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Complete Index by Issue to the Dunham Dispatch

NOTE: Some pages are missing and some sections unreadable. If you have any copies of the missing or unreadable Dunham Dispatch pages, please let us know [Historian]


Abbreviations used in this index: DD = Dunham Dispatch DFIA = Dunham Families in America DGRA = Dunham Genealogy Research Association DSFC = Dunham-Singletary Family Connections


VOLUME DATE ARTICLE TITLE AUTHOR - CONTRIBUTOR PAGE COMMENT
Volume I, No 1, p. 1 May 1977 Dunham Dispatch Hopes to Gather Clan Kitson, Phyllis S
Volume I, No 1, p. 1 May 1977 Marriage announcement of Leigh Ann Allen to Jay Champlain Kitson 1 Jay Champlain Kitson of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 1, p. 2 May 1977 Jonathan Lyman Dunham (1814-1886), Pioneer Recalled 2 Jonathan Lyman Dunham, pioneer from Mansfield, CT to OH to Greeley, CO, was s/o Ralph & Melinda (Hyde) Dunham of Mansfield, CT of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume I, No 1, p. 3 May 1977 Phyllis (Barclay) Kitson - Researcher Turns Editor Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Phyllis (Barclay) Kitson, a Flint, MI archivist of Dunham Archives, descendant of Ralph Dunham and of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume I, No 1, p. 3 May 1977 Query: When was Ralph Dunham of Mansfield, CT born? Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Ralph Dunham, s/o Jonathan & Betty (Babcock) Dunham, m. ca. 1810 to Melinda Hyde. Ralph d. 5 November 1848 Mansfield, CT. Ralph & Jonathan were of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume I, No 1, p. 3 May 1977 Query: Looking for photograph of Melinda Hyde Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Melinda (Hyde) Dunham was dau/o Sgt. Elijah Hyde (American Revolution) and Sarah (Taylor) Hyde. Melinda m. Ralph Dunham, s/o Jonathan Dunham & Betty Babcock, d. 28 February 1855, Rockville, CT. Ralph and Jonathan were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume I, No 1, p. 3 May 1977 Query: Seeks death and burial location for Olive Hyde Dunham (b. 1823) Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Olive Hyde Dunham, younger dau/o Ralph Dunham, was wife of Francis L Barrows (1818-1895) of CT of Unknown Dunham line
Volume I, No 1, p. 3 May 1977 Query: What are the married names of the daughters of Donald A Dunham and where do they live ? Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Seeking information on the daughters of Donald A Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 1, p. 3 May 1977 Query: Looking for school photo of Beth Stinson Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Beth Stinson of Los Angeles, CA (3rd cousin, once removed of Phyllis Kitson)
Volume I, No 2, p. 1 August 1977 Photo: Francis Sylvester Dunham (1876-1942) 1 Francis Sylvester Dunham, s/o Samuel Dunham, named for his grandfather - Unknown Dunham line
Volume I, No 2, p. 2 August 1977 Photo: Miriam Leah Dunham (1874-1940) 2 Miriam Leah Dunham (grandmother of Phyllis S. Kitson), dau/o Samuel & gdau/o Francis S Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 3, p. 1 November 1977 Missing Page 1 Does anyone have a copy of page 1?
Volume I, No 3, p. 2 November 1977 Dunhams Vigilant -- Semper: Dunham coat-of-arms 2 Description of the Dunham coat-of-arms
Volume I, No 3, p. 2 November 1977 Photo: Francis S Dunham (1812-1856) 2 Francis S Dunham, eldest s/o Ralph & Melinda H Dunham of Connecticut, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 3, p. 3 November 1977 Francis Sylvester Dunham (1876-1942) - Quintuplet imaginary photo (a popular gimmick in 1920s) 3 Francis Sylvester Dunham (named for his grandfather) was s/o Samuel Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 3, p. 3 November 1977 Photo, ca 1914: Maria & Samuel E Dunham 3 Samuel E Dunham, s/o Francis Sylvester Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 3, p. 3 November 1977 Photo: Maureen Kitson Taylor 3 Maureen (Kitson) Taylor, dau/o Phyllis S Kitson and descendant of Ralph Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume I, No 4, p. 1 December 1977 Seasons Greetings Photos: Dunham Collection 1 Unidentified photos of Dunham descendants of Unknown Dunham lines
Volume II, No 1, p. 1 February 1978 Photo, 1903: Anna Dunham 1 Anna Dunham, cousin to Edna Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume II, No 1, p. 1 February 1978 Request permission to court with marriage objective sent to father of Leah Ann Handy 1 Letter sent by Francis Sylvester Dunham (s/o Ralph Dunham & Melinda (Hyde) Dunham) for permission to court and marry Leah Anna Handy, dau/o Samuel W. Handy. Francis & Leah m. 29 August 1843 in Washington, D.C. Francis S Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 9, October 1993, p. 1) (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 8, October 1997, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume II, No 1, p. 1 February 1978 Desta D Jones marriage to Mark Alvin Quick 1 Desta D Jones, dau/o Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T Jones and gdau/o Donald Austin Dunham, Jr., descendant of Ralph Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume II, No 1, p. 1 February 1978 Visitation Note: Miriam Leah Dunham 1 Miriam Leah Dunham and sister, Edna Dunham, meet Bishop Hulse of Cuba 11 May 1923 of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume II, No 1, p. 1 February 1978 Visitation Note: Ed Sims 1 Ed Sims, s/o William Fargo Sims and Rosa Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume II, No 2, p. 1 May 1978 Spanish American War Recalled, Typhoid Fever Rampant: Frank S Dunham 1 Frank S Dunham (1876-1942) pictured at an army camp. Frank was brother of Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, Rosa (Dunham) Sims, and Edna (Dunham) Willard. Parents were Samuel E and Maria (Sands) Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume II, No 2, p. 1 May 1978 Spanish American War Recalled, Typhoid Fever Rampant: Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, wife of Luther Ferriss, visited her brother, Frank S Dunham. 1 Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss as a result of accompanying her typhoid ailing brother, Frank S Dunham, home from camp, caught typhoid and lost her hair. They were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume II, No 2, p. 2 May 1978 Spanish American War Recalled, Typhoid Fever Rampant: William Fargo Sims, husband of Rosa (Dunham) Sims 2 William Fargo Sims appears in full military Spanish American War period regalia. His wife, Rosa (Dunham) Sims, was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume II, No 2, p. 2 May 1978 The Rev. Francis B Dunham, the 16th Rector 2 The Rev. Francis B Dunham, s/o Francis S Dunham & Leah Ann Handy, born 7 September 1844, Berlin, Worcester Co., MD, descendant of Ralph Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume II, No 2, p. 2 May 1978 Photo: Mrs James (Priscilla Dunham) Massengale 2 Priscilla Dunham married James Massengale. Priscilla is of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume II, No 2, p. 3 May 1978 Samuel Dunham family photo 3 Edna Dunham (later Mrs. Willard), Samuel E. Dunham, Mrs. Maria (Sands) Dunham at the rear, Rosa Dunham (later Mrs. Sims) & Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, holding baby Lillyn Ferriss. These families are descendants of Ralph Dunham and of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume II, No 2, p. 3 May 1978 Frank Ferriss taking Lillyn Ferriss for a walk 3 Lillyn Ferriss, dau/o Luther Ferriss & Mariam (Dunham) Ferriss (dau/o Samuel E Dunham & Maria (Sands) Dunham) descendants of Ralph Dunham line of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume III, No 1, p. 1 January 1979 Newspaper clipping of Musical Career of Edna Dunham 1 Edna Dunham, dau/o Samuel Dunham & Maria (Sands) Dunham, & wife of Alfred R Willard, of Deacon John Dunham line (Note: Image of clipping missing)
Volume III, No 1, p. 1 January 1979 Marriage Announcement: Edna Dunham to Alfred R Willard 2 "Peabody Notes" (Fall 1961) published by Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory of Music: Edna Dunham, dau/o Samuel E and Maria (Sands) Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Photo: Rosa Lillian Dunham 1 Rosa Lillian (Dunham) Sims (1881-1952) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 New Plans Provide Incentive 1 Attempt to help Dunham descendents tie into their Dunham history & ancestry
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Photo of Painting by Ralph Dunham (1852-1910) Andersen, Sue S 2 Ralph Dunham, artist, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Editorial: An Explanation Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Phyllis S Kitson explains the system by which she identifies individuals, etc.
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Pedigree Chart for Deacon John Dunham 2 Pedigree Chart said to be on p. 3 for Deacon John Dunham and involving John Bromley, a tailor, to the infant Princess Isabella by Edward III (1312-1377)
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Note: Missing Pedigree Chart 3 Does anyone have a copy of page 3?
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Photo: This Day at the Beach 4 Photo printed on a postcard by unknown strolling photographer: Lake Michigan with Frank Dunham (1876-1959); bro/o Rosa Lillian (Dunham) Sims (See: DD, Vol. IV, No. 1, May 1991, p. 1)
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Brief Bits: Information on Southern Dunhams 4 Thomas Dunham (b. 1556) and Robert Dunham (b. 1605) transported to Virginia; Search for Dunham's Woods in Illinois (See: Dunham Woods, DD, Vol. V, No. 1, May 1992, pp. 1 & 2)
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Photo, 1977: Beth Stinson 5 Beth Stinson of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Photo, 1979: 3 Generation photo 5 Photo of Dr. Fred Hulse, son Richard Hulse, & granddaughter, Diane Hulse of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Query: Looking for the parents of Enoch Dunham (1761-1846) Deist, Keklyn K 5 Seeks information on Enoch Dunham, Revolutionary soldier of Long Branch, NJ; wife, Jemima Cutcalt; died Middlesex Co., NJ
Volume IV, No 1 May 1991 Query: Searching for the parents of Sarah Dunham Patterson (1761-1846) Powers, Janet L 5 Sarah probably lived Hartford, CT in 1750; married William Patterson; removed to Great Barrington, MA
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Missing Page 1 Does anyone have a copy of page 1?
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Missing Page 2 Does anyone have a copy of page 2?
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Quarrel Casts Long Shadow Donham, Gladys 3 & 4 Information on Thomas J Donham b. 1855 Lafayette Co., MS and his family not tied to Deacon John Dunham; brother used Dunham surname
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 NOTE: Suggestion to Gladys Dunham's Quarrel Casts Long Shadow 3 Possibilities for descent: Robert Dunham, b 1605; a dissenter transported to VA 1635 or Thomas Dunham b 1626, 2nd s/o Deacon John Dunham per Isaac W. Dunham book p. 40.
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Biography of Sylvester C. Dunham (1846-1815) 4 & 5 Biography taken from Cutter's "Genealogical History of Connecticut" of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Book Has Arrived: Dunham Genealogy: Deacon John Dunham (1589-1669) and his Descendants, 1907, plus 2nd volume that deals with his ancestry Dunham, Isaac W 5 (See: Additional information in Dunham Singletary Newsletter, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 30 January 2006, pp. 16 & 21)
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Query: Searching for the parents of Sarah Dunham, wife of Joseph Sutherland Wade, Lucile 5 Sarah Dunham b. 28 January 1774; d. 29 June 1841; m. October 1790 in Bangall, Dutchess Co., NY, and later lived in Canada then Niagara Co., NY of Unknown Dunham line
Volume IV, No 2 July 1991 Photo of brothers Nick and Greg Taylor Kitson, Phyllis S 5 Grandsons of Phyllis S. Kitson of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 3 September 1991 Missing Page 1 Does anyone have a copy of page 1?
Volume IV, No 3 September 1991 Missing Page 2 Does anyone have a copy of page 2?
Volume IV, No 3 September 1991 Photo of Susan Spaulding and Dorothy Dunham, Summer 1915 3 Granddaughters of Rev. Francis B. Dunham (1844-1895) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 3 September 1991 Photo: 1933 University of Arizona Frosh football team on which Donald A Dunham played 4 Inset photo included of Donald A Dunham (1915-1944) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IV, No 3 September 1991 Book Review: Genealogy of the Donhams in America, Dating from 1760 to 1913, Exerts Donham, Thomas J 4 Serialization of the booklet with interruption and suggestions for further research. (Note: This is based upon early incomplete research, theory, and stories of the DONHAM surname.)
Volume IV, No 3 September 1991 Photo: Edna Dunham (1865-1960) from a young people's party in 1898 5 Edna Dunham, later a concert singer, of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. 5, No. 2, July 1992, p. 4)
Volume V, No 1 May 1992 Editor Comment: Dispatch Blooms Again - Heartening news Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Mentions William Wood, compiler of DUNHAM data, all of which was believed to be of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 1 May 1992 Photo & Map: Dunham Castle Curtis, Dorothy Dunham 1 & 2 Photo and map of the location of Dunham Woods in Wayne, Illinois from the "Chicago Tribune", 11 January 1992 (See: Brief Bits, Dunham Woods: DD, Vol. IV, No. 1, May 1991, p. 4)
Volume V, No 1 May 1992 Photos and Biographical Sketch: Rev. Francis B Dunham and his wife, Susan Cromie Dunham 3 Francis B Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. IV, No. 3, September 1991, p. 3)
Volume V, No 1 May 1992 Obituary: Dunham, Francis B (1844-1895) 3 Francis B Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 1 May 1992 Isaac's Helpers: A 1907 Directory Kitson, Phyllis S 4 & 5 Listing of assistant contributors to Isaac W Dunham's research
Volume V, No 1 May 1992 Genealogy of the Donhams in America (1915), Part II Donham, Thomas J 5 Mentions a Jonathan Dunham b. NJ; m. Milbra Phillips and had numerous descendants
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Page 1 missing
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Photo: Jane Dunham (85 years in 1991) 2 Jane Dunham, gdau/o Mark Dunham who built the Dunham Castle in Wayne, IL, of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. V, No. 1, May 1992, p. 2, Photo of Dunham Castle)
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Copies of missing pages from Isaac W Dunham's Genealogy Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Pages 213 through 242 missing from reprint copy of the Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907 by Isaac Watson Dunham.
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Obituary & Photo: Curtis, Benjamin H (1819-1882) 3 Account of the life of Benjamin H Curtiss, s/o Noble Curtiss and Mary (Dunham) Curtiss of Deacon John Dunham Line. (The History of Monroe County (Michigan) by Talcott Enoch Wing, 1890, p. 584)
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Photo: Edna Dunham (1865-1960), Concert Singer ca. 1913 4 Edna Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. IV, No. 3, September 1991, p. 5)
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Photo: Erle M Arthur (1893-1981) 4 Erle M Arthur of Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 2 July 1992 Michigan Dunhams in the Civil War 5 Listing plus further information on three of those mentioned: Azariah Dunham, Charles A Dunham, & Orson Dunham
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 In Defense of Isaac W Dunham - Possible Scenario Kitson, Phyllis S 1 & 2 Review of the Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907 by Isaac Watson Dunham, A.M. (Mentions Thomas Dunham & wife, Jane Bromley) (See: DD, Vol. IV, No. 1, May 1991, p. 2)
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 Photo: Judith Ann Dunham Hudson (1830-1909) 1 Judith Ann Dunham, dau/o Cornelius Dunham and Barbara Wilcox Dunham, of Unknown Dunham line
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 Obituary: Dunham, Samuel E (1850-1915) 2 & 3 Samuel E Dunham of Chicago, IL, s/o Francis Sylvester Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 Very Special Thanks to Elizabeth Brown & Pat Dunham 3 Both provided missing pages as requested for Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907 by Isaac Watson Dunham, A.M. (See: DD, Vol. 5, No. 2, July 1992, p. 2)
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 Obituary: Dunham, Dr. Nelson (1803-1866) 4 Dr. Nelson Dunham died Monroe, MI was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 Editorial: Financial help needed to publish the "Dunham Dispatch" Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Request for financial help after 16 years of publication of "Dunham Dispatch" newsletters
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 My Dunham Puzzle: How are Albert Seneca Dunham and Amelia R Dunham related? Brown, Miss. Elizabeth E 4 Albert S Dunham (1837-1901) m. 25 December 1865, Plainwell, Allegan Co., MI to Amelia R Dunham (1848-1867/8) & said to be cousins, but no proof of relationship has been found.
Volume V, No 3 September 1992 Albert S Dunham biography 5 Biography taken from the Kalamazoo Co., MI History
Volume V, No 4 November 1992 Obituary: James W Dunham (1832-1910) 1, 2 & 3 Obituary, 23 Dec 1910, the Petersburg, MI "SUN" for James W. Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 4 November 1992 Obituary: Justice Austin Dunham (1809-?) 1 & 2 Wisconsin Pioneer born 1809 CT, Justice Austin Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 4 November 1992 My Dunham Puzzle: How are Albert Seneca Dunham and Amelia R Dunham related? Part 2 Brown, Miss Elizabeth E 3 & 4 Continuation of "My Dunham Puzzle" (See: DD, Vol. 5, No. 3, September 1992, p. 4)
Volume V, No 4 November 1992 Dunhams found in the DAR Patriot Index 5
Volume V, No 4 November 1992 Photo & Biographical Sketch: Belle (Isabel) Dunham (1869-?) Heiss, Mrs. Phyllis 5 Belle (Isabel) Dunham, dau/o Salem Dunham (1841-1906) and his wife, Alice (1851-1917) and gdau/o Cornelius Dunham.
Volume V, No 5 December 1992 Photos of Allen A Dutton of the "Rockin' AD Ranch", Phoenix, AZ shown with Pillbox, one of the rhinos that live at the ranch 1 & 2 Allen A Dutton of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 5 December 1992 The 93rd Dunham Family Reunion was held 9 Aug 1992 in West Monroe, NY 3 Most of the attendants were descendants of Alpheus Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 5 December 1992 More about Isaac Watson Dunham's Book 4 Continuation of excerpts from the Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907 by Isaac Watson Dunham, A.M.
Volume V, No 5 December 1992 Photo: John Handy Dunham (1881-1943) in 1911 with his daughter, Dorothy Alice Dunham Curtis, Mrs. P D 4 John Handy Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume V, No 5 December 1992 Wedding 14 April 1923 in Davenport, Iowa: Norman Curtis Dunham (1848-1927) and Mrs. Nettie Loomis both 74 years of age Clipping Courtesy of Karen Hill 4 Norman C Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 1 January 1993 Wedding Plans: 1843, Groom Needed Best Man Letter shared by Sue Anderson 1 & 2 Letter penned to his intended, Leah Ann Handy, by Francis S. Dunham (1812-1856) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 1 January 1993 Photo: Mary Elida (Dunham) Dutton (1848-1918) Photo shared by Allen Dutton 2 Portrait of Allen Dutton's grandmother of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 1 January 1993 Photo: 4 Generations of Dunham descendants Photo from Dorothy Dunham Curtis 3 1988 Photo: Dorothy Dunham Curtis; son Paul D Curtis; granddaughter Debbie Curtis Reynolds; and great grandson Dwight D. Reynolds of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 1 January 1993 Mercer County, PA Dunhams Account from Marilyn Roth 3 & 4 Jonathan Dunham (1775-1856), native of NJ, to Marion Co., PA, was husband of Mary Clark. Grandson, Samuel Dunham, b 1838, merchant, s/o George & Jane (Hodge) Dunham (s/o Jonathan) of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: "History of Mercer Co., PA," 1888, p. 839: Samuel Dunham)
Volume VI, No 1 January 1993 Photo ca 1909: Dunham family reunion in W. Monroe, NY Shared by Ann Eldred 4 & 5 Identification of the people in the photo needed. It is assumed that most of the individuals are descendants of Calvin Dunham (1752/4-1840) of Deacon John Dunham line (See: 1909 Revisited: Vol. VI, No. 4, May 1993, pp. 1, 2 & 3 )
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 "Mad" Anthony Wayne - GGG Grandson of Deacon John Dunham 1 General of Revolutionary fame, "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1791), was descendant of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Amarillis Oviatt Dunham (1790-1852)-A Revolutionary War Era Puzzle Wood, Bill 2 Who was Amarillis Oviatt, wife of Alpheus Dunham. Family legend says she was born in France and that their son's grandfathers were both Revolutionary War Soldiers. What is the truth?
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Query: Did Sophronia Dunham Welcome (photo) (1815- 1885) & husband John Welcome (1810-1884) have any descendants? Eldred, Ann 2 John Welcome married 1836 to Sophronia Dunham, b Oneida Co., NY, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Query: Is Sir John Dunham (1615-1688), the poet, related to Deacon John Dunham? 2 Sir John Dunham was son of Sir John Dunham and Eleanor Moore, daughter of Sir Gavet Moore, Lord Baron of Millifont. John Dunham (the poet) m. Margaret Brooks, daughter of Sir Thomas Brooks. John Dunham was buried in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Ebenezer French (b. 1810 VT) m. 6 September 1836 Martha S Dunham, daughter of Simeon & Sophia Dunham 3 Information found in the History of Genesee Co., MI, 1879, p. 277. Martha (Dunham) French was of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Query: Seeks information on children of Ebenezer and Martha S Dunham French of Flushing Twp., Genesee Co., MI. Alger, Ms. P C 3 Nine children were born to Ebenezer and Martha: Martha A, Harriet E, Mary S, Horace D, Morris F, Harriet E (2nd), Simeon E, Wilber F, and Willard O Dunham
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Query: Searching for information pertaining to Richardson Dunham, Jr. & wife Polly Green/e of Lenox, Madison Co., NY Alger, Ms. P C 3 Richardson Dunham Jr., b. ca. 1796 Salem, Washington Co., NY of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Photo & Biographical Sketch: Samuel E Dunham (1850-1915) 4 Samuel E Dunham, s/o Francis S Dunham, lived in Berlin, MD, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 2 March 1993 Biography: Azariah Dunham (b. 1831) 4 & 5 Azariah Dunham b. Mercer Co., PA and of Fayette Co., IA, s/o Martin Dunham & gs/o Azariah Dunham of PA & IA of the Deacon John Dunham line (See: Portrait & Biographical Album of Fayette Co., IA, 1891, p. 603)
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Stories of Dunham's Island Alger, P C 1 & 2 Newspaper clipping about the pioneer Dunham family in Upstate New York in early 1800s. Hazael Dunham (1776-1859) was born in CT and is called the founder of the family of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Special Announcement Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Phyllis announces that there is enough material from readers to publish Dunham Dispatch monthly.
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Biography of Azariah Dunham (b. 1831) - Continued 2 & 3 Biography continued. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 3, March 1993, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Query: Dunham migrations into MI (Cass Co. & Oceana Co.) from Delaware Co., OH Williams, Susan L Bidwell 4 Looking to compile a history of the 6 Dunham brothers who came to Delaware Co., OH in the early 1800s from MA of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Photo: Oscar W Dunham (1882-1858) and Elizabeth Crippen Dunham 5 Oscar W Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line identified in small Dunham Family Reunion photo. (See: Dunham Family Reunion between 1895-1905: DD, Vol. VI, No. 1, January 1993, p. 5: Reunion photo large) (See: Dunham Family Reunion between 1895-1905: DD, Vol. VI, No. 3, April 1993, p. 3: Reunion photo small with a few identifications)
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Photo: 1992 Reunion of Alpheus Dunham family descendants Wood, Bill 5 Group photo of reunion held for descendants of Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line held at West Monroe, NY.
Volume VI, No 3 April 1993 Photo: Julia Dunham (b. 1842) Dutton, Allen A 5 Julia Dunham, wife of Charles Peavey, was of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 4 May 1993 Reunion Photo: circa 1909 Revisited -- Identifications sought Kitson, Phyllis S 1, 2 & 3 Ann Eldred & P C Alger provide information on the Dunham family reunion photo marked "circa 1909" originally presented in previous issues. The original photo has been enlarged into two parts. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 1, January 1993, pp. 4 & 5) (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 3, April 1993, p. 3)
Volume VI, No 4 May 1993 Obituary: Curtis, Ellen J (Dunham) (1835-1914) 4 Ellen J (Dunham) Curtis was dau/o Ebenezer Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 4 May 1993 Query: Mordecai Dunham (b. 1761-1849) Gwinn, Jo Ann 4 & 5 Seeks parents of Mordecai Dunham b. 1761 VA or NJ, m. Margaret; resided 1800 in Fayette Co., PA; d. 1849 Jackson Co., OH. Mordecai is of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VI, No 4 May 1993 Photo: The Rt. Rev. Hiram Richard Hulse (1868-1938) 5 Hiram Richard Hulse, a missionary, m. Frances Barrows Seymour, dau/o Christopher Seymour and Frances A Barrows. Frances A Barrows was dau/o Francis Barrows and Olive H Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 4 May 1993 Announcement: Attention Readers: Photographs needed Kitson, Phyllis S 5 Dunham Dispatch seeks Dunham photographs or descendants' photographs, letters, documents, clippings, etc.
Volume VI, No 4 May 1993 Romance in Pig Latin? Photo: Miriam Leah Dunham 5 Miriam Leah Dunham (1874-1940), dau/o Samuel E Dunham, had photo taken for her future husband, Luther "Bud" Ferriss. Photo contains marks and message of coded significance. Miriam is of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Photo: Reunion photo ca. 1900 - Who's Who on page 2? Kitson, Phyllis S 1, 2 & 3 Reunion photo from New York state of likely descendants of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Obituary: Dunham, Edward J (1829-1917) Dunham, Jean 1 & 3 Edward John Dunham, a Civil War soldier, s/o John and Eliza (Clark) Dunham, d. in Morristown, VT of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Photo: Mary (May) Dunham (ca. 1840-1915) Williams, Susan L Bidwell 3 Miss Mary May, resided 1850 with mother in Delaware Co., OH, m. 1 Zenas Dunham (d. 1863 Civil War), s/o Silas Dunham; m. 2 Oscar Dunham, s/o Jeremiah & Amanda (Blodgett) Dunham & 3rd cousin of Zenas of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Photo: Charles Elmer Dunham (b. ca. 1846) & Charles Scott Dunham (alias Seymore Scott Dunham) (1852-1914) Dunham, Norwood 4 Charles and Seymore were the children of Joel Dunham and Mary Adams of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Marriage Announcement: Arvilla Dunham and Roy Stanley Swinton, 19 April 1911 Hill, Karen 5 Arvilla E (Dunham) Swinton (1890-1913), dau/o Norman Curtis Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Query: Mordecai Dunham (1761-1849) Gwinn, Jo Ann 5 Looking for parents of Mordecai Dunham, name of his wife (Margaret?), and names of additional children (Mordecai, Jr., Stephen, Sarah, Margaret, & Rebecca?) Mordecai Dunham of Unknown Dunham line. (See Query: DD, Vol. VI, No. 4, May 1993, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume VI, No 5 June 1993 Photo: Maria Sands Dunham, Miriam Dunham Ferriss, Lillyn Ferriss, Rosa Dunham and Edna Dunham Kitson, Phyllis S 5 Maria (Sands) Dunham (1848-1925), was wife of Samuel E Dunham (1850-1925). Daughters were Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, Rosa (Dunham) Sims and Edna (Dunham) Willard of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 The Dunham Index near Completion Kitson, Phyllis S 1 The Dunham Index contains all the names found in I W Dunham's book, the Sophie Dunham Moore Genealogy and material received by Phyllis S Kitson.
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Things Found by Accident Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Dunham families found in the History of Macon County, Illinois (1880): Pvt. J W Dunham; Pvt. L H Dunham; Henrietta Dunham, wife of Robert Perry, of Unknown Dunham lines
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Photo: Rosa (Dunham) Sims (1881-1952) 1 & 2 Rosa (Dunham) Sims, June 1901, of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Photo: Wrapped in a Mystery Alger, P C 3 Who are the Jesse L Dunham family members and perhaps others shown in the photo of Unknown Dunham line?
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Photo: Mary Ellen Dunham Lippincott (1858-1946) Williams, Susan L Bidwell 4 Mary Ellen (Dunham) Lippincott, dau/o Mary May and Zenas Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (Note: May is Mary Ellen's mother's maiden surname.)
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Query: Letter Lost Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Phyllis needs to contact the lady that sent her a 2 page letter about her ancestry and descendants.
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Query: Who is William Alexander Dunham? Roth, Marilyn 4 Looking for the relationship between Asa Dunham (Will of 1812; probated 1825 Northumberland Co., PA) and William Alexander Dunham who is mentioned in the will along with other Dunham family members.
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Wanted: Memoirs written by Dunhams 4 Seeking memoirs, portraits and other material for the Dunham Dispatch.
Volume VI, No 6 July 1993 Advertisement: Dunham & Sons Piano Forte Company from the 1869, Oneida Co., NY Business Directory Eldred, Ann 5 John B Dunham & Sons manufacturers of pianos in new factory after the end of the Civil War
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Frederick William Dunham - Teacher, Grocer, Postmaster, Farmer Kitson, Phyllis S 1 From History of Bay Co., MI: Sketch about Frederick William Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Photo: Rare Dunham's Cocoanut Doll's House Eldred, Ann 1 From a catalogue of dollhouses: What Dunham first developed this dollhouse? Which Dunham played with it? Why is it called a "Cocoanut" Doll's House?
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Newsletter Business Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Dunham Dispatch in need of articles, photos, letters, obituaries and other Dunham information
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Photos: 1992 Reunion Shots Wood, Bill 3 Several photos from the 1992 Dunham Reunion on the shore of Lake Oneida, NY of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Obituary: Dunham, William G H (1843-1892) Dunham, Mrs. Arthur A 4 From Manchester (NH) Union newspaper (14 March 1892), William G H Dunham, s/o John E and Eliza (Clark) Dunham of Morristown, VT of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Photo: Amanda Lydia (Dunham) Cheney (1822-1909) Eldred, Ann 4 Amanda Lydia Dunham (wife of Daniel Cheney) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 7 August 1993 Mrs. Vincent S Madison (Mary J Swinton) (1913-1975) Hill, Karen 4 Mary J (Swinton) Madison, dau/o Roy S & Arvilla (Dunham) Swinton, of the Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 5, June 1993, p. 5)
Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Photo, 13 August 1905: Peaceful Street Scene: "Babe & I" Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Photo belonged to Edna (Dunham) Willard. Inscription: "Babe & I". "Babe" likely the horse, while the person "I" was unidentified. Edna was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Photo, 1887: Samuel E & Maria (Sands) Dunham with children Kitson, Phyllis S 1 & 2 Samuel E Dunham with his wife and four children of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Encyclopedia Excerpt: Dunham, Henry Morton (1853-1929) Alger, P C 2 & 3 Henry Morton Dunham, composer, organist and educator of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Query: Photo & information for Unknown Parents of Jane A (Dunham) Couch Blackmon, Selma 3 Seeks unknown Dunham parents of Jane A Dunham (b. 1823 Rome, NY). Jane m. 1846 to Elisha T Couch. Mentions an Aunt Sara(h) Dunham and mentions Lindsey W & Esther A Dunham who conveyed land. Family of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 9, October 1993, p. 4)

Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Biography: Darius Dunham (1790-1874) Eldred, Ann 4 Sketch of Darius Dunham b. 1790 Brimfield, MA, s/o David Dunham, m. Polly Curtiss from the History of Oneida Co., NY of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Photo: George Dunham and his wife Eldred, Ann 4 & 5 Sketch from History of Oneida Co., NY of George Dunham, his wife and their house. George, s/o Darius Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 8 September 1993 Query: Searching for information on Gershom and Pendence Dunham, parents of Constant Dunham (1760-1841) Kiel, Donald G 5 Constant Dunham, b. 1760 Cornwallis, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada & d. there in 1841. Dunham family of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 1843 Letter Recalls Vanished Custom asking parental permission to marry a young lady 1 Letter by Francis S Dunham asking for permission to court & marry Leah Ann Handy, dau/o Samuel W Handy. The marriage took place in August 1843. (See duplicate information: DD, Vol. II, No. 1, February 1978, p. 1)
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 Photos: Images from the 1993 Dunham reunion 2 & 3 Seeks identification of persons in reunion photos from New York state of descendants of Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 Obituary: Dunham, Miss Alice Margaret (d. 1913) 4 Miss Alice Margaret Dunham, dau/o Ezekiel and Mary Dunham, d. in Rome, NY. Parents, brothers and sisters are named. Dunham family are of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 Photo: Miss or Mrs. Sara(h) Dunham of Oshkosh, WI 4 Sara(h) Dunham was the aunt of Mrs. Jane (Dunham) Couch, dau/o unidentified Dunham parents of Rome, NY of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 8, September 1993, p. 3)
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 Photo: What Happened? Hoyt, Helen 5 Aerial view of a farm (a Dunham farm?) or depiction of something else?
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 Obituary: Dunham, Guy B (1834-1906) Dunham, Mrs. Arthur A 5 Guy B Dunham, s/o John E & Eliza (Clark) Dunham, b. Waterbury, VT, resident of Manchester, NH, was gs/o Edwin Dunham. Guy served in the Civil War and of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 9 October 1993 Photo: Mary Cornelia (Neelie) Dunham (1854-1932) 5 Miss Mary Cornelia Dunham was dau/o Francis S & Leah Ann (Handy) Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (See Parents' Photo: DD, Vol. 6, No. 9, October 1993, p. 1)
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Adventures in Early Idaho - Samuel E Dunham (1850-1915) 1 & 2 Samuel E Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 2, March 1993, p. 4)
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Obituary: Dunham, Arthur (1866-1938) Hill, Karen 3 Obituary of Arthur Dunham, Chicago organist, composer, etc. names some family members. Arthur was of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Obituary: Dunham, John E (1811-1897) Eldred, Ann 3 & 4 John E Dunham from Central NY of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Growing Pains for Dunham Dispatch Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Will cutbacks become necessary due to increase costs?
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Rare Dunham Books Alger, P C 4 Watch for the following rare Dunham Books: Samuel G Dunham & Alice Collins Dunham: Their Descendants & Antecedents, 1955; Reminiscences of Austin C. Dunham, 1913; and Diffenderffer, with Addendum Dunham & Owen, 1940.
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Photos: Additional Images from the 1993 Dunham Reunion 5 Reunion photos from state of New York are descendants of Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 9, October 1993, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume VI, No 10 November 1993 Harrison Monroe Dunham (1857-1904) 5 From Jacob Dunham Genealogy, 1963, by Sophie Dunham Moore, Harrison Monroe Dunham was s/o John J Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 A Memorable Christmas Dinner Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Dinner accident at the house of great aunt, Rosa (Dunham) Sims (1881-1952) of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Photo: Dunham-Delaney Wedding Party Roth, Marilyn 2 SD Daily Republican, wedding party photo of Robert S Dunham (s/o Frederick Dunham of Sioux Falls) & Mary Delaney, published in the 1930s by Harold Gray, Watertown. Robert & Frederick are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Adventures in Early Idaho - Samuel E Dunham, Continued 2 & 3 Continuation of Adventures in Early Idaho. (See: DD, Vol. 6, No. 10, November 1993, pp. 1 & 2)
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Photo, June 1895: A View of the Town of Cottonwood, ID with Dunham family members 3 A view of the town in its early building stages with Edna Dunham, Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, Rosa Dunham & Bud Ferriss (Miriam's husband) of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Photo: School Pictures Hoyt, Helen 4 Are there Dunhams pictured in this group?
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Obituary: Dunham, Martha A (1826-1882) Eldred, Ann 4 Martha A (Smith) Dunham, dau/o Samuel Smith and wife of John E Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line (See Obituary for John E Dunham: DD, Vol. VI, No. 10, November 1993, p. 3)
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Update: John E Dunham Ancestry Dunham, Pat 4 John E Dunham identified as s/o Samuel Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See obituary: DD, Vol. VI, No. 10, November 1993, p. 3)
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Photo: The Cabin of John M Dunham (1822-1897) Dunham, Pat 5 John M Dunham of Ionia County, MI was s/o Aaron Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VI, No 11 December 1993 Printed Postcard Photo, Chicago, 1914 5 Samuel E Dunham (1850-1915) and his grandson Edward Sims (1913-1982) of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 1 January 1994 Castle-Builder Identified Now Roth, Marilyn 1 & 2 Article shared from the Commemorative Biographical & Historical Record of Kane County (IL), 1888. Jane Dunham was gdau/o Mark W Dunham (b. 1842 IL), who built the Dunham Castle in Wayne, Kane Co., IL. Mark and his father, Solomon Dunham, were of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. V, No. 1, May 1992, pp. 1 & 2) (See: DD, Vol. V, No. 2, July 1992, p. 2)
Volume VII, No 1 January 1994 Obituary: Dunham, Robert J (1881-1948) 2 The New York Times, 4 February 1948: Robert J Dunham of Chicago of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VII, No 1 January 1994 Photo: Lillyn Ferriss, The Youngest Theatre-Goer 3 & 4 Lillyn "Linnie" Ferriss, dau/o Luther Ferriss and Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 1 January 1994 Photos, abt. 1901: Edna Dunham & previous fiancé and inset photo 3 & 4 Edna (Dunham) Willard with then fiancé, Edgar Boone and inset picture of Edna. Edna was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 1 January 1994 Photo: Charles F Dunham (1858-1943) Dunham, Pat 4 & 5 Sketch shared from The History of Eaton County, MI of Charles F Dunham, s/o John M & Ann (VanWinkle) Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 2 February 1994 Crimes of yesteryears reported - Details sometimes lacking 1, 2 & 3 References trial of "Young Dunham" in Madison Co., [NY?] Observer, 19 December 1877. Also, references Hartford (CT) Post, 31 March 1914, involving Sylvester C Dunham (1846-1915) with picture in newspaper of son, Donald Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 2 February 1994 Sylvester C Dunham (1846-1915) victim of extortion 1, 2 & 3 Hartford Post, 31 March 1914: Front Page Headlines: Sylvester C Dunham (Flying Arrow Demand $5,000 of S C Dunham; Sleuth Shoots) in effort to blackmail S C Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 2 February 1994 Photo: Family of William Beatty Donham & Gladys (Howe) Donham of Houston, TX 3 William Beatty Donham of the Jonathan Donham line from Ireland. (Note: Likely of the Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary line per future Dunham-Singletary Newsletters.) (See: DD, Vol. IV, No. 2, July 1991, pp. 3-4)
Volume VII, No 2 February 1994 Photo: Charles F Dunham (1858-1943) and his 8 Siblings Dunham, Pat 4 Charles F Dunham & siblings of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 1, January 1994, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume VII, No 2 February 1994 Obituary: Emmons, Augusta L (Dunham) (1875-1963) Dunham, Joan 5 Joan shared obituary of Augusta (Dunham) Emmons from Morrisville, VT News-Citizen. Augusta was dau/o Edward J and Sophia (Burke) Dunham of Edwin Dunham of Charlestown, MA.
Volume VII, No 2 February 1994 Photo: Jacob Dunham (1788-1881) Moore, Sophie Dunham 5 From Sophie's Jacob Dunham Genealogy, photo & information: Jacob Dunham (1788-1881) from NY to MI of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Amos Dunham (1782-?) gives 1855 speech on Pioneering Life in Early Ohio. Bidwell-Williams, Susan 1 & 2 Amos Dunham, b. CT, gives speech at time of newly created Dunham Twp., Washington Co., OH. He was of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1994, pp. 2, 3, & 4) (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 5, May 1994, p. 4)
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Photo & Sketch: George Earl Dunham (b. 1859) Eldred, Ann 3 Photo & sketch from the History of Oneida County, NY of George E Dunham, s/o Rev. Moses E Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Obituary: Dunham, James Taylor (1845-1920) Roth, Marilyn 3 Obituary from the Paris, TX Morning News of 9 January 1920, James Taylor Dunham was s/o Jonathan Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Photo: Images from the 1993 Dunham reunion Alger, P C 3 Reunion photo of unknown individuals from New York state, who were descendants of Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham Line
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Silhouette: Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss (1874-1940) 4 Silhouette picture of Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, dau/o Samuel E Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Photos Needed Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Request for old or newer photos of Dunhams for the Dunham Dispatch
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Obituary & Photo: Dunham, John Jacob (1820-1914) Moore, Sophie Dunham 5 Photo & Obituary from Sophie's Jacob Dunham Genealogy, 1963: John Jacob Dunham, s/o Jacob Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 3 March 1994 Query: Searching for the parents of Emily Dunham (ca. 1799 CT-1886 NY) Warner, Elsie 5 Emily Dunham, m. 2 March 1825 CT to Chauncey Alexander Hinckley. She d. near Rome, NY and is of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Photo: A Brief Life Recalled: Arvilla E Dunham (1890-1913) Waring, Gayle 1 Shared a photo of her grandmother, Arvilla E (Dunham) Swinton, dau/o Norman Curtis Dunham & wife of Roy S Swinton, died soon after giving birth to a daughter. She was of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: A Happy Home Wedding: DD, Vol. VI, No. 5, June 1993, p. 5)
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Query: Seeking descendants of Curtis Dunham Waring, Gayle Madison 1 Seeks correspondence with descendants of Curtis Dunham, father of Arvilla E Dunham, who m. 1911 MI to Roy Stanley Swinton.
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Photo: Ralph Dunham (1852-1910) 2 Ralph Dunham, painter, and bro/o Neelie Dunham, children of Francis S Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 9, October 1993, p. 5)
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Amos Dunham (b. 1782) gives 1855 speech on Pioneering Life in Early Ohio - Continued Bidwell-Williams, Susan 2, 3 & 4 Amos Dunham, s/o Jonathan Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line, (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 3, March 1994, pp. 1-2) (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 5, May 1994, p. 4)
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Mabel M Dunham reaches 95th birthday Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Shared information concerning Mabel M Dunham, teacher, dau/o John L Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Dunham Anecdotes wanted Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Looking for Dunham family anecdotes that have been passed down from generation to generation
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Query: Was Catherine's maiden name Dunham? Manning, Paul 4 James Thompson m. 1 Catherine (Unknown) (perhaps Dunham). In 1830 Census of Cass Co., IN, James Thompson & Jeremiah Dunham were enumerated consecutively. James d. 26 July 1830. In 1833 Catherine m. 2 Able Hood. In 1839 guardianship records for William Dunham and minor children (Hedge, Tipton, & Margaret) of James Thompson was given to Catherine (Unknown) Thompson-Hood and Jeremiah Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 4 April 1994 Dunham Vital Records from Plympton, MA to 1850 Whittaker, Barbara 5 Listing births & marriages of Dunham & Donham individuals of Plympton, MA Vital Records to 1850 (to be continued)
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 114 Year Old Murder of Leonard Case, Jr (d. 1880) Alger, P C 1, 2 & 3 Two brothers (Absolum of NY & Leonard Case of NJ) owned land in what is now downtown Cleveland. Absolum moved, leaving Leonard with the land and running his cattle business and thus amassing more land and a fortune, and at death his bachelor son, Leonard Jr. was his legatee, but was found dead in his apartment dying intestate. Years later legal procedures by descendants occurred, but court records, fraud, deception & lost Bible and family records disappeared.
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 Dunham Dispatch Index Created for 1992 & 1993 Hill, Karen 3 Index of persons mentioned in the 1992 & 1993 Dunham Dispatch issues.
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 Query: Seeking information on parents of Gideon Dunham (1757-1820) Wilson, Dorothy Pray 3 Gideon Dunham, b. 1757 NJ, m. 1 Unknown; m. 2 Mary Bowen; d. 1820 Brown Co., OH. He perhaps moved from NJ to KY before locating in OH. He had 7 known children per listing.
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 Photos Needed 4 Photos needed for the Dunham Dispatch
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 Amos Dunham (1782-?) gives 1855 speech on Pioneering Life in Early Ohio - Continued Bidwell-Williams, Susan 4 Amos Dunham, s/o Jonathan Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 3, March 1994, pp. 1-2) (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1994, pp. 2, 3, & 4)
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 Dunham Vital Records from Plympton, MA to 1850 - Continued Whittaker, Barbara 5 Plympton, MA Vital Records to 1850 ending with Dunham deaths.
Volume VII, No 5 May 1994 Photo: Donald Austin Dunham from 1903 Yale yearbook 5 Donald "Ducky" "Don" Austin Dunham (1881-1967), s/o Sylvester C Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Photo: Luke Lavern Cheney and family Elred, Ann 1 Luke Lavern Cheney (1853-1938), s/o Amanda (Dunham) Cheney, of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Cheney Descendants Held 35th Reunion at Yorkville, NY Elred, Ann 1 Oneida Daily Dispatch, 6 Sep 196?: Article on the 35th Reunion of descendants of Daniel & Amanda (Dunham) Cheney of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Photo: Bevy of High School Girls includes Anna C Dunham 2 LIBETHRIAN yearbook, Hyde Park High School, Chicago, IL photo includes Anna C Dunham (later Spaulding) (1885-1970) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Partial Letter from Frances (Lantz) Brown Brown, Frances (Lantz) 2 & 3 1975 letter shared by Karen Hill from Frances (Lantz) Brown, dau/o Fanny (Dunham) Lantz (who mentions her aunt Arvilla (Dunham) Swinton) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Dunhams in Northwest Missouri Roth, Marilyn 3 & 4 History of Northwest Missouri, 1915: Sketch of John Davis Dunham, MD, b. 1855 Pike Co., OH. He was s/o Dr. W H & Henrietta (Odell) Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Photo: Sisters, Cora (Welcome) Judge and Hattie (Welcome) Householter Schnaars, Pam 4 Both Cora (1860?-1959) and Hattie (b. ca. 1868?) Welcome were daus/o Sophronia (Dunham) Welcome (1815-1885) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Photo, ca. 1920s: Hattie (Welcome) Housholter, Cora (Welcome) Judge and brother, Frank Welcome Schnaars, Pam 4 Frank Welcome (1845-1934) and sisters, children of Sophronia (Dunham) Welcome of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Harvard Photo: Dr. Frederick S Hulse (1906 -? ) 5 Dr. Frederick S Hulse, a Harvard graduate & Professor of Physical Anthropology, s/o Frances (Seymour) Hulse of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 6 June 1994 Madison County, NY Dunham Wills Alger, P C 5 Dunham wills filed at Wampsville, Madison Co., NY courthouse.
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Obituary & Photo: Dunham James W (1855-1936) Dunham, Bob 1 & 2 OSHKOSH (WI) NORTHWESTERN, 27 January 1936: President of the Dunham Fulton Gun Company, James W Dunham, s/o Ephraim Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Moses Earl Dunham (1825-1898) Eldred, Ann 1 Sketch from Our County & Its People, Oneida Co., NY (1896) of Moses Earl Dunham, s/o Moses Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Carrie Butler, Where are You? Eldred, Ann 2 Copy of a Letter sent 21 August 1985 by Carrie Butler to Pamela Herbst. Current contact information needed for Carrie.
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Photo: 1926, Family Picture Schnaars, Pam 3 Gathering of some descendants of Sophronia (Dunham) Welcome (1815-1885), dau/o Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Drawing: ca. 1900 by Edna (Dunham) Willard (1885-1960) 3 & 4 Edna Dunham (later Willard) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Obituary: Dunham, Ezekiel (1812-1904) Schnaars, Pam 5 Obituary from UTICA (NY) SATURDAY GLOBE, 19 March 1904: Ezekiel Dunham of Stanwix, NY, s/o Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 7 July 1994 Stray Dunhams Hill, Karen 5 List of references to Dunham articles found in several books or publications.
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Query & Photos: Where Does Shirley Belong? Brown, Elizabeth 1 Jane (Dunham) Temple, ggm/o child star & actress (1930s, 1940s, & 1950s), Shirley Temple, wf/o Charles A Black. Jane (Dunham) Temple and Shirley (Temple) Black of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Photo, 14 July 1894, Summer Cottage of the Samuel E Dunham Family 2 Lake Bluff, IL cottage of Samuel E Dunham (1850-1915) & family of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Photo: September 1914, 50th Wedding Anniversary of Henry M Dunham & Sarah (Hillman) Dunham of Coila, NY Gaa, Mrs Dale 3 Henry M Dunham, s/o Samuel D Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Query: Information wanted on Jonathan Dunham (1800-bef. 1832) Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 3 & 4 Jonathan Dunham, oldest s/o Nahum Dunham (1773-1832), was deceased at time of his father's death. Children and others are named in Nahum's will, and they are of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Query: Searching for parents of David B Dunham (ca. 1785-?) Miltner, Don W 4 David B Dunham was b. in NJ; m. Elizabeth Perry, settled in PA. Daughter, Louisa Dunham, m. Thomas Skadden. Dunhams of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Photo: William M Dunham (1820-1879) Hayden, Lilla Ann 4 & 5 William M Dunham, s/o Stephen Dunham, was a lifelong resident of Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Seeking family connections to Gershom Dunham. Dunhams of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 A Satisfying Breakthrough, Record Found Donham, Gladys 5 Information concerning Dennis Dunham/Donham, wife Dorothy, and children: John, Timothy, Jonathan, Effie, Phebe, Dorothy, Dennis & Hannah (all born between 1774 & 1790) found in book on early Hartford County, MD by Harry C Peden, Jr.
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Photo: 1942, Bill Curtis Curtis, Dorothy (Dunham) 5 Bill Curtis, a young boy with his goat, s/o Dorothy (Dunham) Curtis of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 8 August 1994 Wanted: Dunham Military Photos 5 Looking for military photos of Dunhams & Dunham descendants for special military issue of the Dunham Dispatch
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Mysteries of Ephraim Fuller Dunham (1827-1889) Dunham, Bob 1 & 2 Research on Ephraim Fuller Dunham, the ggf/o Bob Dunham. Ephraim, s/o Robert & Henrietta (Fuller) Dunham, was born after his father's death and was reared in his stepfather's home in a combined family in Avon Lake, OH. Ephraim was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Obituary: Jane Dunham (1906-1994) Gerth, Jackie 2 Obituary: CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10 June 1994: Miss Jane Dunham, dau/o Wirth W Dunham & gdau/o Mark Dunham who built the Dunham Castle in Wayne, IL of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Photo: 1906 Dunham Reunion (probably held in W. Monroe, NY) Eldred, Ann 3 Unknown attendees probably all descendants of Ezekiel Dunham (1797-1883) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Changes to Come for Dunham Dispatch due to growth of membership 3 Options proposed due to increase cost to publish the Dunham Dispatch
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Query: Looking for information on Hartwell Dunham (1822-1898) and his family Brown, Elizabeth E 4 Hartwell Dunham, photo, a s/o David Dunham of MI & Unknown Purson (perhaps Sarah/Sally Pierson per additional information). Mentions Silas Dunham, Seneca Dunham, Edward Dunham, & David Dunham of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 7, July 1996, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Wanted: Photos of any Dunhams or Descendants in Military Uniform 4 Photos needed for the Dunham Dispatch
Volume VII, No 9 September 1994 Query: Seeking information on Daniel Dunham (1677-1741) Williams, Susan L (Bidwell) 5 Looking for marriage record support for Daniel Dunham, b. MA to Rebecca Norton (1684-aft. 1727) (See: http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/DJD-35-Daniel-3)

Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 Deluge Doesn't Disturb Dunhams: 1994 W. Monroe Reunion Report Wood, Bill 1 The morning started with 3" of rain but turned into a great reunion.
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 The Making of a Genealogist Wood, Bill 1 & 2 Grandpa Henry Alpheus Dunham (1872-1946) initiated his grandchildren in genealogy with regular Sunday afternoon drives in his new 1927 Buick, through the back roads of Montgomery & adjacent counties, where he invariably found remote family gravestones. Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 Obituary: Dunham, Henry Alpheus (1872-1946) Wood, Bill 2 Henry Alpheus Dunham (1872-1946) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 A Real Mystery Letter Full of a Dunham Family History Hill, Karen 2 & 3 Help needed to unravel this genealogy puzzle.
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 Photo, 1988: Ivy Acres, a former Dunham family home, located in Kalamazoo Co., MI Brown, Betty 3 This home once belonged to Hartwell Dunham (1822-1898) who may have been the s/o David Dunham (1775-1865). The Dunhams are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 The Dunham Company of Sioux Falls, SD to Build Restaurant Roth, Marilyn 4 Who are the Dunhams in this newspaper article?
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 Obituary: Dunham, Ruby B (1883-1973) Dunham, Bob 4 Miss Ruby Dunham, dau/o James W Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 10 October 1994 Photo: 1994 Reunion Scenes Eldred, Ann 5 Unknown attendees are probably all descendants of Ezekiel Dunham (1797-1883) of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Military Response Overwhelming 1 DD received so much military material from the request that a 2nd military issue will be produce in the near future
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Memo Regarding a Fortunate Family Barrows, Olive (Dunham) 1 Letter from Olive Barrows (b. 1823) to her g-niece, Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss gives this information. Six sons (Eleazer, Daniel, Samuel, Jonathan, Stephen, & James) of Ebenezer Dunham, Jr. served in the Revolutionary War. The 7th son (Nathaniel) was underage. This family was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Photo: Special honors accorded Jehu Dunham (1761-1842) Gerth, Jacqueline 2 The gggg-gf/o Jacqueline Gerth was Jehu Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Photo: Charles Wesley Cogswell Wood, Bill 3 Charles Wesley Cogswell served in Co. K, 27th MA Infantry, father of Mabel Louise Cogswell who married Henry Alpheus Dunham (1872-1946) of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Photo: Henry Randall Dunham (1838-1877) Marty, Fidella 3 Fidella Marty's g-gf, Henry Randall Dunham, b. 1838 served as 1st Lieut. of Co. K, 141st, Reg. PA Volunteers. His younger brother, Benjamin M Dunham, also served in PA Volunteers & was killed at Chancellorsville in 1863. They were of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Photo: Rev. James Harvey Dunham (1872-1943) Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 4 Rev. James Harvey Dunham, a WW I 1st Lieut. Chaplain & after WW I continued to serve in the Officers' Reserve Corps until 1930. He was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Photo: Arthur Dunham Dunham, Bob A 4 Bob A Dunham was gs/o Arthur Dunham, who served in WW II as Navy radio man. Arthur, gs/o a William Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Photo, August 1944: David B Messler, Jr. (1907-1962) with his two sisters Alger, P C 5 David B Messler, Jr. served in Africa as cryptologist during WWII. David and his sisters were descendants of Richardson Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 11 November 1994 Special Thanks to Cousins who sent Financial Contributions to the Dunham Dispatch 5
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Happy Holidays from 1884 St. Nicholas Children's Magazine 1 Preserved by siblings, Frank Dunham (1876-1942) & Miriam Dunham (1874-1940), children of Samuel E Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Obituary & Photo: Capt. John Dunham (?-1952) 2 Capt. John Dunham, once MIA, was shot down by Soviet Union in 1952 near coast of Japan was of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: Frank Dunham (1876-1942) 2 Frank Dunham served in Spanish American War from IL of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1994, p. 1)
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo, April 1945: Bill Wood & bride, Mary Wood, Bill 3 Bill Wood's wife, Mary, was a Parachute Rigger in WW II. Bill Wood served as WW II Flight Engineer searching for U boats and is of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: Allen Johnson Eldred, Ann 3 Allen Johnson served in Korean War and is of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: 1st Lieut./Chaplain James Harvey Dunham (1872-1943) with wife & son Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 4 James Harvey Dunham served in WW I and was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: Ensign Edward Sims (1913-1982) Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 4 Edward Sims served in WW II as Navy chemist & Ensign. He was s/o Rosa (Dunham) Sims of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: Commandant Mark Engelbrecht Eldred, Ann 5 Mark Engelbrecht, a Coast Guard Commandant, was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: Pvt. Eric Engelbrecht Eldred, Ann 5 Eric Engelbrecht served as EMT/RN of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VII, No 12 December 1994 Photo: Staff Sgt. John E White Eldred, Ann 5 John E White, a Staff Sgt. in 1994, s/o Ann (Engelbrecht) Eldred of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 1875 Murders Recalled Dunham, Bob A 1 & 2 Tragic Story appeared in 1946 TX newspaper of Solomon Dunham (1825-1875) and son-in-law James A Busick (1846-1875) killed by Indians. James A Busick m. Sarah E. Dunham, dau/o Solomon Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 Obituary & Photo: Dunham, Samuel (1838-1911) Berkebile, Don 2 & 3 Samuel Dunham of Moxham, PA was s/o Ezra & Mary Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 3 Photos: Descendants of Friend Dunham (b. ca. 1850/52 Michigan) Dunham, Mrs. Robert H (Betty Jane) 3 Photos of Harold Ross Dunham (1898-1971), Robert Harold Dunham b. 1928, & Frances Viola (Barnes) Dunham, wife of Harold Ross. Harold Ross Dunham was s/o George Washington Dunham (1874-1953) of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 3, March 1995, p. 1)
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 Query: Searching for parents of Friend Dunham (ca. 1850/52-?) Dunham, Mrs. Robert H (Betty Jane) 3 Searching for parents of Friend Dunham b. 1850/52 Kalamazoo Co., MI, m. Anna A Carrier (1854-1934). It is not known where Friend Dunham died, as he is not buried near his wife. Friend Dunham is of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 3, March 1995, p. 1)
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 Help needed to identify relatives of David H & Helen Dunham Honsberger, Nancy 3 & 4 David H & Helen Dunham of Parsons, KS & Rogers, AR wish to identify people known as Katharine, Minnie, & that of 3 children (Charlotte, Jamie, & Robert) of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 1995, p. 5)
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 Query: Searching for parents of Samuel Dunham (1765-1839) Callahan, John 4 Revolutionary War soldier, Samuel Dunham b. 1765, Newport, New London, RI, m. Mary Earl(e), d. 1839 Scriba, Oswego, NY was perhaps of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 Photo: The Family of William M Dunham (1850-1879) Hayden, Lilla Ann 4 William Dunham, g-gs of Gershom Dunham. Gershom's Dunham line is questionable. (See: Photo of Gershom Dunham: DD, Vol. VII, No. 8, August 1994, p. 4)
Volume VIII, No 1 January 1995 Query: Seeking Dunham Family from New Jersey. Hancock, Mrs. David E (Audrey) 5 Seeks Dunham ancestors of Joseph Dunham said to be of Connecticut Farms & known to be from Westfield, NJ. Joseph Dunham m. 1785 Westfield, NJ to Mary (Polly) Miller and removed with their family to Hamilton Co., OH. (Note: This family was found later to be of Jonathan Dunham-Singletary line.)
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham Puts Skeptics Behind Him to Become Puppet Master, Photo Dunham, Norwood 1, 2 & 3 See: Book Review All By My Selves by Ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham, adopted son of Howard and Joyce Dunham, shares the story of his career as a ventriloquist/comedian. Howard Dunham of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DSFC Newsletter: Vol. 8, Issue 1, January 2011, pp. 13-14)
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 Photos: Dunham, George Washington (1845-1893) and wife, Lydia Jane Baker (1848-1933) Wood, Bill 3 George Washington Dunham m. 1871 to Lydia Jane Baker. Their photos adorn their marriage certificate. George was s/o Alpheus Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 A Rugged Journey: Rosa (Dunham) Sims (1861-1852) 3 & 4 Rosa (Dunham) Sims tells of the journey from Chicago to the wilds of Idaho. Rosa was dau/o Samuel E Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 Query: Searching for parents of Lidiah Dunham (1704-1798) of Plympton, MA. Allen, Dr. Carole J 4 Lidiah Dunham m. John Doten (1700-1750) also of Plympton, MA. Lidiah was of Unknown Dunham line
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 Query: Looking for Data on Joannah Dunham (no dates) Allen, Dr. Carole J 4 Joannah Dunham m. Eisha Whiton/Whitten in 1728. Joannah was dau/o John Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 Query: Searching for the parents of Jeremiah Dunham (1758-1833) Burke, William G 4 Jeremiah Dunham of Sheffield, MA, served in the American Revolution, married twice, and was of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 2 February 1995 Photos: Inadequately identified photos that might be Dunhams or have Dunham Connections Bidwell-Williams, Susan 5 The 6 photos taken at "Trowbridge" Photo Shop in Upper Sandusky, OH were mentioned previously in previous Dunham Dispatch article. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995, p. 3)
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 How to Trace the Dad: Friend Dunham Kitson, Phyllis S. 1 Information found on Friend Dunham b. 1850/52 (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995, p. 3)
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Photo, ca. 1959/60: Harold Ross Dunham and gs, Robert Allen (Robbie) Dunham Dunham, Mrs. Robert H (Betty Jane) 1 Harold Ross Dunham (1898-1971) pictured with his grandson. Harold Dunham was gs/o Friend Dunham of Unknown Dunham line (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995, p. 3)
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Extract from the Ohio 1830 Census 2 1830 Census Extract of individuals with Dunham surname
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Policy Statement Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Non-Discloser Statement
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Photo: Dunham Homestead Hayden, Lilla Ann 3 Family homestead in Wayland, MA refers to a descendant branch of Gershom Dunham. Many descendants of William Dunham (1820-1879) moved from Nova Scotia to MA. William was s/o Stephen Dunham, gs/o Constant Dunham, & g-gs/o Gershom Dunham. Gershom Dunham of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 8, August 1994, pp. 4 & 5) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995, p. 4)

Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Photo: 2 views of the home of Seneca Dunham (1807-1887) in Cooper, MI. Brown, Elizabeth E 3 Photos of the home of Seneca Dunham (1807-1877) & his wife, Amanda R. Dunham, dau/o Hartwell Dunham (1822-1898), was located in Cooper, MI just north of Kalamazoo. Seneca was s/o Edward Dunham (1753-1844). Relationship of Seneca to Amanda is unknown and both of Unknown Dunham lines. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 9, September 1994, p. 4)
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Obituary: Dunham, Arthur (1882-1952) Dunham, Bob W 4 Obituary from the Oshkosh (WI) Northwestern for Arthur Dunham (1882 Oshkosh, WI-1952 Racine, WI), s/o James W Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Photo, 1945: Mabel Cogswell Dunham (1894-1954) Wood, Bill 4 Mabel (Cogswell) Dunham was the wife of Henry Alpheus Dunham (1872-1946), s/o George W. Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Lookups Offered Alger, P C 4 Lookups offered by Mrs. Alger in Soldiers & Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-1866: War of the Rebellion, 1895
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Query: Looking for 2 sisters, Betsey Dunham & Mary C. Dunham (both born 1820-1835). Searching for Cicero Dunham b. 1816. Burke, William G 4 The Dunham sisters left NY and settled in Kent Co., MI in the 1850s. Betsey m. Truman Satterlee/Satterler. They are of an Unknown Dunham line. Mr. Burke is also searching for Cicero Dunham b. 1816; m. Sally A., lived 1850 in Oswego, NH, then left. They had children: Eleato A, Jeremiah S, Jonus, Prosper Dunham. Cicero's family is also of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Photo, ca. 1910: Office of Samuel E Dunham (1850-1915) 5 Samuel E Dunham, s/o Francis S Dunham, sits at his desk wearing a cap. Samuel & Francis were of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Query: Did Annis Smith and Mercy Tinkham marry the same Ephraim Donham? Clark, Dr. Richard S 5 From History of Middleboro, (MA), Ephraim Donham, s/o Nathaniel Donham & Elizabeth Tilden, was of Plympton, MA; m. 1725 Middleboro, MA to Annis Smith, dau/o John & Mary (Ellenwood) Smith. He may be the same Ephraim Donham or his son, Ephraim Dunham, Jr., who m. 1741 to Middleboro, MA to Mercy Tinkham.
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Obituary: Dunham, Rev. Clarence M (?-1940) 5 From the New York Times is the obituary of Rev. Clarence M Dunham, an Episcopal minister who served in NJ & NY. He is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 3 March 1995 Obituary: Dunham, Durward P/B (ca. 1872-1949) 5 Durward P (actually B) Dunham, head of his painting & decorating company, was b. 1871 Westfield, Union Co., NJ, lived Westfield, NJ, and d. there. He is given as descendant of David Dunham & Anna Crane, thus likely of Jonathan Dunham-Singletary line.
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Open Letter to All DD Readers Mahony, Gratia Dunham 1 & 2 Gratia (Dunham) Mahony introduces herself to the readers of Dunham Dispatch along with her goal of a new Dunham Genealogy. She has initiated the beginning of the Dunham Family in America project.
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 A Case in Point - RE: The Middleboro Dunhams Mahony, Gratia Dunham 2 Discussion of the problems in tracing the Middleboro descendants of Joseph Dunham, s/o Deacon John Dunham. Discussion involves that of Ephraim Dunham discussed in previous issue. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 3, March 1995, p. 5)
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 An Indian Captive: Richard Dunham Alger, P C 3 Boston Evening Post, 6 Mar 1769: Article relates story of Richard Dunham, who on his way with New England forces to Barnstable was wounded in 1763, taken prisoner, badly injured when he took a ball in the mouth, became Indian prisoner, and had finally escaped with 5 other captives and reached NC after 13 days. Richard was of Unknown Dunham line. (See: Query: Desperately Seeking Richard Dunham: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 4, April 1995, p. 3)
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Query: Desperately seeking Richard Dunham Alger, P C 3 Richardson (aka Richard) Dunham, s/o unknown parents, m. October 1783 Brookfield, MA to Susannah Dodge. "Richard" enlisted in the American Revolution in 1779 and was a pensioner having served the entire war. Was he related to the Richard Dunham injured & taken prisoner by Indians in previous article? Richardson "Richard" Dunham was of Unknown Dunham line. (See: An Indian Captive: Richard Dunham: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 4, April 1995, p. 3)
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Query: Need to verify Dunham line for Thomas Dunham and Abisha Dunham (1802-1897) Van Istendal, Edward J 3 Was Thomas Dunham the son of Jonathan Dunham (1751-1805) of Deacon John Dunham line? Verification of dates for Abisha Dunham who m. Matilda Haskell.
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Photos, ca. 1911 & 1957: Edna (Dunham) Willard (1885-1960) 4 Photos and Article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer 12 May 1957 of Edna Dunham (later Willard), dau/o Samuel E. Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.

(See: DD, Vol. II, No. 1, February 1978, p. 1) (See: DD, Vol. II, No. 2, May 1978, p. 3) (See: DD, Vol, III, No 1, January 1979, p. 1) (See: DD, Vol. III, No. 1, January 1979, p. 2) (See: DD, Vol. IV, No. 3, September 1991, p. 5) (See: DD, Vol. V, No. 2, July 1992, p. 4) (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 5, June 1993, p. 5) (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 11, December 1993, p 3) (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 1, January 1994, pp. 3 &4) (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 7, July 1994, pp. 3 & 4)

Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Apology, Plus Excuses by DD Kitson, Phyllis S 5 Editor, Phyllis S Kitson, apologizes for publishing many photos of her ancestors. She seeks photos, newspaper clippings, old letters, etc. for publishing.
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Obituary: Dunham, Mrs. Jane (?-1905) Alger, P C 5 Oneida Dispatch (NY) obituary of 17 February 1905 for Mrs. Jane Dunham, a widow. She was survived by a daughter, Belle (Dunham) McArthur, wife of William McArthur. The Dunhams are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 4 April 1995 Photo, early 1930s: Ira Orval Dunham (1882-1942) and Catherine Sims (Smith) Dunham Stapleton, Sherry (Dunham) 5 Sherry's g-grandparents, Catherine & Ira Orval Dunham, s/o James T. Dunham, of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 News of Family of Downed Flier: Capt. John R Dunham ( - 1952) 1 John Robertson Dunham, s/o Charles Mason & Anna McFreely (Thompson) Dunham of Oswego, NY, of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Volume VII, No. 12, December 1994, p. 2) (Also, See: Capt. John R Dunham article at https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/JOHN_R._DUNHAM,_CAPT,_USAF: Capt. John "Chute" Robertson Dunham) (Also, See: Find a Grave Memorial at 93298918)
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 Newsletter Business Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Publication changes may be necessary. Copies of old letters, photos, newspaper clippings and anecdotes needed for publishing in DD.
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 One Husband Too Many? Dunham, Mrs. Arthur A (Joan) 2 Two men named Arthur Dunham served at the Armed Guard Center in Brooklyn, NY. Both answered the announcement for Arthur Dunham when Joan Dunham went there to visit her husband. One Arthur A Dunham, was her husband, and the 2nd Arthur Dunham, a Navy radio man, was father of Bob A. Dunham, a DD contributor living in Florida. A double identity was solved with a story in DD. (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 11, November 1994, p. 4)
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 Obituary: Diffenderfer, Margaret Emily (Dunham) (1840-1929) Gerth, Jacqueline 2 Laclede Record, 10 May 1929, gives an in depth obituary for Mrs. M E (Dunham) Diffenderffer, dau/o David T Dunham & Jane Wilson, was born 15 Feb 1840 NJ. She was sis/o Edward I. Dunham b. 1833 likely b. NJ, also.
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 Query: Which Mercy Dunham did Joseph King marry? Clark, Dr. Richard S 3 Dr. Clark seeks the correct Mercy Dunham who married Joseph King. Option 1: Was she the Mercy Dunham b. 1679/80, Plymouth, MA, who was dau/o Joseph Dunham and Esther Wormall? Option 2: Was she the Mercy Dunham b. February 1668/69, d. 15 January 1745 in Plymouth, MA, who was dau/o John & Mary Dunham?
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 Response to Query: Which Mercy Dunham? Various possibilities to answer which Mercy Dunham married Joseph King is given in DD. (See Dunham Families in America at: 2. JOHN 2 DUNHAM and 51. ESTHER 3 DUNHAM)
Volume VIII, No 5 June 1995 Dunham Land Records in Michigan to 1908 Blackmon, Selma 3, 4 & 5 Excerpts from Automated Archives, Inc., CD 254, September 1994 Edition, Land Records, Michigan, Screen 892 of 3522
Volume VIII, No 6 July 1995 Tragedy in Mexico: 1843 Soldier Writes Home for Last Time 1 & 2 Robert Holmes Dunham (b. 1817 Somerville, Tipton Co., TN-d. 25 March 1843 Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragozo, Mexico), s/o Daniel A Dunham & Lourania Lee Adkins & gs/o Daniel & Sarah Dunham, wrote his "Dear Mother" to tell her that he was doomed as one of 17 of 170 soldiers who was to be executed upon drawing a black bean following the unsuccessful Mier Expedition in Northern Mexico. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 4) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 5) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 11, December 1995, pp. 1, 2 & 3)
Volume VIII, No 6 July 1995 Choppy Publication Schedule Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Uncertain publication schedule due to lack of material
Volume VIII, No 6 July 1995 Michigan Social Security Death Benefits Index Blackmon, Selma 2 & 3 Listing of Dunhams who were paid Social Security Death Benefits before 1995.
Volume VIII, No 6 July 1995 Biography: Dunham, James R Dunham, Betty J 4 & 5 Excerpt from the Portrait & Biographical Record of Berrien & Cass Counties (MI), 1893. James R Dunham (b. 21 April 1836 Portage Township, Kalamazoo Co., MI- d. MI), s/o Timothy Ward Dunham (b. 1808 Canada-d. after 1893); gs/o James Dunham reared in NJ; & ggs/o Matthew & Unknown (Ward) Dunham (Revolutionary War patriot) of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 6 July 1995 Photo: Dunham, Henry Alpheus (1872-1946) Wood, Bill 5 Henry Alpheus Dunham (1872-1946) & wife, Mabel L. (Cogswell) Dunham with their daughter (Alice Marion (Dunham) Wood 1899-1990) . Also pictured is Gail Conrad. Henry is of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume VIII, No 6 July 1995 Obituary: Dunham, Edward G (1839-1923) Eldred, Ann 5 Edward G Dunham, s/o David Dunham, b. 1839 NY, was a Civil War veteran, m. Phoebe Ann Traver, d. 1923 Oriskany, NY at the home of his daughter. They were of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 Photo: Was Marilyn Monroe …a Dunham? Mahony, Gratia Dunham 1 & 2 Norma Jeane Mortenson (raised as Norma Jeane Baker & known as actress, Marilyn Monroe) was dau/o Gladys Pearl Monroe who m. 1 Jack Baker and they divorced. Gladys m. 2 Martin E Mortenson who deserted Gladys. Norma Jeane/Marilyn believed her father to have been a studio co-worker of her mother's who was known as Charles Stanley Gifford (1898-1965). The paternity of Norma Jeane/Marilyn may never be known however C. S. Gifford was a descendant of Abner Gifford & Thankful Dunham with a RI & MA ancestry of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 Michigan Social Security Death Benefits Index - Continued Blackmon, Selma 2 & 3 (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 6, July 1995, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 Query: Dunham, Hannah (1801-?) Who were her parents? Bevis, Jean 3 Seeks parents of Hannah Dunham (b. 1801 NJ) m. 1822 Hamilton Co., OH to Joseph E Bonnell. They had 2 sons and removed to Switzerland Co., IN by 1838.
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 Photo, 1968: Dunham, Bob, Model Railroad Enthusiast Dunham, Bob 4 Photo of 20 February 1968 as published in the State Journal of Robert Dunham, president of the South Central Wisconsin Division of the National Model Railroad Assn., who displayed his engine at an open house.
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 Query: Looking for information on Mary (Dunham) Spore Spore, Richard L 4 Richard Spore seeks information on his gggm, Mary (Dunham) Spore (wife of Zenas Spore). Mary may have been the sister of Elijah Dunham of London District, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada, who is listed in the 1871 Census. They are of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 18-Year- Old Poem Begs to See Light of Day Dunham, Melinda (Hyde) 5 Poem that requests information on the Dunham Family.
Volume VIII, No 7 August 1995 Photo: Dunham, Francis Sylvester (1876-1942) - Little Lord Who-Le Roy?? 5 Photo taken in Evanston, IL of Francis Sylvester Dunham (age about 11 years), s/o Samuel E Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 Photos and Story of Charlotte Corday Dunham, A Whaling Wife Mahony, Gratia (Dunham) 1 & 2 Excerpt from Whaling Wives, 1953, by Emma Mayhew Whiting & Henry Beetle Hough relates the story and marriage (m. 2 July 1852 Holmes Hole) of Captain Nathan Jernegan and Charlotte (Corday) Dunham (1829-1898) of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 Michigan Social Security Death Benefits Index - Continued Blackmon, Selma 3 (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 6, July 1995, pp. 2, 3 & 4) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 7, August 1995, pp 2 & 3)
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 A Cleveland Landmark - Dunham Tavern Museum 1824 Bevis, Jean 4 Rufus and Jane (Pratt) Dunham from Mansfield, MA came to the Western Reserve (Cuyahoga Co., OH) in 1819. They lived in a log cabin until their house was built btw. 1824-1832 which became a social & political center known as Dunham Tavern. Rufus Dunham, a tavern-keeper and farmer, was of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 Biography: Dunham, Albert S Dunham, Betty J 4 & 5 Albert S Dunham (Sketch: History of Kalamazoo Co., (MI) (1880) was b. Monroe Co., NY, came to MI with his parents, and later resided on his 110 acre estate in Cooper Twp. He was s/o Seneca Dunham b. Ontario Co., NY and Tirza Daniels, who settled in Michigan in 1864. Albert was gs/o Edward Dunham of Albany, NY who served in the American Revolution of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 Photo: Lizzie Effie (Hamilton) Abbey (1882-1931); son Howard S Abbey & aunt, Jenny (McCray) Hall Castro, Frank, Jr. 5 Lizzie Effie (Hamilton) Abbey, dau/o Andrew R Hamilton & gdau/o Helen M (Dunham) Hamilton of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 Query: Looking for Book, History of Dunham-on-Trent, with Ragnal, Darlton, Wimpton, Kingsbaugh, A Record of 900 Years, 1924, by Rev. Howard Chadwick Gaa, Dale D 5 Internet Search (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=18274), August 2018, gives this result: Ancestry.com. History of Dunham-on-Trent, with Ragnall, Darlton, Wimpton, Kingshaugh, etc. (database on-line). Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. - Original data: Chadwick, Howard. History of Dunham-on-Trent, with Ragnall, Darlton, Wimpton, Kingshaugh, etc. : a record of nine hundred years. Cambridge, Mass.: Page & Shaw Press, 1989.
Volume VIII, No 8 September 1995 Query: Initial Respose Gaa, Dale 5 Mentions Otis E Dunham b 1876, s/o Thomas H Dunham, Jr. (b. 1840, served in Civil War) of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 9 October 1995 Photos: John Paul (Dunham) Stewart (b. 1918) adopted as newborn due to death of his mother at the time of his birth, plus a photo with his 3 older brothers. Stewart, Sue C 1 & 2 John Paul (alias Dunham) Stewart, s/o John Franklin (1884-1949) & Katie (Sizemore) Dunham. John Paul had 3 older biological brothers (Jim, Millard & Harold Dunham). They are given as descendants of Joseph Dunham & Mary Claypool of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 9 October 1995 Dunham Dispatch inundated with letters of inquiry Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Dunham Dispatch is able to respond to inquiries only when a self addressed envelope with 55 cents postage is included.
Volume VIII, No 9 October 1995 Query: Searching for the parents of Van Rensselaer (V.R.) Dunham (1807-1874) Edmundson, Jane C 3 Van Rensselaer Dunham (b. Windham Co., CT) may be the s/o Archibald Rolland Dunham & Sophia Torrey, dau/o John Torrey & Thurza/Theresa Barnes of NY. Van Rensselaer m. Ora Corbin and moved to WI bef. 1850, d. after 1874 in OH. Van Rensselaer likely had a brother, Archibald Dunham. They are of an Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 3, March 1997, pp. 4 & 5) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 10, Issue 1, 15 January 2013, p. 6)
Volume VIII, No 9 October 1995 Query: Looking for information on Luther G Dunham (1814-?) Dunham, April 3 Luther G Dunham b. 1814, Spencer, Tioga County, NY, m. 1833 Mary Jane Beard, and appears in Union Twp., Allen Co., IA in 1850. He is of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 9 October 1995 Query: Looking for information on Sarah Dunham (1798-?) & Joseph Coleman (1797-?0), who m. 1818 in Brown Co., OH. Riedlin, Joyce 3 Sarah (Dunham) Coleman was perhaps dau/o Mordecai Dunham. Children of Joseph & Sarah (Dunham) Coleman were all b. in Warren Co., OH. Possible response indicates a Joshua Coleman who m. a Sarah Dunham was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 9 October 1995 Photos & Burial: Dunham family finally gets to say goodbye to Capt. John R Dunham Hallgren, Mrs. George D, Sr. 3, 4 & 5 The Maryland Sun posted an article by Robert A Erlandson on Capt. John R Dunham whose plane was downed in 1952 entitled "Sad Farewell, 43 Years Later" with photo of the widow, now Mrs. Mary Gordon (Crapster) Dunham Nichols, their daughter Suzanne (Dunham) Fong & her sons, and his brother (Roy Dunham). Photos of saluting servicemen & flag-draped coffin by Michael Lutzky. (Note: Newspaper may be the Baltimore Sun.) (See: DD, Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1994, p. 2) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 5, June 1995, p. 1)
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Photos: Another Glitch in Early Dunham Line? Dunham, John S 1 & 2 Researcher & Photographer, John S Dunham, researched while traveling in Nottinghamshire, England and took photos of Kirklington Hall, home of John Dunham (1450-1524) & wife, Elizabeth (Bowett) Chaworthe-Dunham (1452-1502). His research of the family and descendants of this couple brought about questions concerning ancestry of Deacon John Dunham. Was Deacon John Dunham a descendant of John Dunham (1450-1524) of Kirklington Hall as given in I W Dunham's book?
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Is there interest in forming a Dunham Family Organization? Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Please let DD know your impressions, reactions & concerns in forming a Dunham Family Organization.
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Query: Need info on Jonathan Dunham b. 1825/27 in NY. Sawyer, Frances 2 Jonathan Dunham m. 1 on 16 Aug 1849 Knox Co., IL to Sarah Richmond. Later m. 2 Mrs. Hannah Housh in 1867. He is given as the father of 7 children per query. Jonathan is given as s/o James Ayres & Sarah (Holton) Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line in records on Ancestry.com.
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Query: Need info on Hannah Dunham (1774-1853) Sawyer, Frances 2 Hannah Dunham is believed to have lived in Rutland, VT; m. Elkanah Freeman; and died at West Bethany, Genesee Co., NY. They are given as parents of 6 Freeman children of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Photo: Freeman, Daniel (1774-1853) Sawyer, Frances 3 Daniel Freeman, s/o Elkanah & Hannah (Dunham) Freeman, was the first man to claim land under the Homestead Act of 1863. His mother, Hannah (Dunham) Freeman is of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Sketch: Dunham, Thomas L (1817-? Dunham, Bob W 3 From The History of Fond Du Lac Co., WI, 1880,Thomas L Dunham, b. 1817 in Mansfield, CT was s/o Abel & Sarah Dunham. Thomas apprenticed as a carpenter and practiced his trade for at time. He lived in Racine Co., WI; Walworth Co., WI; Fond du Lac Co. owning 162 ½ acres there. He m. 1844 in Burlington, WI to Clarissa Atkins, and they were parents of 6 Dunham children. This Dunham family were descendants of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 More on Victim of Black Bean Episode Roth, Marilyn 4 Various articles on young Robert Holmes Dunham who was killed in 1843 by his Mexican captors in what became known as the Black Bean Episode. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 6, July 1995, p. 1 & 2) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 5) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 11, December 1995, pp. 1, 2 & 3)
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Photo: Dunham, Don by Robin Nicotra Eldred, Ann 5 Don Dunham's photo was taken by his step-daughter and published in the Syracuse Herald American. Don is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Dunham, Robert Holmes found in the Early History of Fayette Co., TX Roth, Marilyn 5 List of names of the unfortunate individuals who were victims of the Black Bean Episode found on the Tomb on Monument Hill on the Bluff overlooking LaGrange, TX. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 6, July 1995, p. 1 & 2) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 4) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 11, December 1995, pp. 1, 2 & 3)
Volume VIII, No 10 November 1995 Photo: Abbey, Lizzie Effie (Hamilton) (1882-1931) Castro, Frank 5 Photo of the ggm/o Frank Castro is Lizzie Effie (Hamilton) Abbey, who was dau/o Andrew Hamilton and gdau/o Helen (Dunham) Hamilton of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 11 December 1995 More on the Family of Robert Holmes Dunham –Daniel Dunham of 1784 and Dunham Possible Connections Stewart, Sue C 1, 2 & 3 A lengthy historical account of various members of Dunham families who may be indirectly related to Robert Holmes Dunham of the Black Bean Episode. Includes: Daniel Dunham who settled on Richland Creek in TN, became known for building the log fort, Dunham's Station. John & Joseph Dunham names appear in the 1776 Watauga Petition, with Joseph Dunham in Washington Co., NC. John Dunham settled in Washington Co. records. Others mentioned: Joseph, Mary, & Reuben Dunham; William & Joseph Dunham who were killed by Indians; Daniel Dunham, Jr.; Rebecca Dunham & Elizabeth Dunham and their marriages; & many others associated with the Dunham families. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 6, July 1995, pp. 1 & 2) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 4) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 5)
Volume VIII, No 11 December 1995 Photo: Moore, Samuel A (1874-1965) Sawyer, Frances 3 Samuel A Moore was b. Charlton, IA. He was s/o Penina (Richmond) Moore, gs/o Susannah (Freeman) Richmond, ggs/o Samuel Freeman, & gggs/o Hannah (Dunham) Freeman (1774-1853) who was wife of Elkanah Dunham of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 2) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 3)
Volume VIII, No 11 December 1995 Send a Stamped Return Envelope to DD to get a Reply 3 A self addressed stamped return envelope is required when sending information requests to DD.
Volume VIII, No 11 December 1995 Judge Philip N Dunham of Prescott Valley (AZ), designed and is building his own home Dunham, Bob W 4 Philip N Dunham designed his home and was in the process of building his home in 1995. Includes an article by Cheri Smith entitled Judge Dunham Never Smoked Marijuana, as he was judge of Prescott Valley AZ who held night court. He is bro/o Bob W Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 11 December 1995 Photo, Wedding, 21 December 1893: Dunham, Miriam (1874-1940) 5 Miriam Dunham, dau/o Samuel E. Dunham, m. in Chicago, IL to Luther Ferriss. They were married by her uncle, Rev. Frank B. Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume VIII, No 11 December 1995 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunham Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, 27 September 1914 Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 5 Henry N Dunham from NY, m. Sarah Elizabeth Hillman, dau/o James Harvey & Lydia (Rice) Hillman. Henry was s/o Daniel & Mary (Norton) Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 Photo: Dunham, John Levi Dunham (1811-1861) - A Pioneer Story-Pennsylvania to Kansas-1859; Dunham, Henry R (1838-1877), s/o John Levi Dunham - Continued Marty, Fidelia 1 & 2 John Levi Dunham, s/o John Dunham, was a lumberman and father of Henry R. Dunham (b. 1838 PA-1877). Henry Randall Dunham, s/o John Levi Dunham & Laura Melvina Cheney, m. 1869 Fidella Teed, dau/o Lorenzo P. Teed. Henry & Fidella's children were Ethlin Dunham & John Lorenzo Dunham (1873-1945). In the summer of 1859 John Levi & son Henry R. Dunham went to Kansas to lay a preempted claim to ¼ acres of land in Henry's name. After Henry married Fidella, a teacher, they went to Kansas in 1870. This family was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Harry B (1890-?) Elred, Ann 3 Harry B Dunham, s/o Jerome B Dunham and his wife of Syracuse, NY, was b. Cleveland, Oswego Co., NY and died at the home of his parents. Harry left a wife and daughter. (Note: 1900 Census, Oneida Co., NY: Jerome B. Dunham (aka Benjamin Jerome Dunham), wife Martha, & children: Frank, Mary, Anna, Benjamin (likely Harry Benjamin Dunham), & Rosy Dunham.) This family was of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 Query: Who was Madam Nordica? 3 Questionable family connections as to the relationship of Madam Nordica to the Dunham family, Pease family, & Norton family. Deborah (Dunham) Pease (1696-1790)? (Ancestry.com Public Member Tree indicates Deborah Dunham's husband was Thomas Pease (1694-1765.) Reliance Pease, said dau/o Thomas Pease & Deborah Dunham, m. Timothy Smith. Reliance's sister is given as Deborah Pease (b. ca 1729) who m. 1774 to her 3rd husband (per Ancestry.com Public Member Tree), John Dunham Norton. Lillian Allen Norton (aka Madam Nordica) is said to have been a descendant of Timothy Smith & & Reliance Pease (per I W Dunham's genealogy) which is being questioned in this DD article. Lillian, as Madam Nordica, was an American opera singer who is given as b. 1859 in Farmington, ME. (Ancestry.com Family Tree indicates: Lillian was born Lillian Allen Norton, dau/o Edwin Norton & Amanda Elizabeth Allen.) Lillian married & divorced 3 times: m. 1 Frederick A. Gower; m. 2 in 1896 Zoltán Döhme & m. 3 in 1909 to a wealthy "New York" banker, George W. Young. It is likely that John Dunham Norton is related in some manner to both the Dunham family and Norton family mentioned in this article. (Genealogical Register: A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine: from the earliest explorations to the present time, 1776-1885 gives Frederick Gower m. 22 January 1883 to Lillian, dau/o Edwin Norton.)
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 Photo, 1974: Alger, Paula Carol 4 Paula Carol Alger is the ggdau/o Jesse L Dunham & Emeline Coburn Ely, & resides in Derry, NH. (Note: Ancestry.com Public Member Tree indicates Jessie L. Dunham was the youngest child of Richardson Dunham, Jr. & Susanna Dodge and are of the Deacon John Dunham line.) (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 2, March 1993, p. 3)
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 Is there interest in forming a Dunham Family Organization? Where are our Leaders? 4 Seeking leaders and those interested in forming, researching & promoting the Dunham Family Organization. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 2)
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 A Strange Mortgage, 1835 abstract of an unusual "payment plan" Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 4 & 5 Washington Co., NY Mortgage Book: Abstract: James Dunham (no dates) of Cambridge & Dinah Phelps, widow of Daniel Phelps of Cambridge ($1000.00) involves & provides for long term housing, care, & provisions for Dinah. James Dunham m. 1 Thirza McCulloch (d. 1824); m. 1825 to 2. Lurana Phelps (d. 1835), dau/o Daniel & Dinah Phelps; and m. 3 Rebecca Sears. James & Rebecca gave land for church & cemetery in Cambridge, NY. James later settled in Chicago, IL and was the father of 10 children. James Dunham was bro/o Nahum Dunham (1774-1832) and they were of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 1 January 1996 Photo: Samuel Moore (1874-1965) & Cora May Stegall (1872-1924) Sawyer, Frances Moore 5 Samuel Moore m. February 1895 in Galesburg, Knox Co., IL to Cora May Stegall. Cora was b. Knox Co., IL. She was gdau/o Jonathan Dunham (b. 1825 New York) of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, p. 2)
Volume IX, No 2 February 1996 Photo: Dunham, Cyrus L (1846-1929), Civil War Colonel Identified Stewart, Sue C 1 & 2 Cyrus L Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 2 February 1996 Dunham Lillian Norton identified as Madam Nordica 2 & 3 (See: Volume IX, No 1, January 1996, p.3)
Volume IX, No 2 February 1996 Dunham, Henry R (1838-1877), a Pioneer Story, 1859, Continued Marty, Fidelia 3 & 4 Henry R Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line, (See: Volume IX, No 1, January 1996, pp. 1&2)
Volume IX, No 2 February 1996 Photo: Marty, Fidella & Carroll D visit DD offices 4 Fidella Dunham Marty of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 2 February 1996 Photo, Advertisement: Dunham, Jeff Ventriloquist 4 Adopted son Jeff Dunham advertisement for his show in the Tulsa World
Volume IX, No 2 February 1996 Photos, 50th Anniversary; Henry Dunham & Sara Hillman Dunham Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 5 Henry N Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: Volume VIII, No 11, December 1995, p 5)
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Tragedy Strikes Dunham Family Dunham, Norwood 1 & 2 Clipping from The Daily Times, Pryor Creek, OK, 25 November 1995: Tragedy struck when Denise Dunham killed her husband, William Andy Dunham, & 2 year old son, Christopher Dunham and attempted to kill herself and her other two children. An aunt of the children, Mary Ann Boswell, wishes to learn more of her Dunham ancestors. Her great grandparents were David Henry Dunham & Augusta Livonia Bonecutter. David Henry Dunham is found to be s/o Jacob M Dunham & Catharine Goodnight. They are found to be related to President Barack Obama's Dunham line of Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Photo & Sketch: Dunham, Zachary Taylor (Z T) (1849-1945) 2 The historical barn of Z T Dunham was built in 1870 and lives on as a pioneer museum in Iowa. Z T and his brother, Samuel, were sons of the first white settler, Cornelius Dunham, in Crawford Co., Iowa. The brothers were in partnership to grow crops and breed cattle & hogs. Carrie (Dunham) Widney was Z T's daughter and Ken Dunham is a great grandson. They are of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Photo: Abbey, Howard S (1904-?) Castro, Frank 3 Childhood photo of Howard S Abbey, s/o Elizabeth (Hamilton) Abbey, gs/o Andrew Hamilton, ggs/o Helen (Dunham) Hamilton of Isaac Dunham line, perhaps s/o Nathaniel 3 Dunham.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Dunham, Rosa (later Sims) (1881-1952): Yucky Stories 3 Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss tells childhood tales on her sister, Rosa (Dunham) Sims. The sisters are of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Harry B Dunham equals Benjamin H Dunham Wood, Bill 3 Harry B Dunham has been identified as Benjamin Harry Dunham of Nathaniel 3? Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1996, p. 3)
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Obituary: Dunham, DeWitt (1832-1916) Johnson, Richard C 4 Dewitt Dunham (given elsewhere as Jacob Dewitt Dunham), s/o Benjamin Williams Dunham & Jane DeWitt Rose, was b. 5 February 1832 in Warren Co., OH; m. 29 March 1860 to Miss Lydia E Bennett. In 1886 the family relocated to Hayes Co., NE. They were the parents of 7 children; Dora Inez (Dunham) Tight (Mrs. J H Tight), Birl S Dunham, Alvie R Dunham, Cora B (Dunham) Wynant and Myrtie L (Dunham) Smith. His sister was Rachel (Dunham) Gallier. This family is likely of the Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary line.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Query: Searching for parents of John Dunham (1762-1840?) Johnson, Richard C 4 Searching for parents and information on John Dunham, who was a Revolutionary War soldier of Elizabethtown & later of Westfield, Essex Co. (now Union Co.), NJ. (Note: Ancestry.com public family files indicate he was s/o Joseph Dunham & Hannah Conger and was of the Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary line. Caution: Another Joseph Dunham m. Hannah Unknown and had son, Joseph Sandford Dunham who m. Mary "Polly" Miller. This line is also descended from Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary line.)

Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Dunhams in Oswego Co., NY in 1850 4 A listing of Dunham individuals, their location, and page number as found in the 1850 Census for Oswego Co., NY.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Photo & Sketch: Rev. James Harvey Dunham Honored as 'Dean' of Local Presbytery Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 5 Rev. James Harvey Dunham (1872-1943), s/o Henry N. Dunham and gf/o Donna (Dunham) Hawks, marked his 31st Anniversary as Pastor of Western Church. This family was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 3 March 1996 Query: Who were the parents of Jonathan Dunham (1739-1813)? Sly, Liz 5 Jonathan Dunham m. 1 Unknown wife and had children: Rachel, Esther, Sarah & Tryphena. He m. 2 Mrs. Mary (Reno,Runne) Dow (1750-1817) and had Hannah, Henry, Lucy, Lewis, Nathan & Catherine. He was an early settler of Tompkins Co., NY. This Dunham family is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Photo: Mabel Dunham (1899-ca.1996) & picture of a Dunham Family Quilt Marty, Fidelia 1 & 2 Heidi (Marty) Howlett was dau/o Fidelia Marty. Heidi shared the photo of a family "Turkey Trot" quilt given to her by her unmarried great aunt, Mabel Dunham, a school teacher. The quilt was made btw. 1910 & 1920 by Heidi's gggm, Caroline (Reed) Dunham (d. 1922). Mabel was dau/o John Lorenzo Dunham & Harriet Ranck according to Ancestry.com and they are descendants of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Dunham Family Reunion - 1909 Alger, P S 3 Account from the Oneida Democratic Union, 4 September 1909, concerning a family reunion of the descendants of Ezekiel Dunham (1793-1883) (hus/o Eunice Babcock), s/o Calvin Dunham (hus/o Ruth Noble) & gs/o Isaac Dunham (hus/o Jerusha Loomis). They are found to be of the Deacon John Dunham line in later research. (See: DD. Vol. IX, No. 12, December 1996, p. 3)
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Amy & Matthew Dunham Fund - update 3 Updated address for contributions to the Amy & Matthew Dunham Fund. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 4, March 1996, pp. 1 & 2)
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Barker/Barber, Sarah (Woodworth) Howland mother of 19 children 3 Sarah (Woodworth) Howland-Barker/Barber (1779 NY-1860 NY), dau/o Selah Woodworth & Rebecca Dunham, m. 1 David Howland (1773-1814) and given as having 14 children, then she m. 2 William Barker/Barber and had 5 children. She was of Deacon John Dunham line. (Note: Additional information found in Ancestry.com naming her father and her 2nd husband as William Barber. Ancestry.com names 8 children by David Howland & 5 children by William Barber. William Barber is given with 5 children from a prior marriage.)
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Charles A Dunham (alias Sanford Conover & James Watson Wallace) Berkebile, Don 3 From an article in the January 1996 BARNES REVIEW, Charles Augustus Dunham (1834-1900), a NY lawyer, paid deserters & criminals as witnesses to back up his charges against Jefferson Davis in an attempt to seize power. He told these "witnesses" what to say. Charles operated under two alias names: Sanford Conover & James Watson Wallace. Charles, s/o David Dunham Jr. & Lucy Ford, m. Ophelia Auser, and they are given as the parents of 8 children in Ancestry.com records. His life's story is documented in the book published by the University of Illinois Press entitled Devil's Game: The Civil War Intrigues of Charles A Dunham by Carman Cumming. He is given as a descendant of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Oldest Man: Dunham, Abel (1730-1833) 4 Abel Dunham (1730-1833) perhaps of Edgartown, MA m. Ruth Cobb and they had 4 children: Abel (b 1762), Ruth, Calvin & David. Abel (b. 1730) is given as living to 103 years in I W Dunham's genealogy. He is said to be s/o David Dunham and of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Biographical Sketch: Hamilton, Andrew R (1824-?), hus/o Helen M Dunham Castro, Frank 4 From the Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford Co., CT by J H Beers & Co., 1901 is the story of Andrew R Hamilton (b. 1824 Ellington, Tolland Co., CT), a Justice of the Peace and business man, m. Helen M Dunham of Gilead, CT (1827-1909). They had two children: Andrew R & Jennie D Hamilton. Helen M was dau/o Cyrus Dunham, and ggggdau/o Nathaniel Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 4 April 1996 Photo: Jeff Dunham: Ventriloquist Throws Voices to "Menagerie of Characters" 5 Photo and story of the career of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham comes from Tulsa World newspaper, p. 5 of 24 November 1995 written by Dennis King, World Staff Writer. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 2, February 1996, p. 4)
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 How's This for Drama: Whale of a Tale found in The Donham Family History, 1995, Concerning Jonathan Dunham/Donham/Singletary Johnson, Richard C 1 From The Donham Family History by Scott T S Trimble (1995) we read of the theories for the existence of Jonathan Singletary who became Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary, s/o Richard Singletary. As an adult, Jonathan married, moved to New Jersey and built a grist mill. (See: Jonathan-2 Dunham/alias Singletary) in the Dunham Families in America section in Dunham Genealogical Research Association (DGRA) web site.
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 Dunham Entries in Illinois Census, 1850 - Continued 2 Dunham with Given Name-County-Page-Township
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Wendall (1920-1986) Stewart, Sue C 3 Wendall Dunham was b. in Matthews, MO to Frank Dunham & Kathryn McCary. He moved to the state of WA and there m. 1939 to Shirley Mays. He served in the U. S. Navy. He was the father of Sandra Dunham and Michael Dunham. His Dunham siblings were: Marietta, Ruth, Bill, Millard Dunham and Dawson Patterson. The Dunhams were descendants of Joseph Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 3 Generations of one Dunham family Gerth, Jacqueline 3 & 4 Clippings from Knox Co., OH newspaper chronicle the lives of 3 generations of Dunhams. Hiram Dunham, b. 3 March 1792, a native of Middlesex Co., NJ who moved to Knox Co., OH. He and his wife had 9 children. Hiram's son, William E Dunham, opened a tailoring store in Knox Co., OH. Finally we have the announcement of a wedding btw. Jefferson 'Jeff" Dunham & Ida M. Spearman of Knox Co., OH in 1885. This family is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 Fred O Secor & Lucinda Kyser celebrate 25th Anniversary Eldred, Ann 4 Lucinda Kyser has been identified as the dau/o Jacob Archibald Kyser & Jane Carlotta Cook. Mentions Fred & Lucinda's daughter as Beverly Secor m. 1 Mr. Kinnes with whom there were 5 children and then m. 2 Warren Noble. (Note: Ann Eldred seeks which person (Fred or Lucinda) is the Dunham descendant. Further research seems to indicate the Cooks descend from Mary (Dunham) Covell, dau/o Gershom Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.)
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 Photo: Al Dunham and Julie Heverlein, Miss Portage (WI) Dunham, Bob 5 Photo from the 24 June 1970 issue of the Daily Northwestern, (Oshkosh, WI). Al Dunham, a Kiwanis member, visits with Julie Heverlein during a luncheon. Al Dunham, s/o James W Dunham, is of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 5 May 1996 DD members to received a special letter on the formation of an official Dunham Family Organization 5 A special letter being sent from Virginia will soon be mailed to the member of DD pertaining to the formation of an official Dunham Family Organization.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Origin of the place name DUNHAM Stewart, Sue C 1 Newspaper clipping from the 2 December 1968 issue of The Pensacola (FL) Journal indicates there are several origins for the place name of Dunham. The most common meaning is "a dwelling of swarthy complexion living at a homestead or enclosure." "Dun" comes from Old English meaning dull brown or dark. "Ham" generally means homestead. Mentioned is a Joel de Dunham & Reginald de Dunham at time of Henry III & Edward I. Coat of Arms vary as a coat of arms is passed from father to eldest son through the generations.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Dunham Entries in Illinois Census, 1850, Part 2 2 Dunham with Given Name-County-Page-Town (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 5, May 1996, p. 2)
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Charles H (1831?-1919) Dunham, Bob 3 The obituary in The Berlin Journal on 4 February 1919 issue of Charles H Dunham. He was hus/o Angeline who died 1917, and they were the parents of 3 daughters and 1 son. (Note: Ancestry.com Public Member files show him to be s/o Solomon Quitterfield Dunham & Jane High. Solomon is given as s/o Daniel Dunham & Margaret Quitterfield.) These Dunhams are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Henrietta (Gallagher) (1863-1944) Dunham, Bob 3 Death of Henrietta (Gallagher) Dunham was reported in the 15 June 1944 issue of The Hancock News, of Hancock, WI. She m. 5 November 1882 Charles Foster Dunham who survives. They were the parents of 5 children. In other accountings he is given as s/o Stephen Dunham & Matilda Rawson. Stephen is given as s/o Daniel Dunham & Deborah Macomber. They are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Photo: Dunham Haack Building, Monona, WI Dunham, Bob 4 This building houses the business enterprises of Robert Arthur Dunham. Letterhead explains the description of his business. Robert "Bob" is of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 About the Mystery Obituary on page 5 4 Seeks information on the obituary appearing in The Syracuse Herald American on 31 March 1996. Also, two other articles appear on p. 5: Query concerning an Edward Dunham & Identified Body of Michael Dunham found in ME.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Material Needed Now for the DD 4 Anecdotes, Old Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Clippings, & Especially Photographs needed for future issues of DD.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Arthur (1923-1996) & Jo Marie (1916-1996) Dunham, James M 5 The Syracuse Herald American, 31 March 1996: Arthur Dunham Sr., WW II & Korean War Army veteran, 73, b. Springfield, IL, pastured Baptist churches, died with his wife, Jo Marie Dunham near Glens Falls after a car accident. Jo Marie Dunham b. Sulphur Springs, TX and moved to Mattydale, Onondaga Co., NY. Children include: Arthur, Clarence, Paula & Rebecca. Siblings of Arthur Dunham, Sr. are Roy Miller, Clarence Dunham, Beulah, Marzella & Alberta. Names her Beck siblings also.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Michael (1972-1996) -- Authorities Identify Body Found in Alna, ME Alger, P C 5 From The Union Leader, 26 March 1996 of Manchester, NH the body of Michael Dunham, 24 years old of Whitefield, ME, a victim of homicide, was identified. He was missing since late January.
Volume IX, No 6 June 1996 Query: Help needed to put together the family of Edward Dunham (1753-1844) Brown, Elizabeth E 5 Edward Dunham was b. in Dutchess Co., NY; m. 1 Unknown wife; m. 2 in 1802 to Mary (Ripley ) Dannals/Daniels in Madison Co., NY; & d. in Monroe Co., NY. Children: Edward, Jr., Sophia (Mrs. Joseph Monroe), & Seneca. A grandson, Albert Seneca Dunham, says Edward was one of 8 sons (4 Patriots & 4 Tories). Dunhams are of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 7 July 1996 Dunham Homes: Preserved & Not - Architectural Genealogy? 1 & 2 Discussion of several homes built by Dunhams: Dunham-Richey house built by Samuel Dunham (b Piscataway, NJ), likely Samuel (1730-1827), s/o Rev. Jonathan Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line; Hartwell Dunham (1822-1898) in Hopkins, MI; the Dunham house of Samuel E. & Maria (Sands) Dunham in Chicago, IL. (See: Hartwell House: DD, Vol. IX, No. 6, June 1996, p. 5)
Volume IX, No 7 July 1996 House of Hartwell B Dunham (1822-1898) Brown, Elizabeth E 2 & 3 Home of Hartwell B Dunham, gggf/o Elizabeth Brown, called Ivy Acres in Hopkins, MI, now (1996) present home of ggs, Thomas O Mills. Hartwell, s/o David Dunham & Unknown Purson (perhaps Sarah/Sally Pierson per additional information), m. 1845 to Julia Ann Hurlburt (1823-1897). Daughter was Amelia R Dunham (1848-1867) who m. 1865 to Albert Seneca Dunham (1837-1901) in Cooper, MI. Albert S was s/o Seneca Dunham (b. 1807 NY – d. 1887) & gs/o Edward Dunham (b. 1753 – d. 1844), a Revolutionary War Patriot. Elizabeth Brown descends from Edward Dunham & his 2nd wife, Mrs. Mary (Ridley) Daniels (b. 1766), a widow/o Jacob Daniels/Dannals. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 6, June 1996, p. 5)
Volume IX, No 7 July 1996 Reluctant Request Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Financial contributions are needed to assure the continued publication of DD.
Volume IX, No 7 July 1996 Dunham History in Michigan Census 4 & 5 Dunhams found in the 1830, 1845 & 1850 Michigan Censuses – Given Name, County, Page, & Township
Volume IX, No 7 July 1996 Dunhams in the Ohio 1860 Census - Continued 5 Dunhams found in the 1860 Ohio Census – Name, County, Township Code, & Page
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Obituary: Dunham, Hercules R (1812-1858) Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 1 A Mix of Periods: Trip through Time Covers 1858 to 1961: Obituary 30 Apr 1858 from the Galena Courier (IL) and & 14 May 1858 The Washington County Post (NY): Hercules R Dunham (1812 Washington Co., NY – 1858 Galena, IL), a pastor, married twice, death from consumption. Hercules was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Obituary: Dunham, John E (1811–1897) Alger, P C 1, 2 & 3 A Mix of Periods: Trip through Time Covers 1858 to 1961: Obituary of John E Dunham, 87 years, (7 Jan 1811 Berkshire Co., MA - 18 May 1897 Rome, NY), s/o Samuel Hancock Dunham of Martha's Vineyard, MA & Lucy Hollenbeck. Samuel's mother was a descendant of the Hancock family line as Gov. John Hancock. John E Dunham was land owner & business man in farming enterprises in Columbia Co., NY. He m. 1848 to Martha A Smith, dau/o Samuel Smith, of Cheshire, MA. They were the parents of 4 children: John S (d. in infancy); George E, Ada E & Mary F. John's sister was Mrs. Henry Elmworth of Ypsilanti, MI.
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Dunhams in the Ohio 1860 Census - Part 2 3 Dunhams found in the 1860 Ohio Census – Name, County, Township Code, & Page
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Dunham, Edna (later Willard) (1885-1960) 3 Edna Dunham (later Willard), dau/o Samuel E Dunham & gdau/o Francis S Dunham was a concert singer of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Query: Searching for the parents of Martha Dunham (1792-1885) Eschenburg, Shirley 3 Martha Dunham m. 1815 in Canada West Seneca Rider, a War of 1812 veteran, as a widow moved 1869-1870 to MI to live with her children. Children were: John Dunham Rider, Anna Deketua (Rider) Zeran, Job Dunham Rider, William Henry Rider, David Rider, Mahala Jane (Rider) Vincent-Burris, Mary (Rider) Bush & Henrietta (Rider) Young of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Photo, 1910-1911: Dunham, Edna (later Willard) (1885-1960) 4 Edna Dunham (later Willard) was a concert singer and of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Photos, 1940 & 1943: 3 Sons of Elbridge Harm Dunham of Antlers, OK: Elbridge, Jr.; Elbert L. (Buddy); & Orval Leroy Dunham Stapleton, Sherry 5 1st Photo, 1940: Elbridge, Jr.; Elbert L. (Buddy); & Orval Leroy Dunham Elbridge; and 2nd Photo, 1943: Elbert L. (Buddy); Elbridge, Jr.; & Orval Leroy Dunham, the sons of Elbridge Harm Dunham (1906-1979) of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 8 August 1996 Obituary: Dunham, James W (1910-1961) Stewart, Sue C 5 Obituary from The Casper Tribune–Herald (WY), 1 October 1961 for James W Dunham (b 10 May 1910 Sikeston, MO), s/o Frank Dunham, collapses and dies at work. James and his brothers (John Paul Stewart (likely not a Dunham), Millard B Dunham, & Billy Mae Dunham, & Wendall Dunham) and sister (Mrs. James Copple) are descendants of Joseph Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 9 September 1996 Dunham Coat of Arms Revisited Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Interpretive drawing of the Dunham coat of arms found in I W Watson's Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907, and also in Sophie Dunham Moore's Dunham Genealogy, 1966.
Volume IX, No 9 September 1996 Dunham/Denham? - Puritan Parson Mahony, Gratia Dunham 2 & 3 Discussion Theory: Was Mr. Thomas Denham, Puritan Parson, the father of Nathaniel of Wrentham and Hebron? Thomas Denham (abt. 1621-1688 NY), m. Sarah, & was father of 6 children. Rebecca, Isaac, Nathaniel, Josiah, Sarah, & Hannah. Son, Isaac Denham's will named Isaac's wife Hannah, sister Rebecca, brother Nathaniel, and children of sister Sarah & Hannah. Children of Nathaniel Wrentham: Mary, Nathaniel #1, Mehitable, Thomas, Nathaniel #2, Obadiah, Jabez, & Isaac. (See: Future Research: http://www.dunham-singletary.org/dunhamgenealogy/NatDunhamIntro.html)
Volume IX, No 9 September 1996 Geographic Index to Come - Someday Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Discussion on the need for a Geographic Index for Dunham research.
Volume IX, No 9 September 1996 Photo and History of a House Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 4 & 5 The home in Washington Co., NY was built (ca. 1793) on 400 acres by Jonathan Dunham (1752-1833) who married Eunice Dunn, and moved from Piscataway, NJ in 1793 to Washington Co., NY. The home passed through the generations to son, Nahum, then to gs, Samuel, then to ggs, Henry Norton Dunham. The house was still standing in September 1996 and no longer in this Dunham family of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 1789 Arrival from Somewhere in England Stewart, Sue C 1 & 2 From The Descendants of Thomas Dunham ( 1766-1845) of New Brunswick, NJ & Anna Correll, his wife: 4 Complete Generations comprising 200 lineal descendants is a compiled genealogy by William E Dunham, which was arranged by Fred S Dunham, 1926.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 Photo: An Example of the Vanished Store Card Alger, P C 2 Store cards were vogue in advertising in the years 1880-1900. One such store card was used by Scudder & Dunham in Trenton, NJ to advertise fancy goods, hosiery, notions & dry goods.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 Sketch of the Pioneer Homestead of John M Dunham (1822-1897) Wood, Bill 3 From the book, PAST & PRESENT of EATON COUNTY (MI), John M Dunham settled 1857 in Eaton Co., MI, where he built his pioneer home. Today (1996) Yonne Dunham, John's great-granddaughter, lives on the farm homestead but in a modern home. This Dunham family was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 Editorial: Why Genealogy? Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Why do we research our family history? Quest and sleuthing of family history via family genealogies is the 3rd most popular avocation.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 Photo, 1892: Rare Indoor Snapshot of Miriam Dunham 4 Pictured with her friends is Miriam Dunham (later Ferriss) (1874-1940), dau/o Samuel E Dunham, of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 Photo, 1904: Dunham, Samuel E & Maria S with Family 4 Photo taken in Chicago, IL of the children of Samuel E & Maria S Dunham: Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss and her daughter, Lillyn Ferris, which includes Rosa (Dunham) Sims & her husband, Bill Sims, and Edna Dunham (later Willard) and Mona Dunham, sister-in-law of the daughters. This Dunham family descends from the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 10 October 1996 3 Photos: Dunham, Henry Norton (1842-1926), his wife, Sarah (Hillman) Dunham (1845-1925) and son, Rev. J Harvey Dunham (1872-1943) Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 5 3 Photos: Henry Norton Dunham, s/o Samuel Dunham & gs/o Nahum Dunham. Henry Norton Dunham m. Sarah Hillman. Their son, J Harvey Dunham, was a Presbyterian minister. This family was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 11 November 1996 More on Thomas Denham, Puritan Parson Mahony, Gratia Dunham 1 & 2 Continuation of discussion on Mr. Thomas Denham, Puritan Minister, who mentioned his children (Isaac, Nathaniel, Josiah, Simon, Rebecca, Sarah, & Hannah) in his will dated 2 May 1688. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 9, September 1996, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume IX, No 11 November 1996 Query: Seeking information of Tim (Timothy) Dunham listed on p. 135 of the 1790 census in Hebron, Tolland, Co., CT. Mahony, Gratia Dunham 2 Tim (Timothy) Dunham may be of the Nathaniel Dunham line of Wrentham, MA and Hebron, CT.
Volume IX, No 11 November 1996 Photos: Dunham, Samuel Mosely (1805-?), wife Sarah and twin sons, Horace S and Homer Eldred, Ann 3 & 4 The Onondaga Centennial by Dwight H Bruce, 1896, relates that Samuel Mosely Dunham, s/o Capt. Samuel H Dunham from VT to Pompey, NY, was b. 17 September 1805 Pompey, NY; m. Sarah b. 1802, and had twin sons, Horace S & Homer Dunham who were b. 1833 in Pompey, NY and both married twice. Capt. Samuel H Dunham was s/o Deacon Daniel Dunham who moved from Windham, CT to Manlius, Onondaga County, NY and established a clothier's trade. This Dunham family was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 11 November 1996 About p. 5: Permission received to share photo & information about Capt. George Dunham's Regiment Berkebile, Don 4 Don Berkebile received permission to share with Dunham Dispatch the history and drawing that appeared in an issue of Military Collector & Historian, Fall 1994 concerning Capt. George Dunham's Company, 2nd MA (Bailey's) Regiment, 1777-1781. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 1, January 1997, p. 3) (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 11, Nov. 1996, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume IX, No 11 November 1996 Drawing and Article: Captain George Dunham's Company, 2nd Massachusetts (Bailey's) Regiment, 1777-1781 Berkebile, Don 4 & 5 Drawing and Article from the Fall 1994 issue of Military Collector & Historian when Dunham's men marched in October 1777 to accept the surrender of British troops. George Dunham was said to be of a "noisy, bragging, fighting" character who took part in Battles of Long Island, White Plains, NJ & others. He is given as being from a respected Plymouth family, however, his Dunham family line was from an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Notices: Updates on Dunham Geographic Index and Dunham Family Association 1 The Dunham Geographic Index has been completed which included all locations given in these Dunham genealogies by Isaac Watson Dunham & Sophie Dunham Moore, plus data of recent years. A scrapbook of 150 pages is offered with events in village of Merrillsville, Madison Co., NY (1888-1907) including theses DUNHAMS: Richardson, Jerome (s/o Richardson), John/Jonathan, Mrs. Dwight Stone (niece of Jonathan Dunham). The initial meeting of the Dunham Family Association was held in October and DD is waiting for the report.
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 The Art of Carroll Dunham to be shown on the cruise ship, Galaxy of Celebrity Cruises Haake, Janet 2 Article from Travel & Leisure, October 1996 shows example of the art of Carroll Dunham of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Dunham, Capt. Andrew (1825-?) Fuqua, Marilyn 2 Civil War heroism of Capt. Andrew Dunham of Bath, ME, a 1st officer on the ship, John A. Park, carrying lumber, had the experience of being captured by the rebel and his ship torched by Capt. Semmes of the Alabama. Capt. Andrew Dunham was from an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Photo, undated: Dunham Family Reunion Butler, Diane & Eldred, Ann 3 The pictured individuals represent the branches of Isaac, Calvin, Ezekiel & Sophronia (Dunham) Welcome (1815-1885) attending a reunion in Vienna, Oneida Co., NY, perhaps in 1909. Likely of the Deacon John Dunham line per later research. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 4, April 1996, p. 3)
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Photos, 1918/19 & 1925: 2 School Pictures from 70-Some Years Ago Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Edward Sims (1913-1982), s/o Rosa (Dunham) Sims, in school pictures of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Photo, Oct 1996: Phyllis (Dunham) Kitson Is Pictured with her 4 Grandsons Kitson, Phyllis S 5 Phyllis Kitson shares a family photo with her grandsons: Greg Taylor, Nick Taylor, Jeff Kitson, & Tim Kitson. They are of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Obituary: Dunham, A D (1816-1896) Dunn, Jean 5 From The Clinton Herald, December 1896, of Clinton, IA comes the obituary of A D Dunham who was b. 1816 near Rochester, NY, resided in Kalamazoo, MI where he m. 1845 to Helen M Howard, then in 1858 to Lyons, IA. His wife and children (J H Dunham, Mertle A Dunham, Mrs. W W Leslie, & Emma L) survived and this Dunham family are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume IX, No 12 December 1996 Query: Who was Edward Dunham? Dunn, Jean 5 Searching for ancestry information on Edward Dunham who lived in Moreau, NY & Fort Edward, NY at the time of the Revolutionary War. He is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Photo: Harrington, Stephen (1829-1873) Fuqua, Marilyn (Langford) 1 Stephen Harrington, b. Vermont, went to CA in 1856. He was s/o Molly (Morgan) Harrington, gs/o Lucy (Dunham) Morgan of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Photo, wedding, 1877: Harrington, Mary Jane (1858-1933) & George Langford Fuqua, Marilyn (Langford) 1 Mary Jane Harrington, dau/o Stephen Harrington, gdau/o Molly (Morgan) Harrington, ggdau/o Lucy (Dunham) Morgan, m. George Langford. Mary Jane Harrington was the 9th generation down from Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Photo, ca. 1917: Langford, Stephen (1890-1958) with wife Carrie (Williams) Langford Fuqua, Marilyn (Langford) 2 Stephen Langford is pictured in his World War I uniform. He was s/o Mary Jane (Harrington) Langford, gs/o Stephen Harrington, ggs/o Molly (Morgan) Harrington, & gggs/o Lucy (Dunham) Morgan. They were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Photo, 1944: Langford, Robert Fuqua, Marilyn (Langford) 2 Robert Langford, who served in WW 2, was s/o Stephen Langford, gs/o Mary Jane (Harrington) Langford, ggs/o Stephen Harrington, gggs/o Molly (Morgan) Harrington, & ggggs/o Lucy (Dunham) Morgan (6th generation) down from the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Photo 1945: Langford, Marilyn Fuqua, Marilyn (Langford) 2 Marilyn Langford, who served in WW 2, was dau/o Stephen Langford, gdau/o Mary Jane (Harrington) Langford, ggdau/o Stephen Harrington, gggdau/o Molly (Morgan) Harrington, & ggggdau/o Lucy (Dunham) Morgan who was 6th generation down from the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Never Too Young to be a Gentleman: Dunham, Samuel (1850-1915) Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Samuel "Sammy" Dunham, who escorted ladies home one night after choir practice at the age of 10 in Berlin, MD, was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Photo & Article: Dunham Church Centenary, Dunham-on-Trent, Notts., England Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 3 From the October 1962 issue of The Retford Times, Retford, England is this clipping on the small town of Dunham, England visited in 1994 by Dale Gaa.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 News of Captain George Dunham Roth, Marilyn 3 Capt. George Dunham (b. 1750 England), who served in the Colonial Army during the American Revolutionary War, was of an Unknown Dunham line. He m. Ann Dunham (1748-1789), who was a descendant of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 11, November 1996, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 Piano Performance Program Given by Edward Sims (1913-1982) Kitson, Phyllis S 4 5th Grader, Edward Sims (1913-1982), was featured in a piano program given by the Children's Class of Miss Matilda E Homer on 8 June 1923. Edward was s/o Rosa (Dunham) Sims and they were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 1 January 1997 George Dunham, 83, Is his Age. His Golf Scores Are Lower Edmundson, Jane 5 The New York Times issue of 27 November 1994 tells of George Dunham, 83 years, playing golf at the Farmington Woods Country Club in Avon, CT. George, a University of Michigan graduate, served in the Navy during WW II, and was an executive at a freight manufacturing company in Manhattan, NY. He m. Victoria Unknown. George descends from an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 2 February 1997 Photos: Organizational Meeting - National Dunham Family Association held 4-5 October 1996 1 & 2 Numerous Dunham family members from here and there met in Northern Virginia for planning & organizing a National Dunham Family Association, which led to detailed information being sent out in January 1997.
Volume X, No 2 February 1997 Drawings: Dunham Castle in Wayne, Kane Co., IL and the Dunham-Hunt Museum in St. Charles, IL Dunn, Jean 3 The 1882 builder of the Castle was Mark W Dunham (1842-?). His daughter, Jane Dunham, was founder & director of the Museum. Drawings were sent to Jean Dunn by Miss Jane Dunham. They were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 2 February 1997 Photo, 1961: Dunham, Gary, Sherry & Julius Stapleton, Sherry (Dunham) 4 Photo was of Gary, Sherry & Julius Dunham who were children of Elbert L & Buddy Dunham. Elbert, s/o Elbridge H. Dunham, is of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 2 February 1997 Late-Breaking Early Information Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 4 Robert Leigh Ward gathered evidence that the father of Deacon John Dunham (1589-1668) was likely Richard Dunham, who died in 1624, and was of Langford, near Clophill, Bedford, England. Information appeared in The American Genealogist, July 1996, p. 136, and includes information on Deacon John Dunham's first wife. (See: DFIA, Richard-1 Singletary)
Volume X, No 2 February 1997 A Short History of a Dunham Family - Cornelius Dunham Alger, P C & Winters, Bill 4 & 5 Cornelius Dunham Sr. (1797-?) was b. in Martha's Vineyard and given as s/o Shubael Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. Cornelius is said to have connections to the Hancock family of Gov. John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Indicates married twice to unknown first wife & had 4 children...one being Cornelius Jr. and m. 2 Margaretta Scott Miller and had 4 or 5 children. Then history states they moved to Jackson Co., IA. History includes Sophronia Dunham, Cornelius Dunham Jr., John A. Dunham & Jasper Dunham. Shares information on the connections with the Miller family.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Letter Provides AM. REV. (American Revolution) Information Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Revolutionary War information from a letter written to the ggf (Samuel E Dunham) of Phyllis Kitson by his cousin Sylvester C Dunham (1846-1915). He tells of ancestor, Elijah Hyde (wife, Mary Clark). Their son, Elijah Clark Hyde m. Sarah Taylor, and they were parents of Melinda Hyde who m. Ralph Dunham, s/o Jonathan Dunham. Other Dunham family members are mentioned with all of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Dunham Dispatch Winding Down Kitson, Phyllis S 1 & 2 The DD will end publication in the future due to financial costs and to not compete with the Dunham Newsletter from the new National Dunham Family Association.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Dunham, Jeff, Ventriloquist, to Make Television Commercial 2 Jeff Dunham and his old man dummy has landed a job as spokesperson for the car rental company Hertz.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Photo: Wilbert and Marilyn (Green) Roth 2 Marilyn (Green) Roth, DD contributor, wife of Wilbert Roth, is dau/o Vyron Green, continuing lineage through the Green line to the Stark line to the Freeman line with Mary (Dunham) Freeman being dau/o Elisha Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Department Store in a Box Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Phyllis receives Christmas gift from her gm, Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss (1874-1940), at the heart of the Depression (1930s) . Miriam was dau/o Samuel E Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 A Short History of a Dunham Family - Cornelius Dunham, Part 2 3 Continuation of A Short History of a Dunham Family about the family of Cornelius Dunham, Sr., s/o Shubael Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: Vol. IX, No. 3, March 1996, p. 2) (See: Vol. X, No. 2, February 1997, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Photo, ca. 1910: 4 Generation Photo of Jackson-Dunham Family Edmundson, Jane C 4 & 5 Photo, ca. 1910: Lynn Jackson (b. 1908), s/o Allard Earl Jackson (b. 1882), s/o Emma Annette (Dunham) Jackson (b. 1860), dau/o Ruthette (Brown) Dunham (wife/o Harvey E Dunham b. 1837, who was s/o Van Rensselaer Dunham b. 1807) (See Query: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 9, October 1995, p. 3) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 10, Issue 1, January 2013, p. 6)
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Photo: 4 Generation Photo of the Jackson Family with Connection to Dunham Family Edmundson, Jane C 4 & 5 Lynn Jackson (b. 1908), s/o Allard Earl Jackson (b. 1882), gs/o George Washington Jackson (b. 1859), ggs/o Sarah Jane (Shores) Jackson (b. 1840) Connection to Dunham family via George Washington Jackson who m. Emma Dunham.
Volume X, No 3 March 1997 Madison Co., NY Dunhams Alger, P C 5 List of Dunhams from Sketches of the Pioneers of Madison Co., NY by William H Tuttle which is said to contain quite a few errors
Volume X, No 4 April 1997 English Home of Deacon John Dunham Discovered Mahony, Gratia Dunham 1 Quoted excerpt from the research of Robert Leigh Ward found in an article in The American Genealogist, Vol. 71, pp. 130-133 gives detailed vital information concerning family members and home of Deacon John Dunham.
Volume X, No 4 April 1997 Dunham, Samuel E (1850-1915) - News of the Week 2 & 3 Samuel E Dunham wrote weekly letters to his daughter, Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, telling her of news relating to the family. One such lengthy letter was written on 20 May 1910. This family is of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 4 April 1997 Dunham Castle built by Mark W Dunham Stewart, Sue C 3 In a clipping from the Chicago Tribune, a plumbing contractor's historical family home really is his castle, the historic home known as the Dunham Castle. The Dunham Castle, the 107 year old home of Mark Wentworth Dunham (1842-?) in Wayne Co., IL, was sold by the Dunham family in mid-1950s and then converted into apartments, sold again in 1965, sold again in 1976 and again in 1985. Mark W Dunham and family were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 4 April 1997 Dunhams with Missing Ancestry: Rufus Dunham (1825-1901), Joseph Dunham (1842-1910), & others 4 Dunhams mentioned in the Onondaga (NY) Centenial by Bruce (1896) was one Rufus Dunham (s/o Rufus Dunham of MA who went to Courtland Co., NY) b. in Truxton, Cortland Co., NY, m. 1848 Sarah Bryant, lived Manlius, and they were parents of 2 children. Another one was Joseph Dunham (1842-1910) (of Baldwinsville), a member of a Dunham family consisting of a Jeremiah Dunham (m. Hannah Carder) & Joseph Dunham (m. Mary A Greenfield). The Dunhams mentioned are of Unknown Dunham lines. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 6, June 1997, p. 5)
Volume X, No 4 April 1997 Too Many Williams 4 Joseph R Dunham (1804-1900) & wife, Hannah Simmons (d. 1837), had 3 sons named William (William R (1828-1830), William G (b. 1838), & William (b. 1849). William (b. 1849) m. Emily Shaw, had son, William R (b. 1871). This family of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 Dunham Immigration: More Widespread than Expected Dunham, Jack 1 Partial listing of immigrant Dunhams from the World Book of Dunhams by Halbert's: Names like John Dunham, Archibald Dunham, Timothy Dunham, Sylvanus Dunham, Ephraim Dunham, etc. of Unknown Dunham lines.
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 More DD Newsletter Business Kitson, Phyllis S 1 & 2 Solution found to keep publishing DD bi-monthly while the DFA begins their newsletter.
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 Poem by Rev. J Harvey Dunham Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 2 Rev. James Harvey Dunham (1872-1943), s/o Henry Dunham, and gf/o Donna (Dunham) Hawks, m. Lena Louise Crammond. The were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 Poem by Jay C Kitson, Christmas, 1987 Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 3 Jay C Kitson, s/o Phyllis S Kitson, gs/o Lillyn (Ferriss) Barclay, ggs/o Miriam (Dunham) Ferriss, is of Deacon John Dunham line
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 Meet Gratia Mahony (b. 1937) 4 Biographical Sketch of Gratia Dunham (Stavrum) Mahony, b in Dane Co., WI, is a descendant of Lt. Daniel Dunham & Deborah Macomber, both of Middleboro, MA, who m. 10 April 1802. Gratia married Kenneth Richard Mahony. Over the years Gratia became interested in tracing her Dunham ancestry and has traveled extensively to genealogical libraries, county courthouses, other countries, etc.
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 Photo: Dunham, Ralph (1852-1910) & picture of his artwork 5 Ralph Dunham, a lifelong bachelor, was an artist who lost his fiancee (Sarah) to consumption shortly before their intended marriage. He was s/o Francis S Dunham and of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 5 May 1997 Article Lists New Members of the Salem Baptist Church Spore, Larry 5 Article from the Central Illinois Genealogical Quarterly includes Henry Dunham, Cora Dunham, Mabel (Dunham) Warnick, Wesley Dunham, William Dunham, Clark Warnick & Luther Warnick. Dunhams are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 6 June 1997 Couples Separation Provides Posterity with Many Letters Andersen, Sue S & Kitson, Phyllis S 1 & 2 A letter, dated 13 November 1850, from Francis Sylvester Dunham (1812 CT-1856) to his wife, Leah Anna (Handy) Dunham. They m. in Washington, DC, but ill health apparently led to their living separately.
Volume X, No 6 June 1997 Newsletter News 2 Update on the June issue and future bi-monthly issues of DD. Additional material is still needed for future publications.
Volume X, No 6 June 1997 A Different Take on the Ancestry 2 Poor spelling has caused errors in the records of the 18th and 19th Century
Volume X, No 6 June 1997 Jonathan S Donham is of Spanish Descent Roth, Marilyn 3 & 4 Lengthy biographical sketch of Jonathan S Donham from the History of Clermont Co., OH tells of the ancestors' emigration to America and descendants settling in NJ, PA, & OH. Jonathan was of a Unknown Donham line.
Volume X, No 6 June 1997 Dunhams with Missing Ancestry - Post Scripts Richardson, Olive and Burke, William G 5 Sketches of Rufus Dunham, Jr. and Jacob Dunham were found in the Onondaga (NY) Centennial. William G. Burke, Watertown, NY, is a gggs/o Henry J. Dunham (1829-1902). Joseph Dunham (1842-1910) who was profiled in Onondaga (NY) Centennial was younger brother of Henry J. Dunham, and Joseph may have been a Revolutionary War veteran. Jeremiah Dunham, Sr. (1759-1833) served in Revolutionary War & was a cook for Gen. Washington & Gen. Lafayette. List of Dunham names appearing in the Onondaga (NY) Centennial are given. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 4, April 1997, p. 4)
Volume X, No 6 June 1997 New Books of interest to Dunham Readers 5 2 paperback pamphlets are available from Higginson Books: Jonathan Dunham of Martha's Vineyard, MA, 13 pages and The Family of Benajah Dunham, also of Martha's Vineyard, 3 pages.
Volume X, No 7 August 1997 More Denham/Donham/Dunham Problems Donham, Gladys 1 & 2 The Ancestry of Abigail (Donham) Sampson was published in Society of Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims (date unknown), & unfortunately, serves to perpetuate the misinformation that Thomas Dunham (b. 1626) was a son of Deacon John Dunham (1588/89?-1669). This has been effectively disproven (bef. 1997). This family is now believed to have used the surname DENHAM. Dunham Dispatch provides a reinterpreted version. (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1, October 2004, p. 4) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 15 January 2005, p. 17) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 12, Issue 1, 15 January 2015, p. 3)
Volume X, No 7 August 1997 Will of Nathaniel Donham Jr. (1733-1820) Roth, Marilyn 2 The will of Nathaniel Donham, Jr. from the book, Donham Family History by Scott Trimble, p. 130, names wife, Kezia, and children: David, Lewis, Henry, Able, Amos, Robert, Jonathan, William, and Mary. It was written in 1812 and probated in Clermont Co., OH in 1820. Nathaniel is of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 7 August 1997 Gets Detention for Revealing his Funny Side Blackmon, Selma 3 Article from the "Dixie Living" section of The Atlanta Journal & Constitution of 8 June 1997 about Ben Dunham of Huntsville, AL for revealing his funny side upon receiving his diploma. He was arrested after he "mooned" the audience after receiving his diploma. It was snatched back by school administrators and he will wait until after his court hearing to get it back.
Volume X, No 7 August 1997 Photo, 1961: Dunham House in Mansfield, CT Gauger, Anne M 3 The home was built by Benjamin Dunham (1691-1766) of the Deacon John Dunham line. The home was left to his daughter, Hannah, who married Jesse Bennett and had no children. The house had a complete restoration to its original condition in 1966.
Volume X, No 7 August 1997 West Nashville Dunhams Stewart, Sue C 4 & 5 Excerpts from West Nashville: Its People & Environs. This Dunham line of Isaac Johnson (b. 1744) of Washington Co. Court House, traces back to North Carolina from Tennessee. Mentioned are Daniel Dunham, Mary Dunham, John Dunham, Henry Dunham, & Polly Dunham. These Dunhams are of an Unknown Dunham line. (Note: The story abruptly stops on p. 5.)
Volume X, No 8 October 1997 Gratia (Dunham) Mahony Visits England - Travelogue - Part 1 Mahony, Gratia Dunham 1 & 2 Travelogue of her trip to the English countryside to trace the Dunhams from her maternal line of Deacon John Dunham and to experience the atmosphere of the old villages & towns in surrounding areas of Langford, Henlow, & Clophill. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 9, December 1997, p. 3) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2013, p. 7) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2013, p. 4) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 12, Issue 3, July 2015, p. 2)
Volume X, No 8 October 1997 F S Dunham Writes on Women Dunham, Francis S 2 & 3 Francis S Dunham (1812-1856) writes to his intended, Lea Ann Handy, in 1842. Francis, s/o Ralph Dunham, was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 8 October 1997 Photo: Twin Daughters of Raymond H Dunham (1910-1986) Hawks, Donna (Dunham) 3 Photo of the twins (Dale, now Mrs. Chuck Gaa & Donna, now Mrs. Hawks) who are daus/o Raymond H (s/o James H Dunham) & Agnes M (Hassell) Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 8 October 1997 Announcement: New DUNHAM-DONHAM Mailing E-list Mahony, Gratia Dunham 4 New (1997) e-mail to further the current understanding & knowledge about the history of families of both spellings of Dunham-Donham. (Note: This e-list was discontinued bef. 2010.)
Volume X, No 8 October 1997 Newsletter Business: Lack of Publishing Material & Funds Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Future cuts in distribution may be needed due to lack of material to publish and funds to pay for the mailing. Dunham Dispatch needs pictures, letters, newspaper clippings, memoirs, documents, etc. along with funds to help cover the costs of publishing DD.
Volume X, No 8 October 1997 Obituary: Dunham, Edward G (1839-1923) Alger, P C 4 Edward G Dunham, b. Bridgeport, NY, was a Civil War Veteran, who served in the 157th Regiment, New York Volunteers from the break out of the Civil War and until the close of the war. He participated in every battle fought by his regiment. He m. Phoebe Ann Traver. Edward Dunham was of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Samuel Dunham (1850-1915) & Photo of Recycled Christmas Card, 1910 1 A story & picture of a 1910 recycled Christmas card is evidence of the frugality of Samuel Dunham. He recycled business-to-business greeting cards. His daughter, Rosa, learned the lesson of frugality from her father and took it a step further. This family was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Molasses or Pickles? Kitson, Phyllis S 2 After the death of Francis S Dunham, his wife raised 3 boys (Frank, Samuel, & Ralph) and a girl (Nealie) on suppers of cornmeal mush and a choice of molasses or pickles as an accompaniment. She was left $40.00 at the time of his death and tried to make ends meet by opening a stationery supply store in her home. These Dunham children all did well in later life and were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Opinions Needed 2 DD asks about publishing material that has a negative picture about members of the Dunham lines.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Gratia (Dunham) Mahony Visits England - Travelogue - Part 2 Mahony, Gratia Dunham 3 Travelogue continues of Gratia's trip to the English countryside as she absorbs the scenery and history that likely played a large part in the immigration of the family of Deacon John Dunham to Holland and onward to America for religious freedom. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 8, October 1997, pp. 1 & 2) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2013, p. 7) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2013, p. 4) (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 12, Issue 3, July 2015, p. 2)
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Mrs. Silas (Tirzah Noble) Dunham Identified Dunn, Jean 4 Tirzah Noble, ggggm/o Jean Dunn, m. Silas Dunham (?-1839) in 1814 and had 7 children (Edward N, Alfred D, Rev. Silas E, Wesley H, Tirzah #1, Tirzah #2, & Albert) whose lines are not continued. Silas, resided in Gun Plains, Allegan Co., MI and was of a Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Obituary: Dunham, Maynard (1895-1997) Dunn, Jean 4 Maynard Dunham of Sabula, IA served in the Marines during WW I in the famed Battle of Belleau Woods near Paris and later in Germany. He received the Purple Heart, the Medal of Valor, & the French Croix de Guerre. He was a retired railroad clerk. He was survived by 4 daughters. They are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Obituary: Dunham, Karen M (1959-1997) Burke, William G 5 Karen M Dunham, dau/o Floyd & Mary Dunham, d. in a car accident. She was survived by her parents and brother, James Dunham. The family is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume X, No 9 December 1997 Newsletter Business: Material and Financial Help Needed Kitson, Phyllis S 5 DD needs pictures, letters, newspaper clippings, memoirs, documents, etc. along with funds to help cover the costs of publishing DD.
Volume XI, No 1 February 1998 Less-Than-Honorable Mention: 1860s Super Shyster Berkebile, Don 1 The Less-Than-Honorable Mention Award goes to Charles A Dunham, who is called a "totally unscrupulous New York lawyer" in the January 1996 issue of The Barnes Review in an article titled "The Conspiracy Against the Constitution: The Railroading of Jefferson Davis" by Ralph P Forbes. Charles A Dunham of Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. IX, No. 4, April 1996, p. 3)
Volume XI, No 1 February 1998 Photo: Gifford, Stanley (1898-1965) Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Phyllis was ready with her camera to capture a photo of Charles Stanley Gifford when A&E's Biography TV show aired the life of Marilyn Monroe (b. 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenson, later Norma Jeane Baker). Gifford was the unacknowledged, but believed father of Marilyn Monroe. Charles Stanley Gifford was s/o Frederick A Gifford, gs/o Charles A Gifford, ggs/o John A Gifford, gggs/o Thankful (Dunham) Gifford down from the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 1 February 1998 Opinion Poll Results: Should DD publish negative information about Dunhams? 2 The results of the poll in the December, 1997 issue of DD were in favor of publishing negative material about Dunhams, if it was 100 years old. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 9, December 1997, p. 2)
Volume XI, No 1 February 1998 Timeline: John Dunham and the Separatists - Part 1 Mahony, Gratia Dunham 3 & 4 Part 1 of this timeline begins in 1566/67 and continues past 1589 when John Dunham was born until 19 November 1624 when John's father, Richard Dunham, was buried at Langford, Bedfordshire Co., England. (See: Part 2: DD, Vol. XI, No. 2, April 1998, p. 3)
Volume XI, No 1 February 1998 Photo, Wedding, 1997: Olga Faytina & Nicholas S Taylor Kitson, Phyllis S 5 Nicholas S Taylor, gs/o Phyllis Kitson, m. in Livonia, MI to Olga Faytina. Both are graduates of University of MI. This Dunham family is descended from the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 The Mystery of Daniel Dunham: Buried Silver & Buried Ancestry Donham, Gladys 1 From the Houston Chronicle of March 14, 1993 Leon Hale's article, "Treasure hunt on the Nuences," reports that the book, "Coronado's Children," by J. Frank Dobie (1930) and tells of the "31 loads of silver by the river." It tells that a Daniel Dunham gave a death-bed statement that mule loads of silver were buried on the bank of the Nueces near Laredo Crossing. Daniel Dunham of this article may be connected with the Robert Holmes Dunham of the Black Bean Lottery, as this Dunham branch seems to bear a traditional first name of Daniel, presently of an Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 6, July 1995, pp. 1 & 2) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 10, November 1995, pp. 4 & 5) (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 11, December 1995, pp. 1, 2 & 3)
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 The Dunham Foundry Curtis, Allen 2 Excerpts from the book, Men of Grit & Substance, by W F Holzworth, is an account of the Dunham Co. of Berea, OH which had its beginning as a small foundry started by George Webber in Summit Co., OH. Dunham brothers (M W Dunham, A H Dunham, & John Dunham) worked for Webber in 1860 and purchased the foundry after the Civil War. In 1868, A H & M W, sold their interest to John and his descendants carried on the business for years. This Dunham family is from an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 Timeline: John Dunham and the Separatists - Part 2 Mahony, Gratia Dunham 3 Gratia continues her discussion of the Separatists and John Dunham with excerpts from different sources to prove her research conclusions that John was in England in 1614/15 and Holland in 1622. She searches for proof that Richard Dunham of Bedfordshire, who wrote his will 1624 and mentions a John Dunham & his siblings, was the same person as Deacon John Dunham of England, Holland & America. (See: Part 1: DD, Vol. XI, No. 1, February 1998, pp. 3 & 4)
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 Photo: Randy Dunham – An Extra in Movie Role Gwinn, JoAnn Y 4 From the September 30, 1996 edition of the Urbana Daily Citizen, an Ohio newspaper, is a clipping on Randy Dunham of Urbana, who among 160 people played the role of a Russian prisoner in an action-adventure movie filmed in OH. Harrison Ford and Glenn Close had the lead roles. Randy was s/o Richard Dunham of Urbana and of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 Dunhams in Indiana, 1860 4 List of Dunhams found in 1860 Indiana, Census, which includes first name, county, and town/township.
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 Query: Looking for the Lineage of Daniel Dunham Alger, P C 4 Daniel Dunham m. Hannah Alger (b. 1791 in West Bridgewater, MA). Daniel and Hannah lived in Attleboro, MA in 1819 & 1820. Daniel is from an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 2 April 1998 Query: Looking for information on Stephen Dunham Gwinn, JoAnn Y 4 Seeking information on Stephen Dunham, s/o Edmund Dunham, Jr. & Dinah Fitzrandolph. Stephen's wife was Ruth unknown. Edmund & Stephen are of Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 3 June 1998 1851 Letter of Francis S Dunham Provides Insights into Times Dunham, Francis S 1 & 2 Francis S Dunham (1812-1856) writes to his wife, Leah Ann (Handy) Dunham. He had taken a teaching position in Delaware, while his wife lived in CT with his father. He relates some of his concerns and happenings of the times. Francis, s/o Ralph Dunham, was of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 6, August 1998, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume XI, No 3 June 1998 Query: Looking to Correspond with Descendants of Jonathan Dunham (1721-1752) & Kezia (FitzRandolph) Dunham of Piscataway, NJ Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 2 Children of Jonathan & Kezia were: Rebecca (m. Andrew Drake); Mary (m. David Dunn); Tabitha (m. Lambert Merrill; Abraham (m. Sarah FitzRandolph); & Jonathan m. Eunice Dunn). Jonathan Dunham and his children are of an Unknown Dunham line. (See: DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 5, Issue 4, October 2008, p. 4)
Volume XI, No 3 June 1998 Photo: Lieut. George Dunham (1846-1917), A Long Military Tradition King, Dr. William F 3 Lieut. George Dunham, a Civil War soldier, was b. 1846 in Fairhaven, MA being s/o Rufus A Dunham & gs/ George Dunham, Jr., thus ggs/o of Capt. George & Ann (Dunham) Dunham, thus a double Dunham lineage. Lieut. George Dunham d. 1917 at the Old Soldiers' Home in Boston, MA. His ancestry is given as being descended from Deacon John Dunham to Ann (Dunham) Dunham, who m. Capt. George Dunham b. England (1750 -1819) of Unknown Dunham line. His ancestry line is in dispute, but possibly of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 3 June 1998 Edward and Ephraim Dunham; Two Possible Sons of Archelaus Dunham Mahony, Gratia Dunham 4 & 5 Archelaus Dunham (6th generation), s/o Daniel Dunham & Elizabeth Martin, was b. 1751 in Piscataway, NJ. Archelaus Dunham m. Theodocia Parks with a son being Daniel b. 1791. Other sons appear to have been Edward and Ephraim based upon Gratia's research. They are of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 3 June 1998 Dunham names extracted from the 1850 Michigan Census Index 5 The extract provides given names, county/township, and perhaps page.
Volume XI, No.4 Dunham Dispatch - Issue 4 was never printed. Not printed - Issue error
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 A Personal Appeal Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Dunham photos, family history material and donations needed to continue publication of Dunham Dispatch.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 Dunhams in the Michigan 1870 Census 1 The extraction provides first names, page numbers and counties.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 Dunham, Edna, The American Soprano, in 20 Engagements Kitson, Phyllis S 2 Appearing in a magazine is a photo of Edna Dunham (later wife of Alfred Willard), who appeared in 20 engagements since September, 1914. She was a concert singer and performed in Europe and America. She won approval from the press and public.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 DD Recently Indexed Kitson, Phyllis S 2 The Dunham Dispatch was recently indexed from its inception to 1997.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 Query: Who is movie producer Duwayne Dunham? Hill, Karen 2 Duwayne Dunham, the producer of "Homebound Journey" (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey), has also directed films for the Disney Channel and worked as editor on a number of films including Return of the Jedi. He won an Emmy Award in 1990 for his work on Twin Peaks, a TV series. He is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 Query: Seeking information on Aaron Dunham (1785-1855) Dunham, Pat 3 Aaron Dunham migrated from Skaneateles, NY to the Ohio Valley & then on to Michigan, and probably locating in Ionia Co. He is said to have had 17 children with only 4 being known: Silas, Elizabeth, John M, & Shenandoah. He is believed to have been of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 Reply to Aaron Dunham Query Kitson, Phyllis S 3 According to Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907, by Isaac Watson Dunham, this Aaron Dunham looks to be a member of the 6th generation in America and of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 5 July 1998 Gratia looks at "Silver Daniel" Mahony, Gratia Dunham 3 Gratia's response to the article entitled "The Mystery of Daniel Dunham: Buried Silver & Buried Ancestry" points to the a book by Ray Fields Dawson, Ph.D, The Dunhams of Callaway, which was privately printed in 1981. It also points to an article in the Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 63, p. 343. Dr. Dawson indicates that Daniel Dunham (Jr.), known as the MO Mounted Militiaman, was s/o Daniel Dunham (b. 1791) & Nancy Wilkinson. He was gs/o Archelaus Dunham. Daniel (b. 1791) & Nancy lived in WV until in 1826 and moved to Callaway Co., MO, and during this transitional move Daniel (Jr.) was born. This Dunham family is believed to be of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 2, April 1998, p. 1).
Volume XI, No 6 August 1998 Photos & Article: Massachusetts to California -- By Motorcycle in 1920 Fuqua, Marilyn 1 & 2 Burton Fuqua & wife Louise (Dunham) Fuqua (1897-?) made a motorcycle trip from MA to CA in 3 months. The Motorcycle & Allied Trades Assn. offered bronze, silver & gold medals for certain amounts of travel. Along the way they were to get signatures of town officials. They camped in fields, pastures, farm yards and only once indoors, and were the proud winners of the gold medal. Louise (b. 1897) is probably of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 6 August 1998 Photo: Curtis, Philander L (1841-1910) & Sons Curtis, Allen 3 Philander L Curtis and his four sons (Emmett A, Charles, Bert & Fred W Curtis). Philander was s/o Pliny Crutis, gs/o Huldah (Weston) Curtis, & ggs/o Abigail (Dunham) Weston of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume XI, No 6 August 1998 Query with Reply: Looking for Information on Russell Dunham - Medal of Honor Recipient Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 3 Russell Dunham (1920-2009) of Unknown Dunham line. REPLY: Russell was an American World War II veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. On January 8, 1945, as a member of Company I, 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Dunham eliminated three German machine gun nests despite being injured himself. For more information (See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_E._Dunham)
Volume XI, No 6 August 1998 Query: Looking for Parents of John Dunham (1762-1840) of New Jersey Holmes, Cleo A 3 Seeking parents of John Dunham, b. 7 October 1762 in Elizabeth, Essex Co., NJ and d. 26 November 1840 in Westfield, Essex Co., NJ. Also, wishes to make contact with descendants of Ephraim Dunham & Eliza Clark of Warren Co., OH. The Dunhams are of Unknown Dunham lines. (Note: Westfield is now in Union Co., NJ.) (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 1 &2)
Volume XI, No 6 August 1998 Photo: Jack, Mary Ann H (Dunham) (1815-1881) Holmes, Cleo A 4 Mary Ann H Dunham m. Joseph Jack in 1834. They were gggrandparents of Cleo A Holmes. Mary Ann was the dau/o Ephraim Dunham (1788-1857) & Eliza Clark and gdau/o John Dunham (1762-1840) and Phebe Williams. This family is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 6 August 1998 Another Letter by Francis S Dunham Provides Insights into Times Dunham, Francis S 4 & 5 Francis S Dunham (1812-1856), s/o Ralph Dunham, writes to his wife, Leah Ann (Handy) Dunham, during the time when they were living separately. Francis is of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 3, June 1998, pp. 1 & 2)
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Dunham, Clark (1816-1871), Newspaperman Alger, P C 1 Excerpt from the History of Des Moines Co., Iowa, tells of Clark Dunham, s/o Asahel Dunham of CT. Clark Dunham was b. in New Haven, CT and moved with his parents & siblings to Licking Co., OH. Clark m. 1841 to Lucretia Adams Williams. They had 8 children: Albert, Frank R, Edwin, Rhoda A, Alice B, Edward C, Susan W, & Mary Bell Dunham. Clark was editor & proprietor of the "Hawk-Eye", and postmaster of Burlington in Des Moines Co., IA. This family is of the Deacon John Dunham line. (Note: The city, Des Moines (State Capital), is in Polk Co., IA.)
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Photos: Mark W Dunham and his Oaklawn Farm Leeman, Harold J 2 Mark W Dunham, s/o Solomon Dunham, was builder of Dunham Castle and a breeder of Percheron horses brought from Normandy. The Dunham Castle was designed to resemble a Norman chateaux. His farm was known as the Oaklawn Farm and found in Wayne Co., IL. He was of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. X, No. 4, April 1997, p. 4)
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Puzzling Persis Dunham Mahony, Gratia Dunham 3 & 4 Persis Dunham was dau/o Deacon John Dunham & 2nd wife, Abigail Baillou. Persis's own records give confusing information when attempting to validate her life and that of her children. She m. 1 Benijah Pratt & m. 2 Jonathan Shaw. The book, Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907 by Isaac Watson Dunham, and World Family Tree CD give conflicting information. Her line definitely needs untangled. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 8, December 1998, pp. 2 & 3) (See: Future update: DFIA PERSIS 2 DUNHAM)
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Photo, 1941: Phil Dunham visits Brother, Bob Dunham Dunham, Bob 4 The photo of Dunham brothers (Phil & Bob) was taken in Belleville, IL near Scott Army Air Corps Radio School in 1941. They are the sons of Rex J Dunham and are of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Query: Looking for Researcher of Royal Dunham Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Phyllis has information on a Royal Dunham who had a son named Royal b. 1 September 1815. Contact Phyllis Kitson. Royal Dunham & his son are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Query: Need information about Jonathan Dunham (1739-1813) Sly, Elizabeth 4 Jonathan Dunham m. 1 Unknown and had Rachel, Esther, Sarah, and Tryphena. Jonathan m. 2 Mrs. Mary (Reno) Dow abt. 1775, and they had Hannah, Henry, Lucy, Lewis, Nathan and Catherine "Caty".
Volume XI, No 7 October 1998 Early Michigan Land Records - Part 1 5 The extract includes, first name, number of acres, date acquired via sale or homestead, name of land office, image number, & treaty date.
Volume XI, No 8 December 1998 What Happened to Capt. John Dunham and his ship, Seabird 1 & 2 This story is from Invisible Residents, 1970, by Ivan Sanderson. In 1850 residents of Easton's Beach, RI noted a large vessel which came from Honduras approaching the channel reefs and found to be heading toward Newport. Frantically they began signaling of impending disaster. However, it turned and headed toward the shore undamaged, but no one was on board yet breakfast was ready to serve. The residents evidently consulted the ship's log to learn that John Dunham was the captain. No bodies washed ashore, and during another overnight storm, the ship disappeared from the shore. Dunham was of unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 8 December 1998 More about Persis Dunham Mahony, Gratia Dunham 2 & 3 Persis Dunham (b. 1628/29 & d. aft. 1701) and her 2nd husband, Jonathan Shaw, likely a widower bef. marriage, were residents of Lakenham (now Plymouth Co.), towns of Plimpton & Carver. They signed their prenuptial agreement, which was witnessed by her brother, Joseph Dunham. Persis was mother of 6 Pratt children & 4 Shaw children. Article includes information on Mehitable Pratt who m. (Lt.) Jonathan Shaw. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 7, October 1998, pp. 3 & 4) (See: DFIA: PERSIS 2 DUNHAM)
Volume XI, No 8 December 1998 Editorial Notice: New members Welcome 3 DD is back on a monthly publication schedule due to recent measures that have cut the DD mailing list down and new Dunham descendants are again welcome to join DD.
Volume XI, No 8 December 1998 Mrs. Enoch Dunham, an Undesirable for Church Membership Gwinn, JoAnn Y 4 From the early 1820s records of the Westfield, NJ, Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Enoch (Sarah) Dunham was accepted for membership in this church on 27 May 1820, then in January 1821 the church elders received some "unfavorable reports" of the Christian character of Mrs. Enoch Dunham and another member, Widow Polly Crane. A committee for the church was formed and reported back in May. In July of 1822 Mrs. Enoch Dunham appeared before the session and they prayed that she would become aware of her error. The final decision on the 2 cases was put off until the next session, but in October and November both women failed to appear, so evidently both women were removed from the membership roster. (Note: It appears that Enoch Dunham is likely of the Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary line.)
Volume XI, No 8 December 1998 Obituary: Dunham, Jean A (1942-1998) Blackmon, Selma 4 This obituary was from the 30 June 1998 issue of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jean A Dunham, who was a waitress for over 40 years, was the wife of Walter Dunham and mother of three children. This family is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XI, No 8 December 1998 Early Michigan Land Records - Part 2 5 The extract includes first name, number of acres, date acquired via sale or homestead, name of land office, image number, & treaty date. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 7, October, 1998, p. 5)
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Obituary: Dunham, Maxwell (1901-1986) Dunham, Bob 1 This Dunham Dispatch issue carried both obituary and funeral service for Maxwell Dunham, s/o William N and Mary (Woodstock) Dunham. He was b. in Warren Co., PA. He m. 1 Eva H. Stone in 1925. After her death, he m. 2 Hazel Kifer in 1976, who preceded him in death. He was a skilled musician, teacher and band director. He was survived by 4 children. Maxwell is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 DD's Editor, Phyllis Kitson, is under the weather. 1 Phyllis is unable to access the computer, which is on the 2nd floor of her home, due to a bad leg.
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Photo & Biographical Sketch: The Home of Solomon Dunham (b. 1793/4) – Part 1 Leeman, Harold J 2 & 3 Solomon Dunham, s/o Elijah Dunham, was b.1793 in Sartoga Co., NY. He was a tanner, currier, & shoemaker and engaged in the lumber business. He moved to Erie Co., NY & m. 1818 Lydia Ballard and began farming & surveying. He moved in 1835 to IL. He settled on Oaklawn Farm where he educated his children. They were of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: Part 2: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 1 & 2) (See: Part 3: DD, Vol. XII, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Photo: Dunham Reunion held near Monroe, NY Hoyt, Helen 4 This Dunham family was from a branch of the Nathaniel Dunham line of Wrenthan, MA. They are of an Unknown Dunham ancestral line.
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Announcement: "The Dunham Genealogy" of John Dunham (1615-1692) to be published. Kitson, Phyllis S 4 This book was published as Genealogy of John Dunham, Jr. (1615-1692), 104 pages & index, contained information about the descendants of John Dunham, Jr., eldest s/o Deacon John Dunham line. (Note: Amazon: August 2018 lists this as "Out of Print--Limited Availability.")
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Photo: Dunham, James A, "Gunfighter of the Old West" Burke, William G 4 From the September 1998 issue of American Hunter magazine is the photo of James A Dunham with his fancy gun-handling skills. James is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Obituary: Dunham, Clarence (1910-1998) Blackmon, Selma 4 Clarence Dunham of Lawrenceville, GA was a Gwinnett Co. native. He was survived by his brother, Charles Dunham. They are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Query: Looking for family of Rev. Jonathan Dunham (1694-1777) & his wife, Jane Platt/Pyatt. Gaa, Dale (Dunham) 5 Looking for additional sources & documentation besides Isaac W Dunham's Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907 and Orra E Monnette's First Settlers of Ye Plantation of Piscataway and Woodbridge, Olde East New Jersey, 1664-1714, 1935, for the Rev. Jonathan Dunham & & his wife, Jane (Platt/Pyatt) (1695-1779). They were of Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ and were the parents of: Elizabeth, Azariah, Jonathan, David, Isaac, Ruth, Samuel and Jane. Dale Gaa is a descendant of Jonathan, s/o Jonathan Dunham.
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Query: Looking for information on Jane A Dunham and the elusive "Aunt Sarah" Blackmon, Selma 5 Jane A Dunham is the gggm/o Selma Blackmon. Selma wishes to discover the elusive "Aunt Sarah." They are of an Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. VI, No. 8, September 1993, p. 3.)
Volume XII, No 1 January 1999 Query: Searching for Wesley & Elizabeth Dunham of Oneida Co., NY. Blackmon, Selma 5 Selma seeks information about Wesley & Elizabeth Dunham of Oneida Co., NY. They are of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 2 February 1999 Bad News From Flint (MI): DD's Editor Worse Off Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Received an update on the medical condition of editor, Phyllis Kitson, who suffers from osteoarthritis and recent fall down her stairs.
Volume XII, No 2 February 1999 The Life of Solomon Dunham (1793-1865) - Part 2 Leeman, Harold J 1 & 2 Solomon Dunham, s/o Elijah Dunham, had settled on land that was not yet surveyed so squatters claimed some tracts of land. By 1840 the land was officially surveyed, then sold the rest at auction in Chicago. Solomon was of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: Part 1: DD, Vol. XII, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 2 & 3) (See: Part 3: DD, Vol. XII, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume XII, No 2 February 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 1 Burke, William G 3 & 4 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York. Listed is the year, the name, the date, location, county and certificate number for each person. (See, Part 2: DD, Vol. XII, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume XII, No 2 February 1999 Obituary: Dunham, Dorothy (Benedict) (1898-1989) Dunham, Bob W 5 From the 19 August 1989 issue of The Titusville Herald (of PA) comes the obituary of Dorothy (Benedict) Dunham, the dau/o Ward Davis & Myrtle (McGregor) Benedict. She was b. in Pleasantville; m. Arlyn F. Dunham in 1971 and d. 1989 in Springfield, MA. The family was of a Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 2 February 1999 Obituary: Dunham, Clyde L (1905-1985) Dunham, Bob W 5 From the 22 September 1985 issue of The Titusville Herald (of PA) comes the obituary of Clyde L Dunham, s/o Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dunham. He was born in Pleasantville, m. Mildred Covell and they had children: John (deceased), Peter (deceased), Helen, David, Mary, & Kathy. He siblings are: Katherine Dunham (deceased), Marion Dunham (deceased), Mildred (Dunham) Yettke, Roscoe Dunham & Cecil E Dunham. The family was of a Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 2 February 1999 Obituary & Photo: Morgan, Marian (Dunham) (1926-1987) Dunham, Bob W 5 From the 19 August 1989 issue of The Titusville Herald (of PA) comes the obituary of Marian D Morgan, dau/o Maxwell W & Eva (Stone) Dunham. The family was of a Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 3 March 1999 History of Ephraim Dunham a Descendant of Thomas Dunham 1626-1688) Ewald, Grace L 1 & 2 Ephraim Dunham m. 1812 in NJ Eliza Clark; moved to near Morrow, Warren Co., OH; purchased 80 acres in 1837 Noble Co., IN, but likely never went there. He was a tanner, shoemaker, & harness maker, and was of Scotch descent. They were the parents of 9 children. In 1854 he sold out and went to IA. Eliza was niece of Abraham Clark, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Eliza was niece of Abraham Clark, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a descendant of Thomas Dunham of a Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 6, August 1998, p. 3)
Volume XII, No 3 March 1999 The Life of Solomon Dunham (1793-1865) - Part 3 Leeman, Harold J 2 & 3 Solomon Dunham, s/o Elijah Dunham, was a county commissioner, assessor and served on the grand jury. He built the first store in Wayne and the first house (Lazier house) where he reside for a time before returning to Oaklawn. When his wife d. in 1858, his daughter Emma ran the household. Solomon d. in 1865. He and his family are of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: Part 1; DD, Vol. XII, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 2 & 3) (See: Part 2: Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 1 & 2)
Volume XII, No 3 March 1999 Photo, ca. 1902: Sims, Rosa (Dunham) (1881-1952) 3 Rosa (Dunham) Sims, dau/o Samuel E Dunham, was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 3 March 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 2 Burke, William G 4 & 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York. Listed are the year, given name, town, county and certificated numbers. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See, Part 3: DD, Vol. XII, No. 4, April 1999, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume XII, No 4 April 1999 Continuations Continue: State of the Newsletter Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Dunham Dispatch is receiving continuing narratives of material that have been published to present. The little human interest anecdotes are always welcome and thus they are preserved for future generations.
Volume XII, No 4 April 1999 The Life & Times of Solomon Dunham (1793-1865) - Part 4 Leeman, Harold J 1 & 2 This part continues with the children of Solomon Dunham of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 2 & 3) (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 1 & 2) (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 2 & 3)
Volume XII, No 4 April 1999 History of Ephraim Dunham, a Descendant of Thomas Dunham 1626-1688) Holmes, Cleo 3 Ephraim Dunham purchased land in a village known as Indian Town (now Indiantown), IA. Ephraim and daughter Phoebe's land adjoined. Each gave an acre of land for a cemetery. When Ephraim died 14 Aug 1857 he was buried in that cemetery. This family were descendants of Thomas Dunham of a Unknown Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XI, No. 6, August 1998, p. 3) (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 1 & 2)
Volume XII, No 4 April 1999 Photos: Dunham, Albert Seneca (1837-1901) & Amelia R Dunham (1848-1867) and Their Home Brown, Betty 4 Albert Seneca Dunham, s/o Seneca Dunham & gs/o Edward Dunham, m. 1 Amelia R Dunham, 25 December 1865, in Plainwell, Allegan Co., MI. Amelia was the dau/o Hartwell B Dunham (1822-1898). They lived in Cooper, Kalamazoo Co., MI. Seneca is said to have been born in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., NY. This was a patent land grant made 27 May 1697. Parts are also known as Nine Partners Patent & Lower Nine Partners Patent. Albert and Amelia were said to be cousins of a Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 4 April 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 3 Burke, William G 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York. Listed are the year, first name, town, county and certificated numbers. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See, Part 4: DD, Vol. XII, No. 5, May 1999, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume XII, No 5 May 1999 Photo & Sketch: Dunham, George E (1859-?) Alger, P C 1 From the History of Oneida Co., NY, 1896, is the sketch & photo of George E Dunham of Utica, NY. George, s/o Moses E Dunham & wife, Harriet, held a variety of respectable posts & assignments between 1880 & 1891. In 1882 he was a reporter for the Utica Daily Press. George m. Hellen L. Jones and was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 5 May 1999 Query: Is still searching for data on Jane A Dunham. Blackmon, Selma 1 Jane A Dunham, wife of Elisha Couch, was possibly dau/o Lindsay Dunham. Elisha and Jane lived in Oneida Co., NY in 1840s-1850s and is of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 5 May 1999 Photos: Dunham, Frank S (1876-1942) 2 Frank S Dunham, s/o Samuel E Dunham, served in the Spanish-American War (1898), of Deacon John Dunham line. This is a repeat photo with Frank S Dunham and his niece, Lillyn Ferriss, in Chicago. This is also a repeat story concerning the epidemic of typhoid fever. (See: DD, Vol. II, No. 2, May 1978, pp. 3 & 4)
Volume XII, No 5 May 1999 1934 Booklet: RE: Ephraim Dunham (1788-1857) Holmes, Cleo A 3 Ephraim Dunham is given in Isaac Watson Dunham's book, Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of The Dunham Family, 1907, as being a descendant of Thomas Dunham. However, Cleo Holmes does not endorse this connection. She believes Ephraim to be of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 5 May 1999 Dunham, Charles S (1820-?) 3 Sketch from the History of Barry County, MI (Maple Grove Section) of Charles S Dunham, b. Orleans Co., NY in 1820. His father was b. in MA. After his father's early death the family moved to MI in 1837. In 1841 Charles & brother, Casper, purchased land in Eaton Co., MI. Charles m. Catherine Downs and soon after went to Barry Co., MI. They had 3 Dunham children of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 5 May 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 4 Burke, William G 4 & 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See: Part 5: DD, Vol. XII, No. 6, June 1999, p. 5)
Volume XII, No 6 June 1999 1907 Letter from Ireland Hawks, Donna 1 Rev. James Harvey Dunham (1872-1943), s/o Henry Norton Dunham (1842-1926), m. 1908 to Lena Louise Crammond. Dunham sent letters back to his sweetheart when he visited Ireland telling of life and experiences. Given as of Deacon John Dunham line. (See: Photo: DD, Vol. XII, No. 6, June 1999, p. 1.)
Volume XII, No 6 June 1999 Photo: 3 Generations of Henry Norton Dunham (1842-1926 1 Given as descendants of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 6, June 1999, p. 1)
Volume XII, No 6 June 1999 Description with no Photo Bailey, Doris 2
Volume XII, No 6 June 1999 Photo: Dunham, Jane (1906-1994) Leeman, Harold J 3 Jane Dunham, dau/o Wirth Dunham, is with unknown friends (Isabelle Lindsay & Bonnie Orr) perhaps taking a break from some kind of construction project. Jane Dunham is of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 6 June 1999 Materials for Dunham Dispatch low Kitson, Phyllis S 3 Phyllis requests more items for the newsletter in way of old letters, memoirs, & family anecdotes.
Volume XII, No 6 June 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 5 Burke, William G 4 & 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See: Part 6: DD, Vol. XII, No. 7, July 1999, p. 5)
Volume XII, No 7 July 1999 Photo: 1783 Deed, Dunham, Barnabus Curtis, Allen 1 & 2 Handwritten deed dated 18 April 1783 was btw. Barnabus Dunham and Ebenezer Curtis. Ebenezer Curtis was of Deacon John Dunham line. Barnabus Dunham may be s/o Ebenezer Dunham & Abigail (Smith) Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line. (Note: Barnabas/Barnabus, s/o Ebenezer Dunham & Abigail Smith, b. June 1732 in Plymouth, MA, (VR p. 64) & bapt. 17 March 1733/34 in Plymouth. A marriage int. occurred 26 April 1766 between Barnabus and A Lydia Cole both in Plymouth. (See: VR: pp. 254 & 357); m. 13 November 1766 in Plymouth.) (See: DFIA: EBENEZER-4 DUNHAM)
Volume XII, No 7 July 1999 1843 Wedding Nears; Francis S Dunham & Leah Ann Handy 2 & 3 Another letter from Francis S Dunham to his intended wife, Leah Ann Handy, as he shared his thoughts on their impending wedding and matters of interest to her.
Volume XII, No 7 July 1999 Photo: Dunham, Alice E (1875-1916) King, Dr. William F 3 Alice E Dunham, dau/o Lieut. George Dunham, m. William Henry Emerson of Cambridge, MA. She is a descendant of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 7 July 1999 Photos: Cordlia/Delia (Dunham) Pratt (1825-1906) & Husband, Peter Tratt (1823-1905) Leeman, Harold J 4 Cordelia/Delia Dunham, dau/o Solomon Dunham, was sis/o Mark W Dunham (builder of the Dunham Castle, Wayne, IL). She m. Peter Pratt and they were parents of 5 children. They were of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 7 July 1999 Civil War Military Dunhams from New Hampshire Alger, P C 4 Three Dunham military men's names (Edson J. Dunham, Thomas Dunham, & Levi Dunham) were extracted from Soldiers & Sailors of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865), NH.
Volume XII, No 7 July 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 6 Burke, William G 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See: Part 7: DD, Vol. XII, No. 8, August 1999, p. 5)
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 Francis S Dunham's Last Letter as a Single Man 1 Francis S Dunham sent his last letter to his intended, Leah Ann Handy, on 14 August 1843 prior to their marriage on 29 August 1843.
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 Photo: Dunham, Miriam 2 Tintype of Miriam Dunham, eldest gdau/o Francis S Dunham & Leah Ann Handy, of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 About the Page 3 Article 2 Abigail Dunham (1720-?) mentioned in the article on p. 3 was the dau/o Ebenezer Dunham and they are of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 8, August 1999, p. 3)
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 Traffic Court Woes -- Senior Style Curtis, Allen 2 From the July/August 1999 issue of Reminiscence is an article about Jasper Dunham, age 90, who was hauled into court on a reckless driving charge. Mentions another Jasper Dunham (1838-1918) of PA of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 Newsletter Business: Photos and Dunham Family Material Needed 2 Dunham Dispatch needs pictures, letters, newspaper clippings, memoirs, documents, etc. for future publications.
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 From Plymouth Rock to Berea Grit Curtis, Allen/Bun 3 One of individuals to sign the Mayflower Compact was George Soule, a servant, who became a rich businessman. His gdau, Rebecca Soule, m. Edmund Weston, whose son, James Weston, m. 1749 to Abigail Dunham (1720-?). This line of descendants continues through the years to Berea, OH. Abigail was dau/o Ebenezer Dunham of the Deacon John Dunham line. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 8, August 1999, p. 1)
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 Widow Still Entitled to Pension of $25.00 per Year Brown, Elizabeth E 4 Court testimony in Orleans, NY (28 April 1853) by Seneca Dunham (1807-1887) & his wife, Tirzah, that Mary (Daniels) Dunham, wid/o Seneca's father, Edward Dunham (1753-1844), was entitled to her dec'd. husband's pension because of his service during the Revolutionary War. Descendants resided in SW Michigan and were of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 8 August 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 7 Burke, William G 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See: Part 8: DD, Vol. XII, No. 9, September 1999, p. 5)
Volume XII, No 9 September 1999 1855 Letter Health Problems Serious; Spirits Remain High 1 & 2 Francis S Dunham writes a lengthy letter to his wife 12 yrs. after their marriage. Due to health problems he had to give up his boys' school in MD and at the time was staying with a brother in CT for an unknown reason. He mentions sister, Cornelia (Dunham) Loomis, wife of Lucius Loomis and sisters, Mary & Sarah. The family was of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 9 September 1999 Photo, 1923: Wedding of Alma Stevens & Roy A Wood (1889-1969) Wood, Leon 3 This Roxbury, MA wedding photo is of the parents of Leon Wood. This family is of the Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 9 September 1999 More SW Michigan Puzzles; James R Dunham Dunham, Betty J 3 & 4 This lengthy excerpt from The Portrait & Biographical Record of Berrien & Cass Counties, (MI), 1893, on James R Dunham (b. 21 April 1836 Portage Township, Kalamazoo Co., MI) now of St. Joseph Twp., Berrien Co., MI. He is given as s/o Timothy Ward Dunham (b. 1808 Canada) & Catherine Newman & gs/o James Dunham (reared in NJ and went to Canada) & Mary Ward. James R's paternal g-gf, Matthew Dunham of NY state, is given as serving in the Revolutionary War & was at the Boston Tea Party. James R Dunham m. Rebecca Ann Ackley, dau/o Charles Ackley, and they were parents of 6 children. They were of an Unknown Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 9 September 1999 Announcement: Publication Needs Kitson, Phyllis S 4 Dunham Dispatch still needs materials for publication
Volume XII, No 9 September 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 8 Burke, William G 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See: Part 9: DD, Vol. XII, No. 10, October 1999, pp. 4 & 5)
Volume XII, No 10 October 1999 Cemetery Saved: Dunham-Busick Descendants Still Missing Williams, Susan 1 Continuation on the 1875 murder of Solomon Dunham (1825-1875) & his son-in-law, James Busick near Voca, TX. Daughter, Sarah (Dunham) Busick, left TX with her 3 children to stay with her brother in IA until her remarriage to John Rothbone. They moved to IL and Sarah d. in MI. Susan Williams seeks descendants to learn more about the family. (See: DD, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995, p. 1)
Volume XII, No 10 October 1999 Photo & Article: Dunham, Hon. Josiah (1775-1857) Alger, P C 2 & 3 The History of South Boston says that Josiah Dunham, s/o Capt. Jesse Dunham who d. when Josiah was 7 yrs old, served in the War of 1812, had diverse interests, was member of Boston Council & on the Board of Aldermen 1834-36. He m. 1802 to Mary Potter who died, then m. 1813 to Mary Ann Ellms. Josiah was of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 10 October 1999 Photo 1955: 4 Sons of Roy A Wood (1889-1969) Wood, Leon Paul, Herbert, Leon & Stuart Wood are the sons of Roy A Wood of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 10 October 1999 Query: Searching for Information Relating to Descendants of Jonathan Dunham & Johanna Alger Alger, P C 3 Jonathan & Johanna (Alger) Dunham m. in Hebron, CT in 1751; had 3 children: Jonathan (b. 1753), Sarah (b. 1755) & Nathan (b. 1763) b. in Hebron, CT.
Volume XII, No 10 October 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 9 Burke, William G 4 & 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4) (See: Part 10: DD, Vol. XII, No. 11, November 1999, p. 5)
Volume XII, No 11 November 1999 Dunham Dispatch at a Crossroads Kitson, Phyllis S 1 Dunham Dispatch outlook comments by Phyllis asks, "Is now the time?" She continues to ponder whether to stop its publication.
Volume XII, No 11 November 1999 Letter Home to the Children Dunham, Francis S 1 & 2 Francis S Dunham being in CT and away from his family in MD due to declining health wrote regularly to his wife (Leah). On 22 August 1855 a letter was posted at Rockville, CT to his children (Frank, Sammy, & Ralph) and mentions the baby Cornelia. Seven months later Francis was deceased.
Volume XII, No 11 November 1999 Dunham / Donham Speculations: A Serious Estrangement 2 & 3 One thought on why we have both Dunhams and Donhams. Was there a serious estrangement or something else? The Donham patriarch who is given as going south ended up in NJ and his descendants migrated further south.
Volume XII, No 11 November 1999 Photo July 1998: Phyllis S Kitson and Harold Leeman 3 Harold Leeman and Phyllis Kitson both from different branches of the Deacon John Dunham line
Volume XII, No 11 November 1999 Photo, 1943 & 1945; Sisters, Virginia & Hazel Wood 4 Virginia and Hazel are dau/o Roy A Wood of Deacon John Dunham line.
Volume XII, No 11 November 1999 New York Vital Statistics: Births, Part 10 Burke, William G 5 Dunhams found in the vital records from New York, continued. (See: DD, Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999, pp. 3 & 4)
DSFC Newsletter, Vol. 2 Issue 4 October 2005 History of the Dunham Dispatch Kitson, Phyllis S 23 & 24 This article is found in The Dunham/Singletary Family Connections Newsletter.

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