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John Dunbar 1839–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1839

Birth Location: Marion County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 29 November 1899

Death Location: Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Joseph Dunbar

Mother: Mary Kepner

Spouse(s): Mary Rauch

Children(s): Laura Dunbar-Cotton, Emma Dunbar, Walter Dunbar

John Dunbar was born in 1839 in Marion County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Joseph Dunbar And Mary Magdalena Kepner. In 1880, John Dunbar resided in Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa, USA. John Dunbar married Mary C Rauch, and had children including Emma F Dunbar, Laura Etta Dunbar Cotton, Walter Dunbar. John Dunbar passed away in 1899 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Dunbar was born in 1839 in Marion County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Joseph Dunbar And Mary Magdalena Kepner.
  • In 1880, John Dunbar resided in Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa, USA.
  • John Dunbar married Mary C Rauch, and had children including Emma F Dunbar, Laura Etta Dunbar Cotton, Walter Dunbar.
  • John Dunbar passed away in 1899 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dunbar's Ancestors

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John Dunbar
1839–1899
Birth Place: Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Dunbar
1799–1874
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Magdalena) Kepner
1800–1883
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin Kepner
1765–1818
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Mary) (Elizabeth) Huebshe
1767–1828
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bernhardt Kepner
1731–1817
Eva (Zieber)
1735–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andreas Kepner
1700–1766

John Dunbar's Descendants

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John Dunbar (31 May 1839–29 November 1899) m. Mary (C.) Rauch (10 May 1843–31 December 1899)
  1. 1. Laura (Etta) Dunbar-Cotton 1873–1926
  2. 2. Emma (F.) Dunbar 1870–
  3. 3. Walter Dunbar 1879–

John Dunbar's Timeline

3 Records

1839
31 May 1839
Birth of John Dunbar in Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 41
John Dunbar resided here in Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1899
29 November 1899
Age 60
Death of John Dunbar in Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1839
    Event Place: Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 336; Page: 288C; Enumeration District: 060
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomington, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 336; Page: 288C; Enumeration District: 060

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1899
    Event Place: Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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