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- 1910 cesus list Iva G but no Olive. James and Edith are listed as having only 4 children all of whom are living.
From Hazleton PA Plain Speaker, Sept. 26, 1938
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bonham observed their 50th wedding anniversary on September 23 with an open house celebration at their home in Benton. Mr. and Mrs. Bonham were married September 23, 1888 by Rev. G.W. Sterigero. Four children were born to this union, all of whom are living, as follows: Mrs. Ethel Harrison, of Hazleton; Mrs. Ivah Downing, Mrs. Florence Larish and George R. Bonham, all of Benton. There are eleven grandchildren. Mr. Bonham, before marriage was Edith Inez Hirlinger, and the guest of honor was Mrs. Huldah S. Hirlinger, Mrs. Bonham's mother, who observed her 88th birthday last January. The house was decorated with a profusion of flowers. A varied program was enjoyed, including folk songs of yester-year. In the evening, the couple were treated to an old-fashioned drumming. There was a shower of beautiful gifts - including money, china, linen, cut-glass and a purse of fifty dollars. A buffet luncheon was served to the following guests: Mrs. Huldah S. Hirlinger, Mrs. Harry Hirlinger, Benton; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hirlinger, Tamarack, Pa.; Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Lentz, Jersey Shore; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Keller, Orangeville; Mrs. Mary Bonham, Berwick; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bonham, Wilmington, Del.; Mrs. Phoebe Mott, Town Line; Mr. and Mrs. George Mott, Vida and Jessie Mott, Kingston; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rood, Betty, Dona and Donald Rood, Harveyville; Mrs. George Goss, Robert Dahl, Fairmoun Springs; Mr. and Mrs. William Kahler, Wilkes-Barre; Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Baer, Koonsville; Rev. and Mrs. Burton Batuscheck, Harveyville, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Horn, Hameline, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dahl, Christian Dahl, Mrs. Alfred Seward, Marian and Robert Seward, Rev. and Mrs. T.C. Smith, Arthur Deuel, Red Rock; Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Moss, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moss, Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Quick, Mr and Mrs. George Fite, Mossville; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bonhan, Donald, Beatrice, James and Paul Bonham, Mr. and Mrs. Hope Larish, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Downing, Florence, Jane and Irene Downing, James C. Yost Jr., Benton; Mrs. Joseph H. Harrison, Edith, Ruth, Torrence and Joseph Harrison, Hazleton; Mr. Edwards, Bethlehem.
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