Benjamin
Franklin
Bunn
III
Born in Ashland, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Bunn II
and Margaret Elizabeth (Hyatt) Bunn
Brother of
Hyatt Bunn, Phebe Isabel (Bunn) Haynes, Seely Bunn, Rebecca (Bunn) Milligan, Solomon Bunn, Aaron Bunn and Mary Ann (Bunn) Stewart
Husband of
Mary (Finley) Bunn
— married
about 1834 in Illinois, United States
Father of
Mariah Catherine (Bunn) Wilson, Catherine (Bunn) Schoeder, Eli Finley Bunn, Hyatt W. Bunn, Jonathan P. Bunn, Winfield Scott Bunn, Benjamin Franklin Bunn IV, William C. Bunn and Mary Ann Bunn
Died
at age 49
in Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2024
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1811. He was the son of Benjamin Bunn and Peggy Hyatt. He died in 1860 at the age of 49.
Benjamin Bunn married Mary Finley (1816-1860) in Ohio, prior to 1835 when their first child was born. They had settled in Lawrence County, Illinois by December 1838 when their son, Eli Finley Bunn, was born. They had at least 9 children, and Benjamin and Mary are buried in Bethel Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.
Sources
- Benjamin is buried at the Bethel Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, spouse, 9 children. There is a picture of his headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20905709/benjamin_franklin_bunn#add-to-vc
- Benjamin: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLZT-YF7 Lists his parents, 9 siblings, spouse, 9 children, 10 sources/notes.
- 1860 Census: Benj. Bunn. Age: 56. Married, white, male. Home in 1860: Lukin Township, Lawrence, Illinois. Birth date/place: 1804 in Ohio. Household members: Benj. Bunn, 56 (OH). Mary Bunn, 45 (OH). Eli Bunn, 21 (IL). Hyatt Bunn, 18 (IL). Finley Bunn, 17 (IL). Mary A. Bunn, 14 (IL). W S Bunn, 12 (IL). B F Bunn, 6 (IL). Martha Finley, 26 (OH).
- The Bunn Family of Lawrence County. By Lawrence County Historical Society, 2/22/23: https://www.lawrencelore.org/post/the-bunn-family-of-lawrence-county?postId=7cd7405a-d8a4-49d5-9c41-bb7ea346e5da&utm_campaign=c07bbd17-950c-4bce-95b7-828519a59b32&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=d1273dd6-3746-4358-b83c-67383bb69f4b&cid=896f62d4-9872-4ee4-baca-7dc3439b6dcb
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