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William Dunn 1810–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 JUN 1810

Birth Location: Henry Co. Ky

Death Date: 2 May 1868

Death Location: On a wagon train in Illinois per Sherman Dunn

Father: John Dunn

Mother: Rachel Porter

Spouse(s): Susan Eldridge, Catherine Wright

Children(s): Jerry Dunn, James Dunn, Hayden Dunn, Emily Dunn, Leander DUNN, William Dunn, Mary Dunn, Nancy Dunn, Albert Dunn, Luvania Dunn

In 1810, William Dunn entered the world in Henry Co. Ky, born to John W Dunn And Rachel Porter. William Dunn married Catherine Wright, Susan Ann Eldridge, and had children including Albert Allen Dunn, Emily J Dunn, Hayden Leander Dunn, James Willard Dunn, Jerry D Dunn, Leander C Dunn, Luvania Dunn, Mary E Dunn, Nancy Catherine Dunn, William Edward Dunn. William Dunn passed away in 1868 in On a wagon train in Illinois per Sherman Dunn.

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Biography

  • In 1810, William Dunn entered the world in Henry Co. Ky, born to John W Dunn And Rachel Porter.
  • William Dunn married Catherine Wright, Susan Ann Eldridge, and had children including Albert Allen Dunn, Emily J Dunn, Hayden Leander Dunn, James Willard Dunn, Jerry D Dunn, Leander C Dunn, Luvania Dunn, Mary E Dunn, Nancy Catherine Dunn, William Edward Dunn.
  • William Dunn passed away in 1868 in On a wagon train in Illinois per Sherman Dunn.

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William Dunn's Ancestors

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William Dunn
1810–1868
Birth Place: Henry Co. Ky
Parents
John W Dunn
1780–1850
Towanmensink Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Rachel Porter
1784–1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dunn's Descendants

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William Dunn (08 JUN 1810–2 May 1868) m. Susan (Ann) Eldridge (1835–1883) m. Catherine Wright (1815–1860)
  1. 1. Jerry (D) Dunn 1866–
  2. 2. James (Willard) Dunn 1868–1945 m. Ida (Belle) Starkey 1870–1940
    1. 1. Clarence (Christopher) Dunn 1890–1951 m. Bessie (Mae) Foster 1895–1920
      1. 1. Mildred (Frances) Dunn 1915–2002 m. Meyer Abrams 1910–2006
    2. 2. Willard (Carl) Dunn 1900–1976 m. Emma (Marie) Fahrendorf 1911–2005
  3. 3. Hayden (Leander) Dunn 1850–1923 m. Sarah (Margaret) Thompson 1852–1905
    1. 1. Charley (Henry) Dunn 1872–1957 m. Minnie (Isabell) Coleman 1879–1958
      1. 1. Marvin (Ralph) Dunn 1899–1967
        1. 1. Donald (Leroy) Dunn 1924–2002 m. Virginia (Doris) Myers 1925–2002
  4. 4. Emily (J) Dunn 1843–1908 m. Roland Kendall 1834–1910
    1. 1. Omega (J) Kendall 1875–1920 m. JOSEPH (F) Tyre 1862–1936
      1. 1. Luther (Frank) Tyra 1896–1981 m. Beatrice (Irene) Schwartz 1901–1982
        1. 1. Helen (Iris) Tyra 1927–2020 m. Clarence (Kaywood) Howard 1921–1996
        2. 2. Bertha (Irene) Tyra 1920–2005 m. Edward (Henry) McPeek 1919–1990
  5. 5. Leander (C) DUNN 1855–1907
    1. 1. Forest (Rose) Dunn 1878–1967
      1. 1. Vina Rudd 1902–2001 m. Thomas Smith 1899–1984
        1. 1. Rosetta Smith 1923–1992 m. William (F) Burton 1923–2018
  6. 6. William (Edward) Dunn 1855–1883
  7. 7. Mary (E) Dunn 1838–1911
  8. 8. Nancy (Catherine) Dunn 1841–1905
  9. 9. Albert (Allen) Dunn 1845–1893
    1. 1. Jesse (L) Dunn 1879–1970
      1. 1. Hilda (May) Dunn 1901–1987 m. Francis (Leroy) Peck 1899–1964
        1. 1. Jesse (Leroy) Peck 1921–1992
  10. 10. Luvania Dunn 1848–1870

William Dunn's Timeline

4 Records

1810
8 Jun 1810
Birth of William Dunn in Henry, Kentucky, United States
Henry, Kentucky, United States
1810
08 JUN 1810
Birth of William Dunn in Henry Co. Ky
Henry Co. Ky
1868
2 May 1868
Age 58
Death of William Dunn in Sherman, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States
Sherman, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States
1868
2 May 1868
Age 58
Death of William Dunn in On a wagon train in Illinois per Sherman Dunn
On a wagon train in Illinois per Sherman Dunn

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1810
    Event Place: Henry, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 JUN 1810
    Event Place: Henry Co. Ky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1868
    Event Place: Sherman, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1868
    Event Place: On a wagon train in Illinois per Sherman Dunn

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