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Elijah Hiriah Dunn 1797–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1797

Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Dunn

Mother: Sarah Dunn

Spouse(s): Argency Whitehurst

Children(s): James Dunn, Argency Dunn, Hillary Dunn

Elijah Hiriah Dunn was born in 1797 in Craven County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Depp Dunn And Sarah Carraway Dunn. In 1850, Elijah Hiriah Dunn resided in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Hiriah Dunn married Argency Whitehurst, and had children including Argency Jane Dunn, Hillary Dunn, James Calvin Dunn. Elijah Hiriah Dunn passed away in 1860 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Hiriah Dunn was born in 1797 in Craven County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Depp Dunn And Sarah Carraway Dunn.
  • In 1850, Elijah Hiriah Dunn resided in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Hiriah Dunn married Argency Whitehurst, and had children including Argency Jane Dunn, Hillary Dunn, James Calvin Dunn.
  • Elijah Hiriah Dunn passed away in 1860 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

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Elijah Dunn's Ancestors

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Elijah Dunn
1797–1860
Birth Place: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Depp Dunn
1771–1818
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Carraway) Dunn
1774–1837
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Depp) Dunn
1745–1817
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Bunn
1746–1817
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Dunn's Descendants

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Elijah (Hiriah) Dunn (Abt. 1797–1860) m. Argency Whitehurst (Abt. 1798–Aug 1860)
  1. 1. James (Calvin) Dunn 1817–1900 m. Martha (Alice) Arnold 1823–
    1. 1. Alfred Dunn 1844–1943
      1. 1. John (Mack) Dunn 1885–1968 m. Hattie Dortch 1892–1956
        1. 1. Crystal (Priscilla) Dunn 1919–2005 m. John (Bennett) Mason 1918–1970
        2. 2. Dorothy (Beatrice Dunn) Fletcher 1930–2016
        3. 3. Robert (M) Dunn 1931–1998
        4. 4. Byron (E) Dunn 1912–1986
    2. 2. John Dunn 1847–
    3. 3. Elijah Dunn 1849–
    4. 4. William Dunn 1853–
    5. 5. Joseph Dunn 1855–
    6. 6. James (C) Dunn 1858–
    7. 7. Jacob Dunn 1863–
    8. 8. Jane Dunn 1867–
    9. 9. B (S) Dunn 1862–
    10. 10. Marthia Dunn 1864–
    11. 11. A (J) Dunn 1865–
    12. 12. Mary (R) Dunn 1867–
    13. 13. Sarah (A) Dunn 1871–
  2. 2. Argency (Jane) Dunn 1835–1904
    1. 1. Mary (Josephine) Roberts 1855–1920 m. Franklin (J) Smith 1854–1931
      1. 1. Myron (Royce Smith) Twin 1896–1972 m. Ida (Myrtle) Ash 1894–1955
        1. 1. Emma (Jo Dale) Smith 1929–2018 m. Floyd (Eugene) Prince 1926–
    2. 2. Charles (Houston) Cosgrove 1865–1945 m. Nettie (Clementine) Murray 1875–1937
      1. 1. Charles (Clifford) Cosgrove 1900–1965 m. Glenna (Bell) Swihart 1907–1999
        1. 1. Roy (David) Cosgrove 1927–1998
        2. 2. Owen (Glenn) Cosgrove 1932–2011
        3. 3. Donald (Gene) Cosgrove 1934–2009
        4. 4. Charles (Ray) Cosgrove 1940–2001
        5. 5. Laverne Cosgrove 1925–2015
        6. 6. Otis (Cecil) Cosgrove 1929–2000
        7. 7. Melvin (Neil) Cosgrove 1938–2017
  3. 3. Hillary Dunn 1831–

Elijah Dunn's Timeline

3 Records

1797
Abt. 1797
Birth of Elijah Hiriah Dunn in Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 53
Elijah Hiriah Dunn resided here in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 63
Death of Elijah Hiriah Dunn in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1797
    Event Place: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 67a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 67a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

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