Emily Bunker

Brief Life History of Emily

When Emily Bunker was born on 1 March 1849, in Mosquito Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Edward Bunker Sr, was 26 and her mother, Emily Abbott, was 21. She married Mahonri Moriancumer Steele on 19 April 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 24 September 1921, in Delta, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Delta City Cemetery, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mahonri Moriancumer Steele
1849–1923
Emily Bunker
1849–1921
Marriage: 19 April 1869
Mahonri Moriancumer Steele Jr.
1870–1937
John Edward Steele
1872–1951
Arthur Steele
1877–1891
Parley Bunker Steele
1890–1963

Sources (35)

  • IMAGE 7 OF 38 TAGGED IN MEMORIES (1860 US CENSUS); Emma Bunker, "United States Census, 1860"
  • IMAGE 10 OF 16 TAGGED IN MEMORIES: DEATH CERT: Emily Bunker Steele, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  • Emily Bunker in entry for Arthur Steele, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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Impressions Along Life's Highway

by Mahonri Moriancumer Steele, Jr. This article was copied directly from the first 22 pages of the book "Memoirs of Mahonri Moriancumer Steele, Jr." Family History Library book 921.73 St32j. Compile …

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