RF Bunting Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Robert Franklin Bunting

May 9, 1828 - September 19, 1891

Born in Hookstown, Beaver County, PA on May 9, 1828.
Resided in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX.

Appointed as chaplain to the regiment on November 3, 1861 and acted in that capacity through 1865.
Accompanied 30 sick men to Atlanta, GA in March 1862.
Member of Terry Masionic Lodge.
From October 1863, remained with sick and wounded at Rome, GA.
Helped establish and headed hospital for TX soldiers at Auburn, AL.
Sent numerous letters to editors of TX newspapers.
Gave last sermon to regiment on September 18, 1864.
Surrendered at Montgomery, AL on May 15, 1865 or June 17, 1865.

After the war, he was a minister and businessman.
Died at Gallatin, TN on September 19, 1891.
Buried at Gallatin, TN.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	John Bunting b. Margaret Moody Bunting b.
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 4, Page 437B, Dwelling, Family 1592, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	R. F. Bunting	22	M		O. S. Pres. Minister	$2,000		PA
	C. S. C. Bunting	22	F			$4,000		OH

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Related Links:
	San Antonio Herald, January 25, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, January 3, 1862 Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, February 21, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, January 27, 1862 "Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, October 27, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, September 29, 1862 San Antonio Herald, November 1, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 8, 1862 The Tri-Weekly Telegraph. November 10, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 17, 1862 R. F. Bunting Letter, November 25, 1862 "Packages for Terry's Rangers," Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, December 19, 1862 R. F. Bunting Letter, July 7, 1863 G. Q. Turner Letter, August 25, 1863 R. F. Bunting Letter, October 20, 1863 "Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer," Austin Daily Statesmen, July 8, 1875 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online: "Bunting, Robert Franklin" (offsite) Sumner County, Tennessee In the Civil War - Chapter Fifteen
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Marks, Paula Mitchel, "The Ranger Reverend", Civil War Times Illustrated, December 1985. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Bunting) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Bunting) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Bexar County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bexar County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Bexar County, TX)

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