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Joseph M Bunker

Birth	:	25 Jan 1825 Maxfield, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Death	:	5 Dec 1887 Zearing, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Hersey Village Cemetery, Hersey, Osceola County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.8591995, -85.4488983
Plot	:	South section, Row 24
Description	:	Joseph M. Bunker was the son of Stephen Bunker and Lucy Page. He was born in Maxfield, Maine. Joseph married Lucinda Bowen on March 15, 1863, at Ogle, Illinois. To this union three children were born, Amelia, Wilson and Lucy. Lucinda was previously married to Charles Giles Huling (1829-1860), and two of the children from this union, Dette and Charles Huling, were raised in the Bunker home in Lincoln township, Story County, Iowa. In 1881, his wife, Lucinda, died on a trip to Jamestown, New York, where she contracted smallpox. Joseph married Eleanor V. Kelley January 25, 1885, at Zearing,... Read More	Joseph M. Bunker was the son of Stephen Bunker and Lucy Page. He was born in Maxfield, Maine. Joseph married Lucinda Bowen on March 15, 1863, at Ogle, Illinois. To this union three children were born, Amelia, Wilson and Lucy. Lucinda was previously married to Charles Giles Huling (1829-1860), and two of the children from this union, Dette and Charles Huling, were raised in the Bunker home in Lincoln township, Story County, Iowa. In 1881, his wife, Lucinda, died on a trip to Jamestown, New York, where she contracted smallpox. Joseph married Eleanor V. Kelley January 25, 1885, at Zearing, Iowa. Source: History of Story County, Iowa "TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AND DEATH. DECEMBER 5TH, 1887, AT ZEARING, IOWA. At about 2:30 o'clock, Monday P. M., the people of Zeaizng were startled by a loud explosion which was caused by the bursting of the boiler in the engine room of the Abbot grain elevator. A large section of the boiler was hurled north to the north side of Main street where Mr. A. K. Guthrie and Mr. Joseph M. Bunker were hitching their team. The section of the boiler struck Mr. Bunker, killing him instantly, then crushed through the sidewalk to the corner of the building. It also killed the horse that Mr. Bunker was tying to the post. It was a close call for Mr. Guthrie, also, and he was fortunate to escape with some slight bruises. The air was full of brick, mortar, pieces of boards &c., of which some pieces fell two blocks away. Mr. Bunker has lived in this neighborhood about ten years, and was a man who had many friends. He was a member of the Odd Fellow's lodge at this place. It was a sad accident, but it was almost wonderful that no more persons were injured, as there were a great many people and teams on the street at the time of the

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Joseph M Bunker's memorial is located at: Hersey Village Cemetery, Hersey, Osceola County, USA.
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Joseph M Bunker death on 5 Dec 1887 in Zearing, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.8591995
Longitude: -85.4488983

Family Members:

Spouse

Eleanor V. Kelley Bunker

(1817 - 1894)

Children

Amelia M. Bunker Holcomb

(1864 - 1944)

Lucy Sally Bunker McDonald

(1872 - 1936)

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