Here is what I have learned re: WILLIAM LEONARD BOND b. 1-21-1901 Hamilton County s/o John Edward BOND & Edith M. (Eda) DAVIS Bond m. Ida Bernice SCHELL 12-13-1924 in Garrison, HCI div.? when/where - she remarried to WILLEMAN m. Della (Johnson?) after Dec 1947 - she may have been from the Ozarks. Bill Bond and wife/wives lived in Wayne County at one time. d. 5-12-1948 - where? buried @ Blooming Grove HCI. RE: A letter dated 12-17-1947 Wayne City, Il. from Wm. Bond to his sister, Agnes Bond (in possession of her daughter, Beverly in Danville.) "Sis, I have a sweetheart down in the Ozark mountain where I may make my home before long. I have been down there four times since July, fishing. HA HA. She lives on banks of current river where the water is as clear as glass. You can see a fish for 50 yards - ......." "....still clerk in Hardware Store where I been for almost 5 years...I make $41.50 3week; but I just draw $35 as US gets the $6.50 because I am a batchler." ."...your Brother, Wm. L. Bond" So, even though he is buried in McLeansboro, I wonder if he did live in the Ozarks and returned for burial? And, he surely was not married for very long? Appreciate hearing any input on these surnames. Gail Hahn Hutchcraft [email protected]