Joseph Valentine Bonzo
Children of Joe Bonzo and Sarah Musgrove:
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JOSEPH VALENTINE BONZO: Nicknamed "Dode"
From 'Gravestone Inscriptions of Scioto County' :  
"The marker reads: Joseph 'Dode' Bonzo,  died 1925"
From his Father's obituary:   "Joe Bonzo Jr. was a policeman in Portsmouth, Scioto county, Ohio, and in 1916 was residing at 1640 Twelfth street, Portsmouth.
Baptized LDS: June 27, 1970; Endowments: September 05, 1970; Sealed to Parents: October 13, 1970
Joe rests at Mount Carmel cemetery, Minford, Scioto county, Ohio

SARAH WINIFRED MUSGROVE:
From 'Gravestone Inscriptions of Scioto County' :
"Her marker reads:  Sarah W. Bonzo  1861 - 1935 "
Sarah rests at Mount Carmel cemetery, Minford, Scioto county, Ohio
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Joseph's Siblings

Margaret     Joshua     Mary     Mary Jane     Rachel     Amanda     Lewis
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The photo on this page was a contribution from the Norberg Collection of the Portsmouth Library.  We are happy to have been able to identify the subject of the photo for them.  The Library retains all rights
JOSEPH VALENTINE BONZO, son of Joseph Bonzo and Mary Wilson, was born February 05, 1869 in Scioto county, Ohio, and died October 22, 1925 in Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio.  

He married SARAH WINIFRED MUSGROVE on December 25, 1893 in Scioto county, Ohio, daughter of John Musgrove and Mary Ellison.  She was born March 22, 1871 in Ohio, and died November 05, 1935 in Portsmouth, Madison township, Scioto County, Ohio.
Florence Rose Bonzo was born September 30, 1894 in Scioto county Ohio.   She married John Yeagle.  He was born september 22 1884.  Florence died May 23, 1967 and was followed by John in September of 1970.  They rest at Mt. Carmel cemetery in Minford, Scioto county, Ohio.
Lowell Dewey Bonzo was born April 28, 1898 in Scioto county, Ohio and died in January of 1968 in Florida.
Lewis Roosevelt Bonzo was born July 16, 1902 in Scioto county, Ohio and died June 20, 1996 in St. Petersburg, Florida.