1845 Birth:2648 Birth year of 1845 estimated based on age (5 years) in 1850 census enumeration; birth place taken from same source.

1850 U.S. Census:2648 Chas. enumerated in the household of his parents Jeremiah and Josephine Bunn in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio as a male, age 5, born in Ohio, attended school within the year. Siblings residing in the household were Eliz., age 21; Wm., age 18; Martha, age 12; Mary, age 10; and Andrew, age 8.

1860 U.S. Census:2650 Chas. W. enumerated in the household of his father J. Bunn in Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan as a male, age 16, farm laborer, born in Ohio. In addition to Charles and his father, other residents were M. A. Devon, age 26 (a possible widowed older sister?) and Asa Devon, age 6; J. M. Devon, age 2; and Ophelia Devon, age 1.

1864 Marriage Witness:1825 "This is to certify that I joined in marriage at my residence in Calvin Township on the 29th day of December 1864 Leason Grady of the Township of Porter, County of Cass, and State of Michigan, aged 23 years and Martha A. Bunn of the Township of Calvin, County and State aforesaid, aged 26 years and there was present as witnesses Emily Cannady of Porter and Charles Bunn of Calvin, County and State aforesaid. Levi J. Reynolds, Justice of the Peace." Charles witnessed the wedding of his sister Martha Ann.

1870 U.S. Census:2651
Cass County, Michigan (Calvin Township, Cassiopolis)
Enumerated 13 June 1870
Charles Bunn •• 24, male, farmer, real estate value $1,600, personal property value $300, born in Ohio, male citizen over the age of 21
Mary M. •• 23, female, keeping house, born in Ohio
Mathias •• 1, male, born in Michigan

1880 U.S. Census:2652
Cass County, Michigan (Calvin Township)
Enumerated 5 June 1880
Charles Bunn •• male, 34, husband, married, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia
Mary M. •• female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Tennessee
Matthias •• male, 11, son, single, attended school within the year, born in Michigan, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Arthur •• male, 8, son, attended school within the year, born in Michigan, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Nora •• female, 6, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born in Michigan, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Albert •• male, 9 months, born in August, son, single, born in Michigan, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Gilbert Brown •• male, 24, servant, single, born in Tennessee, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Tennessee
Frances Haithcox •• female, 21, servant, single, born in Ohio, father born in North Carolina, mother born in Ohio
The second following household, consisting on only one person, is Sterling Haithcox, male, age 55, "head of the family," married, "engineer in saw mill," born in North Carolina, possibly the father of Frances Haithcox.

1882 Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan:1203, p. 387. "A lady named Lucinda Stewart, whose husband died in the army, carried on a farm of 150 acres, while C. W. Bunn owns and runs a saw-mill on Section 22, thus taking their part in all the enterprises of the township."