Nancy Dunlap was the third daughter of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born abt. 1847 in Arkansas. For some unknown reason, her birthdate does not seem to have been recorded with those of her siblings. She is believed to have died, along with her parents, and 5 of her 7 siblings, in the 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. She was 9 years old when she died.
Nancy Dunlap was the third daughter of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born abt. 1847 in Arkansas. For some unknown reason, her birthdate does not seem to have been recorded with those of her siblings. She is believed to have died, along with her parents, and 5 of her 7 siblings, in the 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. She was 9 years old when she died.
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
NANCY DUNLAP, 9
*Please note that the names of the victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre that appear here are those who we have personally researched and verified as actual victims. In some cases this list will differ from the names that were inscribed on the 1990 Monument on Dan Sill Hill.
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