I am posting this item in case someone on this list actually cares about source material... This is a page taken from a rather hefty probate file handling the affairs of the minor heirs of John & Sybilla WUNDER. I own the ORIGINALS (not xerox copies) which I purchased from the Muscatine Co IA Genealogical society a few years back. When Muscatine Co microfilmed all these records they were going to destroy the originals because they didn't want to pay to store them. The MCGS got wind of this and asked if they could have the documents rather than having them be destroyed, and they received them. To raise money, the society decided to sell the packets of originals and I rescued this particular packet because one of the minor children was part of my GRIMM family tree. I never really studied this packet or the one of Daniel Grimm Sr. (which I also purchased) until someone from this list challenged me in regards to the name of Andrew Melville Bunker's son Andrew J. Bunker (sorry folks, I've got a lot of documents on this man and not one lists him as Andrew Melville Jr. or as Andrew M.--all as either Andrew (no middle initial listed), Andrew J. and A.J., including multiple listings in the aforementioned GRIMM probate file (as AJ was married to Daniel's daughter) At any rate I digress...In the WUNDER file I found a treasure trove item for anyone working on the Andrew Melville Bunker line: This does not appear to be a "legal" document but the worksheet the attorney who was handling the estate made up in order to complete the legal documents regarding the disbursement of the real estate. The file then contains the legal documents related to the minor children's share of the estate, who were all grandchildren of John & Sybilla. Note that the "list 1" refers to the children of John & Sybilla Wunder who were: Eva, Anne, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Mary (Mattie), Charles (married to Lizzie Grimm), John and Lena. Those listed after each of the "List 1" group are THEIR children (thus the grandchildren of John & Sybillia.) Document starts HERE --------------- LIST OF HEIRS OF JOHN WUNDER DECD, & INTEREST OF EACH IN REAL EST. John Wunder & Sybilla Wunder both dead, real estate willed to list 1. Eva Wunder 1/7 died intestate May 14, 1910 John Bunker widower = 1/3 of 1/7 1/9 or 3/63 Nettie Choat & Hus. Moses 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Lawrence Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Mary Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Elsie Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Walter Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 minor Ralph Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 minor Anne Wunder 1/7 died intestate 11/24/(18)95 Thomas Bunker (her wid) & Sophia 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 Eva Stafford & J.A. 1/3 of 2/3 of 1/7 2/63 Grace Graber & Edward 1/3 of 2/3 of 1/7 2/63 Haxel Bunker (single) 1/3 of 2/3 of 1/7 2/63 Lizzie Wunder 1/7 died intestate April 16, '95 Frank H. Illian (widower) 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 Sirzella E. Patterson & Adam 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Fred W. Illian & Lottie 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Frank H. Illian (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Lena J. (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Lulu Q. Patterson & George 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 William H. and Hannah 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Mary Wunder 1/7 died intestate Nov 25, 1906 Frank H. Illian (wid) same 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 Ruby S. Illian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Dewey S. Illlian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Lewis J. Illian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Bernard L. Illlian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Charles Wunder 1/7 died intestate Dec. 13, 1897 Lizzie Doolittle & Walter (widow) 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 (note her maiden name was GRIMM-Doolittle 2nd husband) Lorenz Wunder (single) minor 2/3 of 1/7 6/63 John Wunder & Rose B.---------------------------- 1/7 9/63 Lena Wunder intermarried to J.L. Bunker-------1/7 9/63 MINORS shares added separately amount to 2/63 plus 6/63 plus 6/63 underscored above equal in all ********14/63 or 2/9 und. (note und. stood for underlined--all minor heirs were underlined in the report) The undivided 2/9 of NW of SW & of SE of SW of Sec-1-77-1 East. (pencilled in at bottom are these three lines-apparently the lawyer was trying to calculate it all out) Lorenz gets 3/7 of minor 2/9 4 Illian kids get 3/7 of minor 2/9 divided equally among them 2 Bunkers get 1/7 of 2/9 divided between them. -----Document ends here--- This pretty much gives you three generations of Wunders and three BUNKER marriages. Lizzie Grimm Wunder Doolittle's sister Catherine "Kate" Grimm was married to Andrew J. BUNKER. (yea, that guy...) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 7/4/2003

Thank you so much Susie: I will make a copy for our files. I appreciate your help. Bette -----Original Message----- From: Susie Martin-Rott [mailto:rootboun@tampabay.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 2:59 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: BUNKER/WUNDER/ILLIAN and other heirs of John & Sybilla Miller WUNDER I am posting this item in case someone on this list actually cares about source material... This is a page taken from a rather hefty probate file handling the affairs of the minor heirs of John & Sybilla WUNDER. I own the ORIGINALS (not xerox copies) which I purchased from the Muscatine Co IA Genealogical society a few years back. When Muscatine Co microfilmed all these records they were going to destroy the originals because they didn't want to pay to store them. The MCGS got wind of this and asked if they could have the documents rather than having them be destroyed, and they received them. To raise money, the society decided to sell the packets of originals and I rescued this particular packet because one of the minor children was part of my GRIMM family tree. I never really studied this packet or the one of Daniel Grimm Sr. (which I also purchased) until someone from this list challenged me in regards to the name of Andrew Melville Bunker's son Andrew J. Bunker (sorry folks, I've got a lot of documents on this man and not one lists him as Andrew Melville Jr. or as Andrew M.--all as either Andrew (no middle initial listed), Andrew J. and A.J., including multiple listings in the aforementioned GRIMM probate file (as AJ was married to Daniel's daughter) At any rate I digress...In the WUNDER file I found a treasure trove item for anyone working on the Andrew Melville Bunker line: This does not appear to be a "legal" document but the worksheet the attorney who was handling the estate made up in order to complete the legal documents regarding the disbursement of the real estate. The file then contains the legal documents related to the minor children's share of the estate, who were all grandchildren of John & Sybilla. Note that the "list 1" refers to the children of John & Sybilla Wunder who were: Eva, Anne, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Mary (Mattie), Charles (married to Lizzie Grimm), John and Lena. Those listed after each of the "List 1" group are THEIR children (thus the grandchildren of John & Sybillia.) Document starts HERE --------------- LIST OF HEIRS OF JOHN WUNDER DECD, & INTEREST OF EACH IN REAL EST. John Wunder & Sybilla Wunder both dead, real estate willed to list 1. Eva Wunder 1/7 died intestate May 14, 1910 John Bunker widower = 1/3 of 1/7 1/9 or 3/63 Nettie Choat & Hus. Moses 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Lawrence Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Mary Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Elsie Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Walter Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 minor Ralph Bunker (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 minor Anne Wunder 1/7 died intestate 11/24/(18)95 Thomas Bunker (her wid) & Sophia 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 Eva Stafford & J.A. 1/3 of 2/3 of 1/7 2/63 Grace Graber & Edward 1/3 of 2/3 of 1/7 2/63 Haxel Bunker (single) 1/3 of 2/3 of 1/7 2/63 Lizzie Wunder 1/7 died intestate April 16, '95 Frank H. Illian (widower) 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 Sirzella E. Patterson & Adam 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Fred W. Illian & Lottie 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Frank H. Illian (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Lena J. (single) 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Lulu Q. Patterson & George 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 William H. and Hannah 1/6 of 2/3 of 1/7 1/63 Mary Wunder 1/7 died intestate Nov 25, 1906 Frank H. Illian (wid) same 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 Ruby S. Illian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Dewey S. Illlian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Lewis J. Illian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Bernard L. Illlian (single) minor ¼ of 2/3 of 1/7 1/42 Charles Wunder 1/7 died intestate Dec. 13, 1897 Lizzie Doolittle & Walter (widow) 1/3 of 1/7 3/63 (note her maiden name was GRIMM-Doolittle 2nd husband) Lorenz Wunder (single) minor 2/3 of 1/7 6/63 John Wunder & Rose B.---------------------------- 1/7 9/63 Lena Wunder intermarried to J.L. Bunker-------1/7 9/63 MINORS shares added separately amount to 2/63 plus 6/63 plus 6/63 underscored above equal in all ********14/63 or 2/9 und. (note und. stood for underlined--all minor heirs were underlined in the report) The undivided 2/9 of NW of SW & of SE of SW of Sec-1-77-1 East. (pencilled in at bottom are these three lines-apparently the lawyer was trying to calculate it all out) Lorenz gets 3/7 of minor 2/9 4 Illian kids get 3/7 of minor 2/9 divided equally among them 2 Bunkers get 1/7 of 2/9 divided between them. -----Document ends here--- This pretty much gives you three generations of Wunders and three BUNKER marriages. Lizzie Grimm Wunder Doolittle's sister Catherine "Kate" Grimm was married to Andrew J. BUNKER. (yea, that guy...) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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