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James Robert Bunn 1855–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1855

Birth Location: Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina

Death Date: 19 May 1923

Death Location: Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Applewhite Bunn

Mother: Mary Pierce

Spouse(s): Nellie Whitley

Children(s): Joseph Bunn

The story of James Robert Bunn began in 1855 in Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina. James Robert Bunn married Nellie E Whitley, and had children including Joseph William Bunn. James Robert Bunn passed away in 1923 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robert Bunn began in 1855 in Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina.
  • James Robert Bunn married Nellie E Whitley, and had children including Joseph William Bunn.
  • James Robert Bunn passed away in 1923 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bunn's Ancestors

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James Bunn
1855–1923
Birth Place: Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina
Parents
Applewhite Bunn
1828–1916
Johnston, NC, USA
Mary ("Polly") Pierce
1828–1910
North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Benjamin "Bud") Bunn
1784–1863
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Susanna ("Suky") Richardson
1794–1878
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr
1765–1819
Katherine Massey
1767–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Sr
1740–1805
Elinor Burwell
1742–1805

James Bunn's Descendants

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James (Robert) Bunn (25 Sep 1855–19 May 1923) m. Nellie (E.) Whitley (30 May 1858–8 Sep 1912)
  1. 1. Joseph (William) Bunn 1872–1939 m. Arloa Jordan 1874–1899 m. Estella (Meta "Mattie") Driver 1883–1960
    1. 1. Leola (Gertrude) Bunn 1893–1963 m. James (Tifton) Gillis 1889–1959
      1. 1. James (Tifton Gillis) II 1921–1956
      2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Gillis 1923–2008 m. Cecil Herrin 1919–2001
        1. 1. Charles (Ernest) Herrin 1947–2003
        2. 2. James (Preston) Herrin 1949–2006
      3. 3. Gertrude Gillis 1931–2016
    2. 2. Evelyn (Vivian) Bunn 1911–2004
    3. 3. Harriette (Eloise) Bunn 1914–2018 m. Roddie (Lee Crosby) Sr 1914–1995
    4. 4. Dorothy Bunn 1917–1997

James Bunn's Timeline

2 Records

1855
25 Sep 1855
Birth of James Robert Bunn in Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina
Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina
1923
19 May 1923
Age 68
Death of James Robert Bunn in Fairfax, Ware, Georgia, United States
Fairfax, Ware, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Earpsboro, Johnson, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1923
    Event Place: Fairfax, Ware, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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