Robert Esdras Bunker

Brief Life History of Robert Esdras

When Robert Esdras Bunker was born on 7 December 1882, in Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada, United States, his father, Edward Bunker Sr, was 60 and his mother, Mary Mathieson McQuarrie, was 36. He married Annie Elizabeth Mathews on 20 December 1904. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Clark, Nevada, United States in 1950 and World for about 5 years. He died on 25 March 1975, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Esdras Bunker
1882–1975
Annie Elizabeth Mathews
1880–1984
Marriage: 20 December 1904
Birdie Luella Bunker
1905–2000
Vilate Bunker
1911–1977
Robert Ferris Bunker
1914–2013
Clyde Kendell Bunker
1918–1987
William Wayne Bunker
1922–2017

Sources (42)

  • Robert C Bunker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robert Esdras Bunker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Robert Esdras Bunker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1893

Historic Boundaries: 1893: Lincoln, Nevada, United States 1909: Clark, Nevada, United States

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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