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Jesse James Dunlap 1891–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1891

Birth Location: Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1954

Death Location: Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA

Father: John Dunlap

Mother: Ida Despain

Spouse(s): Gladys Thornton, Peggy Watson

Children(s): Robert Dunlap, James Dunlap

Jesse James Dunlap was born in 1891 in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA, the child of John James Dunlap And Ida May Despain. In 1930, Jesse James Dunlap resided in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. In 1935, Jesse James Dunlap resided in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. Jesse James Dunlap married Gladys Estelle Thornton, Peggy Louise Watson, and had children including James Thornton Dunlap, Robert Edward Dunlap. Jesse James Dunlap passed away in 1954 in Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse James Dunlap was born in 1891 in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA, the child of John James Dunlap And Ida May Despain.
  • In 1930, Jesse James Dunlap resided in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • In 1935, Jesse James Dunlap resided in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Jesse James Dunlap married Gladys Estelle Thornton, Peggy Louise Watson, and had children including James Thornton Dunlap, Robert Edward Dunlap.
  • Jesse James Dunlap passed away in 1954 in Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Dunlap's Ancestors

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Jesse Dunlap
1891–1954
Birth Place: Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA
Parents
John James Dunlap
1865–1943
Liverpool, Onondaga, New York, USA
Ida (May) Despain
1868–1936
Cass Co., Iowa, USA
Grandparents
James (Andrew) Dunlap
1842–1893
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Andelucia ("Lucia" Francoise) Forger
1844–1874
Liverpool, Onondaga, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dunlop
1812–1856
Isobella Hamilton
1816–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hamilton
1782–1867
Marion Meikle
1791–1874

Jesse Dunlap's Descendants

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Jesse (James) Dunlap (1 Apr 1891–14 Apr 1954) m. Gladys (Estelle) Thornton (14 May 1903–08 Mar 1989) m. Peggy (Louise) Watson (5 Oct 1929–02 Oct 2009)
  1. 1. Robert (Edward) Dunlap 1927–1988 m. Jackie (Doris Bickly) (Shumaker) 1928–1998
  2. 2. James (Thornton) Dunlap 1925–2005 m. Beverly (Dorothea Davis) (Larson) 1926–2008
    1. 1. Donnee (Marie) Dunlap 1946–2005

Jesse Dunlap's Timeline

6 Records

1891
1 Apr 1891
Birth of Jesse James Dunlap in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA
Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Jesse James Dunlap resided here in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Jesse James Dunlap resided here in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 49
Jesse James Dunlap resided here in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Jesse James Dunlap resided here in U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, Kern, California, USA
U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, Kern, California, USA
1954
14 Apr 1954
Age 63
Death of Jesse James Dunlap in Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA
Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, Kern, California; Roll: 5531; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 15-208E

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, Kern, California; Roll: 5531; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 15-208E

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1954
    Event Place: Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA

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