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Family HistoryFamily History - William Sherman Dunbar


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This family history features William Sherman Dunbar and four of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. William Sherman Dunbar,1 born 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, the son of James Dunbar and Mary Ann Gleason;1, 2, 3, 4 died 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.1, 5 William married, 15 November 1885 in Fulton County, Ohio, Rosena P. H. ‘Rose’ Sigg4, 8 (born 30 January 1868 in Ohio, the daughter of Jacob Sigg and Paulina Krause;4, 6 Rose died 1 August 1938 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio6, 7). Their marriage ended in divorce. William and Rose are buried in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio.5, 6

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

 2i. Blanch Dunbar, born May 1887 in Ohio.4
 3ii. Laura Dunbar, born May 1889 in Ohio.4
 4iii. Oscar Dunbar, born June 1894 in Ohio.4
 5iv. Walter Dunbar, born July 1897 in Ohio.4

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, William Sherman Dunbar, born: unknown; died: 27 January 1939 (from record).
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.