Thank you Robert, The Dunn family may not be any connection to mine, but the Gillenwater family does connect. Thank you for be helpful. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L Wilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [MODADE] Re: Surry Co, NC to Monroe Co, KY to Dade Co, MO > Jane and fellow listers; > > Here are what I have found in the book on the Dunns and Gillenwaters. > > Henry B. Dunn was born February 23, 1824, in Gerrard County, KY, and is > the third of three sons and eight daughters, all of whom lived to be > grown, born of John A. and Margaret (Bright) Dunn. John A. Dunn was born > in Maryland, and when a boy, was brought about 1800 by his parents and > settled in Kentucky. He migrated to Monroe County in 1825; was a son of > Augustus Dunn, who married Ellen Aldridge, and emigrated from Maryland > about 1800. Mrs. Margaret Dunn was born in 1795, in Lincoln County, > Ky., a daughter of Henry Bright, who married a Miss Pope. He and his > wife came from Pennsylvania, and were of Dutch parents; immigrated to > Lincoln County, Ky.,when a lad of eighteen years. Henry B. Dunn was > reared on a farm and received a common school education. He was but a > lad of thirteen years at his Father's death; remained with his Mother > until nineteen, when he commenced the battle of life on his own > responsibility. At twenty-one he purchased 300 acres at $1.53 per acre, > partially improved, which he sold and purchased 225 acres where he now > resides, in Gum Precinct, Monroe County, which he has improved with good > residence and orchard. He married February 11, 1847, Rhoda I. Flippin, > of Monroe County, a daughter of James and Isabella (Brown) Flippin. By > this marriage ten children were born- but three lived to be grown; > Harriett I. J. Hughes, Josepeth A., and Nancy E. Young. Mrs. Dunn > departed this life in 1863, and Mr. Dunn married , April 8, 1877, Mrs. > Margaret Stahall, of Simpson County. She is a Daughter of James and > Nancy (Chason) Smith, who were natives of Kentucky and South Carolina > respectively. James Smith was a son of James Smith and Elizabeth > Runnels. By first husband, Mrs. Dunn had born four children, one living, > America E. Wilson. Mr. Dunn and wife are members of the Christian > Church. He is a Mason; was a member of the Grange, and cast his first > presidential vote for Gen. Scott. Since the war, he has voted the > Democratic ticket. > > Other mentions of the Dunn family are; under the story on Henry C. > Franklin, who married 11 Mar 1856 Matilda H. Dunn, daughter of John A. > and Margaret Dunn of Allen County, KY. John and Margaret were natives of > Gerrard and Lincoln Counties. John was a substantial farmer and slave > owner, and an early settler of Kentucky. And, under the story of John > C. Howard, who married 1 Apr 1852 Nancy P. Dunn, Daughter of John A. and > Margaret (Bright) Dunn, who immigrated to Allen County in 1825. > > Thomas C. Gillenwaters was born November 11, 1839, in Hawkins County, > Tenn., and is the youngest of six sons and seven daughters (eleven lived > to be grown) born to David and Kiziah (Wilson) Gillenwaters. David was > born and reared in Hawkins County, Tenn., was a farmer; immigrated to > Monroe County, Ky. about 1856; purchased a farm of 200 acres, on which he > remained until his death in April, 1867, aged about eighty years. He was > the son of Joel Gillenwaters, who was born and reared in Hawkins County, > Tenn., and whose father was one of the first settlers of Tennessee; was > also a slave owner. Mrs. Kiziah Gillenwaters was born and reared in > Hawkins County, Tenn., Daughter of Samuel Wilson, who was a soldier in > the War of 1812. Mr. Wilson was sheriff of his county for several terms; > was a slave holder and farmer; immigrated to Arkansas at an early day, > where he died in 1855, at quite an advanced age; was a member of the > Methodist Episcopal Church. Thomas C. Gillenwaters was reared on a farm > and received a fair English education. At the age of seventeen he lost > his Mother and for six or seven years after made his home with his > cousin; in the meantime, he attended school, and at twenty years, he > commenced teaching, at which he has been engaged ever since. He served > as deputy county clerk several terms in Monroe County. In 1867 he moved > to Barren County; ten years later returned to Monroe County, and settled > near Flippin, where he has been engaged in teaching and carries on > farming during the summer. He owns 104 acres just East of Fountain Run, > and a house and lot in Flippin, also the schoolhouse and lot. He and > Prof. Taylor erected the schoolhouse in 1882 and established a good > school. Mr. Gillenwaters married August 10, 1865, Helen M. Watson, of > Barren County, a daughter of Levin and Sarah (Morrison) Watson. Mr. > Watson, a son of William Watson, was born in Virginia, and reared in > Perry County, Tenn., moved to Barren County, where he married his wife, > who was born and reared in that county. To Mr. and Mrs. Gillenwaters > were born eight children, five living; Levie E., Bettie Cora, Thomas > Morain, Mollie Bell, and Ettie Agnes. He and wife are members of the > Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, > was also a member of the Grange. Mr. Gillenwaters is a self-made man and > a persevering student. In politics he is a Democrat, and cast his first > presidential vote for Bell and Everett. > > Other mentions of Gillenwaters are; under the story on Elijah A. > Purcell, who was son of Daniel R. and Henrietta (Gillenwaters) Purcell. > Henrietta was born February 13, 1816, in Hawkins County, TN, Daughter of > Elijah C. and Rebecca (Snodgrass) Gillenwaters, who were born > respectively in Hawkins and Sullivan Counties, TN. Elijah was Son of > Joel Gillenwaters. > > Hope this helps out. > > Bob > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > Listowner: mailto:[email protected] > Dade Co. GenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~modade/modade.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237