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James Dunaway 1786–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1786

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 17 May 1879

Death Location: Harrison County, Kentucky

Father: Thomas Dunaway

Mother: Neoma CHLOE\Clow

Spouse(s): Rebecca Kennedy

Children(s): William Dunaway, Thomas Dunaway, Emily Dunaway, Elizabeth Dunaway, Harmon Dunaway, Lillie Dunaway, Henry Dunaway, Mary Dunaway, John Dunaway, Catherine Dunaway, Maria Dunaway

James Dunaway was born in 1786 in Virginia, the child of Thomas Dunaway And Neoma Chloe Clow. James Dunaway married Rebecca Kennedy, and had children including Catherine E Dunaway, Elizabeth Jane Dunaway, Emily A Dunaway, Harmon Dunaway, Henry Washington Dunaway, John Pat Dunaway, Lillie D Dunaway, Maria J Or Mariah Dunaway, Mary Ovanda Dunaway, Thomas Jefferson Dunaway, William H Dunaway. James Dunaway passed away in 1879 in Harrison County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Dunaway was born in 1786 in Virginia, the child of Thomas Dunaway And Neoma Chloe Clow.
  • James Dunaway married Rebecca Kennedy, and had children including Catherine E Dunaway, Elizabeth Jane Dunaway, Emily A Dunaway, Harmon Dunaway, Henry Washington Dunaway, John Pat Dunaway, Lillie D Dunaway, Maria J Or Mariah Dunaway, Mary Ovanda Dunaway, Thomas Jefferson Dunaway, William H Dunaway.
  • James Dunaway passed away in 1879 in Harrison County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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James Dunaway's Ancestors

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James Dunaway
1786–1879
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Thomas Dunaway
1760–1849
Unknown
Neoma CHLOE\Clow
1766–1803
Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James CLOW
–1806
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dunaway's Descendants

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James Dunaway (abt 1786–17 May 1879) m. Rebecca Kennedy (14 February 1799–1888)
  1. 1. William (H) Dunaway 1834–1922 m. Mary ((Polly)) Hare 1837–1900
    1. 1. John (Allen) Dunaway 1853–1926 m. Amyrillis McGuffey 1865–1906
      1. 1. Albert (Carter) Dunaway 1904–1977 m. Roberta (Acton) Young 1903–1971
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Dunaway 1821–1903
  3. 3. Emily (A) Dunaway 1830–1855
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Dunaway 1836–1909
  5. 5. Harmon Dunaway 1841–1926
  6. 6. Lillie (D) Dunaway 1858–
  7. 7. Henry (Washington) Dunaway 1841–1926
  8. 8. Mary (Ovanda) Dunaway 1824–
  9. 9. John (Pat) Dunaway 1839–1912
  10. 10. Catherine (E.) Dunaway 1837–
  11. 11. Maria (J or Mariah) Dunaway 1833–1912

James Dunaway's Timeline

2 Records

1786
abt 1786
Birth of James Dunaway in Virginia
Virginia
1879
17 May 1879
Age 93
Death of James Dunaway in Harrison County, Kentucky
Harrison County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1786
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1879
    Event Place: Harrison County, Kentucky

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