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Persoonlijke gegevens William Bonner 

• Hij is geboren op 16 april 1783/1784 in Abbeville, Abbeville District, South Carolina.
• Beroep: tussen 1815 en 1817 Waggoneer in Between Abbeville and Charleston, Sc.
• Geloof: Presbyterian.
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1830, Wilcox County, Alabama.
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1840, Wilcox County, Alabama.
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1850, Wilcox County, Alabama.
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1860, Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas.
• Volkstelling in het jaar 1870, Freestone County, Texas.
• (Military ) in het jaar 1812 in War of 1812.
• (Moved ) in het jaar 1819: MOVED FROM CEDAR SPRINGS, ABBEVILLE CO., SC. TO MONROE CO., AL. (LATER WILCOX CO., AL.).
• (Misc ) op 1 mei 1828 in Wilcox County, Alabama: DEED.
• (Misc ) op 1 december 1828 in Wilcox County, Alabama: SECURITY ON GUARDIANSHIP.
• (Misc ) op 29 september 1831 in Wilcox County, Alabama: NAMED ONE OF THE EXECUTORS OF SAMUEL BONNER'S WILL.
• (Misc ) op 12 december 1831 in Wilcox County, Alabama: ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE.
• (Misc ) op 18 april 1842 in Wilcox County, Alabama: SECURITY ON ESTATE OF SAMUEL PRESSLY.
• (Misc ) op 21 mei 1844 in Wilcox County, Alabama: SECURITY ON GUARDIANSHIP OF JOSEPH H. BONNER.
• (Misc ) op 3 juni 1845 in Wilcox County, Alabama: ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OF JOSEPH McRENY.
• (Misc ) op 15 november 1849 in Wilcox County, Alabama: APPROVED MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER SARAH.
• (Misc ) in het jaar 1853: Moved from AL to TX in 1853 while in his 70s.
• (Misc ) : FREESTONE CO. BOOK, VOL I, #472.
• (Misc ) in het jaar 1860 in Freestone County, Texas: SLAVE SCHEDULE.
• (Tombstone ) : BONNER, WILLIAM 4/16/1783 - 7/1/1877.
• Hij is overleden op 1 juli 1877 in Stewards Mill, Freestone County, Texas, hij was toen 94 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in Bonner Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas.
• Een kind van James Bonner en Mary (Laird) Leard
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 14 februari 2007.

Gezin van William Bonner

Hij is getrouwd met Ann Lee Joell.

J400 JOEL, ANN LEE B560 BONNER, WILLIAM 81 MAR

Married by William States Lee.

http://patsabin.com/colleton/vitals/leemarriages.htm

"MARRIAGE RECORDS OF WILLIAM STATES LEE FROM 1816-1871
This transcription first appeared in the South Carolina Historical and
Genealogical Magazine,
Vol X - No 3, July 1909 p. 174 - 180.
Note: St. Paul's Parish is the Adams Run area (Charleston County)
between Jacksonboro and Edisto Beach (both in Colleton County).

(From Manuscript Loaned by Mr. Townsend Mikell of Edisto Island)
Rev. Wm. States Lee, born 1793, died July 28, 1875, was pastor of the
Presbyterian Churches at Dorchester and Beech Hill for the six years
proceeding 1821, when he received a call to the Presbyterian Church of
Edisto Island, where he remained, except for a short period during the
War between the States, until his death, a term of fifty-two years.
(See Hottre's History of the Presbyterian Church in S. C. , P. 619)

George Henry Smith of St George's Parish to Miss Maria Day of same
place, March 21st, 1816, at Charleston.
William Bonner of Abbeville Dist., to Miss Ann Lee Joell of
Charleston. March 27, 1816, at Charleston. "
...

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7,500 Marriages from Ninety-Six and Abbeville District, SC. 1774-1890
by Larry E. Pursley. Published by the Southern Historical Press, Inc.
in Greenville, SC. Copyrighted 1980, reprinted 2001. ISBN
#0-89308-196-5 . p. 18.

3/27/1816 Bonner, William Joel, Ann Lee of Charleston

Source: Abbeville County Family History, edited by J. Gregg Carroll
1979.
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Zij zijn getrouwd op 26 maart 1816 te Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, hij was toen 32 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Elizabeth "Eliza" Ann Bonner  1817-1897 
2. Mary Bonner  1818-1918 
3. William Bonner  1820-1909 
4. Thomas Joell Bonner  1821-1895 
5. Margaret Bonner  1825-1846
6. Sarah "Sallie" Bonner  1826-1861 
7. Jane Bonner  1828-1829
8. James Bonner  1830-1892 
9. Martha Bonner  1832-1907 
10. Susanna "Sue" Bonner  1835-1897 
11. Keziah "Kid" Bonner  1837-1924 
12. Samuel Bonner  1839-1840

Notities over William Bonner

http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfreest/Families/GrpSheets/BonnerWilliam.htm

William Bonner began his career as a waggoner in South Carolina. He
served as an ensign in the War of 1812. The family moved to Alabama in
1818; he and all his living children except Sarah and James migrated
to Texas in the early 1850s. He owned more than 100 slaves and
extensive acreage and engaged in various other enterprises besides
being a planter. He and his family founded Harmony Associate Reformed
Presbyterina Church at Stewards Mill. Ann Lee Joel descended from the
South Carolina Lee family and had no connection to the Lee family of
Virginia; she also boasted Huguenot ancestors.

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The Handbook of Texas Online writes of William:

"BONNER, WILLIAM (1783-1877). William Bonner, early settler and
planter, was born in Abbeville District, South Carolina, on April 16,
1783, the son of James and Mary (Laird) Bonner. As a young man he
worked as a wagoner hauling goods between Abbeville and Charleston.
During the War of 1812 he served in the South Carolina militia and
rose to the rank of lieutenant. On March 27, 1816, he married Ann Lee
Joel of Charleston, with whom he had eleven children. In 1818 Bonner
and his family moved to Monroe County, Alabama, and later to Wilcox
County. During this period he began accumulating considerable wealth
and put his younger siblings through school. In the early 1850s he
moved to Texas and settled on Tehuacana Creek in Freestone County.
Between 1854 and 1858 he and his brother, Dr. John Bonner, acquired
large tracts of land in the area. By 1860 he owned 112 slaves and
$104,920 in real property and was reportedly the wealthiest man in
Freestone County. That year his plantation produced 900 bushels of
corn and ninety-eight bales of cotton. Bonner was a devout
Presbyterian who played an important role in the affairs of the church
and was one of the organizers of the Harmony Hill Church at Steward's
Mill in October 1876. He and his large extended family were also
prominent in local affairs and helped build many of Freestone County's
early roads. Bonner died at his home in Freestone County on July 1,
1877, and was buried in the Bonner family cemetery near Steward's
Mill. In 1970 a Texas historical marker was placed at the gravesite.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Randolph B. Campbell, An Empire for Slavery: The
Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865 (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State
University Press, 1989). Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission,
Austin.

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Christopher Long

Recommended citation:
"BONNER, WILLIAM." The Handbook of Texas Online.
<http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbo82.htm
l> [Accessed Thu Feb 28 18:07:52 US/Central 2002 ]. "

"William Bonner came to Freestone County in 1854 with his brother,
Dr. John Bonner. They settled east of Stewards Mill in an area known
as Bonnerville. The Bonners helped establish Harmony Church at
Stewards Mill, and were leaders of the Presbyterian church. They
helped build many of the early roads through Freestone County and
established schools for their children.
John Bonner had been a doctor, but gave that up to look after his
huge plantation, which covered thousands of acres of land. He only
practiced medicine when someone needed medical care on his plantation.
The Bonners brought with them culture, courtesy, and the
hospitality of the Old South. One of their favorite times was the
Bonner Picnic held on July 4. William Bonner fought in the War of
1812 with Andrew Jackson at the famous battle of New Orleans, so
family and friends met on the 4th of July to celebrate American
independence, In 1857, the 4th of July celebration was held at Cook's
Springs near Fairfield. M. M. Bonham read the Declaration of
Indepence; then there was a speech, a delicious barbeque dinner, and a
dance at the home of Andrew S. Bonner." - long quote from the book
"Queen of the Trinity Star" written by Barbara Fryer Price. Published
by Eakin Press in Austin, TX in 1997.

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http://www.rootsweb.com/~bmuwgw/joellsurname2.htm
Thomas Joell's only surviving heir, Ann Lee, married William Bonner on
March 27, 1816. He was born on April 16, 1783 in Abbeville, South
Carolina, the son of James Bonner and Mary Laird. Both the Bonners and
the Lairds were Ulster Scots who immigrated from Ireland to South
Carolina in 1767. They had nine children, all born in Abbeville
District. Their son, William Bonner, served in the War of 1812 and
participated in the Battle of New Orleans in the Company of Capt.
Bowman, Col. Nash's Volunteers. He had little formal education and was
a waggoner between Abbeville and Charleston.

William Bonner and Ann Lee Joell moved to Monroe County, Alabama in
1818, and then on to Wilcox County, where they raised a large family.
Ann Lee Joell Bonner died March 3, 1842 and is buried at Hamburg
Cemetery, Oak Hill, Alabama. In the 1850s, William Bonner, then in his
70s, moved to Freestone County, Texas (accompanied by all his children
except two). At the beginning of the 1860s, he was that county's
largest land and slave owner [his wealth included 112 slaves, land
planted in cotton, a shoe factory and a cotton gin, for a total of $6,
200 in real property and $104, 920 in personal property]. He
established the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church in Freestone,
and died on July 1, 1877.

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Book - Biographical Sketches from Limestone, Freestone, and Leon
Counties, Texas. Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1893. p. 76-77.

"WILLIAM BONNER, one of the pioneer setters of Freestone County, was
born in Alabama in 1820, son of WILLIAM and ANN (JOEL) BONNER, natives
of South Carolina, who had married there before moving to Alabama.
JAMES BONNER, father of WILLIAM, was a native of Ireland who came to
the colonies before the Revolutionary War and took part of it on the
American side. JAMES BONNER married MARY LAIRD, also from Ireland,
and they reared a family of nine children: WILLIAM, JOHN, ANDREW,
SAMUEL, JAMES, MARGARET (married ROBERT JONES); MARY (married JOSEPH
JONES); ELIZABETH (married SAMUEL YOUNG) and SARAH who died unmarried.
William and John came to Texas; James moved to Indiana in 1836, where
he settled eighty miles south of Indianapolis, and no other member of
the family went any further west than Alabama.
In 1818 WILLIAM BONNER moved to Alabama, bringing his family there
the next year. He lived in Monroe, then in Wilcox counties, and in
1852, came to Texas, first to William County and to Freestone County
in 1854. He was a farmer; served in the War of 1812, (was a Captain),
was in the Battle of New Orleans, and died July 1, 1877, in this
county at the age of ninety-five years. His wife died in 1842 at the
age of forty-four. Both were members of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church. They reared a family of twelve children, two
dying before maturity. These were: ELIZA, widow of JAMES ROBINSON;
MARY, widow of Rev. JOSEPH McCREARY; our subject; Rev. THOMAS J., of
Palestine; MARGARET, deceased, wife of Rev. PRESSLY ROBINSON; SALLY,
deceased, wife of ROBERT HYNES; JAMES, a resident of Alabama; MARTHA,
wife of Dr. JAMES I. BONNER of Fairfield; SUSAN, widow of ANDREW
BONNER; KEZIAH, widow of ARCHIBALD HUCKABY, and SAMUEL, died as a
child. ...."

Following is from the Fairfield Recorder, July 6th, 1877:

"Died on Sabbath, the 1st day of July, 1877, ten miles north of
Fairfield in this county, Mr. William Bonner. Thus another old
landmark has passed away from the stage of action. Mr. Bonner came to
this county from Wilcox County, Alabama, 24 years ago, and during his
long residence here, he has ever been esteemed as a worthy citizen and
exemplary CHRISTIAN man. He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina,
and was a captain of artillery under Jackson in the Creek War of 1812.
He moved to this county in 1853. He was a consistent member of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church and along with the Jones
families, is regarded as the patriarch of that demonination."

SC-Ens. Col. Nash's Vols-War of 1812

Captain of artillery under Jackson in the Creek War of 1812.

Ensign in Captain Bowen's Company, SC from Jan 23 to July 13, 1814.
This was a company of Colonel Nash's volunteers. He was in the Battle
of New Orleans.
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From the book War of 1812 Veterans in Texas, 2nd printing, by Mary
Smith Fay, copyright 1994:
"Service: Ensign in Captain Bowen's Company of South Carolina Troops
and later was Lieutenant under Colonel Nash.

Bounty Land : Warrant No. 281,351; and No. 73438 as Navy Ensign."

Hauling between Abbeville and Charleston, SC.

One of the organizers of the Harmony Hill Church at Steward's Mill in
October 1876.

Largest land and slave owner in Freestone Co. He owned 112 slaves and
150 acres of improved land.

1860 Federal Census - Freestone Co. - Vicinity of Fairfield - 13 July
1860

53/53

Wm. Bonner 76 M Farmer 6200 10920 S. Carolina
Mary McCreary 28 F 19600 S. Carolina
Mary Ann 19 F Alabama
Josephine** 15 F Alabama
William. H.** 17 M Alabama
John H. Fife** 19 M Student Alabama

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/wilcox/census/1850/pg00772.txt

1850 US Census for Wilcox Co., AL.

PAGE LN FM LASTNAME FIRST NAME AND INI. AGE SX CLR
OCCU. VLU BORN MRD SCH DDB AFFLICTION REMARKS
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773 2 598 BONNER, Wm 60 M Farmer 18000 SC
773 3 598 MCCRANEY, Mary 30 F SC
773 4 598 MCCRANEY, Martha 19 F AL
School
773 5 598 MCCRANEY, Susan 15 F AL
School
773 6 598 MCCRANEY, Kesiah 13 F AL
773 7 598 MCCRANEY, Josephine 7 F AL
School
773 8 598 MCCRANEY, James 19 M AL

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1850 Census for Wilcox Co., AL.
Roll: M432_16, pg. 385, done on 11/8/1850 by A. Duff

598/598 William Bonner 60 M Farmer 15,000 SC.
Mary McCreary 30 F SC.
Martha 19 F AL. School
Susan 15 F AL. School
Keziah 13 F AL. School
Josephine 7 F AL.
James 19 M AL. School

1830 US Census - Wilcox County, AL. - p. 178a - Line 16
Roll: M19_3; Page: 178; Image: 349

William Bonner [Sr.] -
Free White Males:
2 5-10 yrs. old [Rev. Thomas Joell Bonner age 8, William Bonner, Jr.
age 10],
1 40-50 [William Bonner, Sr. age 47 in 1830]

Free White Females:
1 under 5 yrs. old [Sarah "Sallie" Bonner age 4]
1 5-10 yrs. old [Margaret "Peggy" Bonner age 5]
2 10-15 yrs. old [Elizabeth Ann Bonner age 13, Mary Bonner age 12]
1 30-40 [Ann Lee Joell age 35 in 1830]

Slaves: 40

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1840 US Census - Wilcox County, AL. - p. 329a - Line 3

"Wm. Bonner"
William Bonner [Sr.] -
Free White Males:
2 10-15 yrs. old [James Bonner age 10, *** Unknown (probably Samuel
Andrew Bonner, Jr. age 11), ***]
[probably at college => *** Rev. Thomas Joell Bonner age 18, William
Bonner, Jr. age 20 ****],
2 30-40 [ *** Two Unknown ***]
1 60-70 [William Bonner, Sr. age 57 in 1840 ** age mismatch **]

Free White Females:
1 under 5 yrs. old [Keziah Bonner age 3]
3 5-10 yrs. old [Martha Bonner age 8, Susanna Bonner age 5, ***
Unknown (probably Sarah Elizabeth Bonner age 8) ***]
2 10-15 yrs. old [Sarah "Sallie" Bonner age 14, *** Unknown
(probably Jane Pressly Bonner age 13) ***]
1 15-20 yrs. old [Margaret "Peggy" Bonner age 15]
1 20-30 yrs. old [Elizabeth Ann Bonner age 23 married 3 yrs earlier
*** OR *** probably Mary Bonner age 22 married in Aug year before]
1 40-50 [Ann Lee Joell age 45 in 1840]

Slaves: 120

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1840 US Census - Wilcox County, AL. - p. 329a - Line 4

"Est. S. Bonner" [Maybe the Est. stands for estate, since no one is
home except for the slaves].

Estate of [Dr.] Samuel Bonner [Sr.] -
Free White Males:
** None listed in census **
Free White Females:
** None listed in census **

[Missing are:
Sarah Elizabeth Bonner age 8
Samuel Andrew Bonner, Jr. age 11
Jane Pressly Bonner age 13
Dr. Joseph Hearst Bonner age 20
< note parents are dead (Samuel Bonner in 1831, Sarah C. Hearst in
1838) >

My guess is the kids (except Joseph who was probably at college) moved
in with his older brother,
William, that lived next door. Joseph eventually is appointed
guardian of his brothers and sisters on 21 May 1844.]

Slaves: 34

1870 Census for Freestone Co., TX
Roll: M593-1586, pg. 21, Image 43 - done on 7/24/1870

134/135Bonner, William 87 M W 1,200 2,000 SC.
McCrery, M 57 F W Keeps House 7,550 3,500 SC.
-, W. H. 27 M W Farms AL.
-, Arabella 24 F W At home AL. [wife of W. H.]
-, M. E. 20/150? F W ditto TX. [kid of W. H.]
Blackmon, M. ?. 8 F W
Bonner, Susan 35 F W [wife of Andrew Bonner, dau to Wm.]
-, J. E. 13 M W
-, A. E. 10 F W
-, W. A. 11 M W.
-, M. ?. 8 F W
-, Martha 5 F W

Conflict - His son's, James Bonner, obit states William moved in 1857.

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Deed Book A 1826-1829. p. 103-104.

"Page 179. State of S.C. Indenture made 5/1/1828 between William
Bonner of Alabama and Joseph Jones, Esq. whereas Ann Bonner, wife of
William and her children are entitled to 19 shares in the Bank of the
U.S. and a percentage of stock held by Thomas See, trustee. Wit:
O.H. Dawson. Test: Duke K. Jameson and John H. Thonas, Jr. Recorded
12/1/1828."

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Marriage Records 1841-1851. p. 117.

"Robert H. Hinds & Sarah Bonner with W.F. Gee, Sec. with permission of
her father, W. Bonner , on 11/15/1849 by J.M. Young, M.G."

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Will Book I. Nov. 1826 - June 1844. p. 47.

"Page 137. WILLIAM BONNER was appointed Adm. of Estate of JAMES
BONNER, SR. with JAMES BONNER and SOLOMON SMITH, security. 12. Dec.
1831."

Will of Samuel Bonner. Wilcox Co. Will Book Vol 1, p.104-106. State
of Alabama. Wilcox County.

I, Samuel Bonner, of the State and County aforesaid being at this time
of sound mind and memory and believing that death is certain do make
and consitute this my last will and testament viz. In the first
place, it is my wish and desire that my property both land and negroes
should be kept together adn worked except the negroes to be named
thereafter. Secondly, it is my wish that my wife, Sarah Bonner,
should keep possession of my property for her use and the use of my
children until my oldest child comes of age or as long as she remains
unmarried. Thirdly, it is my wish that as soon as my oldest child
comes of age, my property both land and personal shall be equally
divided between my wife and children and each is to receive and enjoy
the possession and use of his or her own part. Fourthly, it is my
wish that my daughter, Jane Pressly Bonners, portion of my property
should be held subject to her own use and the use of her children and
in the event of her dying without children it is my wish that the
portion of my property she may receive from my estate is to be equally
divided between the rest of my children then living or their natural
issue, Fifthly, it is my wish that if either of my sons should die
without children then in that event the portion of my estate as * of
them may receive should be equally divided between the rest of my
children or their natural issue. It is furthermore my wish that if my
daughter, Jane Pressly Bonner, should receive any portion from this
fifth provision of my will that it should be held subject only to her
own use and the use of her issue and in the event of her hving at her
death no children, it is to be divided equally between the rest of my
children or their issue. Sixthly, it is my wish that my Executors
should sell either at private or public sale the following named
negroes viz Ada and her child Jerry and any of my other negroes who
may be ungovernable on the plantation. Seventhly, it is my wish that
my executors should * out of the funds arising from the negroes as
well as the funds arising from the plantation either in purchasing
other negroes or lend it out on interest as they may think best for
the interest of my estate. Eighthly and lastly, it is my wish that my
wife Sarah Bonner should act as my Executrix and that William Bonner,
James Bonner, and John Bonner should act with her as my Executors.

Samuel Bonner.

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of us
this 29th September 1831
Joseph Jones senior
Robert Jones
James P. Pressly

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Proved 13 Feb. 1832.

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Will Book I. Nov. 1826 - June 1844. p. 44.

"Page 71. ROBERT JONES was appointed guardian of ANREW, SARAH,
WILLIAM, CYNTHIA, and JANE JONES, minor children of ROBERT and
MARGARET JONES, deceased, formerly MARGARET BONNER. JOSEPH JONES, SR.
and WILLIAM BONNER security. 1 Dec. 1828."

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Will Book I. Nov. 1826 - June 1844. p. 59.

"Page 353. JOSEPH H. BONNER was appointed guardian of JANE P., SAMUEL
A., and SARAH E. BONNER, minor heirs of SAMUEL BONNER, deceased.
Sec[urity]: WILLIAM BONNER, JAMES ROBINSON, WILLIAM L. YOUNG, and
JOHN BONNER. Proven 21 May 1844."

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Will Book I. Nov. 1826 - June 1844. p. 69.

"Page 153. JOHN BONNER was appointed Administrator of Estate of
SAMUEL PRESSLY, deceased. JOHN & WILLIAM BONNER & SOLOMON SMITH.
4/18/1842."

Book - Records of Wilcox County Alabama. by Marilyn Davis Barefield
in 1988. Will Book 2. p. 71.

"Page 182. William Bonner was appointed Administrator of Estate of
Joseph McReny, deceased with William Bonner, James Robinson, security.
6/3/1845."

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Photocopies of actual records loaned by Mike Bonner believed
photocopied by Carol McGee:

Freestone County, TX
Timeframe - Start in July going to Sept 20th, 1860.
Note - The number of slaves "in house" is usually counted at end of
enumeration of slaves for that particular slave owner.

William Bonner
134 Slaves of whom:
1 Mulatto (10 yr. old male), 1 double mark (could be black
or mulatto), 2 unknown (where line on copy covers the color column),
130 Black
17 slaves in house
59 male, 53 female
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Name: WILLIAM BONNER
State: TX
County: Navarro County
Township: No Twp Listed
Year: 1860
Record Type: Slave Schedule
Page: 197
Database: TX 1860 Slave Schedule

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