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This is "The Other Story" . This genealogical path may be the reason why I could never find Josephus Mason and Elizabeth Bonebrake in the 1850’s Iowa. Could it be this marriage never existed? It’s true I have documents and stories from Uncle Norman and others that our great grandfather was Josephus Mason and our great grandmother was Elizabeth Ann Bonebrake, but the “Bonebrake” tree I’m showing on these pages also has very convincing data as far as Josephus Mason is concerned.

This Josephus Mason was married to Cynthia Ann Trim and his father, Joshua Mason, was married to Elizabeth Bonebrake. I have land grants, pension documents, letters written to Ann Bonebrake Mason from Cynthia Ann Trim and census documents; all pointing to Joshua Mason/Ann Bonebrake and Josephus Mason/Cynthia Ann Trim.

The “Bonebrake” tree I’m showing on these pages has documented proof that our Bonebrake family originated about 1510 in Wispillen, near Saanen, Bern Canton, Switzerland, with our grand patriarch, Hans Beinbrech Sr. There were also several letters and personal documents, but no other information on Josephus’s family. I now have land grants, pension documents, census documents and letters written to Ann Bonebrake Mason from Cynthia Ann Trim, all pointing to our great great grandfather, Joshua Mason, husband to Elizabeth Bonebrake. Josephus Mason, his son and our great grandfather, was husband to Cynthia Ann Trim. I have no idea where Elizabeth Ann Bonebrake came from unless it is a combination of Elizabeth Bonebrake and Cynthia Ann Trim.

This Bonebrake lineage is well documented by other sources including newfound cousins. I have decided to use this new branch of the tree as the official version and will keep my original on file. Once this new line was opened, my genealogical data was expanded exponentially. This version also starts out with a “Beinbrech” which was the translation of “Bonebrake”.

Note: I have listed all known children under the parents but unless I have additional data on a child, he/she will not be listed in his generation. Example: Christian (3) Beinbrech, Jr. is listed under his father, Christian (2) Beinbrech, but not under “Generation 3”.

And the saga continues...

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