Died 12 November 1927

Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1-Published in Enterprise on 17 November 1927

Veteran

NONAGENARIAN ANSWERS CALL

BLAIR CITIZEN NEARLY 99 YEARS OF AGE ANSWERS LAST CALL. BORN IN WEST VIRGINIA ON MARCH 17, 1829. COMES OF ROYAL LINEAGE. WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN.

The death of Mr. Bloomville Clasten Bond, aged father of Mrs. Margaret Henrie of east Lincoln street, occurred Saturday, Nov. 12, 1927 at the unusual age of ninety-eight years, seven months and twenty-five days.

The deceased was born at Clarksburg, West Virginia, March 17, 1829, of ancient British lineage. It is said, an ancestor, Richard Bond, was knighted for service in the Crusades, and became Lord Mayor of England. Bond Street in London was named for him. Another ancestor was a Mayor in the American Revolutionary army.

Bloomville Bond was married to Miss Anna Barnes at Peru, Ind. in 1848. To them were born eight children, only one of whom, Mrs. Margaret Henrie of this city survives. The family home was made at Monticello, Illinois.

He enlisted at the outbreak of the Civil War and served with distinction in the Union army until honorably discharged near the close because of illness.

From 1914 to 1925 his home was located in Mansfield, Ill. The last two years were spent in Blair with his daughter, Mrs. Henrie.

Mr. Bond was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church in West Virginia.

He had the fine instincts and temperament of the artist, being a musician of considerable ability. He is survived by his daughter and by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and by one great-great-grandson, Stanley Bloomville Capps of Lincoln. Mrs. E.V. Capps of this city is a granddaughter.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, Nov. 14, at the E.V.Capps home, with interment in the Blair cemetery.

Those present at the funeral services from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Capps and baby of Lincoln and Mr. Bert Reiman of Chicago, both gentlemen being great grandsons of the deceased.

#2-Published in the Blair Pilot November 16, 1927

B. C. Bond Died Saturday-Past 98 Years, Was Probably Oldest Man in Wash. County at His Death-Funeral Was Held Monday

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Bloomfield Claston Bond, father of Mrs. M. E. Henrie and grandfather of Mrs. E. V. Capps, of this city, passed away at about 6 o’clock Saturday evening, his passing being as sweet and beautiful as was his long life of over 98 years.

On the evening before he was as well as usual but when he got up Saturday morning, he had what he had so often had, a spell of stomach trouble. He was given the usual family remedies and got better and was sitting up in his big Morris chair at 3 in the afternoon singing, as he had done so much in his life as a musician.

At about 4 he seemed to grow a little worse and a physician was called, arriving at 4:30. He was then induced to go to bed, though he protested taking off his clothes. His heart began to give way and he told his daughter that he was going. At about 6, death had found him and his eyes were closed in his last long sleep.

The funeral service was held at the E. V. Capps residence at 3 o’clock, Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Carl G. Bader, assisted by Rev. A. D. Smalley. The music was furnished by Mrs. Moore, Mrs. E. J. Hancock, F. W. Arndt and the writer, with Mis. Smalley at the piano.

Burial was in the Blair Cemetery, though his wife is buried near Monticello, Illinois, where she died in 1886, His daughter, Mrs. Henri’s husband is buried there, also, but Mr. Bond didn’t want his body taken on the train after his death, so it was decided to bury him here and Mrs. Henrie will some day be laid by his side.

Mr. Bond was born at Clarksburg, Virginia, March 17th, 1829, so was 98 years 7 months, and 25 days old, a full generation beyond the ordinary life of men. He was of ancient British lineage, an ancestor, Richard Bond, was knighted for service with the Crusaders and became Lord Mayor of London. Bond Street in London was named for him. The family crest bears three crescents of eastern coins. Another ancestor was a major in the American Revolutionary War.

He was the youngest of fourteen children and of course the last to pass over. He was married to Miss Anna Barnes in Peru, Illinois in 1848, and eight children were born to them, Mary Isabel, Phoebe Ann, Margaret E. Sarah Frances, Lillian, Louis, Edwin and Lenora. The family home was in Monticello, Illinois.

Mr. Bond enlisted in the outbreak of the Civil War and served with distinction until nearly the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged because of illness. His father’s family were given good education by private tutors, but on account of serious reverses in the family fortunes by the time the youngest son came along, he was denied the advantage in life. However he had a rare gift both for sketching and for music, and he became a professional musician.

From 1914 to 1925 his home was in Mansfield, Illinois, the past two years in this city in company with his only surviving daughter, Mrs. Margaret Henrie, Mr. Bond had saved enough in his long life of service to make his last day comfortable and with his daughter he was happy and contented up to the very day of his departure from this earth.

Mr. Bond was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in West Virginia, and while he attended church services when able after he moved west his membership was never removed from the church in Virginia. For this reason Mr. Smalley, the Baptist pastor here, was asked to assist in the funeral service.

Mr. Bond had the fine instincts and temperament of an artist, was of a constantly cheerful disposition which, with his Christian faith enabled him in all circumstance to live a happy and contented life. He is survived by his only living daughter, Mrs. Margaret Henrie, by many grandchildren, of whom, Mrs. E. V. Capps is one, also many great-grandchildren and by one great-great- grandson, Stanley Bloomfield Capps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Capps, of Lincoln.

Stanley and wife and son were here for the funeral service, also Bert Reiman, of Chicago, a grandson. The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of their many friends in the sudden passing of one loved and so loving.

#3-17 Nov., 1927 - The Tribune

AN OLD SOLDIER DIES

B. C. Bond Reaches Age of Ninety-Eight Years

Bloomville C. Bond was born March 17, 1829 at Clarksburg, West Virginia, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Henry last Saturday. In 1848 he was married at Peru, Indiana to Miss Anna Barnes and to this union eight children were born, seven of whom have preceded him in death.

At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the union army and served until the close of the struggle when he as honorably discharged because of sickness. Following the close of the war he returned home and took instruction in music, later becoming a professional musician. Up until 1925 he made his home in Illinois, but two years ago he came to Blair and made his home with his daughter. He was of a sunny disposition and was loved and respected by all who come in contact with him. He was a lover of good literature and spent a great deal of his time the last few years in reading books and good papers. Up until his death he enjoyed almost perfect health.

He leaves to mourn his loss one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Henry of this city, besides a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs. E. V. Capps was a granddaughter of the deceased.

The funeral was held from the Capps home at 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon, the Rev. Carl G. Bader officiating. Special music for the occasion was furnished by D. C. Van Deusen, F. W. Arndt, Mrs. P. L. Moore and Mrs. E. J. Hancock. Following the short service the body was laid to rest in the Blair cemetery.

Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Find a Grave Memorial # 57412092

~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~