Brief Life History of William E.
When William E. Bunker was born on 28 December 1926, in Michigan, United States, his father, Palmer Edgar Bunker, was 22 and his mother, Marie Milded Dennis, was 19. He lived in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States in 1935 and Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 23 November 2004, in East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (3)
- William E Bunker in household of Palmer E Bunker, "United States Census, 1940"
- William E Bunker, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- William Bunker in household of Palmer Bunker, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
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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