ROANE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA 
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@aol.com
November 28, 1999
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BONNETT: Of upper Pocatalico and Spring Creek. Descendants of Jesse Hughes, the famous
Indian scout of "Border Warfare." Jacob Bonnett, son of a Jacob Bonnett of the Bonnett family
figuring' in Indian atrocities committed on the intrepid settleds of the Mononga­hel aValley, was
born in that valley, and there united in marriage with Martha Hughes, daughter of the famous
Jesse Hughes. 

Soon after marriage they came "West" and settled near Uriah Gan­dee's about the divide
between the Kanawhas, within the years 1824 to 1830; there made their life time's home, and
there brought up the fol­lowing sons and daughters: Mansfield, Perry, William Gandee, Harriett,
Elizabeth, and Nathan. All we know of these several children of Jacob and Martha (Hughes)
Bonnett is that aH grew up and made homes the average substantial farm home of their time, and
were all industrious and respected citi­zens; all married here in what is now Roane, except
Perry Bonnet, who was killed when a young man in the battle at Cloyds Mountain in the Civil
War. These marriages were before the formation of Roane County and will be found recorded in
the marriage books of Jackson or Kanawha County. But we are told that William Gandee
Bonnett married Miss Missouri Ellis. Harriett Bonnett married Laban Shouldis of Flat Fork.
Eliza­beth Bonnett married William Shouldis and Nathan Smith Bonnett mar­~ed Miss Minerva
Hopkins on September 15, 1871 

Source:
History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 455-456