John Butler Lonon

1830 - 1915  (84 years)

• Name	John Butler Lonon
  Birth	8 Oct 1830	North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Feb 1915	Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
  Burial	Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
  Siblings	3 brothers and 7 sisters
  1. Obediah Nelson Lonon,   b. 15 Dec 1818   d. 14 Dec 1912  (Age 93 years) ▻ Emily Mehaliah Martin   2. Malinda W. Lonon,   b. 22 Sep 1820 ▻ Richard Sorrels,  m. 1 Dec 1840   3. Minerva Lonon,   b. 14 Feb 1823   d. 9 Jan 1845  (Age 21 years)   4. Mary Drusella Lonon,   b. 28 Aug 1825, Burke County, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Apr 1912, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA  (Age 86 years) ▻ Thomas Maze Sorrels,  m. 22 Jan 1846   5. Martha E. Lonon,   b. 23 Apr 1828 ▻ Christenberry Gibbs   6. John Butler Lonon,   b. 8 Oct 1830, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Feb 1915, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Margaret Rebecca Mason,  m. 8 Nov 1855   7. Oliver Powell Lonon,   b. 29 Nov 1832, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Jun 1915, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 82 years) ▻ Sallie McGallard   8. Sarah E. Lonon,   b. 29 Dec 1835, North Carolina, USA ▻ Thomas McGallard   9. William Wise Lonon,   b. 31 Aug 1838, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Jan 1928, Republic, Christian and Greene Counties, Missouri, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Susan Caroline Rowland,  m. 3 Mar 1861   10. Elizabeth C. Lonon,   b. 16 Sep 1840 ▻ Elijah Anderson   11. Margaret L. Lonon,   b. 12 Jul 1843, North Carolina, USA d. North Carolina, USA ▻ Conley Mathieson
  Notes	The Lonons settled about three miles west of Mountain Home, Arkansas, in what was later known as the Wesley Chapel Community. They were influential in founding the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church and donated land for the building. His obituary states that he settled in Arkansas in 1867. John Butler Lonon served as a private in Company E, North Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel Shaler's regiment, as a cook, during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Baxter County, Arkansas. In 1900, he was living in Independence Township, Baxter County, Arkansas. From Messick, Mary Ann. History of Baxter County: Centennial Edition, 1873-1973 Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, 1973. John Butler Lonon (1839-1915) and his wife, formerly Margaret R. Mason (1836-1908), came to Baxter County from North Carolina in 1858. He was a Confederate veteran. They settled near Mountain Home in what is now the Wesley Chapel Community and were influential in founding the Chapel and donated land for it.
  Person ID	I1694	Private
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Lonon,   b. 27 Jul 1797, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Feb 1872, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Martha Wise,   b. 11 Feb 1799   d. cir 1880, North Carolina, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1818	North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Rebecca Mason,   b. 13 May 1836, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Dec 1908, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1855	McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. James Lenoir Lonon,   b. 23 Sep 1856, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Mar 1935 (Age 78 years)   2. Mary E. Lonon,   b. 20 Mar 1858, Benton County, Arkansas, USA d. 6 Aug 1879, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA (Age 21 years)   3. John Hugh C. Lonon,   b. 13 Apr 1860, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Jul 1938, Howe, Grayson County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)   4. Martha Ann Lonon,   b. 19 Jan 1862, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA d. 6 Aug 1865 (Age 3 years)   5. Sallie Loretta Lonon,   b. 26 Nov 1866, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA d. 28 Nov 1958, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA (Age 92 years)   6. Elizabeth A. Lonon,   b. 1 Feb 1869, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA d. 24 Aug 1967 (Age 98 years)   7. Margaret Butler Lonon,   b. 26 May 1871, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA d. 22 Jun 1954 (Age 83 years)   8. Irene Lonon,   b. 11 Apr 1875, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA   9. William Powell Lonon,   b. 6 Nov 1880, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Feb 1967 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Oct 1830 - North Carolina, USA   Marriage - 8 Nov 1855 - McDowell County, North Carolina, USA   Death - 15 Feb 1915 - Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA Burial - - Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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