BONEBRAKE-Dewalt - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Dewalt BONEBRAKE born Oct 1, 1755 - died Aug 29, 1884, son of Fredrick and Christina Bonebrake was a soldier of the Revolution and served in the campaign around Philadelphia in 1777. He was an educated man and taught his children in the German tongue. He was not only a farmer and teacher but was skilled as a worker in metals. He frequently worked on his farm all day and at his trade of a blacksmith in the evening. He removed to Ohio in 1800. Going down the Ohio in a flat boat to the mouth of the Hocking River, and up the Hocking he landed at Athens, Athens County. He settled near a village now called Hibbardsville where he remained about 7 years when he removed to Preble County and settled near Eaton. He was brought up in the German Reformed Church but shortly after his settlement in Preble County, he united with the United Brethren of Christ. he married Chstiana Wolfe born Aug 31, 1764 - died July 9, 1851, a native of Berks County. They had: 1. Adam born July 18, 1783 removed to Fountain County, Indiana. 2. Frederick born Dec 25, 1785 was a soldier in the War of 1812; he was a minsiter of the UB Church. 3. Elizabeth born Feb 20, 1788 married Peter Zearing. 4. Jacob born Feb 20, 1789 was a soldier in the war of 1812. 5. John, twin brother of Jacob was a soldier in theWar of 1812. 6. Conrad born March 10, 1791 was a soldier in the war of 1812; he was a minister of the UB Church. 7. Peter born NOv 13, 1793 was a soldier in the war of 1812; a minister of the UB CHurch. 8. David born March 1, 1796. 9. Daniel born June 16, 1797 was a minster of the UB Church. 10. George born March 25, 1799 was a mnister of the UB Church. 11. Henry born Oct 8, 1801 was a minister of the UB Church. He was elected a bishop but after praying over his election over night, reported to the conference that he had neither the grace of heart nor the college training necessary. 12. Catharine born March 1, 1804 married a Sears. 13. Joel, born Feb 13, 1807 died Jan 19, 1810. David Bonebrake, son of Dewalt and 3 of his brothers went to Fountain county, Indiana in 1828. Cornelius Bonebrake, son of David was only six weeks old when his parents moved to Indiana. Cornelius married in 1855, Phoebe Jane Bales, daughter of Moses Bales and had: James O; Grant; Elsada who married Charles Isley and a daughter that died young in 1865. Lewis D. Bonebrake, Commissioner of Education of Ohio is a great grandson of Dewalt Bonebrake. (There is much more on various Bonebrake families in this book).