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Rena W. Bunch

Female 1890 - 1911  (21 years)


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  • Name Rena W. Bunch  [1, 2
    Born 5 Feb 1890  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Dec 1911  Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • Said to be the daughter of James Bunch and Mary Norwood. The Stephens County, Oklahoma - Comanche, Indian Territory Business Directory had the following listing: Bunch, Jas. - Rock Island Hotel Prop.

      Rena died of appendicitis at the age of 21, with a contributory factor being her pregnancy of five months duration. She and John William Gentry were still newlyweds, having married just seven months prior to her untimely death.Although she died in Ardmore, her death certificate shows she was a resident of Doughery, Murray County, OK at the time of her death, some 16 miles away.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Oklahoma, Stephens County, Brown Township, Comanche City
      Enumerated 20 April 1910
      SD 5 ED 231 Sheet 5A Stamped 82
      76-76
      Bunch, James Head M W 52 m1 28 La TN TN Farmer
      Bunch, Mary L Wf F W 50 m1 26 6/6 La La La
      Bunch, Norwood Son M W 27 S Tx La La Agent Real Estate
      Bunch, Rena Dtr F W 20 S Tx La La
      Bunch, Sellys Son M W 18 S Tx La La
      Bunch, Luther Son M W 15 S Tx La La
    • (Medical):contributory cause pregnancy
    Person ID I6193  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 May 2023 

    Family John William Gentry,   b. 9 Aug 1885, Decatur, Wise County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1972, Alpine, Brewster County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1911  Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F3026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Feb 1890 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jun 1911 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Dec 1911 - Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Bunch, Rena (Mrs. John William Gentry), Death Certificate
    Bunch, Rena (Mrs. John William Gentry), Death Certificate
    Death Certificate from the State of Oklahoma

  • Sources 
    1. [S258] Oklahoma, Stephens County Courthouse, Marriage Records, Courtesy of Kenneth Harvey.

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Oklahoma, Stephens County, Brown Township, Comanche City Enumerated 20 April 1910 SD 5 ED 231 Sheet 5A Stamped 82 76-76 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S104] Gentry, Ruth Pearl (1930) (W.M. and M.E. Gentry) Family (Genealogical) Record Form (probably largely compiled by Ruth Pearl Gentry circa 1911-1930), (Courtesy of Kenneth Harvey).

    4. [S389] State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death.

    5. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.