Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John Thomas BONNELL / Gertrude Adaline COLLINS (F41014)

m. 17 Nov 1895


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  • John Thomas BONNELLFather | Male
    John Thomas BONNELL

    Born  May 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jun 1939  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Nov 1895  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Mark W. BONNELL | F30816 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rulana "Lena" SKINNER | F30816 Group Sheet 

    Gertrude Adaline COLLINSMother | Female
    Gertrude Adaline COLLINS

    Born  1873   
    Died  7 Dec 1943  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Benton COLLINS | F12517 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emily Laverna MCINTYRE | F12517 Group Sheet 

    Ruie BONNELLChild 1 | Female
    + Ruie BONNELL

    Born  13 Sep 1896   
    Died  27 Jun 1969   
    Buried    Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William O. MORRISON | F52338 
    Married  1910   
    Spouse  Joseph "Joe" Paliez GUTIERREZ | F52339 
    Married  1943   
    Spouse  Zeddie Edward ONG | F52340 
    Married     

    Letha Lula BONNELLChild 2 | Female
    Letha Lula BONNELL

    Born  28 May 1900  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jan 1924  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas Frank MARTIN | F52341 
    Married  31 Jul 1916  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jessie Audra BONNELLChild 3 | Female
    + Jessie Audra BONNELL

    Born  10 Oct 1905  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Dec 1968   
    Buried    Mt. Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, Fairfax Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David TOLLIN | F52342 
    Married  24 Apr 1922  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Raymond Leon MOATZ | F52343 
    Married     

    Harlen Benton BONNELLChild 4 | Male
    Harlen Benton BONNELL

    Born  29 Jun 1911  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Nov 1989   
    Buried    Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Ten Mile District), enumerated on Jun 22 1900:
      John Bonnell, 32, b. May 1868, railroad laborer, married 5 yrs; wife Trude, 26, b. Aug 1873, married 5 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Clarence, 7, b. Nov 1892; dau Rhuie, 3, b. Sep 1896; dau Lealu, b. May 1900.
      NOTE: This family, with nearly identical information, was enumerated twice in this census, in two different counties:
      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 27 1900:
      John Bundle, 32, b. May 1868, railroad track laborer, married 4 yrs; wife Trude, 26, b. Aug 1873, married 4 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Clarence, 7, b. Nov 1892; dau Ruah, 3, b. Aug 1896; dau Letha, under one month, b. May 1900.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Apr 23 1910:
      John Bunnell, 42, coal miner, married 18 yrs; wife Gertrude, 36, married 18 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Clarence, 17, coal miner; dau Ruie, 14; dau Lefi, 9; dau Jessie, 5.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 5 1920 at 110 Poplar Street:
      Ruie Morrison, 23, folder at City Laundry, married; dau Gladys Morrison, 8; mother Trude Bunnell, 46, married; brother Harlan Bunnell, 8.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 126 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792640&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John T. Bonnell, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Gertrude A. Collins, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Nov 17 1895 "at Bent Collins" by N. E. Duckworth, a minister of the Gospel. Informant for marriage license: H. B. Collins.