J. W. Dunfee is well documented in Nevada folklore and mining history at numerous sites thru google. He had a mountain named after him as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "HenrySDillon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] obit J.W. Dunfee Goldfield, Nevada > Carl, > This is what Goldfield looks like today. Interesting to note - The Earp > brothers, Wyatt and Virgil moved to Goldfield after the OK Corral event. > http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/goldfield.html > Henry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "carl murdock" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 5:36 PM > Subject: [OHLAWREN] obit J.W. Dunfee Goldfield, Nevada > > > I came across this in my file cabinet this evening. It was given to me a > number of years ago by a granddaughter of J.W. > I don't have the source of the paper but it was published in Goldfield, > Nevada, Friday September, 25, 1931 J.W. was the son of Issac and > Mary Dillon Dunfee. > > J.W. Dunfee dies suddenly Monday > > Goldfield was shocked Monday evening when news quickly flashed about town > that J.W. Dunfee > had died while being brought to this city. To a few acquaintances he had > complained recently of not feeling well, but no one thought that he was > seriously ill and his sudden death created a profound impression with his > scores of friends. > > Mr. Dunfee ate his breakfast Monday morning but said he was not feeling > well and would go over to his house and lay down. A stranger, later in > the morning, looking for work went to see him and found him unconscious on > the floor. He revived him and helped him to bed and then summoned > friends. The sick man seemed to be feeling better but later on passed to > unconsciousness and Dr. J.C. Cherry was sent for. When the doctor arrived > later the patient was still unconscious and he decided to remove > him to Goldfield where he could have constant medical attention and > nursing. Placed in the car with Oscar Oram driving and Dr. Cherry with the > sick man the three reached Cuprite, about half way, where Dunfee passed > away. The cause of death was given as apoplexy. > > Deceased was born in Lawrence county, Ohio near Ironton, November 22, > 1875, and would have been 56 years old this coming November. He lived for > a number of years in Missouri and went to Cripple Creek when a young man > and at one time had charge of the water company at Altman, near Cripple > Creek. He came to Goldfield in '06 or '07 and worked and leased in > several mines here. About 1912 he went to Hornsilver where he met with a > great deal of success and where he had mined every since. On August 11, > 1923 he was married to Miss Irma Haskell, who had been teaching school in > Goldfield, and the couple had completed a fine home at Beverly Hills. The > Dunfees have a little girl, Nevada, to whom he was greatly devoted. Mrs. > Dunfee and Nevada were met at Mohave by Mark Mitchell, who brought them to > Goldfield, arriving Tuesday morning. > > At Hornsilver, associated with L.W. Dye, Dunfee had acquired a large group > of mining claims for the Ohio Mines Corporation and had been constantly > developing the same for a number of years. He had great faith in the > future of Hornsilver and helped raise large sums of money which he spent > to the advantage of his associates and at the time of his death was > opening up and blocking out large ore reserves in the Western claims of > the company, and was also preparing to start work on the Tokop of the same > company, ten miles distant. His friends claim had he lived another year > he would have had Hornsilver on a profitable productions basis. > > L.W. Dye, who is in Ohio, wired that it would be impossible for him to be > here in time for the funeral, which will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday > afternoon from Elk's hall, of which order deceased was a member and > interment, for the time being, will be in the Elk's plot in the local > cemetery. > > > > ==== OHLAWREN Mailing List === > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/lawrence.html > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >