Scioto County OhArchives Biographies.....Bonzo, John June 5, 1838 - March 1915
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Lynn Byler lbyler111@direcway.com February 19, 2005, 8:47 am

Author: From interview with Grandson in Portsmouth Times

Biography was from the Portsmouth Times
Second is My Great great, grandfather John Bonzo. He was born in Beaver 
county, Pa June 5, 1838  At the age of 8 years old he came to Portsmouth with 
his parents and located in Madison Township, where he still lived till his 
death in March 1915.  He owned a fine farm, and was one on the most prosperous 
farmers in the county.  He had a twin sister who lived in Carter county, Ky.
the boat on which his parents came to Portsmouth from the Keystone state was 
fired by wood and a number of days was consumed in the trip.
When he arrived her the present city was nothing but a village, Chillicothe 
street being the only street.  For eighteen miles out to where he lived, there 
was nothing but dense wilderness.  There was one hotel in Portsmouth, the 
Legler House, one wholesale whiskey house and, a store foundry..  There was 
nothing but dirt roads.  The whole Scioto Valley was dense wooded.
Mr. Bonzo's father came from Switzerland, France, and was four months on the 
was to this country.  
There is an entire web site on the Bonzo Family at, 
http://bonzofamily.com/index.html


Additional Comments:
Some of his decendents moved to Jackson County, Ohio.  My father Joseph Osier 
Johnson met and Married Caroline Rachael Kronk. Her Mother was Lula A. Bonzo.

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