Gazlay Family History | Descendants of Simon S. ‘Willie’ Dunbar

Gazlay Family History

Family History - Simon S. ‘Willie’ 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 Simon S. ‘Willie’ Dunbar and his immediate family.

First Generation

1. Simon S. ‘Willie’ Dunbar,¹ born ca. 1858 in Connecticut, the son of Moses Dunbar and Mary Jane Beebe.^{1, 2}

U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Page 25-26, Image 27-28 of 38, Moses Dunbar, 45, Conn., fisherman; Mary Dunbar, 40, Conn.; Ann Dunbar, 17, Conn.; Mary J. Dunbar, 15, Conn.; Joseph H. Dunbar, 9, Conn.; Josephine Dunbar, 6, Conn.; Willie Dunbar, 2, Conn. [Note: ages for Moses, Mary, and several children are low by several years, compared to the 1850 census.]
U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 169, Elias L. Darrow, 58, Conn., truckman; Mary Darrow, 56, Conn.; Finie Dunbar, 15, Conn. [this is believed to be Josephine Dunbar, Mary’s daughter]; Mortimer Darrow, 16, Conn., buoy setter; Eugene Darrow, 14, Conn., reform school; George Darrow, 12, Conn.; Simon S. Dunbar, 11, Conn. [this is believed to be Mary’s son, listed as Willie in the 1860 census].