... Mr. Bonner has been thrice married, and all of his wives are dead. He was married March 4, 1842, to Miss Minerva R. Meek, a sister of "Uncle Thomas" Meek. She died May 6, 1844. The two children of that had been born to them died in infancy.
He was married December 30, 1847 to Miss Martha H. Lewis. Of the three children, two are dead - Albert and Oscar L. The survivor is Florence E., wife of John T. Meek. Mrs. Bonner died January 9, 1863.
September 13, 1864, he was married to Mrs. Mary H. Hood, who died August 9, 1899. To this union was born one child - Samuel A. Bonner, Jr., a well known business man of this city. ...
