THE BUNKER FAMILY
James BUNKER I, Born 1638; died June 1698
married Sarah NUTE
Children of James and Sarah (NUTE) BUNKER:
1) Mary BUNKER, born 1664, Dover NH; died 1738, Durham, NH
married Sep 1683 Thomas DREW, born 1665
3) James BUNKER II, born 1665, Dover NH; died 1772
married Anne THOMAS, born ca. 1691, Durham NH; died after 1714, Dover NH
Children of James II & Anne (THOMAS) BUNKER:
1) Love BUNKER, born after 1700, Dover NH; died 03 Nov 1763, Dover NH
married 1719 Thomas MILLETT (1689-1761)
2) James BUNKER III, born 1701, Dover NH; died circa 1780, Dover NH
married 1729 Sarah GILES (1711-ca. 1799)
3) Joseph BUNKER, born 1702, Dover NH; died Jul 1784, Durham NH
married 1st Elizabeth (?)
married 2nd Ann GILES, born 01 Oct 1702; died ca. 1797
Children of Joseph & Ann (GILES) BUNKER:
1) Patience BUNKER, born 1720/21, Dover NH; died circa 1822, Milton NH
married 1st John CLEMENTS (ca. 1735-1776)
married 2nd John TWOMBLY (1712-ca. 1763)
2) Anna BUNKER, born circa 1725; died circa 1767
married 1st Lemuel DREW (1723-1759)
married 2nd Joseph STEVENSON (ca. 1710-ca. 1768)
3) Jonathan BUNKER, born 1729; died circa 1730
4) Benjamin BUNKER, born circa 1740; died circa 1741
5) James Giles BUNKER, born circa 1741; died circa 1798, New Durham NH
married Abigail (?) (1747-ca. 1791
4) Benjamin BUNKER, born circa 1710, Dover NH; died Mt. Desert NH
married Abigail (?) (1715-ca. 1890)
5) Clement BUNKER, born 1714, Dover NH; died circa 1787, Durham NH
married Rebecca DREW, born 24 Apr 1716; died NH
Children of Clement & Rebecca (DREW) BUNKER:
1) Francis BUNKER, born 1738, Durham NH; died 1815
married Elizabeth JENNINGS
Children of Francis & Elizabeth (JENNINGS) BUNKER:
1) Clement BUNKER
born 19 Jun 1777, Pittsfield NH; died 1853, Oak Hill WI
married Fanny COX 12 Feb 1800, Hallowell ME
born 02 Aug 1777, Hallowell ME; died 1862, Oak Hill WI
Children of Clement & Fanny (COX) BUNKER:
1) Betsey Green BUNKER
born 02 Oct 1800, Augusta ME; died 1878, Oak Hill WI
married David Potter CLARK
2) John Laurence BUNKER
born 24 May 1802, Augusta ME; died 11 Mar 1871, Ringgold Co. IA
interment Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr IA
married Percilla BEZZELL
born 01 Jan 1802, Staffordshire, England
died 21 Aug 1870, Ringgold Co. IA
interment Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr IA
Children of John Laurence & Percilla (BEZZELL) BUNKER:
1) Fanny Ann BUNKER
born 04 Jul 1831, Canada
died 20 Oct 1893, inter: Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr IA
married Abner GOODELL (1829-1890)
2) Clement BUNKER
born 06 Apr 1843, Huron Co. OH
died 29 Nov 1919, South Fork CO
married Mary B. MANESS 07 Nov 1862, Jefferson Co. CO
3) George Washington BUNKER
born 22 Feb 1840, Norwalk OH
died 06 Nov 1909, Ellston, Ringgold Co. IA
interment Oliver Cemetery, Ellston IA
married Mary SNEER
born 01 Mar 1851; died 22 Dec 1940, interment Oliver Cemetery
Children of George W. and Mary (SNEER) BUNKER:
1) Paroda BUNKER
born 15 Jul 1873, Ellston IA; died 24 Apr 1962
interment Ellston Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA
married 23 Dec 1891 Charles WALTERS (1871-1960)
2) Jennie E. BUNKER
born 03 Dec 1874, Ellston IA; died 21 Apr 1955
interment Ellston Cemetery, Ringgold Co. IA
married 29 Nov 1894 Jap WALTERS (1876-1937)
3) Everett BUNKER
born 11 Feb 1877, Ellston IA
died 29 Feb 1960, Iowa City IA, interment Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton IA
married Verna Albina NOBLES 27 Sep 1898, Knowton IA
born 12 Aug 1878, Ellston IA; died 04 May 1965, Creston IA
interment Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton IA
Children of Everette & Verna A. (NOBLES) BUNKER:
1) Cleve Alberto BUNKER
born 04 1900, Ellston IA; died 1974;interment Diagonal Cemetery
married 1920 Grace Annetta NEYS (1900-1978)
2) Merle Gladys BUNKER
born 15 May 1901, Ellston IA
died 30 Jan 1951, Paymyra, Columbia, South America
3) Christy Cleo BUNKER
born 25 Apr 1903, Ellston IA; died May 1981
married 1938 John William BELTZ (1899-1986)
4) Velva Viola BUNKER
born 04 May 1906, Ellston IA; died 04 Apr 1997
interment St. Edwards Cemetery, Afton IA
married 1929 Louis James KESSLER (1904-1971)
5) Bessie Samantha BUNKER
; born 17 Mar 1908, Ellston IA; died 11 Nov 1932
6) Lela Marie BUNKER
born 06 Sep 1909, Ringgold Co. IA; died 01 Jan 1990, Diagonal IA
interment Bethel Cemetery near Diagonal IA
married Donald Ivol WILEY 1933
born 29 Mar 1910, Diagonal IA
died 15 Jun 1982, Diagonal IA
7) Cloris BUNKER
born 19 Apr 1913, Ellston IA; died Jul 1993
married Morgan Carden LARKIN (1915, OH-?)
8) Clement BUNKER
born 20 Sep 1923, Hillsboro ND; died 29 Sep 1923, Hillsboro ND
3) Etta BUNKER, born 1880; died 1889
4) Rose Avalee BUNKER
born 17 Apr 1884, Ellston IA
died 19 Apr 1917, Asodin WA
married 25 Feb 1910 Ether Carl KRUCKER
5) Carrie BUNKER
born 14 Apr 1889; died 07 Dec 1958
married 14 Feb 1922 Charles RUSH
4) Elizabeth (BUNKER) ROSS
5) Hannah (BUNKER) WILLIAMS
6) William Lee BUNKER
born 30 Oct 1841, OH
died 20 Jan 1915, Mount Ayr IA
interment Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr IA
7) Henry Clay BUNKER (1844-1926), inter: Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr IA
8) Winifield Scott BUNKER
born 03 Jul 1847, Huron Co. OH
died 03 Jul 1926
married Ellen LORIMOR
3) Sophia L. BUNKER, born 1803, Athens ME; died 05 May 1891, Bangor ME
married 1st Samuel CLARK; married 2nd 1831 George Washington BARKER
4) Cony BUNKER, born 10 Oct 1805, Athens ME
5) Catherine J. BUNKER, born 29 Jan 1808, Athens ME; died 1879
6) James Cox BUNKER, born 10 Jun 1810, Athens ME
7) Alice P. BUNKER, born 20 Jun 1812, Sebec ME
8) Mark Trafton BUNKER
born 16 Jun 1814, Sebec ME
lost at sea, Cape Horn 10 Dec 1836
9) Lydia H. (BUNKER) GARMON, born 26 Oct 1816, Sebec ME
10) Francis B. BUNKER
born 22 Feb 1818, Sebec ME; died 21 Oct 1894, Omro WI
11) Andrew BUNKER
born 19 Jun 1820, Jackson ME; died 09 Mar 1897, Big Spring TX
2) Susan BUNKER, born 1784; married Andrew WILEY
3) Stephen BUNKER (1785-1875); married 1806 Lucy PAGE
4) Joseph BUNKER, born 08 Aug 1786, Barnstead NH
5) Thomas BUNKER (1790-1850); married Sarah TWOMBLY
6) Robert T. BUNKER (1791-1873); married Mary Ann ALEXANDER
7) Mehitable (BUNKER) LINDSEY, born 1784, Pittsfield NH
8) Francis BUNKER, Jr. (1795-1877); married 1812 Susan STILES
9) Elizabeth (BUNKER) WALLINGFORD (1796-1889)
2) Joseph BUNKER, born 01 1738, Durham NH; died 26 Jun 1826
3) Dodavah BUNKER, born 03 Nov 1744, Durham NH; died Oct 1831
4) Lydia (BUNKER) HAWKINS, born 01 May 1746, Durham NH; died Nov 1817, NH
5) Jacob BUNKER, born 15 Aug 1747, Dover NH
6) Patience BUNKER, born 1716, Dover NH; died 1770, Dover NH
married John DREW Jr. (1712-ca. 1746)
4) Joseph BUNKER, born 1666, Dover NH; died circa 1705, Dover NH
married 1693 Mary (?)
5) John BUNKER, born 1667, Dover NH; died 08 Jul 1707
married Dorcas FIELD in 1695
Other BUNKER interments in Ringgold County, Iowa:
Americus BUNKER, died 18 Jul 1880, interment Oliver Cemetery near Ellston
Billy Joe BUNKER, born 08 Apr 1930; died 07 Jul 1991, Veteran UT2 U.S. Navy; inter: Diagonal Cem.
Susanna Sue BUNKER, born 29 Nov 1958; died 27 Jan 1959, interment Diagonal Cemetery
SOURCES: WPA Graves Survey; Obituaries on Ringgold County's IAGenWeb Site; Ringgold County cemetery transcriptions; Census Records at ancestry.com
Complied by Sharon R. Becker
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