Lyle Kenneth Bunker

Male8 April 1888–16 April 1963

Brief Life History of Lyle Kenneth

When Lyle Kenneth Bunker was born on 8 April 1888, in Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Silas Bunker Jr, was 30 and his mother, Emma Estelle Getchell, was 32. He married Bertha Louise McAllister on 19 April 1918, in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 40 years. He died on 16 April 1963, in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Lyle Kenneth Bunker
1888–1963
Bertha Louise McAllister
1895–
Marriage: 19 April 1918
Dorothy Edith Bunker
1922–
Lyle Kenneth Bunker Jr.
1923–2012

Sources (14)

  • Lyle K Bunker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Lysle Kenneth Bunker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lysle Kenneth Bunker - Individual or family possessions: death: 16 April 1963; Malden, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 April 1918Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1898 · Sinking of USS Maine

    Age 10

    During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 20

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname, of Norman origin, for a reliable or good-hearted person, from Old French bon ‘good’ + cuer ‘heart’ (from Latin cor).

    German (Bünker): variant of Bönker (see Boenker ).

    History: Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, was named as land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker of Charlestown, who had emigrated from Odell in Bedfordshire, England.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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