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Bohannon Family Stories

Submitted by Paul BOHANNON, 2010?

150 Year Old Homestead in Wrightsburg

The original Weston Bohannon homestead house is still standing and occupied. It is near the banks of the Green River next to Wrightsburg, which I think was on Weston’s property at one time, as a Wright worked as farm labor for him for a while. That house is 150 years old this year.

Preacher Wins a Gunfight

William Henry BOHANNON was, I think, the first preacher in that new church (Methodist) building (referring to McLean County Pictorial History). An interesting story about him: His brother, Abraham BOHANNON, was the local saloon owner. One night Preacher William got into a gunfight in the saloon and killed a man who picked on him. The man had been drinking too much William was put on trial and acquitted due to self-defense. We have this story from 2-3 old timers (who may have died by now) but have no written confirmation