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John Thomas BONNELL

John Thomas BONNELL

Male 1868 - 1939  (~ 71 years)

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  • Name John Thomas BONNELL 
    Born May 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 2 in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1868, and age in marriage record would put birth in about 1867. But date on headstone is 1866, and death record states Jun 30 1866. His parents were married on Apr 25 1866.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [1, 4] 
    railroad track laborer 
    Census 1910  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    coal miner 
    Died 29 Jun 1939  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I94901  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2018 

    Father Mark W. BONNELL,   b. 20 Mar 1845, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1925, Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Rulana "Lena" SKINNER,   b. 2 Feb 1845,   d. 2 Mar 1887  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F30816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Adaline COLLINS,   b. 1873,   d. 7 Dec 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    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.
    Children 
    +1. Ruie BONNELL,   b. 13 Sep 1896,   d. 27 Jun 1969  (Age 72 years)
     2. Letha Lula BONNELL,   b. 28 May 1900, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1924, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
    +3. Jessie Audra BONNELL,   b. 10 Oct 1905, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1968  (Age 63 years)
     4. Harlen Benton BONNELL,   b. 29 Jun 1911, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1989  (Age 78 years)
    Documents
    94901_JohnTBonnell_GertrudeACollins_MarriageRecord_17Nov1895.jpg    		94901_JohnTBonnell_GertrudeACollins_MarriageRecord_17Nov1895.jpg
    Family ID F41014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [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.