This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bunker/Brown Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/108.475.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Louis A. Bunker, born 17 March, 1855 in Illinois to David Bunker and Susan Jane Spencer Bunker. David served in the Civil War and later went to Kansas as a wagonmaker for the Haskell Indian Institute. He died at Lawrence, Kansas Oct. 10, 1905. There are still some descendents living in the area. Louis first married Almedia Loretta Andrews and had three children: Marjorie, Harry Slocum (died at birth) and Lloyd R. Marjorie married Mahlon Earnest Newlin. None of these children had any of their own. Louis was divorced and then married Ella Brown in Hutchinson, Kansas. He died while in Long Beach, Calif. on Jan. 3, 1921. He was an Investor and had a lot of land in Hutchinson. Upon his death he left everything to Ella, and when she died she left everything to Louisa Hymer Brown (Peden). There are papers from the Hutchinson, Kansas Library acknowledging the gift from Ella Bunker in Louis's name to set up a book fund - which is still in existence. Louis also did give land to the town, upon which the "Carnegie" Library was built. It is no longer used for that - there is a more modern library and some of the land is that upon which the home that belonged to L.A. and Ella Bunker used to be. Later, Louisa donated an organ to the Methodist Church in memory of Ella Bunker. I have a picture of Louis A. Bunker as does one of his other descendents. However, I do not have a copy of his obituary and although I think he is buried in the cemetery in Hutchinson, Kansas, I do not have proof of that at this time. I am certain that researchers at the Reno County Genealogical Society can look up any newspaper accounts of his death, his contributions to the community, and records of the property he owned. I do have him on several census reports in Hutchinson and Long Beach. Hope this helps with your history - and I do not know who the other L.A. Bunker in Hutchinson could be. I was born there and it was a very small community. Ella Brown had several brothers in business and her mother Louisa had land holdings also. Thanks for replying to my message.