Dora Moudy Bunch (1901 - 1980)

Born 23 Oct 1901 in Bute, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lola Belle Bunch — married 20 Dec 1926 (to 1980) in Linn County, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1980 at age 78 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Dora Moudy Bunch was born October 23, 1901 in Bute, Sullivan County, Missouri. He was the son of Hiram Bunch and Lavica Harl.

Dora Moudy Bunch's mother, Lavica "Vica" Harl died in 1905. She was 29 years old. She was buried in Bute Cemetery in Sullivan County, Missouri.

In April, 1910, Dora Moudy Bunch was living with his widowed father and siblings in the household of his father's sister-in-law Mary A. Bunch. Enumerated in the household were:

• Mary A Bunch (51)
• James S Bunch (58) - Brother of Hiram Benjamin "Hike" Bunch
• Hiram Benjamin "Hike" Bunch (41)
• Dora Moody Bunch (7)

In January, 1920, Dora Moody Bunch was living with his father and his father's aunt on a farm his father owned without a mortgage in Morris Township in Sullivan County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:

• Hiram Benjamin "Hike" Bunch (50)
• Mollie Bunch (62) - Sister-in-law of Hiram Benjamin "Hike" Bunch
• Dora Moody Bunch (18)

Dora Moody Bunch married his 1st cousin, once removed, Lola Belle Bunch on December 20, 1926 in Linn County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Willis Marion Bunch & Irva Ann Belzer.

In April, 1930, Dora Moody Bunch & Lola Belle Bunch were farming in Morris Township in Sullivan County, Missouri. He was 25 years old at their marriage, she was 18. Enumerated in the household were:

• Dora Moudy Bunch (28)
• Lola Belle Bunch (21)
• Lola Kitelle Bunch (2)

In April, 1940, Dora Moody Bunch & Lola Belle Bunch were farming on a rented farm in Union, Sullivan County, Missouri. They had both completed 8th grade. Enumerated in the household were:

• Dora Moudy Bunch (38)
• Lola Belel Bunch (31)
• Kitelle Bunch (12
• Odell Bunch (9
• Hattie Deloma Bunch (7)
• Deloma Bunch (6
• Hiram Benjamin "Hike" Bunch (71)

Dora Moody Bunch registered for the draft on February 14, 1942 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. He was described as being 6'1" tall, weighing 200 lbs., with brown eyes, brown hair, a dark complexion, and a tattoo with an American flag & eagle with initials on his right arm.

Dora Moody Bunch died on July 23, 1980 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. He was 78 years old. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Green City, Sullivan County, Missouri.

Sources

• Birth
  • FInd-A-Grave Memorial # 21965262 (see link below)
• Marriage
  • Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• Residence
  • 1910 United States Federal Census (Morris Township, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1920 United States Federal Census (Morris Township, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1930 United States Federal Census (Morris Township, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1940 United States Federal Census (Union City, Sullivan County, MO)
• Death & Burial
  • Social Security Death Index
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21965262