West Virginia Pioneers

Samuel H Bonnett

Male 1824 - 1900  (75 years)


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  • Name Samuel H Bonnett 
    Born 26 Jun 1824  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Mar 1900  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Death Record Wirt Co
      Name: Sam'l H./Bonnett
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 23 Mar 1900
      Death Place: Lewis Co, Wirt, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 79y 8m 25d
      Burial Place:
      Burial Date: Mar 1900
      Cemetery: Dye Cemetery
      Birth Place: Virginia [place of death listed as Lewis Co,Virginia - should be birth
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Farmer
      Date Reported: 6/21/1900
    Person ID I31070  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2009 

    Father Jesse Bonnett,   b. Abt 1796, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lydia Life,   b. Abt 1800, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 19 Mar 1822  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1840 Lewis, VA
      Jesse Bonnett
      2m 0-5 Jesse 5, Martin inf
      1m 5-10 Marcellus 8
      2m 10-15 Sam 15, Elias 10
      1m 40-50
      1f 0-5 Martha
      1f 30-40

      1850 Wirt, VA # 205 [indexed as Bennett, the 'on' is sloppy]
      all born Va
      Jesse Bonnett 54 cooper
      Lydia 50
      Martha 14
      Martin 10
      Mary 8
      Henry 5

      Other kids who are probably theirs:
      Elias 20, l/w John L Petty at # 312
      Marcellus 18, l/w James Wilson at #315
      Jesse, 15, l/w Aaron S Ruble at #332
    Family ID F18181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Ledsome,   b. Abt 1832, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Dec 1849  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Wirt Co marriages
      Bonet, Samuel H
      Ledsome, Elizabeth d/o Drusanna Ledsome
      12/18/1849

      1850 Wirt Co # 209 next to Drusanna
      Bonnett/Bennett, Samuel H, 26 VA
      Elizabeth, 18
      Mary, 9 [his sister who is also counted with parents]

      1860 Wirt, VA #120 all born VA
      Samuel H Bonnett 35
      Elizabeth J 28
      Theodore D 9
      Lydia D 6
      Martha M 3
      Samuel H 1

      1870 Burning Springs, Wirt, WV # 80-77
      Bonnett, S H 46 VA
      M J F 24 VA
      Theodore 19 VA
      L D 16 f VA
      M M 14 f VA
      S H 11 m VA
      W F Mc 7 m WV
      M E 3 f WV
      N M 1/12 f May WV
    Children 
     1. Theodore D Bonnett,   b. Abt 1850, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lydia Drusanna Bonnett,   b. 12 Dec 1853, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1934, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Martha M Bonnett,   b. Abt 1856, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Samuel Harrison Bonnett,   b. May 1859, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. W F Mc Bonnett,   b. Abt 1863, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane Allen,   b. Abt 1846, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 2 Feb 1865  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 2/2/1865
      Place: Wood Co
      Saml H Bonnett 40 (w) Lewis, Wirt, Jesse & Lidia
      Mary J Allen 18 Wood, Wood Wm & Sarah

      1870 Burning Springs, Wirt, WV # 80-77
      Bonnett, S H 46 VA
      M J F 24 VA
      Theodore 19 VA
      L D 16 f VA
      M M 14 f VA
      S H 11 m VA
      W F Mc 7 m WV
      M E 3 f WV
      N M 1/12 f May WV

      1880 Burning Springs, Wirt, WV # 43
      Bonnett, Sam'l H 59 VA VA VA
      Mary Jane 36 WV VA VA
      Mary E 12 da WV
      William G 8 son WV
      Nancy V 5 da WV
      George W 2 son WV
    Children 
     1. Mary E Bonnett,   b. Abt 1867, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. N M Bonnett,   b. May 1870, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William G Bonnett,   b. Abt 1872, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Nancy V Bonnett,   b. Abt 1875, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George W Bonnett,   b. Abt 1878, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Cora Belle Bonnett,   b. 26 Feb 1882, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F18182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S73] Marriage Records, Lewis Co, WV.

    4. [S88] Marriage Records, Wirt Co, WV.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.