Father : BUNCH Larkin C. (1827 - 1864) (Age in the birth of the child : 28 years old)
Mother : MAXWELL Elizabeth (1835 - 1891) (Age in the birth of the child : 20 years old)
Siblings :
BUNCH Stillman Bradley (1853 Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas, USA - 1935 Dry Fork, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA)
BUNCH Clarissa E. (1858 Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas, USA - 1899)
BUNCH John Alvin (1860 Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas, USA - 1910)
BUNCH William Larkin (1864 Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas, USA - 1938)
Birth :
Date : 21 APR 1856
Place : Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
Death :
Date : 14 AUG 1927 (71 years old)
Burial :
Place : Carroll County, Arkansas, USA
Address : Liberty Cemetery
Note :
| [fowlvill.ged] [mooreonly.FTW] Joel was born and raised in Newton County , AR. After his father"s death in 1864, his mother married J.C. Reeves. Joel received an education at home. He tauught school and farmed until 1880 when he moved to Kingston, AR, and went into the retail business with John A. Bunch. In 1884 he ran as a democrat and was elected to represent Madison County in the State Legislature for one term. He was a member of Kingston Lodge # 196 F&AM and a member of the Chapter. He represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge in 1886. In the spring of 1890, Joel bought a 360 acre farm on the Kings River at the mouth of Boatright Creek, where he moved his family. After farming a few years he returned to Kingston where he had remained in business, keeping the farm also in operation. In 1911 he resigned his position as president of the First National Bank Of Huntsville, AR. On April 7, 1911, he chartered the Bank Of Kingston (in October of 1980 the family sold the bank and it became Madison Bank and Trust). He remained in the retail business, banking, and farming, until his death. ref: Goodspeed History Northwest, AR, pp 1084-1085 Bunch Family History, pp123-124 Carl Bunch, Springdale, AR Lee Packard Holt, Huntsville, AR Madison Gazette, April 11, 1981, p 1 BUNCH BROTHERS. The mercantile interests of Madison County, Arkansas are ably represented by the above named firm which consists of Joel N. and John A. BUNCH. They began their mercantile career in Kingston in 1880, and by their industry, honesty and good business management have secured a large and lucrative trade. The senior member of the firm, Joel N., was born in Newton County, Arkansas in 1856, and received a liberal education as the home schools. In 1875 he engaged in tilling the soil, which occupation he continued until 1880, when ;he came to Kingston and engaged in merchandising. In 1884 he was elected to represent Madison County in the State Legislature for one term, and served with entire satisfaction to his constituents. He is a Democrat and Mason, being a member of te chapter, and represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge in 1886. February 18, 1875, he was married to Margaret E. BOATRIGHT, a daughter of William BOATRIGHT, and their union has resulted in the birth of five children, four of whom are living: Alvin B., Ora B., Ola and Virgie E. John A. BUNCH, the junior member of the firm, was born in Newton County, Arkansas September 15, 1860, and received a liberal education at Berryville Academy. He worked on a farm the early part of 1880, and was then appointed deputy clerk of Newton County. In the latter part of the same year he came to Kingston and engaged in business with his brother. In 1888 he received the nomination as county clerk by the Democratic convention, and if elected will prove to be an able and efficient officer. In 1882, he married Ala F. OGDEN, a daughter of W. R. OGDEN, by whom he has four children: Joel B., Eliza I., Vera Eva and an infant daughter unnamed. His wife is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church, and he is a member and secretary of the A. F. & A. M., and is a Democrat in politics. The parents of these two gentlemen are Captain Larkin and Eliza (MAXWELL) BUNCH. The former was born in Overton County, Tennessee, in (1085) 1824, and was killed at the battle of Pilot Knob September 24, 1864. He came with his parents to Newton County, Arkansas, in 1841, and was always an honest tiller of the soil. During the early portion of the war he was elected captain of State troops, and he soon after organized a company of Confederate troops, and was chosen its captain, and was a participant in many hotly contested battles. He was a Democrat, a Mason and a member of the Baptist. His wife was born in Tennessee, and moved with her parents to Illinois, and afterward to Franklin County, Arkansas. She is still living, the wife of J. C. REEVES, and resides on the old homestead in Newton County, Arkansas. She and Captain BUNCH became the parents of five children: Stillman B., Joel N., Clarissa E, wife of J. P. Stamps; John A. and William L." (Goodspeeds History of NW AR...) Funeral Notice.; Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral of JOEL N. BUNCH at Presbyterian Church, Kingston, Arkansas, Wednesday, August 17, 1927, 1:30 p. m. Services conducted by Rev. Elmer J. Bouher, and the Masonic fraternity. |
Surname : Bunch
Family Information :
with BOATRIGHT Margaret Elizabeth (1855 - 1941) :
Marriage :
Date : 18 FEB 1875 (18 years old)
children :
BUNCH Elmore Lou (1875 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA - 1878)
BUNCH Alvin B. (1878 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA - 1959)
BUNCH Ora Belle (1880 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA - 1941 Madison County, Arkansas, USA)
BUNCH Mary Viola (1885 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA)
BUNCH Virgie E. (1888 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA - 1911)
BUNCH William Larkin (1891 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA)
BUNCH Robert Carlyle (1893 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA)
BUNCH Eliza Jane (1896 Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas, USA - 1930 Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA)
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