I found my Jim Bunch on the 1850 Census in Bates County, MO. He didn't relocate to Jasper County until mid-1850s. (I believe that he married my 3rd great aunt, Milly Catherine Spence, in Jasper County in 1855). His family came from Tennessee; however, he was born in either Missouri or in 1834. (Different census records show different locations). His parents came from VA. I also have another piece of information on the Bunches. Will have to dig it out of an old notebook. Apparently there were 2 Bunch brothers (John and James), who were spies for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. John is the progenitor of the Kentucky Bunches and some of his descendants settled in Macon and in Linn Counties, MO. The brother, James Bunch, was wounded during the Revolution, but survived. I suspect that this is the family who relocated to Edenton NC and who intermarried with the Perry family. (My 5-g grandmother, Judith Perry and my 5 g grandfather, William Spence were married in NE NC). Descendants of this James Bunch eventually relocated to Tennessee and appear in Perry County with my Spence and Inman ancestors. Then they moved to Missouri quite early. They were in Bates by 1850 (where they appear with my Haskins ancestors, who intermarried with my Hood ancestors, who intermarried with my Spences--this just goes on and on and on). Big Jim (my grandfather once told me he stood 6 ft. 7 inches) headed a Confederate Home guard unit in Jasper County during the Civil War. He fled the state after the war with his family and my 3rd great grandmother, Elizabeth Inman Spence. They were in Grayson County for a few words and then relocated to Washington Co. AR, where my Elizabeth died in 1872/1873. By mid 1890s, they returned to Missouri, only they lived in McDonald County, which is right on the border. There are "bunches" of Bunches buried in Jane Cemetery. I remember seeing a Nimrod Bunch (he was a former resident of Jasper County); a Lee Bunch is also buried there. I know that an Oliver Bunch rode with Quantrill, but I haven't figured out how he is related to the rest of the "bunch." I am curious as to how your Bunches connect with the Inman lines that you are tracing. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Irven Masnor <masnor@scan.missouri.org> To: Barbara Beall <bibeall@email.msn.com> Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 8:00 AM Subject: Re: Inman Compendium >Hi again, > Thanks for the reply and am impressed that you remembered my name,and >that I lived in Willow Springs. > It was nice to hear of your cemetery travels and to have found the >BUNCH grave was exciting. I haven't done a great amount of research on >this surname, but feel certain that he connects with my >daughter-in-law's line. I have been working on different lines and >haven't been doing much on BUNCH. > And the desecration of cemeteries is so disgusting. There just is not >any respect taught to the younger generations!!!!! > Lyn Masnor >