Obituary: T. R. Bonner, 3 Sep 1891 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 12 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, September 3, 1891, p. 4, c. 5 --The daily papers announce the death of Col. T. R. Bonner, of Tyler. A native of Mississippi and a resident of Texas from his childhood, he was known to the people of every portion of the State as a man of fine ability. He served the cause of the Confederacy during the war as colonel. He was Speaker of the House of sixteenth Texas legislature, having previously served one or more terms as a member of that body. He was a prominent member of the M. E. Church, South, and for years was the faithful and successful superintendent of our Sunday-school in Tyler. He will be missed.