Husband: John B. Bonnell
Born: Jun-14-1835 1 Died: bef Sep 1880 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Charles Bonnell (1808 - 1880) Mother: Jane Martin (1813 - 1865)
Wife: Philothata Davis
Also known as: Thata Davis 3,4
Married: Sep-12-1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Dec-28-1834 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,5,6
Died: Feb-14-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,6
Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 8
Resided: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Zebulon "Ziba" Davis (1816 - 1887)
Mother: Mary Josephene Davis (1813 - 1842)
Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Cordelia Bonnell Born: Sep-18-1857 1 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 2: Olive Samantha Bonnell Also known as: Ollie S. Bonnell 9 Born: Mar-30-1859 9 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Vincent Ash b. ca 1862 Married: May-29-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Lehi "Lee" Bonnell Also known as: Lee Bonnell 10,11,4 Born: Aug-31-1860 1,12,6 Died: Mar-10-1946 in Wood Co, WV 13,6 Buried: in Neale-Cook Cemetery, Vienna, Wood Co, WV 8 Census: 1930 in Washington Co, OH Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Wife: Mahala E. Pitts b. Oct-28-1864 d. Oct-14-1929 Also known as: Mehalia Pitts 14 Married: Jan- 8-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 4: Stephen D. Bonnell Born: Apr-22-1862 1 Died: Nov- -1879 1,15 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Mary Josephine Bonnell Born: Mar-22-1864 1,12,6,9 Died: Dec- 1-1941 8 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Jesse Ash b. Jan- -1860 d. 1932 Married: Sep- 7-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 6: Charles Berkley Bonnell Born: Feb-16-1866 1,6 Died: 1950 6 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Walker District, Wood Co, WV Census: 1910 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Sarah Catherine VanHorn b. Aug- 5-1862 d. Jan-10-1951 Married: Nov- 2-1885 in Harrison Co, WV
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 130. (2) Record of wife's remarriage. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (4) Headstone. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Thata Davis Bonnell Weekley, white female, widow, age (obscured), died Feb 14 1913, cause of death pneumonia. (NOTE: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 130, reports death date as Feb 14 1913. But death record clearly shows it as Feb 14 1913, and date on headstone is also 1913. She is identified on her headstone as Thata Weekly, wife of R. L. Weekly.), DR p. 177 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045429&Type=Death. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) Obituary of son. (11) Death record of son. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as Philotheta Bonnell, 35, a domestic servant in the household of her second cousin Fenton F. Randolph and his family. Note (2) In household of Stephen & Sarah (Harper) Ash and their family.