Thomas Bone
[son of William Bone and Margaret Houston]
born: 1734 - Lancaster, Chester County, Pennsylvania
died: 1796 - Wilson County, Tennessee
married: 1760 - York County, Pennsylvania
wife: Mary McCreary
[daughter of William McCreary]
born: 1740 - Chester County, Pennsylvania
died: 1789 - Wilson County, Tennessee

Children of Thomas Bone and Mary McCreary Bone:

1. John Bone
born: 19 September 1762 - York County, Pennsylvania
died: 30 July 1832 - Muhlenburg County, Kentucky

2. Hugh Bone
born: 19 October 1764 - York County, Pennsylvania
died: 6 June 1846 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
married: 8 November 1791 - Rowan County, North Carolina
wife: Mary Hill
[daughter of James Hill, Jr. and Jane Logan]
born: 16 April 1769 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 15 April 1826 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

Children of Hugh Bone and Mary Hill:

2.1. Elizabeth Bone
born: 22 May 1793 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 23 August 1825 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
married: 21 March 1816 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
husband: Eli McCreary Lansden
[son of Robert Thomas Lansden and Susanna Bone]
born: 3 October 1790 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1875 - Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky

Children of Eli McCreary Lansden and Elizabeth Bone Lansden:

2.2. Andrew McCreary Bone
born: 20 September 1794 - Sumner County, Tennessee
died: 4 December 1857 - Shelby County, Illinois
married: 8 September 1820 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
wife: Mary (Polly) Alexander
born: Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 25 January 1854 - Shelby County, Illinois

Children of Andrew McCreary Bone and Mary Alexander Bone:

2.2.1. Nancy Jane Bone
born: 27 June 1821 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 24 December 1886 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.2.2. Lorenda Crawford Bone
born: 11 April 1828 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 2 November 1857 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.2.3. James Preston Bone
born: 22 May 1831 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 11 April 1909 - Shelby County, Tennessee

2.2.4. Mary Louisa Bone
born: 9 February 1834 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 10 July 1862 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.2.5. Hugh Anderson Bone
born: 1 July 1825 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 23 March 1841 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.3. James Hill Bone
born: 13 January 1797 - Madison County, Kentucky
died: Benton, Yell County, Arkansas
married: 12 August 1819 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
wife: Susannah Bone
[daughter of Thomas Bone and Susan Marquis]
born: 1798 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: Arkansas

Children of James Hill Bone and Susannah Bone:

2.3.1. Andrew Jackson Bone
born: c1818 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.3.2. Alfred J. Bone
[or Alfred I. Bone??]
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Candidate: October 1867 - Ewing Presbytery
Licensed: October 1867 - Ewing Presbytery
Ordained: 18 October 1869 - King Presbytery
born: 27 February 1821 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 24 November 1882 - Arkansas

2.3.3. Elmira Jean Bone
born: 1824 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.3.4. Mark Bone
born: 1826 - Yell County, Arkansas

2.3.5. Mary Jane Bone
born: 1828 - Yell County, Arkansas

2.3.6. Thomas Benton Bone
born: 1830 - Yell County, Arkansas

2.3.7. Houston Clark Bone
born: 1832 - Yell County, Arkansas
died: 24 October 1846 - Arkansas

2.3.8. Lee Bone
born: 1834 - Yell County, Arkansas
died: 1862 - Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee

2.3.9. Johanna Bone
born: 1836 - Yell County, Arkansas

2.4. Thomas Jefferson Bone
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Licensed: Anderson Presbytery
Ordained: April 1829 - Hopewell Presbytery
born: 7 February 1799 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 1874 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
married: 10 April 1826 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
wife: Mary Madding
born: 27 September 1806 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 10 September 1840 - Moultrie County, Illinois

Children of Thomas Jefferson Bone and Mary Madding Bone:

2.4.1. Thomas Jefferson Bone
born: 12 March 1837 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
die: 17 June 1862 - Hickory Withe, Fayette County, Tennessee

2.4.2. Robert H. Bone
born: 1827 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.4.3. Matthew Houston Bone
born: 25 December 1829 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.4.4. Benjamin Franklin Bone
born: 1832 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 1905 - Illinois

2.4.5. James Bone
born: 9 September 1840 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 15 October 1840 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.5. Jane Bone
born: 16 October 1800 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 2 December 1863 - Alabama

2.6. Matthew Houston Bone
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Candidate: October 1822 - Anderson Presbytery
Licensed: April 1825 - Anderson Presbytery
Ordained: October 1828 - Anderson Presbytery

born: 24 May 1803 - Statesville, Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 4 October 1881 - Madison County, Alabama
married 1st: 3 June 1832 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
1st wife: Emily Worthington Phillips
[daughter of Thomas Phillips]
born: 6 March 1807 - Todd County, Kentucky
died: 13 April 1840 - Todd County, Kentucky

Children of Matthew Houston Bone and Emily W. Phillips Bone:

2.6.1. Mary Bone
born: 1833 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 27 February 1844 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

2.6.2. Ann Bone
born: 1836 - Warren County, Kentucky
died: 1 September 1836 - Warren County, Kentucky

2.6.3. Hugh Phillips Bone
born: 4 June 1838 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 1 September 1910 - Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi
married: 8 November 1858 - Alabama
wife: Louisa Ann Walker
born: 18 November 1838 - Alabama

Children of Hugh Phillips Bone and Louisa Ann Walker Bone:

2.6.3.1. Ann Lois Bone
born: 1861 - Alabama

2.6.3.2. Matthew Houston Bone
born: 1864 - Alabama
died: Texas

2.6.3.3. Lillian Bone
born: 1855 - Alabama

2.6.3.4. Mary E. Bone
born: 1869 - Alabama

2.6.3.5. James W. Bone
born: 1871 - Alabama

2.6.3.6. Halbert H. Bone
born: 1878 - Alabama

2.6.3.7. Edgar M. Bone
born: 1881 - Alabama
died: 1902 - Alabama

Matthew Houston Bone married 2nd: August 1842
2nd wife: Mrs Martha H. Weaver

2.7.Abner McWilliams Bone
born: 24 April 1805 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 4 October 1856 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

3. Susanna Bone
born: 1766 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: 18 July 1835 - Moultrie County, Illinois
married: 20 September 1786 - Rowan County, North Carolina
husband: Robert Thomas Lansden

Children of Robert Thomas Lansden and Susanna Bone:

3.1. Eli McCreary Lansden
born: 3 October 1790 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1875 - Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
married: 21 March 1816 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
wife: Elizabeth Bone
[daughter of Hugh Bone and Mary Hill]
born: 22 May 1793 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 23 August 1825 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

Children of Eli McCreary Lansden and Elizabeth Bone Lansden:

3.1.1.Robert Rufus Lansden
born: 21 March 1816 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 1 June 1854 - Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky

3.1.2. Hugh Bone Lansden
born: 24 July 1819 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 8 July 1852 - Illinois

3.1.3. Abner Delaney Lansden
born: 21 December 1824 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 1901 - Huntsville, Alabama

3.1.4. James Alpheus Lansden
born: c1828 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 1828 - Wilson County, Tennessee

4. Thomas Bone
born: 1768 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: 1831 - Wilson County, Tennessee

5. Jane Bone
born: 1772 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: 1825 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
married: 4 September 1790 - Iredell County, North Carolina
husband: James McCreary Hill
[son of James McCreary Hill]
born: 1770 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: 1825 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

Children of James McCreary Hill and Jane Bone McCreary:

5.1. Thomas Logan Hill
born: 1791 - Iredell County, North Carolina
married: 9 September 1817 - Wilson County, Tennessee
wife: Anna Bone Lansden
[daughter of Robert Thomas Lansden and Susanna Bone]
born: 1789 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky

Children of Thomas Logan Hill and Anna Bone Lansden Hill:

5.1.1. Abner Emerson Hill
born: 1823 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
married: 1858 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
wife: Hannah Payton
born: 1831 - Kentucky

Children of Abner Emerson Hill and Hannah Payton:

5.1.1.1. Martha Hill
born: 1861 - Kentucky
died: 1937 - Kentucky

5.1.1.2. Abner Emerson Hill, Jr.
born: 1863 - Kentucky
died: 1945 - Kentucky

5.1.1.3. Annie Hill
born: c1865 - Kentucky

5.1.2. Caroline A. Hill
born: 1827 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

5.1.3. Susan J. Hill
born: 1831 - Hopkins County, Kentucky

5.2. William Hill
born: c1793 - Iredell County, North Carolina

5.3. John Bone Hill
born: 1795 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1863
wife: Elizabeth Witherspoon
born: c1799

5.4. Elizabeth Hill
born: 1797 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1842
married: 1827 - Kentucky
husband: John Witherspoon
born: c1793 - Kentucky

5.5. James McCreary Hill
born: 1799 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1844
wife: Elmyra Smith
born: c1803

5.6. Hugh Bone Hill
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 4 December 1801 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 26 February 1866 - Rutherford County, Tennessee
married: 22 October 1835 - Sumner County, Tennessee
wife: Mary Reed
[daughter of William Reed]

5.7. Jane Hill
born: 1803 - Iredell County, North Carolina
married: 1823 - Kentucky
husband: James Givens
born: c1799 - Kentucky

5.8. Robert Potts Hill
born: 1804 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1849
married: 1832 - Kentucky
wife: Lauretta Malin
born: c1808 - Kentucky

5.9. Altezera Hill
born: 1806 - Iredell County, North Carolina
married: 1823 - Kentucky
husband: James Loving
born: c1802 - Kentucky

5.10. Patsy Ann Hill
born: 1807 - Iredell County, North Carolina

5.1. Susannah Hill
born: 1809 - Iredell County, North Carolina
died: 1855
married: 1843 - Kentucky
husband: John Witherspoon
born: c1805 - Kentucky

6. Elizabeth Bone
born: 1788 - Rowan County, North Carolina

7. Abner Wayne Bone
born: 1785 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: 1 February 1833 - Iredell County, North Carolina

8. Andrew McCreary Bone
born: 20 November 1786 - Rowan (Iredell) County, North Carolina
died: 3 April 1866 -Moultrie County, Illinois
buried: Bethany Cemetery
married: 14 June 1811 - Wilson County, Tennessee
wife: Lucinda Moore
born: 15 May 1787 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 3 April 1866 - Moultrie County, Illinois
buried: Bethany Cemetery

Children of Andrew McCreary Bone and Lucinda Moor Bone:

8.1. Joseph McCreary "Mac" Bone
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 8 April 1812 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 9 August 1888 - Moultrie County, Illinois
1st marriage: 14 April 1842 - Moultrie County, Illinois
1st wife: Elizabeth Hagerman
died: 1843 - Shelby County, Illinois

Child of Joseph McCreary Bone and Elizabeth Hagerman Bone:

8.1.1. John Q. Bone
born: 1843 - Shelby County, Illinois
died: 7 April 1862 - Battle of Shiloh

2nd marriage of Joseph: 7 November 1848 - Shelby County, Illinois
2nd wife of Joseph: Mrs. Julia McCormick (Boyd)

Child of Joseph McCreary Bone and Julia McCormick Bone:

8.1.2. Thomas Andrew Bone
born: 19 June 1851 - Moultrie County, Illinois
died: 1911 - Decatur, Illinois
1st marriage: 1875 - Moultrie County, Illinois
1st wife: Catherine Hill
died: 1893 - Decatur, Illinois

Children of Thomas Andrew Bone and Catherine Hill Bone:

8.1.2.1. Hugh McCreary Bone
born: 1876 - Illinois
died: 1954 - Illinois
married: 1908 - Illinois
wife: Frances Z. Lowell

8.1.2.2. Augusta Bone
born: 1879 - Illinois
died: 1956 - Illinois
husband: James D. Johnson

8.1.2.3. Emma Viola Bone
born: 1884 - Illinois
married: 1909 - Illinois
husband: Charles B. Irish

8.1.2.4. John J. Bone
died young in Illinois

2nd marriage of Thomas: 1893 - Decatur, Illinois
2nd wife of Thomas: Julia A. Howes

8.2. Thomas A. Bone
born: 22 February 1814 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 15 March 1851 - Shelby County, Illinois

8.3. John Calhoun Bone
born: 2 August 1816 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 27 November 1864 - Moultrie County, Illinois

8.4. James Bone
born: 5 November 1818 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 6 April 1880 - Moultrie County, Illinois

8.5. Lee Andrew Bone
born: 7 February 1821 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 8 June 1864

8.6. Narcissa Bone
born: 3 March 1824 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 6 February 1891 - Moultrie County, Illinois
husband: ? Freeland

8.7. Mary Susan Bone
born: 24 October 1825 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 6 April 1882 - Moultrie County, Illinois

9. James Peyton Bone
born: 1789 - Rowan County, North Carolina
died: 11 March 1862 - Moultrie County, Illinois

JAMES HILL BONE was born in Madison County, Kentucky, January 13th, 1797. His parents were Hugh and Mary Bone. He is a brother of Rev. M. H. Bone, a sketch of whose life is the second in this book.

He was baptised in 1798 by Rev. Matthew Houston. Embraced religion at Smith's Fork Camp-ground, Wilson County, Tennessee, Monday, August 10th, 1807. Ministers in attendance, Samuel King, James B. Porter and Thomas Calhoun. Ruling Elders in attendance, James Thomas, James Stewart, John Kelly and Hugh Bone.

He was ordained Ruling Elder at Rose Creek Camp-ground, Hopkins County, Kentucky, October, 1825, by Rev. Aaron Shelby.

Thus it will be seen that he embraced religion at the early age of ten years--has been a professing Christian seventy years, and a Ruling Elder nearly fifty-two years.

We proceed in his own language:

In 1829 I removed from Rose Creek church to Clarksville, Tennessee, and united with Macedonia church, Rev. M. H. Bone, pastor, assisted by Rev. Messrs. H. B. Hill, Collins J. Bradley and John Morgan, and Elders Hugh H. Smith and Nicholas Marr.

In 1832 I removed to Todd County, Kentucky, and united with Elkton church, Rev. M. H. Bone, pastor, assisted by Dr. Conley, H. B. Hill, Joel Penick, Hiram McDaniel, Caleb Weedin and William L. Caskey, and Elders U. E. Kennedy, James Campbell, John Hollingsworth, Joseph Frazier and Willis L. Rieves.

In 1835 I again removed to Hopkins County, Kentucky, and again united with the Rose Creek church, Rev. Edgar, pastor, assisted by Adlai Boyd, Robert P. Hill, William L. Caskey and Joel Lambert, and Elders Thos. Hill, Bradford Porter, A. M. Bone, Eli M. Lansden, Mark Bone and Abner Bone.

In 1842 I removed to Livingston County, Missouri, and assisted in organizing the Salem congregation, Rev. William Clark, pastor, assisted by Wiley Clark, William Thompson, Daniel Patton, Hugh R. Smith and Luther White, and Elders James A. Davis and John Simpson.

In 1847 I removed to Calloway County, Kentucky, and assisted in organizing New Salem church, Rev. Josiah Wilson, pastor, assisted by T. Baucum, Charles Hay, C. W. McBride, E. T. Matthis, William Ward and Joseph Webb, and Elders A. J. Bone, J. R. Patterson, W. Robertson, S. Britton and L. Huse.

In 1859 I removed to Yell County, Arkansas, and assisted in organizing Piney Fork church, Rev. David Anderson, pastor, assisted by G. W. Williamson, and F. M. Latta, and Elders David Robertson and A. J. Bone. This church was disorganized during the recent war, and was reorganized in 1867.

My health is good. My usual weight is two hundred pounds. My wife is seventy-three years old, and I make my own and her support by my own labor.

I had two brothers, Thomas and M. H. Bone, one son, A. J. Bone, and nine full cousins, all Cumberland Presbyterian preachers. I am now waiting to be called to my home in heaven, I trust.
[Source: Crisman, E. B. Biographical Sketches of Living Old Men, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. St. Louis, Mo.: Perrin and Smith, Steam Book and Job Printers, 1877, pages 130-132]