History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co., Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L. Goodspeed. Unknown County. WILLIAM G. BOHANON is the son of James and Eliza (Todd) Bohanon, and was born in this township [Marion Township, Lawrence County], January 28, 1841. The father was a native of North Carolina and the mother of Kentucky. The grandparents moved first to East Tennessee and then in about 1835 to this township. They had five children - James being one. The latter was married in this county and had three children; George W., Caroline and William G. James was a farmer, a Whig, a Baptist, and a man of much influence and worth. He died in 1857, but his wife yet lives. Her parents were David and Mary (Martin) Todd, who settled in Orange County in 1825. William G. early made farming his occupation. He was industrious and judicious and soon began to accumulate. He now owns 550 acres and has a comfortable home. He raises stock of high grades. August 13, 1862, he married Ellen J., daughter of Harrison Field, who was born in February, 1843, and died January 24, 1873. June 27, 1880, he married Harriet J. Burton who was born October 11, 1860. They have two children: Liza and Ida. He is a leading Republican. His brother, George W., served three years in the Union Army in the Twenty-fourth regiment. Bohanon Todd Martin Field Burton = Lawrence-IN TN Orange-IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/unknown/bohanon.wg.txt