioto County OhArchives Biographies.....Bonzo, John June 5, 1838 - March 1915
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Lynn Byler February 19, 2005, 8:47 am

Author: From interview with Grandson in Portsmouth Times

Biography was from the Portsmouth Times
Second is My Great great, grandfather John Bonzo. He was born in Beaver
county, Pa June 5, 1838 At the age of 8 years old he came to Portsmouth with
his parents and located in Madison Township, where he still lived till his
death in March 1915. He owned a fine farm, and was one on the most prosperous
farmers in the county. He had a twin sister who lived in Carter county, Ky.
the boat on which his parents came to Portsmouth from the Keystone state was
fired by wood and a number of days was consumed in the trip.
When he arrived her the present city was nothing but a village, Chillicothe
street being the only street. For eighteen miles out to where he lived, there
was nothing but dense wilderness. There was one hotel in Portsmouth, the
Legler House, one wholesale whiskey house and, a store foundry.. There was
nothing but dirt roads. The whole Scioto Valley was dense wooded.
Mr. Bonzo's father came from Switzerland, France, and was four months on the
was to this country.
There is an entire web site on the Bonzo Family at,
http://bonzofamily.com/index.html


Additional Comments:
Some of his decendents moved to Jackson County, Ohio. My father Joseph Osier
Johnson met and Married Caroline Rachael Kronk. Her Mother was Lula A. Bonzo.

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