Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

624 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES
township, making their home with their son. Here Mrs. Bunnell died
August 16, 1876. Mr. Bunnell is still living,, and, at present writing,
although now in his seventy-sixth year, is qwte active. The first recorcl
of the ancestors comes froin London, Eng., colning to America
about the year 1600. Mr. Bunnell is an uncle of Senator I. C. Bun-
. nell, of Pennsylvania. He is the f ntller of sis children, four of n~holll
are still living: Ji~ines A., now of Pe11n township; Inis IN., now Mrs.
J. S. Moffit, of NebrasBa ; John H., who diecl of Iris ~vounds at Nasllville
; Robert E., of Penn townsllip ; Mayy (deceased); and Amandi~ E.,
now Mrs. G. &I. Wright, of this to\~~nshil).
Ji~7i~~8 A. B/mneU, son of T:enj;nnin i~nd S. il. (Little) Runnell, 11~:~s
born in Pennsylvania in 1834. I-Ie pn.ssetl his ybntll at the l~oine of
his parents. In his fifteentl~ year he en teretl W:yoming k3emint~ry,
studying there about thee yeiws, when he returned to 111s llome ant1
begin teaching in the pnblic schools. This profession lle followed
several years. In his twenty-sisth year he 1u:~rrietl Miss Irene
Chalnberlin, a daughter of John F. itnil Susan (Terw) Chmnberlin, wllo
was born in Bradford county, Pa,., in 1838, rnl~&e she n7as married
September 25, 1860. Her parents were natives of Pennsvlvania,
where her mother still resides, her father having died in 18th in his
sixty-sixth year. After their mn~riage Mr. z~ncl Mrs. Bunnell returned
to Illinois and settled on an unimprovetl quarter on section 17, Penn
to\r~nshil~, on which he had previously built a housc which, on account
of its height, was the \\7oncler of tlie countrv, people coirling from far and
near to see the building, and a:l propllesTed that it \voulcl st~relv blow
away. It still renlains and is toclay one of the firlest far~n residences
in Stad< county. Four cllildren 'have blessed their nnion, three of
~vholn are living : Ida &I., Snsie E., Jennie A.. and Rena C. (cleceasetl).
Mrs. Bunnell is a, member of the M. E. church and is interested in all
works of benevolence. MY. Bunnell has never voted any but the Republican
ticket, ancl has lleltl sevelaal of the townsllip offices. EIe has
been a hard worber, and as the result of labor, now ol~~ns 500 acres of
the clloicest lands in Peun townsliip, about one and one-fourth mile
from Castleton. In connection with his linage farm is his stocligrowing
cstablisl~~nen t, wh icll 1 ilre the farm, is f ~~lly equippecl and well
managetl.
$ober.$ R. Btmw~iell, son of 13enjamin and Sally Ann (Littlej Eunnell,
mas born in Wyoming county, Pa,., ~e~tembkr 25, 1839, and is the
fourtll child of a family of six children. In his fifteenth year he entered
the Wvoming Acnclemv, reniaiued there x short time, when he
returned to "his home. In his twenty-seventh year he purchased
the farm of his father ancl assullied control at once. Four years
latev, September 15, 1670, he married Miss Matilcla N. Jackson, a
daugl~ter of George W. and IIarriet (Jackson) Jackson, who was born
Junel5,1847. IIer~~arentswe~en;~tivesofPennsylvania, wlloremoved
to Illinois. Here Iler ~nother died in 1S49. Mr. J;lclison having married
again, the F:~lnily settled at Clayton, Atlains county, where her
fi~tlrer engaged as superintentlent of the fountlry. ancl nTas also a
~~~'"i~clle~. He is tlle in ren tor nncl patentee of the *' Jackson " scales.
In 1 St; l lle organized Comps~ny A, of the 0 ne-hundred-and-forty-first