BIO:  BON DURANT, E.G., s/o Thomas L. & Elizabeth (Woodfill) Bon Durant

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

BON DORANT   WOODFILL   McGANNON   WALTERS

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Washington Twp., page 751

E.G. BON DURANT, freight and ticket agent of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
at Washington, Ind., was born near Frankfort, Ky., July 10, 1836, and is the
second of a family of three children born to Thomas L. and Elizabeth 
(Woodfill) Bon Durant, natives, respectively, of Virginia and Kentucky.  The 
father was of French descent, and was supply agent for the Madison & 
Indianapolis Railroad.  He was killed by an accident in 1844.  The mother 
lived until 1882.  Our subject was reared to the age of eight years in 
Kentucky, when he and his parents came to Indiana.  He secured a very limited 
education in the schools of Madison, never attending more than three months. 
He remained with his mother until 1850, having engaged at telegraphy on the 
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, and has ever since been employed in different
capacities on that and the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad.  He was division
superintendent of the east division of the last-named road for about four
years, beginning in 1869.  He was assistant general superintendent of the
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad for four years.  He then
returned to the Ohio & Mississippi as master of transportation of the whole
line several years, but resigned the position and came to Washington and
engaged in the railroad and coal business, acting as railroad agent.  He
was married, in July, 1860, to Susan C. McGannon, a native of Jennings
County, Ind.  To them were born seven children; one died in infancy.  Those
living are Ella (wife of George Walters, Jr.), Oliver E., Elva, Fannie,
William H. and Daisy C.  Mrs. Bon Durant is a member of the Baptist Church,
and he is a Mason--Knight Templar degree.  Politically he is a Republican.
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