Barbara Simmerl
b. 30 December 1856, d. 4 February 1943
 Henry & Barbara Bunkers and family |
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| Mother | Susanna Simmerl b. 2 Apr 1831, d. 20 May 1906 | |
Barbara Simmerl|b. 30 Dec 1856\nd. 4 Feb 1943|p1617.htm||||Susanna Simmerl|b. 2 Apr 1831\nd. 20 May 1906||||||||Theodore Simmerl|b. 26 Sep 1797\nd. 1 Feb 1855||Angela Hottua|b. 16 Feb 1808\nd. 15 Jul 1897|| | ||
| Birth | 30 December 1856 | Barbara Simmerl was born on 30 December 1856 in Oberfeulen, Luxembourg. |
| Immigration (Witness) | 4 May 1866 | She immigrated with Angela Hottua and Peter Simmerl on 4 May 1866; Ship - William Penn, From London to New York arrived on 04 May 1866 (Nicholas Schwebach was on the same ship). |
| Cen-Head (Enumerated with) | 27 July 1870 | The 1870 US Census listed Barbara Simmerl in the household of Simon Voeles, in Liberty, Dubuque County, Iowa. |
| Cen-Enum | 27 July 1870 | Barbara Simmerl was enumerated as Barbara Simmer. White female, age 13. She is a domestic servant. She was born in Luxemburg. She attended school within the year. |
| Marriage | 20 July 1875 | She and Henry Bunkers, son of Herman Theodore Bunkers and Marie Elizabeth Niegengert, were married on 20 July 1875 in Dyersville, Dubuque County, Iowa, Date is 10 July 1875 per letter received from Suzanne Bunkers on 19 July 1996. |
| Cen-Head (Enumerated with) | June 1880 | The 1880 US Census listed Barbara Simmerl in addition to Herman Henry Bunkers, Barbara Elizabeth Bunkers and Anna Catherine Bunkers in the household of Henry Bunkers, in Liberty, Dubuque County, Iowa. |
| Cen-Enum | June 1880 | Barbara Simmerl was enumerated as Barbara Bneuker. Married white female, age 23. Wife of head of household. Occupation is keeping house. She and both her parents were born in Luxemburg. |
| Cen-Head (Enumerated with) | 4 June 1900 | The 1900 US Census listed Barbara Simmerl in addition to Barbara Elizabeth Bunkers, John Bunkers, Frank Peter Bunkers, Anton Bunker, Joseph Bunkers, Frank Otto Bunkers, Clara Agnes Bunkers, John Emil Bunkers, Elizabeth Elenora Bunkers and Catherine Marie Edmunda Bunkers in the household of Henry Bunkers, in East Orange, Sioux County, Iowa. |
| Cen-Enum | 4 June 1900 | Barbara Simmerl was enumerated as Barbara Bunker. Married white female. She is the wife of the head of household. Born January 1856, age 44. She has been married 24 years. She is the mother of 12 children, with 12 children living. She and both her mother and father were born in Germany. She immigrated to the United States in 1870 and has been in the United States 30 years. Her occupation is farm laborer and has been unemployed 0 months. She can read, write and speak English. |
| Cen-Head (Enumerated with) | 20 April 1910 | The 1910 US Census listed Barbara Simmerl in addition to Barbara Elizabeth Bunkers, Joseph Bunkers, Frank Otto Bunkers, Clara Agnes Bunkers, John Emil Bunkers, Elizabeth Elenora Bunkers and Catherine Marie Edmunda Bunkers in the household of Henry Bunkers, in East Orange, Sioux County, Iowa. |
| Cen-Enum | 20 April 1910 | Barbara Simmerl was enumerated as Barbara Bunkers. Married white female, age 55. Wife of head of household. Married for 34 years. Mother of 12 children, 12 still living. She was born in Luxemburg. Her mother and father were born in Luxemburg. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1866. She speaks English. She has no occupation. She can read and write. |
| Cen-Head (Enumerated with) | 21 January 1920 | The 1920 US Census listed Barbara Simmerl in the household of Henry Bunkers, in East Orange, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. |
| Cen-Enum | 21 January 1920 | Barbara Simmerl was enumerated as Barbara Bunkers. Married white female, age 65. Wife of head of household. She was naturalized. Sher can read, write, and speak English. She was born in Germany and her mother tongue is German. Her mother and father were born in Luxemburg, and their mother tongue is German. She has no occupation. |
| Cen-Head | 1930 | Barbara Simmerl is head of household in the 1930 US Census of Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. |
| Death | 4 February 1943 | She died on 4 February 1943 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, at age 86. Cause of death: She died in Granville, IA per letter recevied from Ray Bunkers on 03 July 1998. |
| Burial | 8 February 1943 | She was buried on 8 February 1943 in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. |
| Obit | 12 February 1943 | OBITUARY: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Barbara Bunkers Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Bunker of Granville, were held on Monday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Joseph's church. Rev. J. Dalhoff officiating. Barbara Simmerl Bunker was born Jan. 1, 1856 in Luxemburg, Europe, and died Feb. 4 1943 at Des Moines, where she made her home with her daughter, Miss Munda Bunker since Oct. 20, 1941. She came to this county at an early age, and on July 20, 1875 at Dyersville, Iowa she was married to Henry Bunker. They came to Granville and made their home a farm 2 miles north west of town, and lived there until 1916 when they retired and moved to town. To this union were born twelve children, 5 surviving their mother, namely: John of Garretson, S.D., Tony of Madison, Minn. , Emil of Dell Rapds, S.D., Nora, Mrs. Joe Bachmann of Granville, and Miss Munda of Des Moines. Mr. Bunker preceded her in death on Feb. 15. 1924. A son, Joseph died in 1911, Elizabeth in 1915, Otto in 1925, Frank in 1926, Clara, Mrs. Art Full in 1933, Henry in 1936, and Catherine, Mrs. John Graff in 1941. She leaves the five children, 50 grand children, many great grand children, and 2 sisters, Mrs. Sophie O'Conner of Waterloo and Mrs. Suzan O'Conner of Milwaukee, Wis. Interment was at St. Joseph's cemetery, with Rev. Clemens Knobbe and Rev. J. A. Gerlemann officiating at the grave side services. Pall bearers were 6 grandsons namely Sgt. Robert Bachmann of Camp Crowder, Mo., Magnus (the rest of the obituary is not here). This appeared in the Alton Democrat issue of Feb. 12, 1943. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. |
Family | Henry Bunkers b. 25 November 1848, d. 15 February 1924 | |
| Marriage | 20 July 1875 | She and Henry Bunkers, son of Herman Theodore Bunkers and Marie Elizabeth Niegengert, were married on 20 July 1875 in Dyersville, Dubuque County, Iowa, Date is 10 July 1875 per letter received from Suzanne Bunkers on 19 July 1996. |
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