Mary Stecher
*1806-
1850 Census (#1091)
1860 Census (#1027)
1870 Census
(#1026)
Solomon Bonewitz was born in Stephens Neck, Berkley County, Virginia. He moved
to Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio about 1824 and moved to Fort Wayne,
Indiana sometime between 1860-1870. Solomon was the 4th son of Jacob
Bonawitz and Mary Stecher. He became Treasurer of Congress Township in
1828. In 1830 he was a Trustee and held office various county offices until
1848. He and his wife owned 160 acres which they farmed until 1866 when they
along with two younger sons moved to a farm near Fort Wayne in Allen County,
Indiana. They are buried in Antioch Cemetery at Hoagland. According to Wayne
County records, James Criss owned the homestead in Wayne County in 1876.
(info from the Book of Bonewitz, published 1970 by Oby Bonawit)
