William John Kelvin Bunner (1896 - 1972)

Born 15 Sep 1896 in Myrtle, Ontario County, Ontario

Ancestors

Husband of Freda Helen (Newton) Bunner — married 19 Nov 1927 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Died 25 May 1972 at age 75 in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Bob Symons [send private message]

Biography

Source 1: Kelvin Bunner married Freda Helen Newton. They lived in Accra, Gold Coast Africa in the 1930s, then St. Catharines, Lucan, Alliston, Wiarton and Owen Sound. They had three children.

Source 2: Automated Genealogy Canadian Census 1901. Bunner Family transcribed as Bunny Family at Ameliasburg, Prince Edward County, Ontario.

1901 Census of Canada Page Information District: ON PRINCE EDWARD (#109) Subdistrict: Ameliasburg A-5 Page 6 Image: View the image with: split screen Images are from National Archives Web Site Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6493 Transcriber: Carol McNerney Proof reader: Cheryl Martyn

21 71 Bunny William A. M Head M Dec 13 1861 39 page icon

22 71 Bunny Elizabeth J. M. F Wife M Nov 26 1871 29 page icon

flag23 71 Bunny Gladys S. F Daughter S Feb 24 1895 6 page icon

24 71 Bunny Kelvin J. W. M Son S Sep 15 1896 4 page icon

25 71 Bunny Muriel W. F Daughter S Jan 30 1898 3 page icon

flag26 71 Bunny Vivian H. R. F Daughter S Apr 19 1900 11/12 page icon

Field Value Correction Note 21 71 Bunny William A. M Head M Dec 13 1861 39

• On line 21, the value for the surname field is "Bunny", the suggested correction is "Bunner".

Submitted anonymously. The following comment was attached: William Alfred Bunner was a methodist minister at Ameliasburg, ON in 1901

Field Value Correction Note 23 71 Bunny Gladys S. F Daughter S Feb 24 1895 6

• On line 23, the value for the givens field is "Gladys S.", the suggested correction is "Gladys L.".

Submitted anonymously.

Field Value Correction Note 26 71 Bunny Vivian H. R. F Daughter S Apr 19 1900 11/12

• On line 26, the value for the givens field is "Vivian H. R.", the suggested correction is "Vivian H. B.".

Submitted anonymously.

Source 3: Automated Genealogy Canadian Census 1911. Bunner Family transcribed as Busmer Family at Mara Twp., (Atherley), Ontario North County, Ontario.

11 112 Busmer William M Head M Dec 1861 49 12 112 Busmer Elizabeth F Wife M Nov 1872 39 13 112 Busmer Gladys F Daughter S Feb 1895 16 14 112 Busmer Kelvin M Son S Sep 1896 14 15 112 Busmer Muriel F Daughter S Jan 1898 13 16 112 Busmer Vivian F Daughter S Apr 1900 11

11 112 Bunner William M Head M Dec 1861 49 (corrected values) 11 112 Busmer William M Head M Dec 1861 49 (current values)

Source 4: William John Kelvin "Kelvin" Bunner Birth: Sep. 15, 1896 Myrtle Durham Regional Municipality Ontario, Canada Death: May 25, 1972 Owen Sound Grey County Ontario, Canada

Son of Reverend William Alfred Bunner and Jane Elizabeth Marian Leavens. William married Freda Helen Newton on 19 Nov 1927 in Sharon, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. They had two sons and a daughter.

Family links: Parents: William Alfred Bunner (1861 - 1943) Jane Elizabeth Marian Leavens Bunner (1871 - 1944)

Spouse: Freda Helen Newton Bunner (1904 - 1985)

Sibling: William John Kelvin Bunner (1896 - 1972) Vivian Hildegarde Briton Bunner (1900 - 1992)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery Owen Sound Grey County Ontario, Canada

Created by: Chuck Black Record added: Oct 13, 2016 Find A Grave Memorial# 124023976

Source 5: William John Kelvin Bunner ("Kelvin"), born at Myrtle, Ontario, 15 September 1896, married at Sharon, Massachusetts, 19 November 1927, Freda Helen Newton, born 14 February 1904 at Henniker, New Hampshire, daughter of George Alfred and Lucy (Eastman) Newton. Kelvin and Freda were introduced to each other by Kel's sister Gladys Bunner at Bird Memorial Church and Community Center in Chicago, where both Gladys and Freda worked. Gladys and Freda had also both attended the School for Religious Education and Social Work at Boston University. Kelvin was a 1923 graduate of Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, Ontario.

Kelvin and Freda spent several years in the Gold Coast (Ghana) following their marriage, where he taught agriculture at Achimota College, Accra. They came to Canada in 1931 and Kelvin taught high school science and agriculture at Thorold, Lucan, Whitby, Alliston and Wiarton, Ontario. He also operated a fruit farm from 1935 to 1942 near St. Catharines, Ontario. William Kelvin Bunner died at Owen Sound, Ontario, 25 May 1972. Freda died at Owen Sound 25 August 1985. Their graves are in a small hillside cemetery north of Owen Sound (14, 28).

Children: 133. Elsie Portia, b. Manchester, N. H. 10 Oct. 1929

134. David Kofi, b. Accra, Ghana, 29 May 1931

135. Alan Newton, b. St. Catharines, Ont. 11 Jan. 1938

Sources

• 1. Leavens Family Tree - Symons notes

• 2. Automated Genealogy - Canadain Census 1901. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=3338&highlight=22&desc=1901+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Elizabeth+J.+M.+Bunny

• 3. Automated Genealogy - Canadian Census 1911. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SurnameSearch.jsp?surname=Busmer&districtId=103&description=Surname+search+in+1911+Census+of+Canada+in+Ontario+North+district%2C+Ontario

• http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=141595

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124023976/william-j_kelvin-bunner

• Family Tree Notes from Alan Bunner, March 2020.