James D. Dunlap was the only son of Jesse Dunlap, Jr. and Mary M. Wharton, born 20 October 1842 in Arkansas. He, along with his parents, and of 6 of his 9 siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 14 years old when he died.
James D. Dunlap was the only son of Jesse Dunlap, Jr. and Mary M. Wharton, born 20 October 1842 in Arkansas. He, along with his parents, and of 6 of his 9 siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 14 years old when he died.
Bio by: Mountain Meadows Association
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
JAMES D. DUNLAP, 14
*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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