Bond, Richard

BOND, BARTHOLOMEW, SMITH, GILBERT, BAKER, LYTLE, KEES, DALES, WILFORD

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Date: 8/27/2009 at 09:20:53

Bond, Richard E.

When he gazes over his broad acres of well cultivated land Richard E. Bond, a progressive young farmer of Mound Prairie Township, is justified in feeling that he has achieved the acme of his ambition, when in early life he became imbued with the ambition to some day take front rank among the leading agriculturists of his locality.

Mr. Bond was born in Wisconsin, March 15, 1873. He is the son of Richard Bond, Sr., and Frances (Bartholomew) Bond, the father born in the state of New York in 1838 and the mother in Wisconsin. The father devoted his life to farming and when two years old he came to Jefferson County, Wisconsin, with his parents, William and Eva (Smith) Bond. The father of the subject grew up in Wisconsin and there engaged in farming for a number of years on rented land. During the Civil War he served in the Union army. In 1875 he brought his family to Mound Prairie Township, Jasper County, where he homesteaded a farm, also rented land and here became very comfortably established. The death of his wife occurred in 1882 and in 1888 he moved to Nebraska, and at the town of Scotia he ran a store. His death occurred in 1906.

To Richard Bond, Sr., and wife the following children were born: William A.; Richard E., of this sketch; Edward, Mrs. Eliza Gilbert, Mrs. Harriet Etta Baker, Mrs. Mary Jane Lytle, Fred, Lottie and Phoebe are all deceased.

The subject of this sketch attended the Bear Grove School in Mound Prairie Township, and after his mother's death lived a short time with his aunt, Mrs. Kees, then began working out as a farm hand.

Then he married and rented land for six years. In 1906 he bought forty acres in Mound Prairie Township, and to this he has added forty acres more. He has built a modern house and barn, and everything about the place is under excellent improvements and shows good management.

Politically, Mr. Bond is a Republican and he has served his Township as assessor for six years.

On March 22, 1899, Mr. Bond was united in marriage with Agnes Maude Dales, who was born in Jasper County. She is the daughter of William Dales. The following interesting children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bond: William Wilford, Genevieve, Pearl and Mamie Evelyn. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912 Page 1037.