CS Bonner, John Richard

John Richard Bonner​

Born: August 7, 1840

Birthplace: Jones County, Georgia

Father: Oliver Hazard Perry Bonner 1816 – 1880

(Buried: Bonner Cemetery, No. 1 Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Mother: Sarah Ann Phillips Turk 1820 – 1846

(Buried: Bonner Cemetery, No. 1 Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Wife: Mary Julia Lester 1849 – 1911

(Buried: Bonner Family Cemetery, No. 2 Haddock, Georgia)​

Children:

Alice Bonner Hooten 1881 – 1971​

(Buried: West View Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Occupation before War:

Farmer in Baldwin County, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1862 – 1865: Captain of Company H, 57th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Commander of Smith's Brigade at Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina​

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1865: Paroled by the Union Army on April 26th​ in Greensboro, North Carolina​

Occupation after War:

Farmer in Jones County, Georgia​

Died: December 14, 1917

Place of Death: Jones County, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 77 years old

Burial Place: Bonner Family Cemetery No. 2, Haddock, Georgia