“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


JOHN BONEY, carpenter and joiner; born April 15, 1823, in Cornwall, 
England; was educated and learned his profession there; came to 
America in 1849, landed in Quebec, and stayed in Canada till May 10, 
1850, when he came to Watertown and worked for himself as carpenter 
and house joiner, till 1863, when he went to Little Rock, Ark., in 
Government employ, and stayed there till within ten days of the close of 
the war; in 1865, he entered the employ of the C. & St. P. R. R.; in 1874 
he left them and built the Catholic Church on the west side of the river, 
but in June, 1878, returned to work for the railroad company.  Married 
Miss Sarah Jane Nettleton, of Watertown, in March, 1858; she died Jan. 
25, 1878, leaving three children – Delia, Zina and George.  Members of 
the Episcopal Church; Republican.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)