I find it interesting that the Riley name appears in your family. There were a number of Riley Bunches. I can't remember whether you were the one I was talking to about Polk County, Missouri Bunches and Grainger County, TN Bunches. However, last night I stumbled across a little book I purchased a number of years ago: "The Slicker War" by Clarke Thomas and Jack Glendenning. It was published in 1984 (the year that I bought it) by Bona Publishing Company, Aldrich, MO. This book details the wild and wooly life and times of Benton, Hickory and Polk Counties, MO during the 1840s. [I forgot all about this book until I stumbled across it last night while cleaning out my office!!! Housecleaning serves a purpose from time to time.] Briefly, in 1831 an Andrew Jones, his family, and the families of his three brothers: John, Samuel and Isaac, arrive in MO from Hademan County, TN (east of Memphis). According to the book, "Andrew first settled a few miles to the west in St. Clair County, but moved to the bottoms along the pomme de Terre river as Indian land became availabe. The area where he moved is known as Breshear's Valley or Breshear's Prairie...The Joneses were coarse, rough mannered, illiterate men given to horse racing and gambling. Andrew had an especially bad reputation" (p. 10). This Jones family came into conflict with a family of Turks who were from...guess where?...AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. The leader of the Turk family was HIRAM KERR TURK, who was born between 1790 and 1800 in Augusta County, but in 1818, he had relocated to Blount County, TN. This Hiram Kerr Turk was commissioned First Major in the TN militia in July 1826 and in Sept 1834, he was commissioned Colonel of the 98th Regt. of the TN Militia. By 1833, he was justice of the peace. And as part of his father's estate, he had received over 300 acres of land in MONROE COUNTY, TN (where my Hoods had settled--my note). The Turks left TN because of a big lawsuit. When they moved, Hiram's family consisted of his wife Martha, and their 4 sons: James, Tom, Nathan, and Robert (note: these Turks were tall, quite muscular, well-dressed and well-educated. However, they were also violent because they engaged in the "sport" of "slicking"--strapping a man to a tree and "slicking" his back raw with a hickory switch! The Turks and the Joneses exchanged bullets and slicks with one another and eventually, the Joneses left Missouri for Texas in 1842. The 1840s found the Turks in Polk County, Mo where they tried to take on the Baptists. According to the book, "Richard Owings, a Baptist preacher, preached a sermon that the slickers felt was directed against them. One of the slickers was reported to have said that if the baptists took sides against them, the baptists would be run out of the country, too" (pp. 39-40). A major shootout involed the Polk County Sheriff: SAMUEL H. BUNCH, who was apparently a friend of the Turks and who was a political adversary to the local Judge--Judge Human--[the town of Humansville is named for this judge]. The warfare continued until the outbreak of the civil war, and the new conflict attracted more interest than the old Turk vs. Everyone turmoil. What intrigues me about all of this of course is the Kerr name (Augusta County, VA), the Bunch name (VA, TN, MO), Monroe, TN [where Thomas Hood died in 1820]. There was a Samuel Bunch from eastern TN during the War of 1812 (Grainger/Knox/Hawkins). My Inman line intermarried with the Grahams of NC, and a John Graham, who was one of the earliest settlers in Benton County, was elected county assessor in 1838. This John Graham was one of the most respected men in the community; however, he collided (physically) with the Turks. There was a Spencer family residing in Eastern TN, who intermarried with the Bunches, and I'm still trying to figure out the Knox County Spence families. And now--the Hardemann County, TN Joneses and their possible connection with the Joneses who intermarried with my family. (This Andrew Jones got into a "pack of trouble" in Texas; Andy Jones was hanged on the charge of murder; Bob Jones had to hang Andy Jones, Loud Ray, Harvey Ray and a man named Mitchell, and get out of the county). Returning to one of my earlier statements: this is all one big happy family!! Dr. Barbara Inman Beall BIBeall@email.msn.com Website: http://twigs-of-inman-spence.rootsweb.com/ -----Original Message----- From: zella coffman <zellacoffman@hotmail.com> To: COFFMAN-L@rootsweb.com <COFFMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 12:44 PM Subject: [COFFMAN-L] Fwd: Bunch, Coffman RE: JOHN COFFMAN b. 3/JUN/1819 >I am Fwd this because of ref. to Coffman,s. Hope someone makes a connection. >Thanks Carl in Wichita > > >>From: "R. Riley" <rkriley@nemr.net> >>To: BUNCH-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Bunch, Coffman >>Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 08:30:05 -0500 >> >>Hello, >>I am new to this list. My husband's grandmother was a Bunch. I have taken >>the liberty of including all the Bunch info I have below in case it >>connects with someone. Some of them married Coffmans. The list starts >>with my husband's father. Also, have any of you heard of "Melungeons"? I >>subscribe to that list and their are many Bunchs mentioned there. >>Apparently Bunch is a common Melungeon name and also is common in certain >>Indian tribes such as Lumbee. Anyone have any further info on this? >>Thanks. >> >>2. Herbert Lee"Dick" Riley [12314], born 10 Feb 1910; died 26 May 1976 in >>Kirksville, Adair, Mo, son of 4. Julius Lee Riley [3269] and 5. Mintie E. >>Bunch [3259]. >> >>5. Mintie E. Bunch [3259], born 18 Jun 1888; died 21 Jul 1974, daughter of >>10. Greenberry B. Bunch [14453] and 11. Leona Leota Lewis [14512]. >> >>10. Greenberry B. Bunch [14453], born 30 Jan 1846; died 23 Aug 1919 in >>Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in Bute, Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery, >>son of 18. John Bunch [14447] and 19. Cynthia Ann Summers [14448]. >>Notes for Greenberry B. Bunch >> His children are: Minnie- John Coffman; Laura- Frank Burrus; Riley- >>Mary Coffman; Mintie -Lee Riley 2- Lois Jacobs; Johnny- Cordia Taylor; Eva- >>Henry Hampton; Jesse- Temple Riddle >> >>18. John Bunch [14447], born 3 Jun 1819 in Cumberland Co., Tenn; died 20 >>Feb 1909 in Milan, Sullivan Co., Missouri; buried in Bute, Sullivan, Mo, >>Bute Cemetery, son of 34. Stokely Bunch [14449] and 35. Abby Baker [14450]. >>He married on 1 Dec 1842 in , Sullivan County, Missouri 19. Cynthia Ann >>Summers [14448], born May 1827 in Indiana; died 21 Apr 1897 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri; buried in Bute, Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery, daughter of >>36. Greenberry Summers [14587] and 37. Nancy Elliott [14588]. >>Children of John Bunch and Cynthia Ann Summers were as follows: >> i Almeda Bunch [14460], born 1845 in Sullivan County, >>Missouri; died 20 Mar 1934 in Sullivan County, Missouri. Also known as >>Alvey or "Ali". >> ii Greenberry B. Bunch [14453], born 30 Jan 1846; died >>23 Aug 1919 in Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in Bute, Sullivan, Mo, >>Bute Cemetery. >> iii Stokely D Bunch [14451], born 1849 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri; died 1909 in Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in Bute, >>Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery. >> iv James S Bunch [14454], born 1851 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri. He was club-footed and never married. >> v Lavina Bunch [14459], born 1853 in Sullivan County, >>Missouri. >> vi George Franklin Bunch [14445], born 13 Apr 1860; >>died 11 Sep 1919; buried in Pickerel Cem., Milan, Sullivan County, >>Missouri. Known by Frank. >> vii Nancy Ellen Bunch [14456], born 1861 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri. >> viii Mary Ann Bunch [14455], born abt 1865 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri. >> ix Missouri Bunch [14524], born 3 Jun 1866 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri; died 3 Jun 1866 in Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in >>Bunch Cemetery. >> x Hirim Benjamin Bunch [14452], born 1869 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri; died 1942 in Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in Bute, >>Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery. Also known as Hike. >> xi Ida A Bunch [14457], born 1871 in Sullivan County, >>Missouri; died 1927 in Sullivan County, Missouri. >> xii Betsy Belle Bunch [12352], born 3 Jun 1866 in >>Sullivan County, Missouri; died 10 Mar 1940 in Sullivan County, Missouri; >>buried in , Sullivan, Mo, Mt. Zion Cemetery. >> >>34. Stokely Bunch [14449], born 1793 in Clay County, Kentucky; died 1868 in >>Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in Bute, Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery, >>son of 52. James Bunch [15009]. He married (1) in 1819 35. Abby Baker >>[14450], born 1805; died 1859 in Sullivan County, Missouri; (2) Mahala >>Seaburn [14506], born 1783/1812; died 1850/60, daughter of Jacob Seabourn >>[2686] and Anna Price [2687]; (3) in 1830 Christina Clark [14507], born >>1789 in North Carolina. >>Children of Stokely Bunch and Abby Baker were as follows: >> i William Bunch [14461], born 1819 in Kentucky. >>Married Nancy Clark in Chariton County Missouri in 1842 >> ii John Bunch [14447], born 3 Jun 1819 in Cumberland >>Co., Tenn; died 20 Feb 1909 in Milan, Sullivan Co., Missouri; buried in >>Bute, Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery. >> iii Ann Bunch [14462], born 1823 in Clay County, >>Kentucky; died 1893 in Sullivan County, Missouri. >> iv Arvey Bunch [14463], born 1825 in Sullivan County, >>Missouri. Also known as Arvie. Married William Page 8 Feb 1846 in >>Sullivan County Mo. >> v James Bunch [14464], born 20 Nov 1826 in Clay >>County, Kentucky; died 28 Jan 1909 in Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in >>Bute, Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery. >> vi Martha Bunch [14465], born 1828 in Clay County, >>Kentucky. Married Wm. A. Penland on 21 Aug 1849 in Sullivan County Mo. >> vii Edward Bunch [14466], born 1830. Also called Ned. >>Died young, was a sailor >> viii Elizabeth Bunch [14467], born 1833 in , , , Missouri. >> ix Lavina Bunch [14468], born 1835 in Missouri; died >>1895. >> x George Bunch [14469], born 1840 in Missouri; died >>1876 in Sullivan County, Missouri. >> xi Stokely5 Bunch (Jr.) [14470], born 1843 in Sullivan >>County, Missouri. >> >>52. James Bunch [15009], born abt 1750 in , , Va He married unknown. >> Children of James Bunch were as follows: >> i Stokely Bunch [14449], born 1793 in Clay County, >>Kentucky; died 1868 in Sullivan County, Missouri; buried in Bute, >>Sullivan, Mo, Bute Cemetery. >> >> >> >> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >______________________________