Mary Ann C (Bonner) Faust (1832 - 1879)

Born 1832 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 1879 at about age 47 in Texas

Biography

Mary, the oldest child of B B Bonner and Rebecca, married W. C. Faust.^[1]

In 1850, she and her family lived in Smith County, Texas, United States. The family consisted of B. B. Bonner, blacksmith, born in Georgia; Rebecca Bonner, 42, born in Virginia; Mary Ann C Bonner, 18, born in Alabama (Rebecca and Mary Ann are listed as being blacksmiths also); Walter B F Bonner, 16, farmer (Walter and the remaining children except Rebecca, were born in Alabama); William L Bonner, 14, farmer; Dixon H L Bonner, 10, farmer; Cynthia V Bonner , 6, farmer; Joseph B Bonner, 3, farmer; Rebecca J Bonner, 7/12, born in Texas, farmer. Since it's obvious that the census taker was making liberal use of ditto marks, because infants are never farmers, it is reasonable to question whether Rebecca and Mary Ann were actually blacksmiths.^[2]

She died 1879.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Johnson, Sid S. Some Biographies of Old Settlers. Historical, Personal and Reminiscent. Volume I Tyler, Texas : Smith County Historical Society, 1965. Reprint of original published: Tyler, Tex. : S.S. Johnson, 1900. pp 224-227. Download Here Family Search. or a transcription can be viewed here.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLG-PNF : accessed 30 May 2016), William L Bonner in household of B B Bonner, Smith county, part of, Smith, Texas, United States; citing family 410, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLG-PN6 : 23 December 2020), Mary Ann C Bonner in household of B B Bonner, Smith, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).