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Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM 1853–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1853

Birth Location: Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois

Death Date: 12 August 1891

Death Location: Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Father: John Dunham

Mother: Clarissa Redfield

Spouse(s): Mary DAVIS

Children(s): Charles DUNHAM, Edna DUNHAM, John DUNHAM, Horace DUNHAM, Eben DUNHAM

The story of Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM began in 1853 in Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois. Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM married Mary Adelaide Davis, and had children including Charles Irving Dunham, Eben Roger Dunham, Edna Inez Dot Dunham, Horace Edwin Jr Dunham, John Leon Dunham. Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM passed away in 1891 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • The story of Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM began in 1853 in Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois.
  • Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM married Mary Adelaide Davis, and had children including Charles Irving Dunham, Eben Roger Dunham, Edna Inez Dot Dunham, Horace Edwin Jr Dunham, John Leon Dunham.
  • Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM passed away in 1891 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dunham
1824–1902
Birth Location: Saratoga, New York, United States
JD
Clarissa Redfield
1828–1924
Birth Location: Chester Hill, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
CR

Spouses(s)

Mary DAVIS
1853–1924
Birth Location: Newberg Township, Pike County, Illinois
MD

Children(s)

Charles DUNHAM
1887–1957
Birth Location: St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota
CD
Edna DUNHAM
1877–1959
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
ED
John DUNHAM
1880–1954
Birth Location: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States
JD
Horace DUNHAM
1883–1941
Birth Location: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States
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Eben DUNHAM
1885–1969
Birth Location: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States
ED

Horace DUNHAM's Ancestors

Self
Horace DUNHAM
1853–1891
Birth Place: Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois
Parents
John Hezekiah Dunham
1824–1902
Saratoga, New York, United States
Clarissa (Mina) Redfield
1828–1924
Chester Hill, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John (Davis) Dunham
1793–1880
Saratoga, New York, United States
Anne (Cathrine) Pettis
1798–1873
Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States
Harlow Redfield
1801–1866
Caroline Foster
1804–1834
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah DUNHAM
1745–1810
Mary Davis
1750–1813
Stephen Pettis
1777–1855
Catherine Wing
1779–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dunham
1722–1789
Elizabeth Waitsill
1725–1782
Joseph Pettis
1756–1850
Mary Chapman
1753–1802
Giles Wing
1754–1858
Mary Cornell
1755–1790

Horace DUNHAM's Descendants

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Horace (Edwin Sr.) DUNHAM (5 March 1853–12 August 1891) m. Mary (Adelaide) DAVIS (23 November 1853–11 May 1924)
  1. 1. Charles (Irving) DUNHAM 1887–1957 m. Rose (Dorothy) FRIEDRICHS 1886–1978
    1. 1. Cecelia (Elizabeth) DUNHAM 1918–1981 m. Harold (James) Burke 1918–1986
    2. 2. Rose (M) Dunham 1918–
    3. 3. Marcella Dunham 1923–
    4. 4. Charlie Dunham 1926–
    5. 5. Sister (Mary Jose, Rose Mary) DUNHAM 1917–1996
    6. 6. Frederick (Edwin) DUNHAM 1920–1920
    7. 7. Marcella (Margaret) DUNHAM 1922–2000
    8. 8. Charles (Roger L) DUNHAM 1925–1995
  2. 2. Edna (Inez Dot) DUNHAM 1877–1959 m. John ('Jack' F Jr.) ESSLER 1871–1944
    1. 1. Dorothy ESSLER 1903–1903
    2. 2. Avis ('Ruth') ESSLER 1905– m. Adelbert (Delbert Edmond) WOODS 1897–1972
      1. 1. Ruth (L) Woods 1925–
    3. 3. Inez ESSLER 1906–1906
  3. 3. John (Leon) DUNHAM 1880–1954 m. Maude SIBLEY 1884–
  4. 4. Horace (Edwin Jr.) DUNHAM 1883–1941
  5. 5. Eben (Roger) DUNHAM 1885–1969 m. Marjorie RYAN 1892–
    1. 1. John (D) DUNHAM 1908–1908
    2. 2. Roger (Joseph Edward) Dunham 1916–
    3. 3. Mabel (Gertrude) Dunham 1918–
    4. 4. Barbara (J) Dunham 1922–

Horace DUNHAM's Timeline

2 Records

1853
5 March 1853
Birth of Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM in Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois
Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois
1891
12 August 1891
Age 38
Death of Horace Edwin Sr. DUNHAM in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1853
    Event Place: Newburg Townshiip, Pike County, Illinois
    Record Source: Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1891
    Event Place: Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
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