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John Franklin Bonney 1854–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 June 1854

Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1938

Death Location: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Bonney

Mother: Mary Bonney

Spouse(s): Laura COLYER

Children(s): Anna BONNEY

In 1854, John Franklin Bonney entered the world in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA, born to John Alexander Bonney And Mary Ann Starrett Bonney. John Franklin Bonney married Laura Sarana Colyer, and had children including Anna Annie Bonney. John Franklin Bonney passed away in 1938 in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, John Franklin Bonney entered the world in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA, born to John Alexander Bonney And Mary Ann Starrett Bonney.
  • John Franklin Bonney married Laura Sarana Colyer, and had children including Anna Annie Bonney.
  • John Franklin Bonney passed away in 1938 in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bonney's Ancestors

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John Bonney
1854–1938
Birth Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Parents
John Alexander Bonney
1826–1918
England
Mary (Ann Starrett) Bonney
1829–1873
Missouri, United States
Grandparents
John Bonney
1789–1838
England
Sarah Watts
1803–1873
West Walton, Norfolk, England
Alexander Starrett
1803–1881
North Carolina, USA
Catherine (Jane) Garner
1805–1880
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Susannah Smith
1766–1842
John Bonney
1766–1797
John Watts
1769–1857
Elizabeth Bezant
1785–
Mary Gillespie
1772–1810
Alexander Starrett
1770–1830
William Garner
1781–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bonney
1741–1789
Hannah Clarke
1740–1790
edward Watts
1738–
lucy carter
1737–
Thomas Besant
1759–1800
Sarah Elizabeth
1768–1807
Mary Johnson
1734–1790
William STARRETT
1750–
Ann (Starret)
1740–1785
Jeremiah Garner
1753–1819

John Bonney's Descendants

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John (Franklin) Bonney (5 June 1854–27 April 1938) m. Laura (Sarana) COLYER (26 JUN 1857–23 MAY 1907)
  1. 1. Anna ("Annie") BONNEY 1877–1963 m. James (Grandison) MASTERSON 1874–1942
    1. 1. Robert (Frank) Masterson 1899–1968 m. Gladys (Annie) Drew 1904–1986
      1. 1. Robert (Frank Masterson) Jr 1925–2007 m. Cornelia (Anne) Reeves 1926–2013
    2. 2. Melvin (Elliot) Masterson 1913–1965

John Bonney's Timeline

2 Records

1854
5 June 1854
Birth of John Franklin Bonney in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
1938
27 April 1938
Age 84
Death of John Franklin Bonney in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 June 1854
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1938
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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