Record Created: 13 February 2021; Last Edited: 5 July 2021
Person ID
10284
Name
Simon S. ‘Willie’ Dunbar
Gender
Male
Born
ca. 1858 in Connecticut1, 2
Sources
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].