ISAAC WILLIAM BOND
b. 19 December 1827, Virginia, to Joseph and Mary (Ashelman) Bond
d. 22 May 1915, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
m. 9 October 1851, Knox County, Indiana
Hester “Hettie” McClure
b. 19 August 1835, Knox County, Indiana, to Vincent Scott and Sarah “Sally” (Bruce) McClure
d. 14 April 1901, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Children with Hester McClure:
- Vincent Scott (b. ca. 1854) married Etta McConnell
- Joseph Wolfe (b. ca. 1855) married Mattie Zumwalt
- Louisa Elizabeth (b. ca. 1856) married Rufus Robertson
- William Loretta (b. ca. 1859)
- Allen Watson (b. ca. 1861) married Rachel Gross
- Mary Ann “Mollie” (b. ca. 1863) married Charley Withrow
- Emma Jane (b. ca. 1866) married William Wheeler
- Eliza Catherine (b. ca. 1868) married Halvor Wheeler
- Hetty Amanda (b. ca. 1870) married John Parker
- Robert Bruce (b. ca. 1873) married Belle Gibson
Isaac came to Knox County, Indiana, in 1837. He and his family left for Oregon from Oaktown, Knox County, on 21 March 1853 with a wagon and ox team. Several relatives also were part of this wagon train. This group became lost and wandered around for two weeks before coming to a place they had been before. They were “The Lost Wagon Train of 1853,” which rescuers were sent out to find.
Most of the land used for the Eugene Maholn Sweet Airport originally belonged to the Bonds. Isaac was a charter member of Pleasant Hill Grange and Irving Grange. He was Deacon of the Christian Church for many years. He served on the school board for twenty years, and he was a member of the board of supervisors for roads for three terms.
Submitted by:
Christie Hill Russell
Paris IL