Alfred Preston Bunton

Brief Life History of Alfred Preston

When Alfred Preston Bunton was born on 15 January 1871, in Missouri, United States, his father, James William Bunton, was 45 and his mother, Sarah McDildey, was 39. He married Florida Melvina Carroll on 17 February 1889, in Gasconade, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bourbois Township, Gasconade, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 8 December 1918, in Crawford, Missouri, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Warren Cemetery, Tea, Gasconade, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Preston Bunton
1871–1918
Florida Melvina Carroll
1871–1957
Marriage: 17 February 1889
Sarah Armentie Bunton
1887–1967
William Allen Bunton
1891–1918
Amos Edward Bunton
1895–1920
Samuel Jefferson Bunton
1898–1949
Lee Oscar Bunton
1903–1971
Alfred Bunton
1906–1957
George Washington Bunton
1909–1992
Ivy M Bunton
1912–

Sources (8)

  • Alferd P Bunton in household of James N Lacy, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Alferd P Bunton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Alfred Preston Bunton, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

English:

(of Norman origin): variant of Bunting .

sometimes perhaps a habitational name from Buncton (Sussex), but the two names have become confused; there has also been confusion with Banton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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