William and Eliza Bunt

Posted on August 29, 2018 by vanbraman

Tonight I was looking for some cemetery pictures that I took long ago in Nebraska. I didn’t find them, but in the process my mind wandered down a different branch of the family.

William Bunt Grave, Eagleville, MissouriThis is the gravestone of my 4th Great Grandfather William Bunt. He was born in 1799 in Tennessee and died in 1895 in Smith County, Kansas. He is buried in the Masonic cemetery in Eagleville, Missouri. He was 95 years old.

Eliza Turner Bunt, Eagleville, MissouriMy 4th Great Grandmother Eliza Turner Bunt was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1800 and died near Eagleville, Missouri in 1901. You can easily do the math and find that she was 100 years old when she passed away.

William and Eliza Bunt, Eagleville, Missouri, 4th great grandparentsHere is a picture of William and Elizabeth Bunt. I do not have the original of this picture. In fact, it is an interesting story as to how I found this picture.

Several years ago I found this picture in an on-line article about the ancestry of Rachel Dolezal posted by a UK website. Rachel Dolezal is the former NCAAP chapter president who claimed to be African American despite having no African ancestry. William and Eliza Bunt are also the 4th Great Grandparents of Rachel. This makes Rachel my 5th cousin.

Mary Bunt, Eagleville, MissouriMy 3rd Great Grandmother Susannah Bunt Leeper’s sister Mary Bunt Grenawalt is also buried in the Eagleville cemetery.

Isaac Grenewalt, White Beard, Mary BuntHere is a picture of Isaac and Mary Grenawalt. He has a very interesting beard.

I hope I can find the pictures from Schuyler, Nebraska as I want to write a similar post to this one.

Steven

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Long Ago at Lake Como

Posted on August 28, 2018 by vanbraman

I was hunting through folders of old pictures tonight and came across some pictures that I took at Lake Como. The pictures in this post were all taken with an old digital camera that saved the images on a floppy disk.

Lake Como is in Italy near the border with Switzerland. It is also just north of Milan where I was conducting a training course in December 2001. On the weekend between courses the service manager took me to see Lake Como.Car Ferry, Lake Como, Italy, WinterLake Como is considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Unfortunately, I visited in the winter time when it is not as colorful.

When we arrived at the lake we took a ferry to the opposite side.

Italy, Lake Como, Ferry, WinterIt was a bit foggy which made for a nice atmosphere.

The ferry was mostly empty, so I guess visiting in winter when there are few tourists did have an advantage.

Varenna, Lake Como, Italy, VillasHere is a view of Varenna which was our destination. I really like this colorful picture.

Lake Como, houses, shore, ItalyHere you can see the colorful houses along the shore. It is interesting the way they are built on the hill coming down to the shore. There are some very steep sidewalks going up to the houses on the hill.

Lake Como, Varenna, Italy, Sidewalks, WalkwaysWould you want to walk up these steps everyday to get to your house? Perhaps since it is so pretty of a place it may be worth it.

I may have to visit Lake Como again someday now that I am reliving memories of my long ago trip.

Steven

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