Brief Life History of Leonard Edgar
When Leonard Edgar Bonner was born in May 1899, in Jones, Mississippi, United States, his father, Jeffferson Davis Bonner, was 31 and his mother, Mary Louella Gatlin, was 32. He lived in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, United States in 1935 and Beat 3, Washington, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 12 November 1974, at the age of 75, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Lenard E Bonner in household of J D Bonner, "United States Census, 1900"
- Leonard Edgar Bonner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leonard E Bonner, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1899–1974 Male
1899–1958 Female
Parents and Siblings
1867–1919 Male
1866–1904 Female
Siblings (6)
1889–1938 Male
1891– Female
1892–1927 Male
1894– Female
1896–1990 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
1907 · Boll Weevil Destroys Most the Cotton Crop
Age 8
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English boner(e), bonour ‘gentle, courteous’ (Old French bonnaire, shortened from debonnaire). This surname is also common in Ireland where it was adopted for Ó Cnáimhsighe, see Bonar 2.
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ynyr ‘son of Ynyr’, a common medieval personal name derived from Latin Honorius with fused patronymic marker (a)p, normally voiced before a vowel.
German (also Bönner): from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Bonhard, formed with the element bon ‘request, petition’ (compare Latin bonus). This surname is also found in Sweden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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