Individual Details
William Marion "Billy" Dunn
(March, 1853 - February 13, 1936)
"My wife's maiden name is Dunn and she is descended of Silas Dunn of Benton County Alabama, 1840, 1850, before going to Comanche County Texas about 1858. Her great grandfather, William M. Dunn (Silas) married in Comanche County, Texas and migrated to Love County, Oklahoma by the 1900 Federal census. Her grandfather married at Oswalt, Oklahoma and eventually this family migrated to Wilbarger County, Texas." (Don Raymond, email: dhr1953@planetkc.com>, 2003.)
William Dunn's family is found in the seceeded Indian lands of Benton Co., Alabama in 1840. William moved to Comanche County, Texas with his parents and siblings in 1858 where he grew up and married Mary Ann "Mollie" Nichols.
The next record found is the 9 July 1900 Federal census of Oklahoma Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, Township 6S, R1W, Vol. 10 ED. 177, Sh 39, Ln 58: William M. Dunn age 47, born March 1853 in AL., a farmer married 25 years, can read & write, renting a farm; Mary (wf) age 38, born in AR., married 25 years, mother of 10 children with 8 living; James W. (son) born April 1877 in TX., age 23; William E. (son) born December 1879 in TX., age 20; Joseph E. (son) born January 1883 in TX., age 17; Pearly (dau) born April 1887 in TX., age 13; Addie (dau) born December 1889 in Indian Terr., age 10; Jay (son) born July 1892 in Indian Terr., age 7; Samuel (son) born December 1884 in Indian Terr., age 5; Minnie (dau) born December 1897 in Indian Terr., age 2; and Martha Greenaway (M-in-L) age 67 born in MS., widowed, mother of 7 with 2 living.
The 1910 Federal census of Brady Township, Garvin County, OK., T624 R1252, ED 20, Sh 185, Ln 81, lists: William M. Dunn age 56, born AL., farmer, renting, married 35 years; Mary A. (wf) age 49, born AR., married 35 years, mother of 11 children with 9 living; William E. (son) age 29, born TX., farm labor; Jay (son) age 17, born OK., farm labor; Sam (son) age 15, born OK., farm labor; Minnie (dau) age 12, born OK.; Mary (dau) age 7, born OK..
The 10 Feb. 1920 Federal census of Hickory Twsp., Love Co., OH.; T625 M1467, ED 126, Sh 7, pg 3, family 116: William M. Dunn, farmer owns a mortgaged farm, age 66, b. Al., parents b. GA. Mary A., wife, age 56, b. AR., parents b. AR.; William E., son, laborer, age 39, b. TX.; Jay, son, laborer, age 26, b. OK.; Sam, son, laborer, age 24, b. OK.; Mary, dau., age 17, b. OK.; John E., g.son, laborer, b. OK..
The birth dates & locations suggest the family was traveling across Texas and into Oklahoma over the years but so far no records have been found.
William secures a loan ($320 @@ 10% per annum) with Farmers Loan & Security Co. on 21 November 1913 for the purchase of a 30 acre farm and recorded in mtg. book 9, pg 99; wty. deed recorded from S. A. Purdy to William in wty. book 10, pg 243 at Marietta, OK. for additional $250 on this property to be paid to Northfield Trust Company. The W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of S W 1/4 of sect. 20, twsp 6, S Rg 1 W.
William grants an oil & gas lease to R.M. Scofield on 5 June 1919, book 17 pg 633 and again on 11 July 1924, book 39 pg 60. A mtg. to M.D. Smith on 17 November 1920, book 18 pg 251, assigned to Harriett Edson 20 February 1926, book 58 pg 3, A quit claim deed for the property was recorded to Harriett Edson on 15 June 1932 in book 30 pg 568 and a quit claim from Harriet Edson to Mrs. H. B. Lambert on 21 March 1933 and recorded 13 April 1933 in book 30 pg 569.
"Per a granddaughter, Gladys (Sawyer) Lewis, William was a 32nd Degree Mason and attended rites at Oswalt Community Center. Gladys also states she spent a lot of time at the Dunn home and was there the day William died; they ate dinner as usual with William saying grace and everyone had to sit quietly and proper. After the meal, William got up and walked into the livingroom, sat down in his chair, and went to sleep as was his custom, but never woke up.
"Marriage records Comanche, Texas, Vol. A pg 119 or 149. The unnamed children are placed in the largest gaps and based on the census reports. Per Lindell Randolph, the family may have been in a town called Bower in Arkansas about 1905. However, it must have been for short duration if so, because census, land, and marriage records, as well as family tradition places them in the Garvin and Love Co. areas.
"A grand daughter, Mary Ann Dunn, relates a story without identifying the people. She says that the wedding night was spent in a teepee and the teepee fell on them. This may have been Billy and Mollie or it may have been their son, James Washington Dunn, the father of Mary Ann Dunn." (Don Raymond, 2003.)
William Dunn's family is found in the seceeded Indian lands of Benton Co., Alabama in 1840. William moved to Comanche County, Texas with his parents and siblings in 1858 where he grew up and married Mary Ann "Mollie" Nichols.
The next record found is the 9 July 1900 Federal census of Oklahoma Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, Township 6S, R1W, Vol. 10 ED. 177, Sh 39, Ln 58: William M. Dunn age 47, born March 1853 in AL., a farmer married 25 years, can read & write, renting a farm; Mary (wf) age 38, born in AR., married 25 years, mother of 10 children with 8 living; James W. (son) born April 1877 in TX., age 23; William E. (son) born December 1879 in TX., age 20; Joseph E. (son) born January 1883 in TX., age 17; Pearly (dau) born April 1887 in TX., age 13; Addie (dau) born December 1889 in Indian Terr., age 10; Jay (son) born July 1892 in Indian Terr., age 7; Samuel (son) born December 1884 in Indian Terr., age 5; Minnie (dau) born December 1897 in Indian Terr., age 2; and Martha Greenaway (M-in-L) age 67 born in MS., widowed, mother of 7 with 2 living.
The 1910 Federal census of Brady Township, Garvin County, OK., T624 R1252, ED 20, Sh 185, Ln 81, lists: William M. Dunn age 56, born AL., farmer, renting, married 35 years; Mary A. (wf) age 49, born AR., married 35 years, mother of 11 children with 9 living; William E. (son) age 29, born TX., farm labor; Jay (son) age 17, born OK., farm labor; Sam (son) age 15, born OK., farm labor; Minnie (dau) age 12, born OK.; Mary (dau) age 7, born OK..
The 10 Feb. 1920 Federal census of Hickory Twsp., Love Co., OH.; T625 M1467, ED 126, Sh 7, pg 3, family 116: William M. Dunn, farmer owns a mortgaged farm, age 66, b. Al., parents b. GA. Mary A., wife, age 56, b. AR., parents b. AR.; William E., son, laborer, age 39, b. TX.; Jay, son, laborer, age 26, b. OK.; Sam, son, laborer, age 24, b. OK.; Mary, dau., age 17, b. OK.; John E., g.son, laborer, b. OK..
The birth dates & locations suggest the family was traveling across Texas and into Oklahoma over the years but so far no records have been found.
William secures a loan ($320 @@ 10% per annum) with Farmers Loan & Security Co. on 21 November 1913 for the purchase of a 30 acre farm and recorded in mtg. book 9, pg 99; wty. deed recorded from S. A. Purdy to William in wty. book 10, pg 243 at Marietta, OK. for additional $250 on this property to be paid to Northfield Trust Company. The W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of S W 1/4 of sect. 20, twsp 6, S Rg 1 W.
William grants an oil & gas lease to R.M. Scofield on 5 June 1919, book 17 pg 633 and again on 11 July 1924, book 39 pg 60. A mtg. to M.D. Smith on 17 November 1920, book 18 pg 251, assigned to Harriett Edson 20 February 1926, book 58 pg 3, A quit claim deed for the property was recorded to Harriett Edson on 15 June 1932 in book 30 pg 568 and a quit claim from Harriet Edson to Mrs. H. B. Lambert on 21 March 1933 and recorded 13 April 1933 in book 30 pg 569.
"Per a granddaughter, Gladys (Sawyer) Lewis, William was a 32nd Degree Mason and attended rites at Oswalt Community Center. Gladys also states she spent a lot of time at the Dunn home and was there the day William died; they ate dinner as usual with William saying grace and everyone had to sit quietly and proper. After the meal, William got up and walked into the livingroom, sat down in his chair, and went to sleep as was his custom, but never woke up.
"Marriage records Comanche, Texas, Vol. A pg 119 or 149. The unnamed children are placed in the largest gaps and based on the census reports. Per Lindell Randolph, the family may have been in a town called Bower in Arkansas about 1905. However, it must have been for short duration if so, because census, land, and marriage records, as well as family tradition places them in the Garvin and Love Co. areas.
"A grand daughter, Mary Ann Dunn, relates a story without identifying the people. She says that the wedding night was spent in a teepee and the teepee fell on them. This may have been Billy and Mollie or it may have been their son, James Washington Dunn, the father of Mary Ann Dunn." (Don Raymond, 2003.)
Events
| Birth | March, 1853 | Alabama | |||
| Marriage | August 25, 1874 | Comanche, Comanche County, Texas - Mary Ann "Mollie" Nicholls | |||
| Death | February 13, 1936 | Oswalt, Love County, Oklahoma | |||
| Burial | Oswalt Cemetery, Love County, Oklahoma |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann "Mollie" Nicholls (1857 - 1936) |
| Child | James Washington Dunn (1876 - 1961) |
| Child | William Enoch Dunn (1879 - 1928) |
| Child | child Dunn (1881 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Edd Dunn (1882 - 1948) |
| Child | child Dunn (1885 - ) |
| Child | Pearl Dunn (1887 - 1971) |
| Child | Addie Dunn (1889 - ) |
| Child | Jay Dunn (1892 - 1991) |
| Child | Samuel Dunn (1894 - 1987) |
| Child | Minnie Dunn (1897 - 1986) |
| Child | Mary Agnes Dunn (1902 - 1989) |
| Father | Silas Dunn (1808 - 1870) |
| Mother | Louisa Matilda Padgette (1820 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Dunn (1835 - 1896) |
| Sibling | James W. Dunn (1837 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth F. Dunn (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | John B. Dunn (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Georgian M. Dunn (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Simeon "Sim" Maston Dunn (1845 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann M. (or A.) Dunn (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha E. Dunn (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Louisa Matilda Dunn (1849 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Thomas B. Dunn (1851 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Lewis Washington Dunn (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Dunn (1859 - ) |