Stella Pearl (Williams) Bunce (1896 - 1989)

Born 23 Mar 1896 in Grove, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Clinton Bunce — married 24 Jun 1920 in Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma

Died 14 Sep 1989 at age 93 in Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

From 1900 US Census, Cove, Doddridge Co., WV: "Reuben Williams Head M 39 West Virginia Indiana Williams Wife F 37 West Virginia Irie D Williams Son M 15 West Virginia Reuben G Williams Son M 13 West Virginia Emery O Williams Son M 10 West Virginia Stella P Williams Daughter F 4 West Virginia Ola O Williams Daughter F 3 West Virginia"

From 1910 US Census, Kildare, Kay Co., OK: "Hazel Nuckery Stepdaughter F 6 Oklahoma Ruben K Williams Head M 48 West Virginia Indiana Williams Wife F 47 West Virginia Emory O Williams Son M 19 West Virginia Stella P Williams Daughter F 14 West Virginia Ola O Williams Daughter F 12 West Virginia"

From 1920 US Census, Newkirk, Kay Co., OK: "Indiana Williams Head F 56 West Virginia Ira D Williams Son M 33 West Virginia Pearl S Williams Daughter F 23 West Virginia Sylvia Williams Granddaughter F 9 Oklahoma Marven H Williams Grandson M 6 Oklahoma"

Pearl married George C. Bunce on 6-24-1920 in Newkirk, Kay Co., OK.

From 1930 US Census, Denver, Denver Co., CO: "George C Bunce Head M 35 Kansas Pearl Bunce Wife F 34 West Virginia"

From 1940 US Census, Denver, Denver Co., CO: "George C Bunce Head M 45 Kansas Pearl Bunce Wife F 43 West Virginia Thelma J Bunce Daughter F 5 Colorado"

Sources

• West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM7F-121 : accessed 26 January 2016), R. K. Williams in entry for Stella Pearl Williams, 23 Mar 1896; citing Grove, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,202.

• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CX-J6T : accessed 26 January 2016), Reuben Williams, Cove district, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,757.

• United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQC-YW8 : accessed 26 January 2016), Ruben K Williams in household of Hazel Nuckery, Kildare, Kay, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,269.

• "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2VL-DDZV : 3 February 2017), Pearl Williams, 1916.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMV-H34 : accessed 1 March 2018), Pearl S Williams in household of Indiana Williams, Newkirk, Kay, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 140, sheet 1B, line 51, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1466; FHL microfilm 1,821,466.

• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR3L-6QF : 4 November 2017), George C Bunce and Stella P Williams, 1920.

• United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WB-Z6P : accessed 30 January 2016), Pearl Bunce in entry for George C Bunce, 1930.

• United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDL-ZQW : accessed 30 January 2016), Pearl Bunce in household of George C Bunce, Tract 37, Denver, Election District L, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-147B, sheet 2B, family 59, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 488.

• Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZWX-74Q : accessed 30 January 2016), Stella Pea Bunce, 14 Sep 1985; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Multnomah, Oregon, certificate number 85-16314, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8033618/bunce (Site has Pearl's first name as "Thelma". Records consistently use "Stella".)