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    1. [MOGRUNDY-L] Grundy County bio of William Dunlap
    2. By request. Source: Grundy Gounty Missouri History Book, 1881 William Dunlap, p. 541-42 WILLIAM DUNLAP, Son of William and Margaret Duulap (both of Pennsylvania birth), was born October 19, 1813, in Harrison county, Ohio. His parents moved, when he was six years old, to Pennsylvania, where he lived until 1849, then moved to Morgan county, Ohio. While living in Pennsylvania he was married to Miss Nancy Wells, on the 7th of January, 1836, in Fayette county. She died September 19, 1837. They had one child, Margaret M., born March 3, 1837, and died August 11, 1837. September 12, 1839, he married Miss Nancy Eamage. This lady was born December 30, 1821. By this union they had six children born to them; viz., Letitia, born January 6, 1841, died April 2, 1879, the wife of Edwin Kider, of this county; William, born November 13, 1843, died when eleven months old; Mary E., born June 13, 1816, died November 7, 1878, at Eiko, Nevada the wife of Corwin Borders, of this county; Cyrus W, born December 14, 1848, now in mercantile business in Lindley: Maria, born July 11 1851 wife of Winfield Bonta, of Trenton. Mrs. Dunlap died July 26, 1851. Mr. Dunlap was again united in marriage March 6, 1852, to Miss Elizabeth Fonts. She was born in Morgan county, Ohio, Marcli 6. 1832. They had seven children; viz., James T., born December 1, 1854, now living in California; Joseph, born December 3, 1855, died in infancy; William W., born October 19, 1857; Frank E., bom November 2, 1860; Bettie, born January 23, 1862; Edward, born March 1, 1865; Alice, born April 6, 1869. Mrs. Dunlap died May 20, 1879. Mr. Dunlap again married July 24, 1880, to Mrs. Mary E. Sherman, widow of William P. Sherman. She married Mr. Alfred Brown, her first husband, December 27, 1857, and by him had three children, Joseph H., born January 7, 1859; Medora E. born November 11, 1860; Araminta J., born May 12, 1862 Mr Brown died November 15, 1862, and she married William P. Sherman, September 38, 1864. They had two children, Melissa A., born March 15 1866 and Augustus A., born April 26, 1868. Mr. Sherman died August 1; 1873. She then married as above mentioned. Mr. Dunlap, and, notwith- standing both of their misfortunes, they are enjoying health and all the blessings allotted to this life. Mr. Dunlap came to this county in 1858 and settled near where he now lives. He has made farming his business through life, but has given more attention to sheep husbandry than any other branch, and has a stock of full blooded Spanish Merinos now on his farm.

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