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James Ross Dunaway 1867–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1867

Birth Location: Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 April 1955

Death Location: Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA

Father: Dennis Dunaway

Mother: SARAH BOYD

Spouse(s): Ella Dunaway

Children(s): Alva Dunaway, Margaret Dunaway, Beatrice Dunaway, James Sr, John Dunnaway, Sallie Dunaway, Lester Dunaway, Nettie Dunaway, Kelly Dunaway, Tommy Dunaway, Rosa Dunnaway

In 1867, James Ross Dunaway entered the world in Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA, born to Dennis Daniel Dunaway And Sarah Rachel Boyd. James Ross Dunaway married Ella Lucinda Peak Dunaway, and had children including Alva Esco Dunaway, Beatrice Dunaway, James Clemon Dunaway Sr, John Ira Dunnaway, Kelly Dunaway, Lester Dunaway, Margaret Dunaway, Nettie Dunaway, Rosa Dunnaway, Sallie Dunaway, Tommy Sylvester Dunaway. James Ross Dunaway passed away in 1955 in Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1867, James Ross Dunaway entered the world in Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA, born to Dennis Daniel Dunaway And Sarah Rachel Boyd.
  • James Ross Dunaway married Ella Lucinda Peak Dunaway, and had children including Alva Esco Dunaway, Beatrice Dunaway, James Clemon Dunaway Sr, John Ira Dunnaway, Kelly Dunaway, Lester Dunaway, Margaret Dunaway, Nettie Dunaway, Rosa Dunnaway, Sallie Dunaway, Tommy Sylvester Dunaway.
  • James Ross Dunaway passed away in 1955 in Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dennis Dunaway
1826–1891
Birth Location: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
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SARAH BOYD
1833–1917
Birth Location: Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Ella Dunaway
1871–1951
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

Alva Dunaway
1891–1959
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Margaret Dunaway
1912–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Beatrice Dunaway
1915–
Birth Location: Mississippi
BD
James Sr
1893–1921
Birth Location: Mississippi
JS
John Dunnaway
1895–1978
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Sallie Dunaway
1898–1975
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Lester Dunaway
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Nettie Dunaway
1905–1981
Birth Location: Mississippi
ND
Kelly Dunaway
1908–1972
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Tommy Dunaway
1900–1982
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Rosa Dunnaway
1903–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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James Dunaway's Ancestors

Self
James Dunaway
1867–1955
Birth Place: Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Dennis Daniel Dunaway
1826–1891
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
SARAH (RACHEL) BOYD
1833–1917
Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Jonathon Dunaway
1780–1829
Georgia, USA
Elizabeth Dennis
1786–1860
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia
William (Monroe) Boyd
1813–1883
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Mary (E "Polly") Beard
1815–1854
Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dunaway
1750–1831
Andrew 🧬
1767–1856
Polly (Boyd)
1775–1835
Aaron Beard
1797–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Darby Dunaway
1729–1790
Nancy Dawson
1732–
Andrew Boyd
1728–1795
Janet Fleming
1729–1770
Ebenezer Howard
1752–1818
Silence ♥
1750–1821

James Dunaway's Descendants

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James (Ross) Dunaway (27 January 1867–10 April 1955) m. Ella (Lucinda Peak) Dunaway (19 March 1871–9 April 1951)
  1. 1. Alva (Esco) Dunaway 1891–1959
  2. 2. Margaret Dunaway 1912–
  3. 3. Beatrice Dunaway 1915–
  4. 4. James (Clemon Dunaway) Sr 1893–1921
  5. 5. John (Ira) Dunnaway 1895–1978
  6. 6. Sallie Dunaway 1898–1975
  7. 7. Lester Dunaway 1901–
  8. 8. Nettie Dunaway 1905–1981
  9. 9. Kelly Dunaway 1908–1972
  10. 10. Tommy (Sylvester) Dunaway 1900–1982
  11. 11. Rosa Dunnaway 1903–

James Dunaway's Timeline

2 Records

1867
27 January 1867
Birth of James Ross Dunaway in Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA
1955
10 April 1955
Age 88
Death of James Ross Dunaway in Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1867
    Event Place: Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1955
    Event Place: Darbun, Pike, Mississippi, USA
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