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Paul Young Bonner

28 Dec 1888 – 1 Jan 1974

Birth28 Dec 1888
Death1 Jan 1974
CemeteryBonner Cemetery
Fairfield , Freestone County , Texas , USA
Added byMichael Edd Bonner on 28 Aug 2009
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Paul Young Bonner was born on December 28, 1888 at Bonnerville. He was the third child and second son born to Oliver Young Bonner and Sarah Hope Robinson and was named for the Apostle Paul and his father; he was baptized by Rev. J. M. Little at Harmony Presbyterian Church. His brothers nicknamed him "Legs." Paul attended Burnett's Chapel School. He and Lula May Willard were married on May 12, 1911 by Rev. J. E. Browne at her parents' home. Paul was raised Presbyterian and May was raised Baptist; they continued their respective religions all their lives. He was a Master Mason and often rode horseback to Fairfield to attend meetings; he received his fifty-year pin on March 28, 1968. Paul and May made their home just west of his parents and farmed. Successful at raising vegetables, they always enjoyed a good garden. Pauline remembered helping her father make syrup from the sorghum and ribbon cane he grew. At one point they lived on Reunion Street in Fairfield. During their later years, they lived on the old DCD Highway north of Stewards Mill just yards from the turn off to the Bonner Cemetery. Bobby Ray remembered, "Uncle Paul raised peaches….I can remember when he sold peaches that were pretty as can be for a quarter a bushel. Took great pride in anything he did in relation to raising something for consumption. His peaches were his specialty as I remember." Paul adored her and worked diligently to provide for his family. Paul and May celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the home of their granddaughter, Jeanette Lambert Heath, in Fairfield. Paul died on January 1, 1974 in Fairfield. Both are buried in the Bonner Cemetery which they lovingly cared for during the last fifteen years of their lives. Paul and May were parents of five children: Benjamin Young; Ernest Clyde; Mary Pauline; Carl Yates; Charles Travis. ======================================== Texas Death Certificate: #2281 Name: Paul Young Bonner Death date: 01 Jan 1974 Death place: Fairview Manor Nursing Home in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas (stayed 5 yrs) Gender: Male Race or color (on document): Causcian Age at death: 85 yrs old Birth date: Dec. 28, 1888 Birth place: Freestone Co., Texas Marital status: Married SSN: 455-60-5542 Military?: No Informant: Ben Bonner Cause of Death: Acute Cardiac Failure Father name: Oliver Young Bonner Mother name: Sallie Hope Robinson Occupation: Retired Ranching Residence: Reunion Street - Fairview Manor N. Home in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas Cemetery name: Bonner Cemetery Burial place: Freestone Co., Texas Burial date: Jan 2, 1974

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