Copyright 2004, Esther Doyle Read

Updated 2 September 2001

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MARY MARGARET LANTERMAN⁴

244. MARY MARGARET LANTERMAN⁴ (Rachael Lanterman nee Read³, John Read², Joseph Read¹) was born 16 January 1825 and died 19 September 1857, age 32 years, 8 months and 3 days (J.I. Blair Cemetery). She married on 12 March 1853, Henry Bunnell, as his second wife (Warren County Marriages; Warren Journal, 24 March 1853). Henry was born 17 June 1821 in Walpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey and died 30 December 1894, age 73 years, 6 months and 13 (15) days (J.I. Blair Cemetery). He was the son of Henry Bunnell and Mary Nihart (Snell 1881:227). Henry's first wife was Hannah (Last name unknown). She was born 17 April 1829 and died 18 April 1852 (J.I. Blair Cemetery). After Mary Margaret's death, Henry married as his third wife, Eleanor "Ellen" France, daughter of Abram and Keturah France. She was born 18 November 1833 and died 5 March 1914 in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, age 80 (the New Jersey Herald, 12 March 1914). Henry, Hannah, Mary Margaret and Ellen are all buried in the J.I. Blair Cemetery (a.k.a. Gravel Hill Cemetery) on the grounds of Blair Academy. Their graves were visited on 22 November 2004.

CHILDREN OF HENRY and HANNAH BUNNELL:
(Stepchildren of Mary Margaret Lanterman Bunnell)

(i.) MARY ELIZABETH BUNNELL, was born 17 February 1850 in Walpack, Sussex County, New Jersey (the 1860 census gives her place of birth as Delaware) and died 27 September 1874, aged 24 years, 7 months and 10 days. Mary Elizabeth attended the Blair Presbyterial Academy (now Blair Academy) in Blairstown, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey (Anon 1898). In 1860, she lived with her father and her second step-mother, Ellen France, in the village of Hope. Mary Elizabeth's younger sister Hannah lived in the household, as did her younger half siblings, Arthur, Jacob and Rosanna Bunnell (the children of her first step-mother, Mary Margaret Lanterman Bunnell). The census does not indicate whether Mary Elizabeth was in school during the census year (1860 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 20, 4 July 1860, post office Hope). Mary Elizabeth married on 8 July 1868, Calvin Eugene Raub, the son of Jacob Butts Raub and Rachel Diltz Lanterman. He was born 29 October 1845 in Warren County (Reuther 2002). In 1870, 20 year old Mary Elizabeth lived with her husband in her mother-in-law's house in Blairstown Township. Rachel Raub was a 55 year old widow. She was a second cousin of Mary Elizabeth's step-mother, Mary Margaret Lanterman Bunnell. Rachel Raub's parents were William and Isabella (Diltz) Lanterman. The census gives Rachel Raub's occupation as farmer. Her sons William Carlise Raub and Calvin E. Raub (ages 29 and 24) worked on the farm. William Carlisle Raub was married to Loemmi Read⁴ (Isaac S. Read³, David Read², Joseph Read¹), another second cousin of Mary Elizabeth's step-mother. Other members of the family included Calvin's 18 year old brother Albert S. Raub, 59 year old Eliza Raub and 10 year old Henry Mann (1870 United States Federal Census, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 33A, 6 July 1870). Mary Elizabeth Bunnell Raub died in the autumn of 1874 and was buried in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Jacksonburg, Blairstown Township (Reuther n.d.). Calvin married again after Mary Elizabeth died. His second wife was Sarah Jane Smith, the daughter of Silas Smith and Jemina Lanterman. She was born 17 November 1835 and died 20 April 1906. Sarah was his second cousin through her mother Jemina, who was William's sister. William Lanterman was Calvin's grandfather (Reuther 2002). They appear on the 1880 census as residents of Blairstown Township (1880 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 191, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 288C, 8 June 1880). Sarah Jane is also buried in Cedar Ridge Cemetery (Reuther n.d.).

(ii.) HANNAH JANE BUNNELL, was born either 1851 or 1852 in Walpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey and died unknown. On the 1860 census, she is listed as an 8 year old child living with John and Mary Hull on their farm in Blairstown Township. The Hull's had a four year old daughter named Jessie. Isaac Bunnell and his family were listed adjacent to the Hull's on the census (1860 United States Federal Census, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 593B, 31 July 1860). The 1860 census also places her in her father's household in the village of Hope. Henry Bunnell owned a wheelwright shop in Hope. His household included 8 year old Hannah, Hannah's second step-mother, Ellen France, her older sister Mary Elizabeth, and her younger half-siblings: Arthur, Jacob and Rosanna Bunnell (the children of her first step-mother, Mary Margaret Lanterman Bunnell). The census does not indicate whether Hannah was in school during the census year (1860 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 20, 4 July 1860, post office Hope). Hannah attended the Blair Presbyterial Academy (now Blair Academy) in Blairstown, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey (Anon 1898). In 1870, she lived with her father and her second step-mother, Ellen France Bunnell in the village of Blairstown. Her father was a carriage maker. Other members of the family included her half- siblings Jacob and Rosa Anna Bunnell. Hannah was 18 years old in 1870 and had completed her schooling (1870 United States Federal Census, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 36B, 9 July 1870). In 1898, Blair Academy celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary. The school published a booklet which detailed the history of the academy and listed all the former students and teachers of the school. Hannah Bunnel appears in the list of students. According to the booklet she was still living in 1898 and she was single (Anon 1898).

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CHILDREN OF MARY MARGARET LANTERMAN and HENRY BUNNELL:

864. (iii.) ARTHUR DARIUS BUNNELL⁵, was born 25 January 1854 in Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey. His birth was recorded in the Blairstown Township Birth Records on 10 June 1854. The records gave his parents residence as Blairstown and his father's occupation as wheelwright (New Jersey Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics). Arthur's mother died in 1857 and his father had remarried by 1860. In 1860, Arthur lived with his father, his step-mother Ellen France, his older half-sisters, Mary Elizabeth and Hannah Bunnell (the children of his father by his first wife Hannah), and his younger siblings Jacob and Rosanna Bunnell. The census does not indicate whether Arthur was in school during the census year (1860 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 20, 4 July 1860, post office Hope). Arthur D. Bunnell attended the Blair Presbyterial Academy (now Blair Academy) in Blairstown, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey (Anon 1898). He died 7 April 1868, age 14 years, 2 months and 22 days and was buried in J.I. Blair Cemetery (a.k.a. Gravel Hill Cemetery) on the grounds of Blair Academy. His grave was visited on 22 November 2004.

865. (iv.) JACOB LANTERMAN BUNNELL⁵, was born 15 July 1855 in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey and died 29 January 1932 (Robert Lanterman Personal Communication, 2002; LDS Batch #C509861). Jacob married on 20 September 1876, in Sussex County, New Jersey, Matilda "Jennie" Smith, the daughter of James Smith and Charlotte Kimble. Jennie was born 10 December 1855 in New Jersey and died 23 Janaury 1878 in Newton, Sussex County (Pillars 2003). Almost two years later, Jacob married Jennie's first cousin, Lucille Buckley, on 20 November 1879 in Sussex County. Lucille was the daughter of Simon Wade Buckley and Jane Kimble. She was born circa 1850 in New Jersey and died in 1906. She was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey (Newton Cemetery). After Lucille's death, Jacob married S. Estelle Clark as his third wife. Estelle was born circa 1863 in Illinois and died and died 6 January 1931. Estelle was buried in Newton Cemetry in the same plot with Jacob and his second wife Lucille Buckley Bunnell. Their graves were visited on 26 September 2005 (Newton Cemetery; Robert Lanterman, personal communication, 2002).

866. (v.) ROSA ANNA BUNNELL⁵, was born 10 June 1857 in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey (LDS Batch #C509861) and died 1945, probably in Knoxville, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (Tice n.d.). She attended the Blair Presbyterial Academy (now Blair Academy) in Blairstown, Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey (Anon 1898). Rosa Anna married her second cousin, (1009) Charles Edward Brugler⁵ (Susanna Moot Konkle⁴, Mary Read³, John Read², Joseph Read¹). He was the son of James Brugler, Sr. and Susanna Moot Konkle. His mother was a first cousin of Rosa Anna's mother. Charles was born 1855 and died January 1929. Rosa Anna and Charles Brugler are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Knoxville, Deerfield Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvnia (Tice n.d.).

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Mary Margaret married on 12 March 1853, Henry Bunnell as his second wife (Warren County Marriages). The wedding was announced in the Warren Journal on 24 March 1853:

Henry and Mary Margaret had three children of their own during the four short years that they were married: Arthur (born 1854), Jacob (born 1855) and Rosa Anna (born 1857). Mary Margaret died 19 September 1857 (age 32 years, 8 months and 3 days), three months after the birth of her daughter Rosa Anna. She was buried in the J.I. Blair Cemetery in Blairstown. After Mary Margaret's death, Henry married as his third wife, Eleanor France, daughter of Abram and Keturah France. She was born 18 November 1833 (the New Jersey Herald, 12 March 1914). Eleanor's grandparents were Jacob France and Elizabeth Vaughn. Elizabeth Vaughn was the step-daughter of Hannah Read Ogden Vaughn, Hannah Vaughn was Mary Margaret Lanterman's great-aunt. Henry and Eleanor did not have children, they raised Henry's children by Hannah and Mary Margaret. The children all attended Blair Academy in Blairstown (Anon 1898), near the cemetery where their mothers were buried.

In 1887, Henry Bunnell was a resident of Blairstown (Weaver and Kern 1887). He died 30 December 1894, age 73 years, 6 months and 13 (15) days . Henry was buried in the J.I. Blair Cemetery on the grounds of Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey with his first wife Hannah and with his second wife, Mary Margaret Lanterman. When Ellen France Bunnell died in 1914, she too was buried in the J.I.Blair cemetery (J.I. Blair Cemetery). Her obituary appeared in the New Jersey Herald on 12 March 1914. Ellen's step-son Jacob L. Bunnell was the editor of the paper:

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