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Family HistoryFamily History - William Wallace Dunbar


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features William Wallace Dunbar and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. William Wallace Dunbar,1 born 15 November 1841 in Ohio, the son of James Dunbar and Mary Ann Gleason;1, 2, 3 died 19 November 1863 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.1, 4 William is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.1
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.