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    1. Re: Indiana Bunkers - followup
    2. In a message dated 8/22/2002 8:56:13 PM Central Daylight Time, betterichs@earthlink.net writes: Now isn't that something? We do not even have a marriage for Alfred Tennyson. Just his birth and the fact that he died in Buchanan. Any information that you have would be appreciated. And please continue to send it to the list. It might elicit more info from others. Also, I will tell Gil to keep an eye on it as new info that should be published in the Banner. Sure appreciate it. Alfred Tennyson Bunker, b. 29 September 1878, Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; d. 16 August 1947, Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, buried Oak Ridge Cemetery in Buchanan; married 28 May 1902. Alta May Greswold, b. 13 Aug. 1880, Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; d. 26 December 1969, buried Oak Ridge Cemetery in Buchanan. Tenny and Alta lived at 113 Charles Ct. in Buchanan, and Samuel lived with them there at the time of his death 22 December 1935. This was right across the street from my maternal grandparents' house and about three houses up from my paternal grandparents' house in the 1950s and '60s when I was growing up. Alta still lived there then and I believe she was blind or very nearly so, if I'm remember the right lady. I knew she was "some pigtail relation to us," but did not ever really meet her. I was just home in Buchanan the last couple of weeks and I took some pictures of various Bunker gravestones. I don't have the pictures developed yet, so I don't know if they came out very well or not. I may be able to scan them in if they are OK, and then I could email them to you or the BFA if anyone is interested. My mother has the wedding fan carried by Hannah Jane Graham at her wedding to Orlando Bunker 1 March 1857 in Buchanan. It is framed and on her living room wall, and I have a photo of it as well. I also have copies of quite a few supporting documents for Buchanan Bunkers, including birth, death and marriage certificates, censuses, obituaries and various newspaper articles. Much of this information has been very generously shared with me by a lady in Albion, Michigan who is married to a Bunker descendant. I was also able to meet her in person while home this month--another benefit of researching my family history! Looks like the storms have missed us so far tonight, but Omaha is getting hit pretty hard. We are still under a watch and there's activity both north and south of us, so we may get something yet. Cubs just lost again, so I guess it's time to go to bed. Kathy Crapo Lincoln, Nebraska

    08/22/2002 05:02:59