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Francis Willis Dunham 1830–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1830

Birth Location: Manchester, Iowa

Death Date: 6 January 1868

Death Location: Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Joseph Dunham

Mother: Paulina Joiner

Spouse(s): Anna Start

Children(s): George Dunham, Mary Dunham, Laura Dunham

Francis Willis Dunham was born in 1830 in Manchester, Iowa, the child of Joseph Dunham And Paulina Joiner. In 1850, Francis Willis Dunham resided in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA. In 1860, Francis Willis Dunham resided in Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA. Francis Willis Dunham married Anna Mary Start, and had children including George Willes Dunham, Laura Ellen Dunham, Mary Louise Dunham. Francis Willis Dunham passed away in 1868 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis Willis Dunham was born in 1830 in Manchester, Iowa, the child of Joseph Dunham And Paulina Joiner.
  • In 1850, Francis Willis Dunham resided in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA.
  • In 1860, Francis Willis Dunham resided in Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA.
  • Francis Willis Dunham married Anna Mary Start, and had children including George Willes Dunham, Laura Ellen Dunham, Mary Louise Dunham.
  • Francis Willis Dunham passed away in 1868 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dunham
1796–1864
Birth Location: Royalton, VT
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Paulina Joiner
1800–1871
Birth Location: Vermont
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Spouses(s)

Anna Start
1835–1915
Birth Location: Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America
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Children(s)

George Dunham
1857–1938
Birth Location: Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
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Mary Dunham
1859–1863
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Laura Dunham
1864–1954
Birth Location: Manchester Iowa
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Francis Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Francis Dunham
1830–1868
Birth Place: Manchester, Iowa
Parents
Joseph Dunham
1796–1864
Royalton, VT
Paulina Joiner
1800–1871
Vermont
Grandparents
Jesse Dunham
1756–1845
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Lois Hatch
1757–1798
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Dunham
1719–1775
Lydia Perry
1725–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isreal Dunham
1689–1726
Joanna Rickard
1691–1767
William Perry
1694–1732
Lydia Barnaby
1702–

Francis Dunham's Descendants

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Francis (Willis) Dunham (20 Jul 1830–6 January 1868) m. Anna (Mary) Start (17 December 1835–12 January 1915)
  1. 1. George (Willes) Dunham 1857–1938 m. Effie (May) Blair 1859–1938
    1. 1. Francis (Blair) Dunham 1885–1951 m. Josephine Lien 1888–1962
      1. 1. Frances (Louise) Dunham 1917–1974
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ruth) Dunham 1916–2010 m. William (Judd) Ryan 1918–1987
        1. 1. Ann (E) Ryan 1947–2015
      3. 3. Dorothy (Ann) Dunham 1915–1923
    2. 2. George (Harold) Dunham 1886–1961 m. Bessie (Marie) McGee 1890–1976
      1. 1. Richard (Blair) Dunham 1921–2006 m. Lou (Ella) Allen 1920–2003
      2. 2. Jean (Elizabeth) Dunham 1913–1993 m. Clark (B.) Davis 1909–1988
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Davis 1932–2019 m. William (Clinton) Hart 1926–2004
      3. 3. Helen (McGee) Dunham 1917–2012 m. Howard (Taylor) Shelly 1916–2007
    3. 3. Anna (Laura) Dunham 1889–1950 m. Donald (John) Taylor 1886–1929
      1. 1. Laura Taylor 1918–2010 m. Donald (James) Byers 1913–2000
      2. 2. George (Dunham) Taylor 1920–1984 m. Betty (Ann) Bridge 1931–2016
      3. 3. Catherine (Carter) Taylor 1925–2005 m. Glen (Emil Lundsgaard) Nielsen 1918–2010
  2. 2. Mary (Louise) Dunham 1859–1863
  3. 3. Laura (Ellen) Dunham 1864–1954 m. Charles (Henry) Barrett 1859–1946
    1. 1. Charles (Sanborn) Barrett 1902–1994 m. Dorothy (A) Adams 1903–1995
      1. 1. Curtis (Adams) Barrett 1941–1941
    2. 2. George (Dunham) Barrett 1894–1909

Francis Dunham's Timeline

4 Records

1830
20 Jul 1830
Birth of Francis Willis Dunham in Manchester, Iowa
Manchester, Iowa
1850
1850
Age 20
Francis Willis Dunham resided here in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA
1860
1860
Age 30
Francis Willis Dunham resided here in Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA
1868
6 January 1868
Age 38
Death of Francis Willis Dunham in Almoral, Iowa
Almoral, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1830
    Event Place: Manchester, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Oneida, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: M653_318; Page: 104; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1868
    Event Place: Almoral, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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