Brief Life History of Dora Mae
When Dora Mae Bunting was born on 9 June 1894, in Sussex, Delaware, United States, her father, John Asbury Bunting, was 22 and her mother, Susan Anne Hudson, was 17. She married Frank George Truitt on 22 May 1910, in Roxana, Sussex, Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States in 1900 and District 5, Worcester, Maryland, United States in 1910. She died on 12 February 1927, in Selbyville, Sussex, Delaware, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Williamsville, Sussex, Delaware, United States.
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Sources (17)
- N Dora Bunting in household of A Lemuel Derickem, "United States Census, 1900"
- Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933
- Dora May Truitt, "Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961"
Spouse and Children
1889–1962 Male
1894–1927 Female
Children (1)
1913–1969 Female
Parents and Siblings
1871–1942 Male
1877–1954 Female
Siblings (1)
1894–1927 Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 4
1904
Age 10
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English bunting ‘corn bunting’, perhaps used of a short, plump person. Compare Bunt and Scots buntin ‘short and thick’, Welsh bontin ‘rump’, bontinog ‘large-buttocked’.
History: Sarah Bunting (1686–1762), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, became a noted Quaker minister in Cross Wicks, NJ. It is believed but not certain that other members of her family, including her father, John Bunting, came with her to NJ sometime before 1704, when her marriage to William Murfin is recorded.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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