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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  JONATHAN J. BINGHAM has been a resident of Worthington twenty-six years. He

was born in Montgomery county, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1837. His father was Ralph H.

Bingham, who was born in Montgomery county, N. Y., and who died in Oswego county

of the same state in the fall of 1867 at the age of 56 years. His mother was

Sarah (Baird) Bingham, who was also a native of New York state; she died in

Oswego county March 15, 1903, aged ninety years.



  When J. J. Bingham was sixteen years old he moved with his parents to Onondago

county, N. Y., where he completed his education and where he engaged in farming

until 1862. That year he enlisted in company B, of the 122nd New York volunteer

infantry, and served until the close of the war. He was mustered out of the

United States service at Washington and out of the state service at Syracuse, N.

Y., July 3, 1865. His regiment was a part of the Sixth army corps, commanded by

General Segwick, and his service was with the army of the Potomac. He took part

in some of the severest fighting of the civil war, participating in the battles

of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Petersburg and other noted

engagements. On May 6, 1864, Mr. Bingham was wounded at the battle of the

Wilderness and was off duty until in the fall, when he rejoined his regiment at

Fisher Hill.



  After the war Mr. Bingham located in Oswego county, N. Y., where he engaged in

farming until the fall of 1882. He then moved to Worthington, and that village

has been his home ever since. For, three years he was associated with Mitchell

Bros, in the butter and egg business, and since that time has been engaged in

various occupations. Mr. Bingham is a member of Stoddard Post No. 34, G. A. R.,

and was one of the charter members of the post. He is a member of the

Presbyterian church and of the A. O. U. W. lodge. For several years he held the

office of oil inspector for the counties of Nobles and Cottonwood.



  Mr. Bingham was married in Oswego county, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1866, to Miss Adaline

Snyder, a native of Otsego county. To them were born three children, of whom

one-Miss Laura Bingham, a school teacher-is living. One child died in infancy.

Thomas H. died Dec. 22, 1883, aged twelve years.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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