Samuel Newton Bone (1834 - 1887)

Born 8 Mar 1834 in Wilson Co., Tennessee, United States

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Died 22 Dec 1887 at age 53 in Nacogdoches Co., Texas, United States

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Biography

Samuel Newton Bone was born on 8 March 1834 in Wilson Co., Tennessee to John Houston "Jack" Bone and Levicey Donnell (McMinn) Bone. His father died circa 1838 and his mother remarried A. A. Hill. Between 1841 and 1842, his family migrated to Texas.^[1] His step-father was abusive and one by one the Bone children began living with older sister Asenath Paine and her husband John Winstead Paine.^{[2] [3]}

He married Martha Melvine Vernon on 12 January 1859 in Nacogdoces Co., Texas.^[4] Together they became the parents of Dora Eta Bone and Levicey Armistead (Bone) Ewing.

Samuel enlisted in the CSA on 1 September 1861^[5] in Co. H, 4th Texas Cavalry.^[6]

When he returned from the war, their family grew with the births of Emma Gertrude (Bone) Hart, Zeffie Louise (Bone) Webster, John Vernon Bone, Carrie A. (Bone) Bigham, Dr. Robert Lee Bone, and Samuel Floyd Bone. When their parents died, Samuel and Martha took in orphans Martha L. Park, Bettie Park, and Harriet L. Park.

Samuel passed away on 2 December 1887 in Nacogdoches Co., Texas and was buried in the Douglass Cemetery in Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., Texas.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Based on the birth locations of his two half-sisters.
2. ↑ Robert Gehlmann Bone, History of the Bone Family of America: Descendants of William Bone I to the Mid-nineteenth Century and Some of His Ancestors (1972) pp. 277. https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheBoneFamilyOfAmericaDescendantsOfWilliamBoneIToThe/page/n1/mode/2up
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census for Nacogdoches Co., Texas. With brother-in-law J W Payn 27, sister Asenath Payn 23, nephew James Payn 8, niece Frances Payn 3, nephew Robert Payn 2, brother Robert Bane [Bone] 17, self Samuel Bane [Bone] 15, brother John Bane [Bone] 14, & sister Leving Bane [Bone] 12.
4. ↑ Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 for Martha M. Vernon, Marriage Date:12 Jan 1859, Marriage Place: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; Spouse: Samuel N. Bone (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).
5. ↑ U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles for Samuel N Bone, Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1861, Enlistment Rank: Private, Muster Date: 1 Sep 1861, Muster Place: Texas, Muster Company: H, Muster Regiment: 4th Cavalry, Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry, Muster Information: Enlisted, Side of War: Confederacy, Title: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).
6. ↑ Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 for Mrs M M Bone, Application Date: 6 Jul 1899, Application Place: Nacogdoches, Birth Year: abt 1843, Age: 56, Spouse: S N Bone, Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1859, Marriage Place: Douglas, Texas, Spouse Death Date: 2 Dec 1887, Pension File Number: 09897, Application Type: Widow (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ images]).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 December 2020), memorial page for Samuel Newton Bone (9 Mar 1834–2 Dec 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #50120875, citing Douglass Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Rebecca Ewing Peterson (contributor 46987065) .

See also:

• 1880 United States Federal Census Self S. N. Bone 46, wife Martha Bone 37, daughter Emma G. Bone 16, daughter Zeffie L. Bone 12, son John V. Bone 9, daughter Carrie A. Bone 7, son Robt. L. Bone 4, orphan Martha L. Park, orphan Bettie Park 12, orphan Harriet L. Park 10 & mother-in-law Nancy L. Vernon 60.
• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cfentress&id=I69344