Ellsworth L. Dunker (1900 - 1955)

Born 24 Apr 1900 in New York

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle M. (Richmond) Dunker — married 3 Jul 1924 in Lockport, NY

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Biography

Ellsworth was born in Wilson, NY on April 24, 1900 to Fred and Augusta Wills Dunker.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He married Myrtle Richmond, a substitute teacher at the Lockport High School, on July 3, 1924.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} He worked as a machinist.^[5][3][9]

He was active in various clubs including the Knights Templar, Ames Chapter and the Red Jacket Lodge 646.^[4][11] He was also a member of the Emmanuel Methodist Church.^[4]

Ellsworth died on November 21, 1955 at the Lockport hospital and was buried in Cold Springs Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 10 November 2017), Ellsworth Dunker in household of Fred Dunker, Wilson, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 140, sheet 5A, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1050; FHL microfilm 1,375,063.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch ([2] : 8 November 2014), Ellsworth L Dunker, Lockport Ward 06, Niagara, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 22, line 10, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 10 November 2017), Ellsworth L Dunker in household of Fred Dunker, Lockport Ward 6, Niagara, New York, United States; citing ED 88, sheet 9A, line 16, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1241; FHL microfilm 1,821,241.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Obituary published in the Lockport Union Sun and Journal, Tuesday, November 22, 1955, page 12.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : 12 December 2014), Ellsworth L Dunker, 1917-1918; citing Niagara County no 1, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,818,601.
6. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch ([5] : 24 January 2016), Augusta Wills in entry for Ellsworth L Dunker and Myrtle M Richmond, 03 Jul 1924; citing county clerk’s office, Niagara, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 897,563.
7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch ([6] : 8 November 2014), Ellsworth L Dunker, Lockport Ward 05, A.D. 01, E.D. 04, Niagara, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 19, line 22, New York State Archives, Albany.
8. ↑ "$45,478 Estate Left by Dunker, 3 Others Filed, Niagara Falls Gazette, Tuesday, March 13, 1956, page 12
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([7] : accessed 10 November 2017), Ellsworth Dunker, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 13B, line 58, family 331, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1617; FHL microfilm 2,341,351.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ([8] : accessed 10 November 2017), Ellsworth Dunker, Ward 5, Lockport, Lockport City, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32-28, sheet 9B, line 68, family 213, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2695.
11. ↑ "Lockport Services Held for Ellsworth Dunker," Niagara Falls Gazette, Wednesday, November 23, 1955, page 28, available online through Fulton History[9]