Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 27 November 2004

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WILLIAM V. BONE, farmer and stock dealer; P.O. Lebanon; was born in Turtle Creek Township Feb 25, 1829. His parents were John Bone, a native of Warren Co., Ohio, and Christiann (Maple) Bone, a native of New Jersey. our subject has followed farming all his life, and for many years had been an extensive dealer in and raiser of live stock, particularly horses, which he has made a specialty. He breeds, buys, raises, and sells the finer breeds of horses. He has a fine farm of 125 acres, which has the neat and tidy appearance that marks it at once to the observer as the property of a perfect farmer. His fences are all standing straight, his gates swing clear, and his barns, cribs and sheds are neatly whitewashed, sure indications of the care bestowed on the place by the proprietor. He has shipped fine horses to almost all the large cities of this country, and many of them brought him a handsome profit. He was married, April 11, 1850, to Miss Amanda Dunham, by whom he has four children, all now living, viz., Frank, the present County Surveyor of Warren County; Perry, a successful teacher of Warren County; Anna, the wife of W. S. Dilatush, an attorney of Lebanon, and Carrie, the wife of Morris Steddom, a farmer of Warren County. Mr. Bone is one of the Board of