Lang, H. O., ed. "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers." Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885. p. 652. JAIRUS BONNEY Jairus Bonney, with his wife Jane, and their six children, crossed the plains from Illinois to California in 1845, and in the following year came to Oregon. The survivors of the family are the mother, Jane Bonney, who is aged seventy-five years; Martha (Bonney) Rhodes, aged forty-eight; B. F. Bonney, aged forty-six; Emily (Bonney) Broyles, of Wasco County; and Ellen (Bonney) Bidwell, aged thirty-eight, of Drain, Douglas County. The latter is said to have been the first child born in California of parents who were American citizens. The mother and her two first named children live in Clackamas County. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.