Individual Details
Jane Tredinnick
(3 Mar 1849 - 6 Apr 1881)
Possibly buried in Dobbins Cemetery.
Jane was supposed to have been from Platte City, Missouri. However, she was born in Wisconsin and her parents were born in England. Her brother-in-law, Cowan, also married a girl from Platte City.
The family knew nothing of her parents, she was supposed to have been an orphan. It may be that her parents died on a trip out west and that's how she ended up in Missouri.
The most common spelling for her surname seems to be TREDINNICK. The TREDINICK spelling was used in a family bible passed down from Henry Clay Bonney, although the family bible of Henry Jr. spelled the name TREDENIC. I believe the name is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. There are various other ways to spell the name.
The surname is apparently Cornish (as in Cornwall, England). There's an old saying "By TRE-, POL-, and PEN- Ye shall know most Cornishmen." The 1871 Cornwall Census (on the internet at www.kindredkonnections.com) shows a number of Tredinnicks (including several named Jane).
I did find some Tredinicks in Iowa County, Wisconsin census records (from searching on the internet at Ancestry.com). There were two James Tredinick's listed in Linden township on the 1860 federal census and a John Tredinick in the Mineral Point Village township on the 1855 state census. Also, the LDS IGI on familysearch.com shows the following marriages: Clara Tredinick, 23 Feb 1890 in Mineral Point; Elizabeth Tredinick, 1 Nov 1849 in Mineral Point; and Nicholas Tredinick, 13 Apr 1850 in Linden.
Looking in the Wisconsin 1860 Federal Census Index, I found a James Tredinnick and a John Tredinnick. Using the computers at the library, I found a Jane Tredinnick living in the household of John Tredinnick of Mineral Point. The Jane in the census is reported as being 12 years old. Our Jane would actually have been 11 (the date at the top of the census page is 13 July 1860), but that would be a very minor error. The James Tredinnick living in Linden township may or may not be related, but he clearly does not have a daughter named Jane. So, I am assuming that the Mineral Point family is ours. The 1860 census looks something like this:
dwelling, family, name, age, sex, color, occupation, real estate value, personal estate value, place of birth 1001, 1004, John Tredinnick, 52, M, W, Miner, $1000,,England ,,Ann Tredinnick, 49, F, W,,,," ,,John ", 21, M, W, Teamster,,,England ,,Richard Tredinnick, 13, M, W,,,,Wisconsin ,,Jane ", 12, F, W,,,," ,,Joseph Whitford, 18, M, W, Miner,,," ,,Martha Edew, 9, F, W,,,,Wisconsin
Another possible source of clues is a book called "MEMOIRS OF IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN, VOL. II", which has a bio of Nicholas Tredinnick. When I first discovered this source I didn't have access to it, but in 2018 found it was available electronically on the google books web site. It doesn't shed much light on our Jane, but it is possible that Nicholas was a cousin or nephew to Jane. His father (also called Nicholas) "... came to America ... in 1843, settling in Pottsville, Pa., where the grandfather engaged in mining and died soon after." This is about the time that John Tredinnick came to America, so the grandfather could be John Tredinnick.
Jane was supposed to have been from Platte City, Missouri. However, she was born in Wisconsin and her parents were born in England. Her brother-in-law, Cowan, also married a girl from Platte City.
The family knew nothing of her parents, she was supposed to have been an orphan. It may be that her parents died on a trip out west and that's how she ended up in Missouri.
The most common spelling for her surname seems to be TREDINNICK. The TREDINICK spelling was used in a family bible passed down from Henry Clay Bonney, although the family bible of Henry Jr. spelled the name TREDENIC. I believe the name is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. There are various other ways to spell the name.
The surname is apparently Cornish (as in Cornwall, England). There's an old saying "By TRE-, POL-, and PEN- Ye shall know most Cornishmen." The 1871 Cornwall Census (on the internet at www.kindredkonnections.com) shows a number of Tredinnicks (including several named Jane).
I did find some Tredinicks in Iowa County, Wisconsin census records (from searching on the internet at Ancestry.com). There were two James Tredinick's listed in Linden township on the 1860 federal census and a John Tredinick in the Mineral Point Village township on the 1855 state census. Also, the LDS IGI on familysearch.com shows the following marriages: Clara Tredinick, 23 Feb 1890 in Mineral Point; Elizabeth Tredinick, 1 Nov 1849 in Mineral Point; and Nicholas Tredinick, 13 Apr 1850 in Linden.
Looking in the Wisconsin 1860 Federal Census Index, I found a James Tredinnick and a John Tredinnick. Using the computers at the library, I found a Jane Tredinnick living in the household of John Tredinnick of Mineral Point. The Jane in the census is reported as being 12 years old. Our Jane would actually have been 11 (the date at the top of the census page is 13 July 1860), but that would be a very minor error. The James Tredinnick living in Linden township may or may not be related, but he clearly does not have a daughter named Jane. So, I am assuming that the Mineral Point family is ours. The 1860 census looks something like this:
dwelling, family, name, age, sex, color, occupation, real estate value, personal estate value, place of birth 1001, 1004, John Tredinnick, 52, M, W, Miner, $1000,,England ,,Ann Tredinnick, 49, F, W,,,," ,,John ", 21, M, W, Teamster,,,England ,,Richard Tredinnick, 13, M, W,,,,Wisconsin ,,Jane ", 12, F, W,,,," ,,Joseph Whitford, 18, M, W, Miner,,," ,,Martha Edew, 9, F, W,,,,Wisconsin
Another possible source of clues is a book called "MEMOIRS OF IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN, VOL. II", which has a bio of Nicholas Tredinnick. When I first discovered this source I didn't have access to it, but in 2018 found it was available electronically on the google books web site. It doesn't shed much light on our Jane, but it is possible that Nicholas was a cousin or nephew to Jane. His father (also called Nicholas) "... came to America ... in 1843, settling in Pottsville, Pa., where the grandfather engaged in mining and died soon after." This is about the time that John Tredinnick came to America, so the grandfather could be John Tredinnick.
Events
| Birth | 3 Mar 1849 | Winsconsin, USA | |||
| Census | 1860 | Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA | |||
| Marriage | 3 Mar 1868 | Henry Clay Bonney Sr. | |||
| Death | 6 Apr 1881 | Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA | |||
| Burial | Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA |
Families
| Spouse | Henry Clay Bonney Sr. (1841 - ) |
| Child | Prentiss Franklin Bonney (1869 - ) |
| Child | Richard Taylor Bonney (1871 - ) |
| Child | Druscilla Bonney (1873 - 1873) |
| Child | Priscilla Bonney (1873 - 1873) |
| Child | Ellen E. "Nell" Bonney (1874 - 1937) |
| Child | Henry Clay Bonney Jr. (1877 - 1952) |
| Child | Emily S. Bonney (1879 - 1883) |
| Father | John Tredinnick (1808 - ) |
| Mother | Ann Tredinnick (1811 - ) |
| Sibling | John Tredinnick (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | Richard Tredinnick (1847 - ) |