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Family HistoryFamily History - Gurdon R. B. Dunbar


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 Gurdon R. B. Dunbar and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Gurdon R. B. Dunbar,1 born 14 August 1843 in Ohio, the son of James Dunbar and Mary Ann Gleason;1, 2 died 1 September 1864 in Jonesborough, Clayton County, Georgia.1, 3 Gurdon is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.1
  1. 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.
  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. 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.