Bone, Robert Donnell, 1832-1892

Dr. Robert Donnell Bone (April 8, 1832 - February 24, 1892) was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, and moved with his family to Nacogdoches County, Texas in 1841. He graduated in 1858 with a medical degree from the University of Nashville. On December 15, 1856 he married Minerva Burk, the daughter of James Burk. Minerva was born January 1841 in Winchester County, Tennessee and had migrated to Texas with her parents in 1848. Both families were Presbyterian. Dr. and Mrs. Bone had two sons, Watson Bone, born in 1860 (died in 1862) and Winstead Bone, born in 1861. Dr. Bone entered the Confederate service as assistant surgeon of Col. Overton Young's Texas Infantry (12th Texas Infantry Regiment, sometimes called the 8th) in November 1861. He left the service in December 1862 after being rejected by an Army medical board. In 1867 he went to Cherokee County and remained there until his death.

From the description of Robert Donnell Bone papers, 1861-1892 (bulk 1861-1863). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81694519