| Birth | 9 Jun 1871 | Elizabeth Bunkers was born on 9 Jun 1871 in Luxemburg, Dubuque County, Iowa. |
1880 Census
(with Parents)
| Jun 1880 | Elizabeth appeared in the 1880 Federal Census of Liberty, Dubuque County, Iowa, as Elizabeth Bneuker, in the household of her parents, Christina and Herman Bernard Bunkers. She is a single white female, age 9. Daughter of head of household. Occupation is at school. She attended school within the Census year. She was born in Iowa, her father was born in Ohio, and her mother in Prussia. |
| Marriage | 7 Feb 1893 | Elizabeth Bunkers and Henry Reker, son of Joseph Reker and Caroline Vaske, were married on 7 Feb 1893 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa. |
1900 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 5 Jun 1900 | Elizabeth appeared in the 1900 Federal Census of Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, as Lizzie Raker, with her husband, Henry Reker. Their daughter, Rosa and Christiana, was listed as living with them. She is a married white female, age 27. Lives on the west side of Harrison Street. Wife of head of household. Born June 1872. Married 7 years. Mother of 3 children, 2 still living. She was born in Iowa. Her father was born in Iowa, her mother in Germany. She can read, write and speak English. |
1910 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 22 Apr 1910 | Elizabeth appeared in the 1910 Federal Census of Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, as Elizabeth Reker, with her husband, Henry Reker, and their children, Rosa, Christiana, Francis and Amelia. She is a married white female, age 38. Wife of head of household. Married 17 years. Mother of 6 children, 4 living now. She was born in Iowa. her father was born in Ohio, her mother in Germany. She can read, write, and speak English. She has no occupation. |
1920 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 10 Jan 1920 | Elizabeth appeared in the 1920 Federal Census of Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, as Elizabeth Reker, with her husband, Henry Reker, and their children, Francis, Amelia and Edmund, as well as her father-in-law, Joseph Reker. She is a married white female, age 48. Wife of head of household. She can read, write, and speak English. She was born in Iowa. Her mother and father were born in Germany and their native tongue is German. She has no occupation. |
| Death | 26 Oct 1952 | Elizabeth Bunkers died on 26 Oct 1952 in Wilmont, Nobles County, Minnesota, at age 81. |
| Burial | after 26 Oct 1952 | She was buried after 26 Oct 1952 in Saint Mary's Cemetery, located in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa. |
Elizabeth Bunkers