Brief Life History of William Floyd
When William Floyd Bunn was born about 1840, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Littleberry Bunn, was 36 and his mother, Lucinda Elizabeth Strickland, was 32. He married Elizabeth Vanderburg on 6 September 1865, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Gold Hill Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died after 1880, in North Carolina, United States.
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- Floyd Bunn, "United States Census, 1870"
- William F Bunn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- William F Bunn, "United States Census, 1880"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bone .
German: perhaps from Bunde 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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