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The Bunce Family, cont.

To begin with, one twelve-acre field over the hill east of the house was the only land broken and under cultivation. About 1870, another field east of Whetstone Creek, which ran through the property, was broken up and planted to corn yelding over one hundred bushels per acre. Later, the east field north of the house was broken up by a son, John, and a hired man with son John holding the breaking plow and the hired man driving the horses. Peter Bunce broke up the field north of the house with the help of a plow drawn by oxen and a team of ponies heading them. He was able to break up about an acre a day of this virgin prairie sod.

In 1871, the first house was torn down and a new ten room home was built, later remodeled to two rooms upstairs and five rooms on the first floor, keeping the entire basement for storage. Money from an inheritance and $1,000.00 of borrowed money paid for the house. [Note: Mary B. (Kress) Bunce's father, John J. Kress, died 11 Jan 1869, at Starkey, Yates Co., N.Y.; his estate was probably the source of the inheritance. See Kress Line below.] Peter Bunce did all of the carpentry work and hired the masonry, or foundation work and plastering done. The lumber cost about $1,800.00. The total cost was between $2,500.00 and $3,000.00. The house was built on wide open land, no fences, and the roads were nothing but cross country trails. For several years it was nearly all open land from the farm to Wakarusa Creek, a distance of about ten miles.

In 1872, their principal crop was about 3,000 bushels of corn. With a price of twenty-five to twenty-eight cents a bushel, it was cheaper to burn corn than wood, so they burned one hundred to two hundred bushels of corn that year. They kept forty to fifty head of cattle and, except for the milk cows, they marked their ears and turned them out in the spring and usually did not see them again until round-up time in the fall, sometimes taking several days to find them all. Mrs. Bunce churned butter, weighed and sold it by the pound house to house in Topeka, eight miles away, for twenty to thirty cents a pound.

Some years their peach trees produced hundreds of bushels of fruit which sold for as much as six dollars a bushel. Bruised peaches were used to make ten to twelve barrels of vinegar which was sold.

Gradually fences and roads were built. By 1880 section line roads were being laid out and the community became more settled. Near that time Cromwell Road in front of the Bunce home was put in. In 1860, the population of Shawnee County, including Topeka, was 3,513; in 1870, 13,150; in 1970, 155,000. The Lue and Evans' farms appear to have been the only farms in that vicinity when they first moved there.

The following is an extract copy of a letter from Freda (Bunce) Myrick, daughter of John Willard Bunce:

"Uncle John French told me your grandmother, Mary (Kress) Bunce, was a fine woman. She used to go by his house in her buggy every Monday, taking her but­ter and eggs to town. He said she ran the Methodist Church at Big Springs, now Route 1, Tescumseh, that they didn't have a minister at the time and she was in charge. I understood that Peter Bunce, Jr. was one of the leaders in that Tescumseh area."

Also, she said John French told her that Peter Bunce was a member of the legislature in early Kansas.

[Note: No proof has been found that Peter Bunce was a member of the legislature in the early days of Kansas. It is possible that Peter Bunce was confused with Hon. Jeffery B. Clogston, who married Mary Hoagland, a first cousin once removed of Mary B. (Kress) Bunce (Peter's wife), and Jeffrey Clogston did serve in the Kansas State Legislature from Greenwood Co., Kansas, 1878-1888.]

Peter Bunce taught school three years in New York for a salary of $30.00 and $35.00 per month according to records found in an old account book of his. An old school book of his shows he was at Starkey Seminary in 1845. Since he was 22 years old then, it seems logical to assume he was a teacher there.

Starkey Seminary was founded in 1842 and closed in 1936. It was reopened under the name of Lakemont Academy, an all male institution, in 1939 and closed permanently in 1970. Some early records of Starkey Seminary were burned. The few records saved are in the hands of alumnus and alumna who are scattered from coast to coast. They are being collected for later storage and/or display in the Starkey Seminary Room of the Dundee Historical Society at Dundee, New York. In the very early years about the only names mentioned are those of the Preceptress and the Trustees. No record of Peter Bunce was found.

During those early years, there were few common (grade) schools, no high schools and only four colleges in the State of New York. Seminaries and Academies were the intermediate step between common schools and college. Starkey Seminary was not a theological school but was founded, and to a certain extent supported, by the Christian Church. It is believed it later merged into another religious organization.

Starkey Seminary's educational level became such that in 1848 it joined the very few schools in New York that were Regents approved. By 1853 its library contained 1,200 volumes and there were but 10 other schools in the state, except the four colleges, that had more.

The following is a list of subjects taught and the charge per quarter of 11 weeks:

Lower English Branches, Writing, Reading, Spelling, Writing	$2.00
Common English Branches, Geography, Grammar, Arithmetic	$3.00
Higher English Branches	$4.00
Languages	$5.00
Drawing, Painting, Needlework	$1.00

Peter Bunce was City Marshal in Tescumseh for a short time in 1858. He taught at Decker School in Shawnee County, Kansas for one year where his son, George, was one of his pupils. The History of the State of Kansas and Biographical Sketches, written in 1883, includes a brief account of him which shows he was a farmer with a specialty of raising fine horses. He had thirteen horses and sixty head of cattle then. He worked as a carpenter for many years and was still so occupied at the time of his last illness, building many homes in Topeka and near his home. A carpenter at that time was required to do all the work involving wood including making window frames and doors. While he was working as a carpenter, his three sons then living helped to run the farm.

The following record of his work was found in an old account book of his:

In Fall River, Wisconsin
Worked 2 days for $0.75 ea
4 days for $6.00
$1.25 to $1.50 a day — 1851

In Kansas (after 1857)

$13.05 from the State of Kansas for making a coffin
$18.00 for making 8 doors
$5.00 for making 4 sashes
$1.50 for making one door
$8.00 for making 4 small gates
$6.00 for making 2 large gates
$100.00 for building a stoop for Judge Safford

Doctoring in those early pioneer days was mostly the do-it-yourself kind. After the population increased, a dentist traveled through the countryside, staying at farmhouses to sleep, and took care of the dental needs of the farmers once a year. Dur­ing one call, Mrs. [Mary Bolender (Kress)] Bunce had 12 teeth pulled without a pain killer.

Peter Bunce and his family were large, tall people. He was six feet, four inches tall and sometimes jokingly said that he was the youngest and shortest of eleven children.

Orpha (Bunce) Maring and Samuel Maring. No record of children found. [Note:  See information in the supplement on Orpha (Bunce) Maring about her 6 children.]

Children of Loomis Bunce and Mary (Holmes) Bunce:

1. Ann Eliza Bunce, 1850 census shows Ann Eliza was 12 years old, so probably she was b. about 1838, d. several years before 1908, m. Hon. Geo. Lord, s. of Benj. M. and Elizabeth (Fleming) Lord. George Lord was a farmer, lawyer, New York state senator, bank president. He was b. 1831 in New York. He had a large collection of Rev. War relics. They lived in Dundee in later years.

2. Melvin N. Bunce, 1850 census shows Melvin was 7 years old so was probably b. about 1843. A soldier in the Civil War, killed on the first day of the battle at Gettysburg in 1863.

Nancy (Bunce) Adsit and Martin Adsit. No record of children found. [See new information in supplement.]

Children of Betsey (Bunce) Boyce and Chauncey Boyce:

1. Maria A. Boyce, no record of her with Boyce family in 1850 so possibly was b. 1828 to 1830, m. Mr. Fletcher of Otsego, N. Y., lived in Tyrone, N.Y. They had 4 ch.

2. John Boyce, age 20 in 1850 census, probably b. about 1830, m. Lucretia Baskin of Starkey, moved to Iowa.

3. Edmund Boyce, age 17 years in 1850 census, probably b. about 1833, m. Susan Baskin of Starkey, lived in Barrington, New York. Had 2 children, Francis and Helen.

4. Melissa Boyce, age 10 years in 1850 census, probably b. about 1840, m. Mr. Randolph.

5. Margenia Boyce, age 3 years, probably b. 1847, m. Mr. Cook. Lived in Buffalo, N.Y. 27 May 1906, it is believed.

Children of Thankful (Bunce) Bennett and Lewis Bennett:

1. Alida Bennett, m. Mr. Walling.

2., 3., 4., names unknown, all sons, 1 married.

Children of Sophia (Bunce) Jones and Luman A. Jones:

1. George J. Jones, b. Warwick Township, New York, d. about 1921, lived near Himrod, New York. [b. abt. 1843, aged 17 on 1860 Barrington, NY census]

2. Rhoda Ann Jones, b. Warwick Township, New York, lived near Himrod, New York. [b. abt. 1845, aged 15 on 1860 Barrington, NY census]

3. Edwin Jones, b. Warwick Township, New York, lived near Himrod, New York, d. when about 72 years of age. [b. abt. 1850, aged 10 on 1860 Barrington, NY census]

4. Celia Jones, b. Warwick Township, New York, unmarried, lived on John Jay Kress homestead, near Himrod, New York, where Mary Bolender (Kress) Bunce was raised, d. when about 66 years of age. [b. abt. 1856, aged 4 on 1860 Barrington, NY census]

5. Delia Jones, b. Warwick Township, New York, unmarried, lived on John Jay Kress homestead, near Himrod, New York, where Mary Bolender (Kress) Bunce was raised, d. when about 64 years of age. [b. abt. 1858, aged 2 on 1860 Barrington, NY census]

Josiah Bunce and Hilda (Taylor) Bunce. No record of children found.

Calvin Bunce and Mary (last name unknown) Bunce. No record of ch.

William J. Bunce, unmarried.

Children of Rhoda Ann (Bunce) Kress and Andrew Tillman Kress:

1. Samuel F. Kress, b. 6 January 1850 in Starkey, Yates Co., New York, d. 4 December 1924, buried in Corning, New York, m. name of wife unknown, adopted boy and girl, names unknown, divorced. His mother and Peter Bunce were bro. and sister, his father and Mary Bolender (Kress) Bunce were cousins. On 12 June 1904, he wrote his cousin, George K. Bunce, as follows: "For nearly ten years I have been with a New York City firm, most of the time up to two years ago was in the city office. Past two years I have been looking after our factories in different places. Past year have been at Easton, Pennsylvania." He was superintendent of a Crayola Factory. Visited G. K. Bunce family in Topeka in 1916. He traveled extensively in this and other countries. On 13 Feb. 1924, he wrote: "We have not an uncle or aunt living and but few cousins back here."

2. Sarah Kress, b. 4 Dec. 1852, in Starkey, Yates Co., N.Y., m. Alva Coye, d. 22 Jan. 1940, bur. Corning, N.Y. He owned a coal yard. They adopted a girl, Naomi. She m. Dr. Whipple and had Virgil, b. 1915 and Charlotte, b. 1912.

Children of Peter Bunce, Jr. and Mary (Kress) Bunce:

1. Spencer R. Bunce, b. 22 June 1849 in Beaver Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin, d. 31 Oct. 1867. Delivered mail by horseback between Tescumseh and Topeka, Kansas.

2.   John Jay Bunce, b. 22 Feb. 1851 in Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin, d. 4 Sept. 1943, bur. in Bethel Cemetery, Watson, Kansas, m. Ellen Hall Clark 28 Jan. 1874. Ellen Clark b. 12 Aug. 1853, d. 27 Apr. 1935. John Bunce was a farmer. Joined the army when a young man and served in Co. A. 18th Regt., Kansas Vols., beginning 4 July 1867, in the war of the rebellion and discharged at Fort Harker, Kansas, 15 Nov. 1867.

   [Note: According to a copy of his pension file obtained from the National Archives in Washington D.C., John Jay Bunce collected a pension from the U.S. Government for his military service as an Indian scout in the "Indian Wars" in Kansas, not for service in the Civil War, which had ended prior to 1867. It is said that he lied about his age to get into the Army, which is confirmed by the birth­date he gave when he collected this pension, i.e. "2-Feb-1849 at Columbia Co., Wis." There were also two records of the names of his children in this file, which he had provided to the government at different times, which corroborated the names and birthdates of his and Ellen Clark's seven children given below.]

   Ellen (Clark) Bunce was a cousin of Frank Irving Cobb. His mother and her mother were sisters. He was editor of the New York World for many years, close friend of former Pres. Wilson, a scholar, linguist, philosopher, scientist, historian, traveler and knew political economy—a leader of political progress in the English-speaking world.

3. Alida Lorissa Bunce, b. 12 Aug. 1855 in Dundee, Yates Co., New York, d. 22 Jan. 1897, m. John Alvertis Miller, s. of Jonathan B. and Mary L. (Roberts) Miller, 24 Dec. 1876. John Miller was b. 6 June 1863 in New Comerstown, Ohio, d. 20 Dec. 1910 in Valencia, Shawnee Co., bur. in Bethel Cemetery, Watson, Kansas. (See the Miller Line.)

4. Charles Bunce, b. 11 Nov. 1859 in Tescumseh, Kansas, d. 6 Aug. 1861, buried in Bethel Cemetery, Watson, Kansas.

5.   George Kress Bunce, b. 1 March 1861 in Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas in the Bunce farm home, d. 24 Nov. 1940 in Denver, Colorado, buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver. George Bunce was a Methodist. He was born in the year Kansas became a state. Attended Washburn College, Tescumseh, Ks. and Sedalia Business College, Sedalia, Missouri. He married (1) Lucy Carle, dau. of Frank and Anna Carle of Shawnee Co., Kansas, on 4 June 1885. She was b. 21 April 1866, d. 24 May 1888 in Topeka, Kansas, buried in Bethel Ceme­tery, Watson, Kansas. George Bunce married (2) Estella May Mehaffey, dau. of James and Martha (Jackson) Mehaffey, on 24 Sept. 1893 in a parsonage in Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas by Rev. Mr. Shutt. She was b. 9 June 1876, Centennial Year, in Des Moines, Iowa, d. 8 Jan. 1935 in Denver, Colorado, buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado. Estella (Mehaffey) Bunce was a member of the Christian Church.

   Estella Bunce made friends easily, had a good sense of humor, and many people told her she had a gift for writing. She was a good and kind mother to her eight children. To show her spirit and ability to adapt to conditions beyond her control, a quo­ta­tion from a letter she wrote in 1933, a depres­sion year, is given: "One wonders what the next few years have in store for this country considering the turn things have taken the last few months. Well, if we must all slide down hill, I can slide as gracefully as anyone, I imagine, for I was taught to be saving and pay my bills or go without."

   
   

   George Bunce taught school at five different schools in Shawnee County, Kansas for a total of fourteen years, on the school board twenty-four years, was elected President of the County Organization of School Boards, taught eight grades of school, sometimes nine grades for pupils desiring to attend school longer than eight years. There were no high schools in the vicinity at that time. The wage for a teacher was $40.00, $45.00 and $50.00 per month.

   
   

   At Decker School where Peter Bunce, Jr., and his son, George, taught school, the children of Peter Bunce, Jr. and five of the eight children of George Bunce attended was a one room plus ante room, or cloak room, stone school building heated with a stove and there was no inside plumbing. The teacher was responsible for keeping it clean and heated.

   George Bunce was one of a group of thirteen men who operated and shared the management of three hotels in Chicago, Illinois during the 1893 World's Fair. [Comment: He must have made a profit on this venture, because a short time after the fair closed in August, he married his second wife, Estella May Mehaffey.]

   He bought the shares of the other three heirs to the Bunce farm and continued to live and farm there until the age of sixty years; farmed with the help of at least one hired man at a wage of $15.00 per month, plus room and board in the early years. In later years, part of the farm land was rented out. In the fall of 1921, he sold the farm and he and his family moved to Portland, Oregon.

   He wrote the By-laws of the Watson Mutual Telephone Co. to establish the first telephone service in that area; the telephone exchange was located at Watson, Kansas. George Bunce was Township Trustee, on the Board of Directors of Bethel Cemetery, Road Overseer and County Assessor for many years.

   He was very active in local politics, a good accountant, ran for the office of City Auditor, Topeka, Kansas, lost to the popular incumbent, but received all votes in one precinct; candidate for the office of Clerk of the County Court and County Commissioner, result unknown; a good public speaker, campaigned for the late Vice President Charles Curtis and Governor Arthur Capper when they ran for the U.S. Senate.

   Belonged to the Lyceum: Meetings held for the purpose of giving speeches, debating public issues and entertain­ment. He was referred to as the songster in a note book of his which contained a record of their minutes of meetings, recorded by various members. He sang tenor best but could also sing baritone and bass. Held offices in several lodges, including Modern Woodman and farmers' organ­izations in Watson, Kansas. Engaged in amateur sports, such as baseball, trick horseback riding and pole vaulting.

   When he sold the farm, furnishings and implements in 1921, he was still using as a farm wagon the spring wagon part of the covered wagon his parents acquired in 1870. The top wore out and had been removed long before that date.

   Photograph taken in Topeka, Kansas in 1902 of the first 4 children of George Kress and Estella M. (Mehaffey) Bunce.  Left to right: Forrest Jackson, George Clinton, on far right is John Wesley and baby is Leslie Roscoe Bunce.

   After his death, Willard Bunce, his nephew and a barber in Topeka, Kansas wrote his family and included the follow­ing comment: "I have lived in and around Shawnee County about all of my life and know many people that knew your father and I have never yet heard anyone make anything other than commendable reference of him."

   Freda (Bunce) Myrick, daughter of John Willard Bunce, wrote that she was in Topeka a few years ago and when she visited her Uncle John French, husband of Cora (Bunce) French, he told her that in all his years the best man he ever knew was George Bunce. He never knew a finer man. Her Uncle John is now 103 ½ years old. The letter was dated 14 July 1975.

6.   Wesley Melvin Bunce, b. 10 April 1864, in the Bunce farm home, Tescumseh, Kansas, d. 29 Jan. 1945 in Topeka, Kansas, m. Rena Victorine Roberts, dau. of John Roberts. Rena was b. 1865 at Watson, Kansas, d. 22 Sept. 1899, buried in Zion Church Cemetery, 1/4 mile west of Watson, Kansas.

   Wesley Bunce was a farmer for many years, later owned a used furniture store in Topeka, Kansas for many years.

Children of John Jay Bunce and Ellen (Clark) Bunce:

L-to-R front row: Cornelia, Alida & Mary E. back row: Frank M., Maude E. & John W. not shown Charles Spencer, who died young

1.   Alida Louise Bunce, b. 15 Sept. 1874, Tescumseh Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, on the Cobb farm, later known as the Nixon farm, m. Louis G. French in the First M.E. Church, Topeka, Kansas by Rev. Lippincott, 5 Aug 1891.

   
   
   
   

2. Charles Spencer Bunce, b. 22 Aug. 1876, Tescumseh Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, d. 29 Jan. 1877.

3. Cornelia (Cora) Wickham Bunce, b. 22 Aug. 1878, Monmouth Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, m. John Milton French, brother of Louis French, 31 May 1899 in Topeka, Kansas. John was born 2 Sept. 1872 in Valencia, Kansas. Cornelia was born on the Bush farm.

4. John Willard Bunce, b. 16 Aug. 1880, near Highland Park, Topeka, Kansas, d. 30 Jan. 1948, bur. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas, m. Florence Laurennah Liggett, 6 May 1908 in Big Springs Methodist Church, Tescumseh, Kansas. Florence, daughter of Thos. Jefferson Liggett and Cecilia McKie Liggett, was b. 9 Dec. 1886 in Dexter, Kansas, near Winfield, Kansas, member Lowman Methodist Church, Topeka, Kansas, d. 30 July 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, bur. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas. Thos. Liggett d. 17 Feb. 1940, bur. 19 Feb. 1940.

   Extract copy of letter from Freda (Myrick) Bunce, dau. of John Willard Bunce:

   "My dear old papa [John Willard] barbered one week less than 40 years.  He worked 18 years straight without a day off for being sick or vaca­tion time.  Back then the hours were so much longer and many of those 18 years, he worked Sunday mornings and always Christmas and New Years day mornings.  When I think of my father I always think of the word 'work.'"

   He worked for Coke's Barber Shop in Topeka, Kansas for many years.

5. Mary Emma (Mamie) Bunce, b. 1 April 1882 on old Bunce farm, m. Charles J. Burton 10 Oct. 1908, d. 2 Sept. 1910. Had dau. Thelma Emma Burton.

6. Frank Milton Bunce, b. 7 Aug. 1886 near Grover, Kansas, m. Mary E. Miller 28 Dec. 1910, d. 7 June 1947.

7. Maude Ellen Bunce, b. 13 July 1889, on Woodley farm near Grover, Kansas, m. Charles Woodley.

Names of children of Alida Lorissa (Bunce) and John Alvertis Miller:

Photo taken 1891 in Leonard studio in Topeka, Kansas, Children of John A. & Alida L. (Bunce) Miller: Left to right standing:  Albert A., Ella M. — seated:  George N., Hattie G., Mary E., Frank M. & Wesley E.	Photo of John Frederick Miller, youngest child of John A. & Alida L. (Bunce) Miller, ca. 1895-96

1. George Newton Miller, b. 11 Sept. 1877, Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas, m. Myrtle Etta Stone, 20 Apr. 1910. Lived on farm near Greeley, Colorado, later retired and lived in Fort Collins, Colorado, where they both died. Myrtle d. 3 Aug. 1974, bur. 6 Aug. 1974.

2. William Harrison Miller, b. 19 Dec. 1878, Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas, d. 15 Feb. 1879.

3. Wesley Earl Miller, b. 19 Dec. 1879, Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas, m. Demma Spencer, 3 Nov. 1905, d. 8 Dec. 1946.

4. Albert Alverta Miller, b. 3 Apr. 1881, Delia, Jackson Co., Kansas, m. Josephine A. Wilson, 19 May 1909, lived on their farm in Silver Lake, Kansas.

5. Mary Ethel Miller, b. 6 Jan. 1883, Delia, Jackson Co., Kansas, m. Arthur Philip Rogers, 29 Nov. 1906.

6. Ella May Miller, 21 Oct. 1884, Valencia, Shawnee Co., Kansas, m. William Ivan Morehead, 6 Apr. 1910, d. 6 Sept. 1943, Eskridge, Kansas.

7. Frank Milton Miller, b. 9 Sept. 1887, Valencia, Shawnee Co., Kansas, m. Maggie May Osborn, 16 May 1916.

8. Hattie G. Miller, b. 4 Sept. 1891, Valencia, Shawnee Co., Kansas, m. Ralph Walden Grant.

9. John Frederick Miller, b. 21 Mar. 1895, Valencia, Shawnee Co., Kansas, m. Blanche Gertrude Smith, 4 Aug. 1920, d. 4 May 1933.

Child of George K. Bunce and Lucy (Carle) Bunce:

1. Son, name unknown, b. about 24 May 1888, near the date of death of his mother in Topeka, Kansas. Assume a brother of Lucy and his wife raised him as their own. He lived in White Plains, New York in 1937, per letter to George K. Bunce from William Carle, his ex-brother-in-law. To date, have been unable to find further record of him.

Names of children of George Kress Bunce and Estella (Mehaffey) Bunce:
     (All of them were b. in the Bunce farm home)

1.   George Clinton Bunce, b. 21 Feb. 1895, m. Stella Pearl Williams [nickname "Pearl"] June 1920 in Oklahoma. They lived in Denver, Colo. until 1947, except for about 1 yr., 1924/25, in Oakland, Ca., then moved to Portland, Ore. where they remained.

   George Bunce retired from the position of District Freight & Passenger Agent, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, Portland, Oregon. He worked about 14 months as a civilian in the Army War College, Washington, D.C. during World War I and was scheduled to receive an appointment as a non-commissioned army officer to serve in France as a war correspondent when the Armistice was signed. An expert penman, engaged in amateur baseball, interested in woodworking. Did a good deal of the work involved in building his home in Portland, Oregon. Member Masonic Lodge. [Parents of two daugh­ters: first daughter d. in infancy; younger daughter be­came an elementary school teacher, married and is the mother of a son and daughter.]

2.   John Wesley [nickname "Wes"] Bunce, b. 5 Nov. 1896, m. Ina Ernestine Swern, 10 Sept. 1921 in Denver, Colorado. Ina was b. 29 March 1899, Denver, Colorado, dau. of Ernest V. Swern and Minnie M. (Johnson) Swern. Member of the Christian Church.

   John Bunce retired on 30 June 1962 from the position of City Freight & Passenger Agent, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Denver, Colorado. Lifetime member of Denver Lodge #5 AF&AM, Denver, Colorado. An expert penman and interested in woodworking. Made by hand a copy of a well known Italian violin.

   [Parents of two sons who were employed as highway engineers for the State of Colorado. Both were married, and the youngest son had a daughter, born in 1961.]

3.   Forrest Jackson [nickname "Jack"] Bunce, b. 22 Sept. 1898, m. (1) Clarice Rasmussen, 1922/23, Portland, Oregon, moved to Los Angeles, California. Married (2) Bonnie________.

   Forrest Bunce retired as Foreman at the Bendix Aviation Factory, North Hollywood, California. Various employment included office work, salesman, mechanics, machinist. Enlisted in the army at Ft. Logan, near Denver, Colorado 18 Jan. 1917 for World War I. Served in the U.S. Army Motor Transport Co. No. 409, Newport News, Virginia. He was one of seven soldiers retained to train new recruits when his Co. was ready to board a ship bound for France. Promoted to Sgt. Dis­charged 30 June 1918 after 1-1/2 years in the service. Engaged in amateur boxing as a pastime in the army. An expert penman. Other interests include gardening, ani­mals and fishing. [Father of two sons and a daughter by his first marriage, all married and have children. His daughter had seven children.]

4.   Leslie Roscoe [nicknames "Scott" or "Les"] Bunce, b. 1 June 1902, m. (1) Arlene Cruise, teacher, in Denver, Colorado, 17 Oct. 1930, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Cruise, lived on a farm near Kearney, Nebraska. Arlene d. 19 Mar. 1931, bur. in Kearney, Nebr. M. (2) Evelyn Veronica Cole, dau. of Charles Charron Cole and Mary Veronica (Monsees) Cole, Brooklyn, New York 17 Oct. 1948 at the home of a 7th Day Adventist minister, Denver, Colorado. Divorced 1953.

   Leslie Bunce worked as typist for Veterans Bureau, Denver, secretary and clerk in offices of different concerns, sold life and casualty insurance. Worked as secretary for various railroads, including sec. to Gen. Agt. and Asst. Gen. Frt. Agt., later he became City Frt. & Psgr. Agt. and Chief Clerk for Missouri, Kansas, Texas Railroad, Denver, Colo. Resigned 15 Aug. 1944. Became Industrial Manu­facturers' Agent, independent shoe salesman, real estate broker. Author and publisher of book on Art of Shoe Fitting and Human Sickness. As banjo player, had small orchestra in Portland, Oregon, played for dances. Member Masonic Fraternity 52 years. Member Christian Church. [Father of two daughters by second marriage: eldest unmarried; youngest m. had two sons by first marriage.]

   Bonnie, eldest dau., taken in 1954	Betty, youngest dau., about 1954

5.   Vida Estella Bunce, b. 19 Sept. 1904, unmarried, helped raise two sisters, helped care for mother during serious illnesses, helped provide a home for father during his last years. After father's death, worked as clerk-typist and stenographer for the U.S. Government at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital [located in Aurora, Arapahoe Co., Colorado] 11 years beginning in July 1942. Work assignments included Supervisor of Transportation Office; Med. Dept. Enl. Tech. Sch.; assigned numerical ratings and interview clerk for US Civil Serv. Board of Examiners, Civ. Pers. Off.; Steno. and conducting Line-of-Duty Investigations for Post Legal Office; med. dictation and supervisor of Out-Film Dept.; X-ray Sec. Resigned. Took job of raising [the two daughters of her brother, Leslie]. Helped edit Leslie's book, Art of Shoe Fitting.

   
   
6.   Stanley Russell [nickname "Stan"] Bunce, b. 12 Aug. 1907, m. Florence Muriel Dorsey [nickname "Muriel"], Denver, Colorado. She was b. 16 Aug. 1913. Stanley Bunce retired as Car Inspector, Portland Terminal Railroad, Portland, Oregon. Other employment: Mgr. 1250 acre ranch, Twisp, Oregon and 400 cow dairy farm, Kenton, Washington. Had Sumner Cab Co. in Washington and berry farm in Oregon, both family owned and operated. He was carpenter on railroad psgr. cars and psgr. car inspec­tor and instructor of other inspectors for Union Pacific, So. Pacific & Northern Pacific Railroads, Portland, Oregon. Has sold a number of his oil paintings for a good price. Likes sculpturing, portrait painting, wood carving. Took first prizes in wood carving. Plays chromatic harmonica. [Parents of a son and a daughter, both of whom married and had three children each.]

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