Biographical Sketch of Gaines Bohannon, Bloomington Township, Buchanan 
County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Gaines Bohannon, farmer, section 2, postoffice DeKalb, was born on
the section upon which he now resides, April 22, 1840, and was also
raised on the same farm, and educated in the common schools.  Taught
a short time, since which he has been engaged in farming.  His landed
estate in this county consists of 40 acres; also, has 160 acres in
Butler County, Kansas, where he has part of the time made his home.
John S. Bohannon, his father, was born March 7, 1806, and was a native
of Sullivan County, Tennessee.  He came to Buchanan County, Missouri 
in 1838, and had followed farming from boyhood.  He died July 14, 1879.
His mother, Tabitha Foust, was born March 16, 1809, and was a native
of Sullivan County, Tennessee.  They had a family of eleven children,
ten of whom grew up, and eight are now living.

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