Col. John BUNCH^[1]

1786 - 1837  (51 years)

• Name	John BUNCH
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	11 Feb 1786	, Grainger Co, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	K8FB-DFC
  Reference Number	82
  _UID	B5F5260868654AE6BB92BB8EF32D50300B79
  Death	2 Apr 1837	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri
  Burial	2 Apr 1837	Highland Springs, Grainger, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I11407	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	John David BUNCH,   b. 1752, Louisa, Louisa, Virginia d. Bef 1828, Knox County, Kentucky (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary ASHER,   b. 1756   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	REFN18304
  Family ID	F8104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Muse CLAY,   b. 11 Feb 1792, Halifax, Virginia d. 1841, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1807	, Grainger Co, Tennessee
  Children	1. Samuel Hamilton BUNCH,   b. 16 Feb 1809, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Clay BUNCH,   b. 26 Apr 1811, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   3. Orlena Patly BUNCH,   b. 13 Jun 1812, Alabama d. 13 Apr 1879 (Age 66 years)   4. Clement Clay BUNCH,   b. 10 Jan 1815-1816, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elvira Cynthia BUNCH,   b. 7 Sep 1817, , Grainger Co, Tennessee d. 25 Oct 1891, Washington, DC (Age 74 years)   6. Cordelia Margaret BUNCH,   b. 3 Apr 1820, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Myrtilla BUNCH,   b. 6 Mar 1823, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   8. John Austin Lafayette BUNCH,   b. 23 Dec 1825, , , East Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   9. Hugh Comer BUNCH,   b. 5 Sep 1828, , , East Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   10. Minerva Rebecca BUNCH,   b. 12 Jan 1832, , , East Tennessee d. 12 Aug 1898, Tennessee (Age 66 years)   11. Adelia Ann BUNCH,   b. 3 Nov 1836, , , East Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  In 1833, John Bunch and his son Samuel Hamilton Bunch came with a number of slaves from East Tennesseee, and selected sites for homes, upon which they erected cabins, and returned for their families, who did not arrive until the following year. John Bunch settled within the present limits of Polk county, where he remained ujntil his death. MOVED TO BOLIVAR, MISSOURI ABT 1835 MARRIAGE:Marriagebond was posted by John Moore, bondsman. Batch #: 5011941, Sheet #: 11, Source Call #: 1553543

  
  

• Sources

  [S629] Tami Bunch, Tami Bunch. [S630] 1POPS.FTW. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for John BUNCH, person ID K8FB-DFC. (Reliability: 3).