Father: George Washington Bunn (who was the son of Jesse Bunn and Eday Broadaway.
Mother: Mary Ann Mays (daughter of Rutherford Mays and Sarah Charlotte Skinner)
Step-mother: Sarah A Pilgreen Bunn
New information from Find A Graver Melane Capps Morton #47458385 Thanks so much, Melanie
According to Alice Yeldell Sisson, the Bunn name at one time was O'Bunn. For some reason the O was dropped. Bonnie may have found Charles O. Bunn, Mary Elizabeth's father. Looks like the O was simply Charles' middle initial. Will keep looking.
Death certificate lists Butler County, Georgia as place of birth.
Mary Jane Bunn was married to William D. Folds on March 6, 1872 in Spalding County, Georgia. She had two sons, William & Walter, with Mr. Folds. Mr. Folds died and Mary Jane married her sister, Matilda Elizabeth's, widower, James Fredrick Yeldell. James had one son, Emmett Edward, with Matilda, Mary Jane's sister.
James Fredrick and Mary Jane had five more children:
1. George Fredrick "Fred" Yeldell
2. Mary Elizabeth Yeldell married George Madison Sims.
3. Ellen Yeldell married Mr. Jones
4. Katherine Ann Yeldell
5. Roy Yeldell
Died at 80 yrs 4 months 12 days: angina pectosis (sp?), hypertension, chr nephritis arh (sp?)
handwriting hard to read
Info from notes of Alice Yeldell Sisson,Known Burials of Morehouse Parish (1995) and family list & death certificate from Faye Bowe of Family History Club.
Father: George Washington Bunn (who was the son of Jesse Bunn and Eday Broadaway.
Mother: Mary Ann Mays (daughter of Rutherford Mays and Sarah Charlotte Skinner)
Step-mother: Sarah A Pilgreen Bunn
New information from Find A Graver Melane Capps Morton #47458385 Thanks so much, Melanie
According to Alice Yeldell Sisson, the Bunn name at one time was O'Bunn. For some reason the O was dropped. Bonnie may have found Charles O. Bunn, Mary Elizabeth's father. Looks like the O was simply Charles' middle initial. Will keep looking.
Death certificate lists Butler County, Georgia as place of birth.
Mary Jane Bunn was married to William D. Folds on March 6, 1872 in Spalding County, Georgia. She had two sons, William & Walter, with Mr. Folds. Mr. Folds died and Mary Jane married her sister, Matilda Elizabeth's, widower, James Fredrick Yeldell. James had one son, Emmett Edward, with Matilda, Mary Jane's sister.
James Fredrick and Mary Jane had five more children:
1. George Fredrick "Fred" Yeldell
2. Mary Elizabeth Yeldell married George Madison Sims.
3. Ellen Yeldell married Mr. Jones
4. Katherine Ann Yeldell
5. Roy Yeldell
Died at 80 yrs 4 months 12 days: angina pectosis (sp?), hypertension, chr nephritis arh (sp?)
handwriting hard to read
Info from notes of Alice Yeldell Sisson,Known Burials of Morehouse Parish (1995) and family list & death certificate from Faye Bowe of Family History Club.
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