Bondurant Family Westward Migration

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Bondurant Family Westward Migration

• David Bondurant
• Clint Bondurant

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Goal of Presentation

• Trace Four Bondurant Family Migrations Westward
• Virginia To Kentucky Via Cumberland Gap
• Kentucky To Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
  Iowa, and Kansas
• West To California, Wyoming, Washington, Montana,
  and Colorado
• Document Founding of Bondurant Towns
• Bondurant, Iowa
• Bondurant, Wyoming

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Opening Kentucky

• Dr. Thomas Walker discovers trail through the
  Cumberland Gap in 1750
• Daniel Boone and other hunters use trail to reach
  hunting grounds
• Daniel Boone and 30 men mark the Wilderness Trail
  in 1775 for the Transylvania Company
• Trail widened to support wagons in 1796
• 200-300K Men, Women, and Children migrated to
  Kentucky between 1775 to 1810

Daniel Boone Marks Wilderness Trail To KY
Drawing of Cumberland Gap
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Thru The Cumberland Gap
Southern Route Through Appalachian Mountains To
Kentucky and States Beyond
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Cumberland Gap
Daniel Boones Cabin In KY
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Boone Moves WestFrom Ky To MO
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Early Bondurant Migration
Early Bondurant Ancestors Moved West From
Powhatan Co to Buckingham Co A Distance of
20-30 miles From The Jean Pierre Bondurant
Property
Powhatan Co
Buckingham Co
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Drury Bondurant
Drury Bondurant and His Wife Moved West From
Buckingham Co To OH In About 1804 First Son
Thomas Benton was born in Pike Co OH In 1804
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Noah Bondurant Family
The Noah Bondurant Family Moved West From
Buckingham Co Through The Cumberland Gap To KY
IN Moved To Franklin Co KY 1812 Edward J.
Bondurant Born In Henry Co KY 1817 Mary
Bondurant Born In Jefferson Co IN 1818 Noah
Bondurant Died In Jefferson Co IN 1857
Jefferson Co - IN (1818)
Henry Co - KY (1817)
Franklin Co - KY(1812)
Richmond
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Edward Bondurant Family
Harrison Co, MO
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Joseph Bondurant Family
Joseph Bondurant Moved From VA To Boone Co KY
John Tilman Born There In 1824 Move To Sangamon
Co IL Alexander Conley Born There In 1829 Joseph
Died In Sangamon Co IL
Sangamon Co - IL (1829)
Boone Co - KY (1824)
Richmond
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John Tilman and Alexander Conley Bondurant
Families
John Tilman Bondurant (Josephs 1st Son)
Moves To Des Moines In 1847 Alexander Conley
Bondurant (Josephs 2nd Son) Moves To Polk Co, IA
In 1857 Bondurant, IA Founded In 1884 On
Alexanders Property
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Bondurant, Iowa

• Alexander Conley Bondurant moves to Polk County
  Iowa (1857)
• He acquires 2500 acres of land
• Great Western Railway builts a station on
  Bondurant land
• Bondurant, Iowa founded in 1884

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Bondurant, Iowa

• Bondurant, Iowa celebrated its Centennial in 1984

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David Garrett Bondurant
The David Garrett Bondurant Moved West From
Buckingham Co Through The Cumberland Gap To KY In
About 1850 First Daughter Margaret Ann was born
in Shelby Co KY In 1851 First Son, William Edwin
Hope Born In Downing, MO 1854 David Garrett
Bondurant Died In Downing, MO
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David Garrett Bondurant
David Garrett
Almira Hope
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David Garrett Bondurant
David Garrett Bondurant Family William, Thomas,
Margaret, James, Marion
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Palace Bakery
James David Bondurant With Sons Price, James,
and Will Open Palace Bakery In Kirksville, MO In
1907
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James David Bondurant
James David Bondurant Family In Kirksville, MO
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William Pearl Bondurant
William, Gerry, William Pearl, Georgia, Nadine
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Oregon and Santa Fe Trails
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Wagon Train Heading West
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Wagon Train Heading West
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Platte River Scene
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Chimney Rock, NE
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Rock Carving Chimney Rock, NE
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Scotts Bluff, NE
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Wagon Wheel Ruts
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South Pass, WY
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California Trail
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40-Mile Desert, UT
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California Gold Rush

• John Sutter Moves To California in 1839
• Sutter Send John Marshall To Build A Sawmill On
  The American River In 1847
• John Marshall Discovers Gold On Jan 24, 1848
• The Gold Rush Is On, 25,000 people migrate to
  California in 1849 (the 49ers)

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California TrailGold Rush of 1849
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John Tilman Bondurant First Bondurant To CA (?)
John Tilman Bondurant Married In Des Moines In
1848 He and His Wife Presumably Traveled To
Sacramento Over The California Trail In
1849 During The Gold Rush He Died An Untimely
Death In Sacramento In 1850
Des Moines
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Homestead Act of 1862

• The Homestead Act of 1862 declared that any
  citizen or intended citizen could claim 160
  acres - one quarter square mile - of surveyed
  government land. Claimants must "improve" the
  plot with a dwelling and grow crops. After five
  years, if the original filer was still on the
  land, it was his property, free and clear.

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Benjamin Bondurant
Benjamin F. Bondurant Family Moved From Harrison
Co MO To Holt Co NE In 1884 After One Attempt To
Move West They Returned To Harrison Co MO Moves
West Over The Oregon Trail in 1894 Founded the
Triangle F Ranch near Jackson, WY In 1903 This
became Bondurant, WY in 1938
Harrison Co - MO (1853)
Bondurant, WY (1903)
Holt Co NE (1884)
Harrison Co MO (1861)
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BondurantWyoming Scrapbook
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Early Pictures From Bondurant, WY
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Bondurant, WY Today
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Bondurant, WY Today
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Bondurant, WY Cemetery
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Rollo Bondurant Moves To WA
Western Pacific Railroad Map of 1900 Potential
Route For Rollo Bondurant From Bondurant, WY To
Port Angeles, WA
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Charles Burton BondurantMoves To Montana
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Benton Post Bondurant
Benton Post Bondurant, Thomas Bentons son was
born in Sedan, OH in 1838 In 1881, He moved his
family (parents, 5 boys, 2 girls, all belongings
including horses cows) to Ness Co, KS aboard an
emigrant car on Atchinson Topeka Santa Fe
Railroad
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Santa Fe Rail Engine (1880)

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Benton Post Bondurant

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Elevator In Ness City

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On the Farm

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Laurel Guy Bondurant
Laurel Guy Bondurant, Benton Posts great
grandson was born in Bazine, KS in 1911 In 1946,
He moved his family to Colorado Springs, CO His
children Neleta, Paul, Neil, Gene, and Ross
Still Live In The Area
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Roy Edward Bondurant
Roy Edward Bondurant, son of Marion Lee and
grandson of David Garrett was born in Downing,
MO In 1916, he went to Montana looking for
work. In 1917, he and his brother, Samuel James,
moved to Montana and help build Rapelje,
MT Wayne L. Bondurant, BFA past-president is
Roys son
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The End