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Subject: [GACAMPBE] Rev. War Soldiers
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:46:46 EDT
Recently I found an Item which listed Rev. War pensioners in GA.. Included
in the list which I think was taken from the 1840 pensioners list was:
COWETA COUNTY
Soldier/Pensioner: William Bunster -age 83
The name of the head of the family with whom he was living was :James Bunster
Additionally, I found a newspaper article posted online which states that
there was in "THE HERALD & ADVERTISER", Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia for
APRIL 1909 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, April 2, 1909 REVOLUTIONARY HEROES Movement
to Have Remains of Old Soldiers Buried in Coweta County Disinterred and
Brought to Newnan; Monument to be erected ...... This article also mentioned
William BUNSTER but it mentioned that no pension application had been found
for Mr. Bunster and apparently they had no proof that he was a Rev. War
Soldier. (Could it be that the reason it wasn't found was that his name was
mis-spelled?)
I am hoping someone can help me solve this puzzle. I suspect that Mr.
Bunster was NOT BUNSTER at all, but was either BANISTER/BANNISTER or
BRUSTER/Bruister/Brewster instead.
The article says that Mr. Bunster lived in Campbell County, just over the
Coweta line. I have found no indication of BUNSTERS in the area but there
were both BANISTERS and BRUSTERS in that area. Does anyone know if there was a
Wm. BRUSTER/Bruister/Brewster or a BANISTER of this area who was a Rev.
Soldier. Also, Does anyone know if the movement to re-inter these graves ever
happened and if so where were they moved? Was Mr. Bunster's
(Banister/Brewster?) grave among those moved and if not, does anyone know where the BUNSTER?
grave was?... or where it is located at this time?
In other words.. WHO WAS THIS PERSON? and was his grave moved and if not
where is the old grave located. Can anyone help me with this riddle? I am in
Tennessee so I do not have easy access to the area information. Any help
appreciated.
Thank you,
Vivian Eakes Hull
Hermitage, TN
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