I just joined the list after reviewing the archives. I am NOT a Bunker descendant, but my great great grandfather's sister Catherine "Kate" Grimm married into that famous Andrew Melville Bunker clan, to his son Andrew J. Bunker. Since I also run a website for Muscatine Co IA genealogy, I have also emassed a bit on the Andrew Melville Bunker group, which I will post as time permits or if anyone has questions about descendants. I have, while reviewing the archives spotted a couple of items which I want to comment on, with no disrespect to the original posters (we all know genealogy is an inexact science in many cases) 1) somewhere way back in the list archives it was noted that Francis W. "Frank" Bunker was born in Walcott, IA which is in Scott Co. According to his burial record from the Moore Funeral Home in Newton IA he was born in Muscatine Co IA (it was pretty detailed, had both his parents correctly listed as well as their places of birth). It is my OPINION that Francis W, like the next sibling in the family (Andrew J.) was most likely born in Fulton Twp, Muscatine Co. which is not very far from the Muscatine/Scott Co line. Francis W. died 26 Apr 1935 in Newton, Jasper, IA and is buried at the Newton Union Cemetery. The Moore Funeral Home records were at last check held by REESE Funeral Home in Newton. I happened upon Frank while trying to figure out why Andrew J. & Catherine would have had children born in Kellogg, IA. 2) in a Dec 2002 post appeared this item from the 1930 Census Lee C. Bunker (RN21232) age 39 b. Iowa with his parents born in Iowa was also a WW veteran. He was living in Minneapolis and was a chiropractor. He was the son of Andrew Melville Bunker. Our database does not give any information about him except his name so this is new information for us This gentleman was NOT a son of Andrew Melville Bunker. He was a GRANDSON of Andrew Melville. His father was Andrew J. Bunker who married Catherine "Kate" Grimm. I will be posting this branch shortly. Lee C. Bunker's wife was Gertrude. ( I THINK her maiden name may be Walker but am waiting confirmation on that). In researching them you will find listed two children James Edward Bunker and Lois Bunker, BUT these are adopted children. The children belonged to Gertrude's sister. A third sibling Helen remained with her father (surname not known, but she is listed in James Edward's obituary as Helen NELSON) Lee and Gertrude did not have children of their own, only the two they adopted. According to Lee's sister, Rena Hart Bunker, as of 1971 Lee had the Bunker family bible but he died in 1976 in Sun City Arizona and nobody seems to know now where that Bible went. Rena died in 1979. The adopted son James Edward died in Minneapolis in 2002. I'm trying to locate his descendants via the sketchy info in his obit to see if any of THEM ended up with the ellusive Bunker Bible. More later. --- 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