In 1858, she married Judge Benjamin F. Bonham, later removing to Calcutta where her descriptions in the letters she wrote to the Oregon Statesman were eagerly read and highly commended.

[2] Mildred Amanda Baker was born in Magnolia, Illinois, in August, 1840, her ancestors being from Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

[3] There were seven children from her marriage, only two of whom survived, Raphael P. Bonham, United States Immigration Inspector, stationed at Astoria, Oregon, and Mrs. Winona Larkins, of Salem.

[1][4] Bonham always had a liking for literary work, but the cares of a large family and social duties gave her little leisure time, and it was not until her residence abroad that the opportunity came.

Bonham had a gift of observing closely, and her descriptions of foreign scenes made a valuable addition to the knowledge of Anglo-Indian life and customs.