Brief Life History of Jesse Lambson
When Jesse Lambson Bonner was born in 1839, in Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, United States, his father, Ira H Bonner, was 27 and his mother, Mary Louisa Lambson, was 23. He lived in Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 6 May 1864, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States.
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- Lampson J Bowner in household of Ira Bowner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Lambson Bonner - birth: 1839; Ovid Twp, Branch, Michigan, United States
- Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Lambson Bonner - Government record: Military record or discharge: burial: 1864; Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
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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