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James Whitney Dunn 1917 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 2005

Death Location: Maitland, Orange, Florida, USA

Father: Lewis Dunn

Mother: Mary Edwards

Spouse(s): Pauline Kraetke

Children(s): James Dunn, Jeffrey Dunn

According to available records, James Whitney Dunn Sr was born in 1917 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of Lewis Clark Dunn and Mary Edwards. Following those early years, James Whitney Dunn Sr married Pauline Hazel Kraetke, and their family grew to include James Whitney Dunn and Jeffrey Dunn. In the later years of life, James Whitney Dunn Sr died in 2005 in Maitland, Orange, Florida, USA.

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Parents

Lewis Dunn
1884 – 1950
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
LD
Mary Edwards
1892 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
ME

Spouses(s)

Pauline Kraetke
1913 – 2000
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
PK

Children(s)

James Dunn
1943 –
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
JD
Jeffrey Dunn
1956 – 1960
Birth Location: Oakland County, Michigan, USA
JD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011, Number: ; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951., Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 17, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_816; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 547; Image: ., Year: 1940; Census Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: T627_1803; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 63-166C., Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1056; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0583; Image: 642.0; FHL microfilm: 2340791

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Apr 2005
    Event Place: Maitland, Orange, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011, Number: ; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: T627_1803; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 63-166C.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935-1993
    Event Place: East Lansing, MI
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Detroit Ward 17, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 17, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_816; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 547; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

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