John Melvin Bunker

1868 - 1935  (66 years)

• Name	John Melvin Bunker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	13 Sep 1868	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
  	Age: 1; Residence Post Office: Cranberry Isles; Son of John Bunker (stepson of Amanda)
  Census	1880	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of John Bunker (stepson of Amanda)
  Census	1900	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  	Age: 32; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of John Bunker (stepson of Amanda)
  Military Service	Abt 1915	Islesford, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5]
  	US Coast Guard, Surfman
  Death	24 Apr 1935  [1]
  Burial	Bunker Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  		Bunker Cemetery Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine Find a Grave: #2471957
  Person ID	I19237	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Gilley Bunker,   b. 15 Dec 1819, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 5 Feb 1902, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Spurling,   b. 20 Oct 1820, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 21 Jan 1891, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Feb 1842	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7]
  	Information from Cranberry Isle Town records
  Marriage End	Oct 1871	Hancock County, Maine, USA   [8]
  	Divorce of Mary and John Bunker
  Family ID	F10531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Matilda Mulsong,   b. Abt 1883, Maine, USA
  Marriage	20 Jul 1905	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F7249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1868 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Age: 1; Residence Post Office: Cranberry Isles; Son of John Bunker (stepson of Amanda) - 1870 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of John Bunker (stepson of Amanda) - 1880 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Age: 32; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of John Bunker (stepson of Amanda) - 1900 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 20 Jul 1905 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Military Service - US Coast Guard, Surfman - Abt 1915 - Islesford, Hancock, Maine, USA Burial - - Bunker Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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