Leila Landon (Beehler) Bunker (1889 - 1961)

Born 29 Apr 1889 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Paul Delmont Bunker — married Jun 1908 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Died 20 Sep 1961 at age 72 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Leila Landon Beehler was born in Georgia in 1889, the daughter of William Henry Beehler (1848-1915) and Leila Secession (Potter) Beehler (1861-1934). She and her family lived in Germany when she was a child. They returned to the U.S., arriving in Baltimore in 1902.^[1]

Landon Beehler married Paul Delmont Bunker in Annapolis, Maryland in June 1908.^[2]

They had the following children:

Paul Delmont Bunker Jr. 1909–1938

William Beehler Bunker 1910–1969

Landon Priscilla Bunker 1912–1982

In 1910 Landon and Paul were living in New Castle, New Hampshire, with their son Paul Jr. and a servant.^[3]

In 1930 they were living in Washington, DC, with their two younger children William and Priscilla. Landon's occupation was bridge teacher.^[4]

In 1940 Paul and Landon were living in Los Angeles, California.^[5]

In 1950 Landon was widowed and living in the household of her daughter Priscilla in Maryland.^[6]

She passed away in 1961 at Walter Reed Hospital. ^[7] Burial: United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York. Plot: Section VI, Row A, Site 11. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List: "Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964"
   The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Records of the Us Customs Service, Rg36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Page number: 61
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8679 #249155 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Name: Leila Beehler; Age: 13; Birth Date: 1889; Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany; Arrival Date: Oct 1902; Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland; Arrival Quarter: Oct; Ship Name: Frankfurt.
2. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, May 26, 1908, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-two-naval-weddings-on/127551062/ : accessed July 3, 2023), clip page for Two Naval Weddings (One Beehler-Bunker) by user RGSMCouncell
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_865; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0252; FHL microfilm: 1374878
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #167721138 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Landon B Bunker (20), wife, in household of Paul D Bunker (28) in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Born in Georgia.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0402; FHL microfilm: 2340039
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #121153394 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Leila L Bunkers (40), wife, Bridge teacher, in household of Paul D Bunkers (49) at 3020 Tilden Street, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Born in Georgia.
5. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-110
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #75393842 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Landon Bunker (50), wife, in household of Paul D Bunker (58) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Born in Georgia.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Garrett Park, Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: 2546; Sheet Number: 5; Enumeration District: 16-9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #61928211 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Landon B Bunker (60), widowed mother, in household of Priscilla B Maury (38) in Garrett Park, Montgomery, Maryland, USA. Born in Georgia.
7. ↑ US Cemetery Interment Control Forms: "U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2590 #1834503 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Landon B Bunker death 20 Sep 1961.
8. ↑ Landon B. Bunker Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Landon B. Bunker

• Landon B. Bunker Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Landon B. Bunker.

• Bunker Genealogy : Descendants of James Bunker, v.3. by Edward Carleton Moran. Paul Delmont Bunker pg 279