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Note: Jennie was born October 2, 1886, Union Township, to Daniel L. Preston and Bertha Whitehead. She died October 23, 1969, Canton, and was buried in Park Cemetery, Canton, PA.
Copied from "The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution" Volume 149 page 197: Mrs. M. Jennie Preston Bunn, DAR ID Number: 148635
Descendant of Jehiel Kilbourn, as follows:
1. D. L. Preston (b. 1859) m. 1885 Bertha Whitehead (b. 1867)
2. Jay Whitehead (1826-1911) m. 1848 Jane L. Grantier (1826-1910)
3. David S. Grantier (1798-1882) m. 2nd 1825 Rhoda Kilbourn (1802-1885)
4. Ozias Kilbourn (d. 1841 m. 1st Deborah Page; other reports state her name as Elizabeth Page
5. Jehiel Kilbourn m. Amy Vail (b. 1729)
p. 197 - Jehiel Kilbourn served in the 2nd regiment of Light Dragoons, under Col. Philip B. Bradley, Connecticut Line. He was born in Litchfield, Conn; died, 1803, Kortright, N. Y.
Mrs. Belle Heylmun Buckeridge - DAR ID Number 113506 - states Jehiel Kilborn, (1748-1803) served as private, taken prisoner in 1778. His son, Ozias, was m. 2nd to Sally Page Wetmore, d. 1834 (Belle's lineage)
"The Canton Independent-Sentinel":
Mrs. M. Jennie Bunn, 83 wife of Anderson Bunn of 94 East Union St., died Thursday, Oct. 23, 1969, in the Crowe Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was a member of the Canton Church of Christ, Disciples. She was born in Union Township, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Preston. She received her education in local schools and at Mansfield State Normal School, after which she taught in both Tioga and Bradford Counties. On Aug. 8, 1911 she became the wife of Anderson H. Bunn. They began housekeeping in Mount Vernon, N.Y., but later moved to Pennsylvania and for many years have been active residents of Canton and vicinity.
Surviving besides her husband are three sisters, Mrs. Eva Packard, also of Canton, Mrs. Lyle Burlingame, Canton RD, and Mrs. Marjorie Baird, Jacksonville, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. The funeral was at 2 p.m., Saturday, at Morse's 12 East Main Street. Burial was in Park Cemetery. The Rev. Ralph Knight officiated.
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