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Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner 1836 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 February 1836

Birth Location: Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 August 1906

Death Location: Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Father: Williamson Bonner

Mother: Marina Redditt

Spouse(s): Francis Belk

Children(s): James BELK, Sarah Belk, William Belk, Katie Yancey, Catherine Yancey, Alonzo Yancey

Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner was born in 1836 in Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States, the child of Williamson Bonner and Marina Redditt. Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner married Francis Jacob P Belk, and had children including James Lucius BELK, Sarah A. E Belk, William A Belk, Katie Yancey, Catherine C Katie Yancey, Alonzo Lorny B Yancey. Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner passed away in 1906 in Tippah, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner was born in 1836 in Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States, the child of Williamson Bonner and Marina Redditt.
  • Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner married Francis Jacob P Belk, and had children including James Lucius BELK, Sarah A. E Belk, William A Belk, Katie Yancey, Catherine C Katie Yancey, Alonzo Lorny B Yancey.
  • Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner passed away in 1906 in Tippah, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

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Frances Bonner's Ancestors

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Frances Bonner
1836 – 1906
Birth Place: Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States
Parents
Williamson Bonner
1796 – 1870
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Marina Redditt
1804 – 1836
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Bonner's Descendants

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Frances (Elizabeth Betsy Merina) Bonner (7 February 1836 – 5 August 1906) m. Francis (Jacob P) Belk (about 1831 – 31 DEC 1862)
  1. 1. James (Lucius) BELK (13 Mar 1855 – 07 Jul 1936) m. Olivia Sturges (7 October 1866 – 26 October 1933) m. Melissa (W) Crittenden (3 September 1856 – 9 November 1887)
    1. 1. Auther Belk (abt 1889 – 1943) m. Leather (Leatha Lethe Lillian) Gillihan (May 1895 – 2 February 1936)
      1. 1. Cecil Belk (abt 1912 – )
      2. 2. Russel Belk (abt 1915 – )
      3. 3. Paul Belk (abt 1917 – )
      4. 4. Lorene (V) Belk (17 September 1918 – 17 October 2004) m. Walter (L) Lindsey (abt 1918 – 2 Jun 1946)
        1. 1. Walter (Lee) Lindsey (09 Aug 1939 – 6 Apr 2002) m. Racheal (Ann) Lindsey (26 September 1934 – 04 Apr 2019) m. Wanda Lindsey
        2. 2. Edward (C) Lindsey (15 May 1941 – 30 Sep 2022)
        3. 3. Leatha (Lindsey) McCaleb (abt 1959 – )
        4. 4. David Lindsey
      5. 5. Mabel (Lois) Paden (16 July 1922 – 10 December 1997)
      6. 6. Grace Lindsey (5 March 1924 – 4 May 1998)
      7. 7. Billy (Gene) Belk (12 July 1931 – 19 March 2002)
      8. 8. Mary (Alice) Belk (9 August 1934 – 30 May 1949)
    2. 2. Zula (E) Belk (1 June 1885 – 20 March 1958)
  2. 2. Sarah (A. E) Belk (10 June 1855 – 2 January 1953)
  3. 3. William (A) Belk (1858 – 1887)
  4. 4. Katie Yancey (1866 – )
  5. 5. Catherine (C Katie) Yancey (1866 – )
  6. 6. Alonzo (Lorny B) Yancey (13 August 1869 – 4 November 1892)

Frances Bonner's Timeline

4 Records

1836
7 February 1836
Birth of Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner in Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States
Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States
1853
24 Aug 1853
Age 17
Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner was married in Phillips, Arkansas, United States
Phillips, Arkansas, United States
1865
12 Jan 1865
Age 29
Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner was married in Either Shelby Co. or Fayette Co. Tn. or maybe Tippah Co. Miss. or even maybe Phillips Co. Ark.???
Either Shelby Co. or Fayette Co. Tn. or maybe Tippah Co. Miss. or even maybe Phillips Co. Ark.???
1906
5 August 1906
Age 70
Death of Frances Elizabeth Betsy Merina Bonner in Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 February 1836
    Event Place: Shelby Co. Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Phillips, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Select Counties, 1779-1992

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Either Shelby Co. or Fayette Co. Tn. or maybe Tippah Co. Miss. or even maybe Phillips Co. Ark.???

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1906
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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