In a message dated 1/20/2002 8:13:18 PM Central Standard Time, RAILSELLER writes: > By request. > > Source: Grundy Gounty Missouri History Book, 1881 > > William Dunlap, p. 541-42 > > WILLIAM DUNLAP, > Son of William and Margaret Dunlap (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, notwithstanding 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.