Brief Life History of Arba L.
When Arba L. Bonner was born on 23 February 1845, in Kinderhook, Kinderhook Township, Branch, Michigan, United States, his father, Ira H Bonner, was 32 and his mother, Mary Louisa Lambson, was 28. He married Cynthia J. Rogers on 4 August 1872, in Ashland Center, Ashland Township, Newaygo, Michigan, United States. He lived in Grant, Newaygo, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 2, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 7 March 1914, in Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 69.
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- Arba L Banner, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Arba Bonner - birth: 1846; Kinderhook, Branch, Michigan, United States
- Arba L. Bonner, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Dallas, Texas, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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