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     Mary Hudson married Samuel Bunch, son of John Bunch III.¹ Mary Hudson died on 31 January 1792 at Louisa Co., VA.¹

     Helaman Pratt was born on 31 May 1846 at in a covered wagon during a one-hour stopover on the trail, near Mt. Pisgah, IA.¹ He was the son of Parley Parker Pratt and Mary Wood.¹ Helaman Pratt married Anna Johanna Dorothy Wilcken on 20 April 1874 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.¹ Helaman Pratt died on 26 November 1909 at Colonia Dublan, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico, at age 63.¹

     Mary Bellamy married Charles Bunch, son of Samuel Bunch and Mary Hudson, on 9 January 1792.¹

     Luther Warner married Permelia Stanton.¹ Luther Warner was born on 13 December 1798.¹ He was the son of David Warner and Mary Russell.¹

     Sarah Wade Ray married Nathaniel Bunch, son of Charles Bunch and Mary Bellamy, on 15 November 1810 at Overton Co., TN.¹

     Robert Berry was born on 20 November 1823 at Seneca, NY.¹ He was the son of Robert Berry and Nancy Russell.¹ Robert Berry married Elnora Lucretia Warner, daughter of Luther Warner and Permelia Stanton, on 27 August 1842 at Hillside Co., MI.¹ Robert Berry died on 27 November 1905 at Reading, Hillsdale Co., MI, at age 82.¹

     Samuel Bunch was born circa 1720 at Hanover Co., VA. He was the son of John Bunch III. Samuel Bunch married Mary Hudson.¹ Samuel Bunch died on 9 June 1783 at Louisa Co., VA.

     James Norrish Holcombe married Bertha Ann Clayton. James Norrish Holcombe was born in May 1898 at Sayre, Bradford Co., PA. He was the son of K. Jay Holcombe and Ida Ellen Bush.

     Nathaniel Bunch was born on 23 April 1793 at Louisa Co., VA. He was the son of Charles Bunch and Mary Bellamy.¹ Nathaniel Bunch married Sarah Wade Ray on 15 November 1810 at Overton Co., TN.¹ Nathaniel Bunch died on 16 February 1859 at Newton Co., AR, at age 65.

     Charles Bunch was born circa 1767 at Louisa Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Samuel Bunch and Mary Hudson. Charles Bunch married Mary Bellamy on 9 January 1792.¹ Charles Bunch died say 1808 at Granger Co., TN.

     John Bunch III was born about 1680-1685 at New Kent Co., VA.¹ He was the son of John Bunch II. John Bunch III died before 14 March 1741/42 at Louisa Co., VA.¹

     Judge Steven Kenny Elliott was born on 22 December 1910 at Southington, Hartford Co., CT.^1,2 He married Ruth Holcombe, daughter of Arthur W. Holcombe and Elizabeth Sullivan.¹ Judge Steven Kenny Elliott died on 8 July 1990 at Southington, Hartford Co., CT, at age 79.² He was buried at Saint Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Hartford Co., CT.²

     John Bunch II was born about 1655-1660 at New Kent Co., VA.¹ He was the son of John Bunch I. John Bunch II died after 1704.

     Harold Arundel LaFount was born on 5 January 1880 at Birmingham, Co. Warwick.¹ He married Alma Luella Robison, daughter of Charles Edward Robison and Rosetta Mary Berry, on 20 October 1903 at Logan, Cache Co., UT.¹ Harold Arundel LaFount died on 21 October 1952 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, at age 72.¹

     John Bunch I was born circa 1632-1635.¹ He was the son of John Punch.¹ John Bunch I died by 1704.¹

     Charles Edward Robison was born on 2 December 1845 at Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Lewis Robison and Clarissa Minerva Duzette.² Charles Edward Robison married Rosetta Mary Berry, daughter of Robert Berry and Elnora Lucretia Warner, on 10 October 1865 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.¹ Charles Edward Robison died on 26 September 1883 at Whitaker, SC, at age 37.¹

     John Punch was also known as John Bunch.

John was one of the fewer than one hundred African men who resided in Virginia before 1640 . . ¹ He was an indentured servant of Hugh Gwyn but he and two other men fled for freedom but were captured in Maryland and returned. As his punishment he became the first slave in America.

     John Prosser was born in March 1854 at Wales.¹ He married Ellenor (?) circa 1880.

John and Ellen were enumerated in the 1900 Osage, Osage Co., KS, federal census. He was the owner of a butcher shop, age 46, she was 45. Children in the household were James T. 17, Lew 15, Lydia 13, Francis 11, John 8, and Margaret 6.

John and Ellen were again enumerated in Osage in the 1910 federal census. He was 56, she was 55. Children in the household were Lydia 23, Francis 21, John 18, and Margaret 16.

     Catherine Kuntz was born in 1855 at IN.¹ Catherine Kuntz was also known as Katherine Kuntz. She married George Firsich Jr., son of George Firsich, on 22 October 1878 at Dearborn Co., IN.^1,2

     Margaret Kathleen Warner was born on 12 December 1907 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Jonathan Francis Warner and Katherine Zeien. Margaret Kathleen Warner married Francis Edward McKinney Sr., son of Roscoe Anthony McKinney and Anna Marie Moss, on 24 November 1932 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.¹ Margaret Kathleen Warner died on 13 September 1972 at Winona Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, at age 64.³ She was buried on 16 September 1972 at Calvary Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.

From the Indianapolis Star, 14 September 1972:

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret McKinney, leader in civic, charitable and social events and the first woman president of the "500" Festival, will be held at 10 a. am. Saturday at St. Luke's Catholic Church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.

Mrs. McKinney, the wife of Frank E. McKinney, retired chairman of the board of American Fletcher National Bank and Trust Company and chairman of the American Fletcher Corporation, died yesterday in Winona Memorial Hospital.

She was credited with helping boot the "500" Festival into the colorful extravaganza that now attracts thousands to Indiana before the 500-Mile Race.

She underwent surgery for removal of a lung in early March, 1967.

Mrs. McKinney, 64, 300 Willow Spring Road, had won many awards, including the Papal Cross from Pope Paul VI for service to the Catholic Church.

She was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church.

She was named "Woman of the Year" in 1962 by Theta Sigma Phi, national fraternity for women in journalism, and received the B'nai B'rith Isadore Feibelman Foundation award the same year.

In 1965 she received the distinguished Citizen of the Year award of the Indiana district of the American Legion.

An Indianapolis native, she was the daughter of Frank and Catherin Warner. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and Sacred Heart High School.

She married McKinney in 1932. During World War II, they lived in Washington while he served in the Army.

Mr. and Mrs. McKinney were co-chairmen of the Mayor's Breakfast of the "500" Festival in 1958. The next year she was a co-chairman of the governor's reception and invitational ball.

Later named a festival vice-president, she was elected president in 1961 for the 1962 festival, and was elected chairman of the board of directors for the 1963 festival.

She was first chairman of the women's division of the Marion County Tuberculosis Association's Christmas Seal campaign in 1964, and was the campaign chairman the next year.

In 1966 she was on the program committee of the World Monetary Conference of the American Bankers Association.

She received the Papal Cross in January, 1967.

Besides the tuberculosis association, she also had been active in campaigns for the United Fund, Heart Fund, Cancer Fund, American Red Cross and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.

She also served on the Clowes Hall Women's Committee, for the 1963 Gold and White Symphony Ball, as active honorary chairman of the St. Vincent Hospital Guild cobalt drive, and was co-chairman of the first two formal fund dinners for the St. Mary's Child Center, a school for retarded children.

Active in St. Luke's Catholic School Mother's Club and the mothers' clubs of other schools, she was a past president of the Proctor Club, oldest Catholic literary society in Indiana.

Mrs. McKinney was a member of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art Association of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Zoological Society, Catholic Charities Bureau, St. Vincent Hospital Guild, Winona Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Indiana State Symphony society, American National Red Cross, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Committee on Cultural Arts. She had been active in the Civic Ballet Society of Indianapolis Inc., Guardian Angel Guild, St. John Bosco Guild of the Catholic Youth Organization, Marydale Guild and the University Club of Indiana University.

Surviving, besides the husband, are a son, Frank e. McKinney Jr; two daughters, Mrs. Claire Clark and Miss Kathleen McKinney, all of Indianapolis, and 10 grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Feeney-Kirby Mortuary between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday.

Contributions may be made to St. Mary's Center for Retarded Children or to the Salvation Army.

     Mehitable Holcombe married Dan Sanders.¹ Mehitable Holcombe was the daughter of Truman Holcombe and Phebe Pike.¹

     David Woodward was born circa 1839 at NY.¹ He married Rebecca Edwards, daughter of Henry Edwards and Lydia Holcombe, say 1877.¹

     Harriet Holcombe was the daughter of Truman Holcombe and Phebe Pike.¹ Harriet Holcombe married Elisha Williams.¹

     Hannah Tennant married Moses Holcombe, son of Truman Holcombe and Phebe Pike, on 7 November 1848.¹ Hannah Tennant died on 2 September 1908.¹

     Elida Holcombe was born on 6 August 1849.¹ She was the daughter of Moses Holcombe and Hannah Tennant.¹ Elida Holcombe married Henry Breckenridge on 4 July 1867.¹

     Joseph Bliss Humphrey married Rachael Humpston.¹ Joseph Bliss Humphrey was born on 2 February 1904 at NE.^1,2 He was the son of George Edward Humphrey and Julia Maybelle Bliss.¹

     Rachel (?) married Obed Holcombe, son of Jedediah Holcombe II and Lydia Hosington.¹

     Frank George Humphrey married Cecila Goodwin.¹ Frank George Humphrey was born on 6 May 1908 at NE.^1,2 He was the son of George Edward Humphrey and Julia Maybelle Bliss.¹