William David BOLT: Brooklyn Centre Change Log

1841 - 1919

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Birth 31 Jul 1841 Boltsfork, Kentucky [1]

Gender Male

Died 23 Oct 1919 Boltsfork, Kentucky [1]

Person ID I2655 Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish

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Family 1 Martha Florence BRAINARD, b. 3 Nov 1858, Hanging Rock, Lawrence Co., Ohio

Married Abt 1885 [1]

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Children

>	1. William David BOLT, b. 29 Mar 1886
>	2. Lillian BOLT, b. 15 Feb 1892

Family ID F998 Group Sheet

Married 10 Jun 1867 [1]

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Family ID F1050 Group Sheet

Married 7 Oct 1891 Boyd Co., Ky [1]

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Family ID F1051 Group Sheet

Notes	Alias: W.D. /Bolt/ [v61t2936.ftw] W.D. Bolt was born and raised at Boltsfork and ran a grist mill & saw mill for over 50 years. At first he had a steam engine but later he got a gasoline engine. People from all around thatneighborhood brought corn to the mill to be ground into meal. He also couldcrush corn, cob and all, and make chap corn. People would also haul their logs there to be sawed into lumber. He also had a store building and a blacksmith shop which he rented. People from all around came there to the store and blacksmith shop. Besides the mills, store, and blacksmith shop, Boltsforkhad a church, and Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges. W.D. Bolt was never sick enough to be bedfast until about 3 weeks before he died. The doctor thought he had dropsy. His eye sight was good, he only wore glasses to read. At thetime of his death he owned 90 acres of land at Boltsfork. It extended some in Lawrence County, but all joined. William David Bolt fought with Union Army in the Civel War between North and South in 1860. He was in the march throughGeorgia, but didn't go all the way to sea because he got discharged before they reached the coast.