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Family HistoryFamily History - Mary Ann Gleason


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mary Ann Gleason and 16 of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Mary Ann Gleason,1 born ca. 1824 in New York, the daughter of Alonso Gleason and Mary Baker;1, 2, 3, 4 died 1892.5 Mary married, 1840 in Sandusky County, Ohio, James Dunbar6 (born 1817 in Connecticut, the son of James Dunbar and Mary Beebe;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 James died 19005).

James Dunbar settled in Fulton County, in 1849. He was among the first settlers, and cleared the farm on which he lives. He was born in Connecticut and married in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1840, to Mary A. Gleason, daughter of Alonso and Mary Baker Gleason both natives of New York where the former died in 1848, and the latter in 1861. Mrs. Dunbar was born in Connecticut, in 1817 [sic, this refers to Mr. Dunbar, not Mrs. Dunbar. She was born in New York c.1824]. Their children are: William W. (deceased), Gurden R. B. (deceased), Martha E. Adaline A., Mary Amelia (deceased), Orin R., Mary A., and William Sherman. The parents of the subject of this sketch, James and Mary (Beebe) Dunbar, were natives of New London, Connecticut, where the former died in 1870, and the latter in 1845. William W. Dunbar was a member of Company K, 38th Regiment O.V.I., and died near Chattanooga, of a fever, November 19, 1863. Gurden R. B. was a member of Company K, 38th Regiment O.V.I. He was shot at Jonesborough, Georgia, September 1, 1864. Mr. And Mrs. Dunbar struggled with poverty in the early days. Post-office, Wauseon. Business, farmer, section 14.6

A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio, states that James Dunbar, born in Connecticut in 1817, came from Erie county, Ohio, where he was married in 1841 to Mary Ann Gleason, and settled in Clinton Township in 1844. He became one of the substantial residents of the township, and lived in it for fifty-six years, death coming in 1900. His wife died in 1892.5


Children of Mary Ann Gleason and James Dunbar:

 2i. William Wallace Dunbar, born 15 November 1841 in Ohio;1, 2, 7 died 19 November 1863 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.6, 7 William is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.7
 3ii. Gurdon R. B. Dunbar, born 14 August 1843 in Ohio;1, 8 died 1 September 1864 in Jonesborough, Clayton County, Georgia.6, 8 Gurdon is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.8
+4iii. Martha E. Dunbar, born ca. 1846 in Ohio. Married Henry B. Scott.
 5iv. Mary Amelia Dunbar, born 21 September 1852 in Ohio;2, 9 died 23 July 1860.9 Mary is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.9
+6v. Adaline A. Dunbar, born 4 April 1856 in Ohio; died 11 February 1941 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio. Married William H. Fields, Jr..
 7vi. Orrin R. Dunbar, born 9 September 1857 in Ohio;2, 3, 4, 10, 11 died 31 May 1903.10
+8vii. Mary Anna Dunbar, born November 1860 in Ohio; died 1940. Married Madison Fields.
+9viii. William Sherman Dunbar, born 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; died 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Married Rosena P. H. ‘Rose’ Sigg.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 328, James Dunbar, 33, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar, 26, New York; William Dunbar, 8, Ohio; Gurdon Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Martha Dunbar 4, Ohio; Delpha Gleason, 18, New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 71, Jas [James] Dunbar, 42, Connecticut, farmer; Mary A. Dunbar, 36, New York; Wm [William] Dunbar, 18, Ohio, farm laborer; Martha Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Mary Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Adaline Dunbar, 4, Ohio; Orrin Dunbar, 2, Ohio; Mary Gleason, 61, New York.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Pages 6-7, James Dunbar, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar 46, New York; Adaline Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Orin Dunbar, 12, Ohio; Mary Dunbar 10, Ohio; William Dunbar, 4, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 24, Sheet No. 11, James Dunbar, 63, Connecticut, farmer; wife Mary A. Dunbar, 56, New York; daughter Adeline A. Dunbar, 24, Ohio; son Orin R. Dunbar, 22, Ohio; daughter Mary A. Dunbar, 19, Ohio; son William S. Dunbar, 14, Ohio.
  5. A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio. Under the editorial supervision of Frank H. Reighard. Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1920. Page 205. Available at archive.org.
  6. Historical Atlas of the World, Fulton County References. H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers. Lakeside Building, Chicago. 1875. Available at www.ohiohistory.org. Page 13, Personal Histories, by Mary H. Motley, Clinton Township, biographical sketch of James Dunbar.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, William W. Dunbar, born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which include a note with the inscription, “Son of J. and M.A. Enlisted at Wauseon, Oh Co K38 Reg OVI Died 19 Nov 1863 at Chattanoga, TN Age 22 years 4 days.” Derived birth date would be 15 November 1841.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, G.R.B. Dunbar, born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which includes a note regarding the inscription: “Son of J. and M.A. Enlisted at Wauseon, Oh in Co K 38 Reg OVVI Killed in battle at Jonesboro, GA 011 Sep 1864 Age 21 years 17 days.” Another source indicates the death date as 1 Sep 1864. Derived birth would be 14 August 1843.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, Marya Dunbar [sic, almost certainly should be Mary A. Dunbar], born: unknown; died: 23 July 1860 (from record, which include a note with the inscription: “Daughter of J. and m. Dunbar Age 7 years 10 months 2 days.” Derived birth date would be 21 September 1852.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, Orin R. Dunbar, born: 9 September 1857; died: 31 May 1903 (from record).
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No 10A, Oren Dunbar, 37, Ohio, Oct. 1862 [sic, another source indicates is birthdate was 9 September 1857], day laborer [he is listed as a border in the household of Lewis Chetiater].
Second and Third Generations
4. Martha E. Dunbar2 (Mary1), born ca. 1846 in Ohio.1, 2, 3 Martha married, 20 November 1866 in Fulton County, Ohio, Henry B. Scott4 (born ca. 1843 in Ohio, parents not determined3).

Child of Martha E. Dunbar and Henry B. Scott:

 10i. Alfred J. Scott, born ca. 1872 in Ohio.3

6. Adaline A. Dunbar2 (Mary1), born 4 April 1856 in Ohio;2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 11 February 1941 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio.5, 6 Adaline married, 8 August 1880 in Fulton County, Ohio, William H. Fields, Jr.12 (born March 1856 in Enniskillen, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, the son of William Fields and Mary Ann Sophrona Shoaff;9, 10, 11 William died 191110). Adaline and William are buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.10, 5

A 1905 history of the County of Fulton, Ohio, provides interesting details of William H. Fields, his family, and his wife’s family.

WILLIAM H. FIELDS, a builder and house-mover of Wauseon, was born in Enniskillen, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of William and Mary Ann Sophrona (Shoaff) Fields, both natives of Canada. William Fields came to Wauseon in 1865, where he engaged in building and house-moving, in which business he was quite successful. For some years he was actively engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. During the thirty-eight years, that he conducted his business so successfully in Wauseon, he found some time to devote to society and social affairs. In Odd Fellowship he took a very active part, having passed all the chairs of that organization, and was quite prominent all over the State. He was equally active in the temperance cause, being identified with all the temperance societies. It is therefore not to be wondered at that he enjoyed the respect of all classes. He died in 1902 at the age of seventy-five years and is survived by his widow, who is still in remarkably good health, notwithstanding she is seventy-six years old. There were born to this marriage the following children: Almira (deceased), who was the wife of Miles Root of Clinton township; Sarah E., wife of Jason Dowell of Toledo, O.; Sophrona (deceased), who was the wife of James Murphy of Wauseon; William H., the subject of this sketch; Madison, of Michigan; Cyrus, of Chicago; Anna M. (deceased), who was the wife of David M. Mikesell of Toledo; Cora B., wife of John Maxwell of Michigan; and Charles, of Wauseon. William H. Fields, the subject of this sketch was nine years old when he came to Wauseon with his parents. He was educated in the public schools of his home city. After leaving school he formed a partnership with his father in the contracting and house-moving business, in which he is still actively engaged. His success is largely due to the fact that he is thoroughly equipped for his work, understanding it in every detail. So carefully are buildings moved under his direction that comparatively little damage is done to them. As a matter of course he enjoys a very liberal patronage. He married Miss Adaline A. Dunbar, daughter of James Dunbar, born in New London, Conn., in 1817, who located in Erie county, in 1831, and two years later in Clinton township, Fulton county, where he entered wild land. The maiden name of Mrs. Fields’ mother was Gleason. The children of Mr. and Mrs. James Dunbar are: William Wallace (deceased), who served in the Civil war; Gurden R. B., who was killed in the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia; Martha E., now the wife of Henry B. Scott, of Seattle, Washington; Mary (deceased); Adaline A., wife of William H. Fields; Orin R. (deceased); Anna M., wife of Madison Fields, and William Sherman of Wauseon. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fields has been blessed with one child, Arthur J.


Child of Adaline A. Dunbar and William H. Fields, Jr.:

 11i. Arthur J. Fields, born October 1885 in Ohio;9, 13 died 1952.13 Arthur is buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.13

8. Mary Anna Dunbar2 (Mary1), born November 1860 in Ohio;7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 died 1940.14 Mary married, 10 October 1880 in Fulton County, Ohio, Madison Fields16, 20 (born October 1857 in Canada, parents not determined;15 Madison died 191119). Mary and Madison are buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.14, 19

Children of Mary Anna Dunbar and Madison Fields:

 12i. Howard Fred Fields, born April 1885 in Ohio.15, 16
 13ii. Otto Henry Fields, born January 1887 in Ohio.15, 16, 17, 18

9. William Sherman Dunbar2 (Mary1), born 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio;7, 8, 21, 22 died 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.21, 23 William married, 15 November 1885 in Fulton County, Ohio, Rosena P. H. ‘Rose’ Sigg22, 26 (born 30 January 1868 in Ohio, the daughter of Jacob Sigg and Paulina Krause;22, 24 Rose died 1 August 1938 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio24, 25). Their marriage ended in divorce. William and Rose are buried in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio.23, 24

Children of William Sherman Dunbar and Rosena P. H. ‘Rose’ Sigg:

 14i. Blanch Dunbar, born May 1887 in Ohio.22
 15ii. Laura Dunbar, born May 1889 in Ohio.22
 16iii. Oscar Dunbar, born June 1894 in Ohio.22
 17iv. Walter Dunbar, born July 1897 in Ohio.22

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 328, James Dunbar, 33, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar, 26, New York; William Dunbar, 8, Ohio; Gurdon Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Martha Dunbar 4, Ohio; Delpha Gleason, 18, New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 71, Jas [James] Dunbar, 42, Connecticut, farmer; Mary A. Dunbar, 36, New York; Wm [William] Dunbar, 18, Ohio, farm laborer; Martha Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Mary Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Adaline Dunbar, 4, Ohio; Orrin Dunbar, 2, Ohio; Mary Gleason, 61, New York.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 24, Page No. 10, Henry Scott, 37, Ohio, brickmason; Martha E. Scott, 34, Ohio; Alfred J. Scott, 8, Ohio.
  4. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License issued 19 November 1866 (license applied for by James Dunbar, Martha’s father); Henry B. Scott and Martha E. Dunbar, married on 20 November 1866.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Adaline A. Fields, born: 1856; died: 1941 (from record).
  6. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, Fields, Adaline A., died: 11 February 1941 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio; age 84 years 10 months 7 days; born in Conn. [sic, other sources indicate she was born in Ohio]; widowed; father: James Dunbar; mother: Mary Gleason.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Pages 6-7, James Dunbar, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar 46, New York; Adaline Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Orin Dunbar, 12, Ohio; Mary Dunbar 10, Ohio; William Dunbar, 4, Ohio.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 24, Sheet No. 11, James Dunbar, 63, Connecticut, farmer; wife Mary A. Dunbar, 56, New York; daughter Adeline A. Dunbar, 24, Ohio; son Orin R. Dunbar, 22, Ohio; daughter Mary A. Dunbar, 19, Ohio; son William S. Dunbar, 14, Ohio.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 13B, William Fields, 44, Canada, March 1856, building mover; wife of 20 years Adaline Fields, 44, Ohio, April 1856, 1 child, 1 living; son Arthur J. Fields, 14, Ohio, October 1885.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; William H. Fields, born: 1856; died: 1911 (from record).
  11. The County of Fulton. Thomas Mikesell, Editor. Madison, Wisconsin, Northwestern Historical Association, 1905. Available at archive.org. Page 350, biographical sketch of William H. Fields.
  12. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 421, 7 August 1880, William Fields, Jr., and Adeline A. Dunbar (license applied for by James Dunbar, Adeline’s father), married on 8 August 1880.
  13. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Arthur J. Fields, born: 1885; died: 1952 (from record).
  14. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Anna Fields, born: 1860; died: 1940 (from record).
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 11B, Madison Fields, 42, Canada, October 1857, laborer, grist mill; wife of 19 years Anna Fields, 39, Ohio, November 1860, 4 children, 2 living; son Howard Fields, 14, Ohio, April 1885; son Otto Fields, 13, Ohio, January 1887.
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Midland County, Geneva, E.D. 131, Sheet No. 8A, Madison Fields, 52, Canada, farmer, general farm; wife of 29 years Anna M. Fields, 49, Ohio, 4 children, 2 living; son Fred H. Fields, 25, Ohio, farm labor, home farm; son Henry O. Fields, 23, Ohio, farm labor, home farm; border Ruth M. Brown, 7, Ohio.
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Midland County, Geneva, E.D. 253, Sheet No. 2A, Otto H. Fields, 32, Ohio, farmer, general farm; mother Anna M. Fields, 59, Ohio, widowed.
  18. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Midland County, Geneva, E.D. 56-3, Sheet No. 3A, Henry O. Fields, 43, Ohio, farmer, farm; mother Anna M. Fields, 68, Ohio, widowed.
  19. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Madison Fields, born: 1858; died: 1911 (from record).
  20. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 450, 9 October 1880 (license applied for by James Dunbar, Mary’s father); Madison Fields and Mary A. Dunbar, married on 10 October 1880.
  21. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death, William Sherman Dunbar, died: 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; born: 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Ohio; age: 73 years 3 months 18 days; widowed; wife: Rose Starr; father: James Dunbar, born in Pa.; died: mother maiden name: Mary unknown; burial: Tol. Memorial.
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 3B, William Dunbar, 35 [written over 34], Ohio, Oct. 1866 [sic], laborer; wife of 14 years Rose Dunbar, 32, Ohio, Jan. 1868, 4 children, 4 living; daughter Blanch Dunbar, 13, Ohio, May 1887; daughter Laura Dunbar, 11, Ohio, May 1889; Oscar Dunbar, 5, June 1894; son Walter Dunbar, 2, Ohio, July 1897.
  23. Find a Grave (website). Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, William Sherman Dunbar, born: unknown; died: 27 January 1939 (from record).
  24. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death, Rose P. H. Starr, died: 1 August 1938 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; born: 30 January 1868 in Ohio; age 70 years 6 months 2 days; married; husband: Richard Starr; father: Jacob Sigg, born in Switzerland; mother maiden name: Pauline Krause, born in Pennsylvania; burial: Tol. Mem. Park.
  25. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Rose P. H. Starr, died: 1 August 1938 in Ohio.
  26. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 1213 issued 2 November 1885, William S. Dunbar and Rosena P. H. Sigg, married on 15 November 1885.