IMPORTANT: burial in this cemetery is presumed, not proven (his wife is here).
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Suggestion from another contributor: Jane Hood Bolen appears in the 1850 Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census living with her daughter Letha (Bolen) McCormick. She is stated as age 55, approx birth 1795. Jane Hood Bolen again appears in the 1860 North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census, still living with her daughter Letha McCormick, her age stated as 70, putting her birth about 1790. She is not Benjamin's wife, but his mother. Benjamin was born in 1806. If we consider the second age as more realistic Jane would have birthed Benjamin at about age 16/17. The Bolen and McCormick family are tied by two marriages. Benjaman Bolen married Mary McCormick and his sister Lethe married Mary's brother, Noble McCormick.
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Father: John Bolen, b.~1781, d.????
Mother: [Name?], [Surname?], b.~1783, d.????
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d. living in 1879 (death probably after, 1886).
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - Benjamin Bolen, farmer, sec. 8; P.O. Astoria. The subject of this sketch was born in Maryland, Feb. 15, 1806, and is the son of John Bolen, native of the same State, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Jane Hood, by whom he raised a family of 5 children. Benjamin, the only son, grew up in Pennsylvania where his parents settled in 1806. In youth, he learned the carpenter's trade and for some time followed this calling. In 1833, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary McCormick, daughter of Booth McCormick. In 1834, Mr. B. cast his lot among the residents of Illinois, settling in Astoria township, where he has since resided. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H., 85th Ill. Inf., and after a service of one year, was honorably discharged and returned to his old home. A short time after the enlistment of Mr. B., his second son, John Irvin, turned from the peaceful farm life, to the battle field, and eventually laid down his life for his country. They have 5 children - Matilda, Sarah J., Phoebe J., William, and Irvin.
SOURCE: "History of Fulton County, Illinois", page 421, Peoria, Chars. C. Chapman Co., 1879.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=qiAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421&
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M1.~1827, MD. to: Jane Hood, b.????, d.????.
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M2.1833, PA. to: Mary McCormick, b.1814, d.1886 (da. of Booth McCormick).
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CHILDREN (by 1st-wife, Jane Hood-Bolen):
- Matilda Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Sarah J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Phoebe J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- William Bolen, b.????, d.????
- John Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.~1861-65 (U.S. Civil War)
Exact order of births, is unknown as of this date.
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CHILDREN (by Mary McCormick):
- Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.????
Presumed to be the last child by Benjamin, hence a 6th child (5 are cited as being those of Ben & Jane, and that the 2nd son, was KIA during the Civil War).
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"United States Census, 1840"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Union Township, Fayette Co., PA.
Page: 342
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"Illinois State Census, 1865"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Number of White Males: 2
Number of White Females: 2
Page: 102
SOURCE: IL Census 1865
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/
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Suggestion from another contributor: Jane Hood Bolen appears in the 1850 Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census living with her daughter Letha (Bolen) McCormick. She is stated as age 55, approx birth 1795. Jane Hood Bolen again appears in the 1860 North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census, still living with her daughter Letha McCormick, her age stated as 70, putting her birth about 1790. She is not Benjamin's wife, but his mother. Benjamin was born in 1806. If we consider the second age as more realistic Jane would have birthed Benjamin at about age 16/17. The Bolen and McCormick family are tied by two marriages. Benjaman Bolen married Mary McCormick and his sister Lethe married Mary's brother, Noble McCormick.
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Father: John Bolen, b.~1781, d.????
Mother: [Name?], [Surname?], b.~1783, d.????
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d. living in 1879 (death probably after, 1886).
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - Benjamin Bolen, farmer, sec. 8; P.O. Astoria. The subject of this sketch was born in Maryland, Feb. 15, 1806, and is the son of John Bolen, native of the same State, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Jane Hood, by whom he raised a family of 5 children. Benjamin, the only son, grew up in Pennsylvania where his parents settled in 1806. In youth, he learned the carpenter's trade and for some time followed this calling. In 1833, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary McCormick, daughter of Booth McCormick. In 1834, Mr. B. cast his lot among the residents of Illinois, settling in Astoria township, where he has since resided. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H., 85th Ill. Inf., and after a service of one year, was honorably discharged and returned to his old home. A short time after the enlistment of Mr. B., his second son, John Irvin, turned from the peaceful farm life, to the battle field, and eventually laid down his life for his country. They have 5 children - Matilda, Sarah J., Phoebe J., William, and Irvin.
SOURCE: "History of Fulton County, Illinois", page 421, Peoria, Chars. C. Chapman Co., 1879.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=qiAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421&
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M1.~1827, MD. to: Jane Hood, b.????, d.????.
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M2.1833, PA. to: Mary McCormick, b.1814, d.1886 (da. of Booth McCormick).
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CHILDREN (by 1st-wife, Jane Hood-Bolen):
- Matilda Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Sarah J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Phoebe J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- William Bolen, b.????, d.????
- John Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.~1861-65 (U.S. Civil War)
Exact order of births, is unknown as of this date.
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CHILDREN (by Mary McCormick):
- Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.????
Presumed to be the last child by Benjamin, hence a 6th child (5 are cited as being those of Ben & Jane, and that the 2nd son, was KIA during the Civil War).
---
"United States Census, 1840"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Union Township, Fayette Co., PA.
Page: 342
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"Illinois State Census, 1865"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Number of White Males: 2
Number of White Females: 2
Page: 102
SOURCE: IL Census 1865
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/
IMPORTANT: burial in this cemetery is presumed, not proven (his wife is here).
---
Suggestion from another contributor: Jane Hood Bolen appears in the 1850 Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census living with her daughter Letha (Bolen) McCormick. She is stated as age 55, approx birth 1795. Jane Hood Bolen again appears in the 1860 North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census, still living with her daughter Letha McCormick, her age stated as 70, putting her birth about 1790. She is not Benjamin's wife, but his mother. Benjamin was born in 1806. If we consider the second age as more realistic Jane would have birthed Benjamin at about age 16/17. The Bolen and McCormick family are tied by two marriages. Benjaman Bolen married Mary McCormick and his sister Lethe married Mary's brother, Noble McCormick.
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Father: John Bolen, b.~1781, d.????
Mother: [Name?], [Surname?], b.~1783, d.????
---
d. living in 1879 (death probably after, 1886).
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - Benjamin Bolen, farmer, sec. 8; P.O. Astoria. The subject of this sketch was born in Maryland, Feb. 15, 1806, and is the son of John Bolen, native of the same State, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Jane Hood, by whom he raised a family of 5 children. Benjamin, the only son, grew up in Pennsylvania where his parents settled in 1806. In youth, he learned the carpenter's trade and for some time followed this calling. In 1833, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary McCormick, daughter of Booth McCormick. In 1834, Mr. B. cast his lot among the residents of Illinois, settling in Astoria township, where he has since resided. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H., 85th Ill. Inf., and after a service of one year, was honorably discharged and returned to his old home. A short time after the enlistment of Mr. B., his second son, John Irvin, turned from the peaceful farm life, to the battle field, and eventually laid down his life for his country. They have 5 children - Matilda, Sarah J., Phoebe J., William, and Irvin.
SOURCE: "History of Fulton County, Illinois", page 421, Peoria, Chars. C. Chapman Co., 1879.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=qiAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421&
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M1.~1827, MD. to: Jane Hood, b.????, d.????.
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M2.1833, PA. to: Mary McCormick, b.1814, d.1886 (da. of Booth McCormick).
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CHILDREN (by 1st-wife, Jane Hood-Bolen):
- Matilda Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Sarah J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Phoebe J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- William Bolen, b.????, d.????
- John Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.~1861-65 (U.S. Civil War)
Exact order of births, is unknown as of this date.
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CHILDREN (by Mary McCormick):
- Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.????
Presumed to be the last child by Benjamin, hence a 6th child (5 are cited as being those of Ben & Jane, and that the 2nd son, was KIA during the Civil War).
---
"United States Census, 1840"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Union Township, Fayette Co., PA.
Page: 342
---
"Illinois State Census, 1865"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Number of White Males: 2
Number of White Females: 2
Page: 102
SOURCE: IL Census 1865
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/
---
Suggestion from another contributor: Jane Hood Bolen appears in the 1850 Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census living with her daughter Letha (Bolen) McCormick. She is stated as age 55, approx birth 1795. Jane Hood Bolen again appears in the 1860 North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania fed census, still living with her daughter Letha McCormick, her age stated as 70, putting her birth about 1790. She is not Benjamin's wife, but his mother. Benjamin was born in 1806. If we consider the second age as more realistic Jane would have birthed Benjamin at about age 16/17. The Bolen and McCormick family are tied by two marriages. Benjaman Bolen married Mary McCormick and his sister Lethe married Mary's brother, Noble McCormick.
---
Father: John Bolen, b.~1781, d.????
Mother: [Name?], [Surname?], b.~1783, d.????
---
d. living in 1879 (death probably after, 1886).
---
"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - Benjamin Bolen, farmer, sec. 8; P.O. Astoria. The subject of this sketch was born in Maryland, Feb. 15, 1806, and is the son of John Bolen, native of the same State, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Jane Hood, by whom he raised a family of 5 children. Benjamin, the only son, grew up in Pennsylvania where his parents settled in 1806. In youth, he learned the carpenter's trade and for some time followed this calling. In 1833, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary McCormick, daughter of Booth McCormick. In 1834, Mr. B. cast his lot among the residents of Illinois, settling in Astoria township, where he has since resided. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H., 85th Ill. Inf., and after a service of one year, was honorably discharged and returned to his old home. A short time after the enlistment of Mr. B., his second son, John Irvin, turned from the peaceful farm life, to the battle field, and eventually laid down his life for his country. They have 5 children - Matilda, Sarah J., Phoebe J., William, and Irvin.
SOURCE: "History of Fulton County, Illinois", page 421, Peoria, Chars. C. Chapman Co., 1879.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=qiAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA421&
---
M1.~1827, MD. to: Jane Hood, b.????, d.????.
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M2.1833, PA. to: Mary McCormick, b.1814, d.1886 (da. of Booth McCormick).
---
CHILDREN (by 1st-wife, Jane Hood-Bolen):
- Matilda Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Sarah J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- Phoebe J. Bolen, b.????, d.????
- William Bolen, b.????, d.????
- John Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.~1861-65 (U.S. Civil War)
Exact order of births, is unknown as of this date.
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CHILDREN (by Mary McCormick):
- Irvin Bolen, b.????, d.????
Presumed to be the last child by Benjamin, hence a 6th child (5 are cited as being those of Ben & Jane, and that the 2nd son, was KIA during the Civil War).
---
"United States Census, 1840"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Union Township, Fayette Co., PA.
Page: 342
---
"Illinois State Census, 1865"
Name: Benjamin Bolen
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Number of White Males: 2
Number of White Females: 2
Page: 102
SOURCE: IL Census 1865
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/
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