"Fairfield Ledger", Sept. 9, 1903, Pg. 6, Col. 5
IN FAIRFIELD SINCE 1849. The body of William DUNWOODY was buried in this city Monday afternoon. Rev. W. V. Whitten, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, conducted the religious services, while the Odd Fellows had charge of the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was one of Fairfield's pioneer citizens, and possibly the oldest person in the community. He was a native of Penn., born March 1, 1811. Married Sarah MURPHY at Worthington, O., May 1, 1837, the wife dying in this city April 12, 1900.
They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are now living: Col. H.H.C. DUNWOODY, U.S.A., Chief Signal Officer for the eastern department; William Preston, a professional man of Brooklyn, N.Y., and also for a number of years a member of the national board of health; Francis M., the youngest son, is a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and is now on duty with the United States revenue cutter "McCulloch" on the Pacific Coast. William was the only one of the sons who was able to be present at the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was a businessman of Fairfield for many years and had a wide acquaintance in the community. It is probably 25 years since he retired from active life, and his remaining days were spent peacefully and quietly in his old home on North Court St.. He was held in high esteem as man and citizen....
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"Portrait & Biographical Album of Jefferson & Van Buren Counties", pub. 1890, Page 266
WILLIAM DUNWOODY, retired, one of the early settlers of Fairfield, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., on March 1, 1811, son of Robert and Susanna (REAHM) DUNWOODY. The father was of Scotch-Irish (sic) descent, and the mother a descendant of German ancestry. Robert DUNWOODY made farming his chief occupation through life, but was a great admirer of and always kept on hand a number of fine horses. He was married in the Keystone State, but about 1817 he removed with his family to Ohio, settling near Coshocton, whence he afterwards removed to Columbus. He was engaged in running freight wagons, hauling freight from Cincinnati and other cities to Philadelphia. He died at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward became the wife of Austin GROODRICH, with whom she came to Iowa about 1846. They settled in Van Buren Co., where the death of Mrs. GROODRICH occurred when some seventy years of age. By her first marriage she had six children, but our subject, who was the fourth in order of birth, is the only one known to be living. She also had six children by her second marriage.
Mr. (William) DUNWOODY was married in Delaware Co., Ohio, on the 21st of May, 1837, to Miss Sarah MURPHY, who was born in Zanesville, Ohio, April 10, 1815, daughter of Patrick and Amelia (RUCKEL) MURPHY. Her parents were both natives of Limerick, Ireland, where they married. Two children were born to them in that country and about 1812 they emigrated with their family to America, locating in Penn.. Their deaths occurred in the same year in Columbus, Ohio, the husband being about fifty years of age and his wife forty-six. In their family there were eight children.
In May, 1849, Mr. and Mrs. DUNWOODY became residents of Fairfield, then a mere hamlet. In those days they used grease lamps instead of electricity, and many other adjuncts of pioneer life were found in their home. Mr. DUNWOODY established a bus line and successfully engaged in that business for some years, but at length misfortune overtook him and he lost almost everything he had....
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Regarding the photo of the Dunwoody family monument: names and dates present for the parents, William and Sarah Dunwoody. Only the names of three of their children are engraved; no DOB or DOD for them indicated.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
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The Dunwoody family lived in the 602-604 block of North Court Street in Fairfield. Shown in the picture is the area as it exists as of March 28, 2011. It is doubtful that the homes are original to the Dunwoody family; the view is provided to give perspective only.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
IN FAIRFIELD SINCE 1849. The body of William DUNWOODY was buried in this city Monday afternoon. Rev. W. V. Whitten, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, conducted the religious services, while the Odd Fellows had charge of the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was one of Fairfield's pioneer citizens, and possibly the oldest person in the community. He was a native of Penn., born March 1, 1811. Married Sarah MURPHY at Worthington, O., May 1, 1837, the wife dying in this city April 12, 1900.
They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are now living: Col. H.H.C. DUNWOODY, U.S.A., Chief Signal Officer for the eastern department; William Preston, a professional man of Brooklyn, N.Y., and also for a number of years a member of the national board of health; Francis M., the youngest son, is a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and is now on duty with the United States revenue cutter "McCulloch" on the Pacific Coast. William was the only one of the sons who was able to be present at the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was a businessman of Fairfield for many years and had a wide acquaintance in the community. It is probably 25 years since he retired from active life, and his remaining days were spent peacefully and quietly in his old home on North Court St.. He was held in high esteem as man and citizen....
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"Portrait & Biographical Album of Jefferson & Van Buren Counties", pub. 1890, Page 266
WILLIAM DUNWOODY, retired, one of the early settlers of Fairfield, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., on March 1, 1811, son of Robert and Susanna (REAHM) DUNWOODY. The father was of Scotch-Irish (sic) descent, and the mother a descendant of German ancestry. Robert DUNWOODY made farming his chief occupation through life, but was a great admirer of and always kept on hand a number of fine horses. He was married in the Keystone State, but about 1817 he removed with his family to Ohio, settling near Coshocton, whence he afterwards removed to Columbus. He was engaged in running freight wagons, hauling freight from Cincinnati and other cities to Philadelphia. He died at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward became the wife of Austin GROODRICH, with whom she came to Iowa about 1846. They settled in Van Buren Co., where the death of Mrs. GROODRICH occurred when some seventy years of age. By her first marriage she had six children, but our subject, who was the fourth in order of birth, is the only one known to be living. She also had six children by her second marriage.
Mr. (William) DUNWOODY was married in Delaware Co., Ohio, on the 21st of May, 1837, to Miss Sarah MURPHY, who was born in Zanesville, Ohio, April 10, 1815, daughter of Patrick and Amelia (RUCKEL) MURPHY. Her parents were both natives of Limerick, Ireland, where they married. Two children were born to them in that country and about 1812 they emigrated with their family to America, locating in Penn.. Their deaths occurred in the same year in Columbus, Ohio, the husband being about fifty years of age and his wife forty-six. In their family there were eight children.
In May, 1849, Mr. and Mrs. DUNWOODY became residents of Fairfield, then a mere hamlet. In those days they used grease lamps instead of electricity, and many other adjuncts of pioneer life were found in their home. Mr. DUNWOODY established a bus line and successfully engaged in that business for some years, but at length misfortune overtook him and he lost almost everything he had....
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Regarding the photo of the Dunwoody family monument: names and dates present for the parents, William and Sarah Dunwoody. Only the names of three of their children are engraved; no DOB or DOD for them indicated.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
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The Dunwoody family lived in the 602-604 block of North Court Street in Fairfield. Shown in the picture is the area as it exists as of March 28, 2011. It is doubtful that the homes are original to the Dunwoody family; the view is provided to give perspective only.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
"Fairfield Ledger", Sept. 9, 1903, Pg. 6, Col. 5
IN FAIRFIELD SINCE 1849. The body of William DUNWOODY was buried in this city Monday afternoon. Rev. W. V. Whitten, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, conducted the religious services, while the Odd Fellows had charge of the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was one of Fairfield's pioneer citizens, and possibly the oldest person in the community. He was a native of Penn., born March 1, 1811. Married Sarah MURPHY at Worthington, O., May 1, 1837, the wife dying in this city April 12, 1900.
They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are now living: Col. H.H.C. DUNWOODY, U.S.A., Chief Signal Officer for the eastern department; William Preston, a professional man of Brooklyn, N.Y., and also for a number of years a member of the national board of health; Francis M., the youngest son, is a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and is now on duty with the United States revenue cutter "McCulloch" on the Pacific Coast. William was the only one of the sons who was able to be present at the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was a businessman of Fairfield for many years and had a wide acquaintance in the community. It is probably 25 years since he retired from active life, and his remaining days were spent peacefully and quietly in his old home on North Court St.. He was held in high esteem as man and citizen....
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"Portrait & Biographical Album of Jefferson & Van Buren Counties", pub. 1890, Page 266
WILLIAM DUNWOODY, retired, one of the early settlers of Fairfield, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., on March 1, 1811, son of Robert and Susanna (REAHM) DUNWOODY. The father was of Scotch-Irish (sic) descent, and the mother a descendant of German ancestry. Robert DUNWOODY made farming his chief occupation through life, but was a great admirer of and always kept on hand a number of fine horses. He was married in the Keystone State, but about 1817 he removed with his family to Ohio, settling near Coshocton, whence he afterwards removed to Columbus. He was engaged in running freight wagons, hauling freight from Cincinnati and other cities to Philadelphia. He died at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward became the wife of Austin GROODRICH, with whom she came to Iowa about 1846. They settled in Van Buren Co., where the death of Mrs. GROODRICH occurred when some seventy years of age. By her first marriage she had six children, but our subject, who was the fourth in order of birth, is the only one known to be living. She also had six children by her second marriage.
Mr. (William) DUNWOODY was married in Delaware Co., Ohio, on the 21st of May, 1837, to Miss Sarah MURPHY, who was born in Zanesville, Ohio, April 10, 1815, daughter of Patrick and Amelia (RUCKEL) MURPHY. Her parents were both natives of Limerick, Ireland, where they married. Two children were born to them in that country and about 1812 they emigrated with their family to America, locating in Penn.. Their deaths occurred in the same year in Columbus, Ohio, the husband being about fifty years of age and his wife forty-six. In their family there were eight children.
In May, 1849, Mr. and Mrs. DUNWOODY became residents of Fairfield, then a mere hamlet. In those days they used grease lamps instead of electricity, and many other adjuncts of pioneer life were found in their home. Mr. DUNWOODY established a bus line and successfully engaged in that business for some years, but at length misfortune overtook him and he lost almost everything he had....
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Regarding the photo of the Dunwoody family monument: names and dates present for the parents, William and Sarah Dunwoody. Only the names of three of their children are engraved; no DOB or DOD for them indicated.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
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The Dunwoody family lived in the 602-604 block of North Court Street in Fairfield. Shown in the picture is the area as it exists as of March 28, 2011. It is doubtful that the homes are original to the Dunwoody family; the view is provided to give perspective only.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
IN FAIRFIELD SINCE 1849. The body of William DUNWOODY was buried in this city Monday afternoon. Rev. W. V. Whitten, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, conducted the religious services, while the Odd Fellows had charge of the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was one of Fairfield's pioneer citizens, and possibly the oldest person in the community. He was a native of Penn., born March 1, 1811. Married Sarah MURPHY at Worthington, O., May 1, 1837, the wife dying in this city April 12, 1900.
They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are now living: Col. H.H.C. DUNWOODY, U.S.A., Chief Signal Officer for the eastern department; William Preston, a professional man of Brooklyn, N.Y., and also for a number of years a member of the national board of health; Francis M., the youngest son, is a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and is now on duty with the United States revenue cutter "McCulloch" on the Pacific Coast. William was the only one of the sons who was able to be present at the funeral. Mr. DUNWOODY was a businessman of Fairfield for many years and had a wide acquaintance in the community. It is probably 25 years since he retired from active life, and his remaining days were spent peacefully and quietly in his old home on North Court St.. He was held in high esteem as man and citizen....
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"Portrait & Biographical Album of Jefferson & Van Buren Counties", pub. 1890, Page 266
WILLIAM DUNWOODY, retired, one of the early settlers of Fairfield, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., on March 1, 1811, son of Robert and Susanna (REAHM) DUNWOODY. The father was of Scotch-Irish (sic) descent, and the mother a descendant of German ancestry. Robert DUNWOODY made farming his chief occupation through life, but was a great admirer of and always kept on hand a number of fine horses. He was married in the Keystone State, but about 1817 he removed with his family to Ohio, settling near Coshocton, whence he afterwards removed to Columbus. He was engaged in running freight wagons, hauling freight from Cincinnati and other cities to Philadelphia. He died at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward became the wife of Austin GROODRICH, with whom she came to Iowa about 1846. They settled in Van Buren Co., where the death of Mrs. GROODRICH occurred when some seventy years of age. By her first marriage she had six children, but our subject, who was the fourth in order of birth, is the only one known to be living. She also had six children by her second marriage.
Mr. (William) DUNWOODY was married in Delaware Co., Ohio, on the 21st of May, 1837, to Miss Sarah MURPHY, who was born in Zanesville, Ohio, April 10, 1815, daughter of Patrick and Amelia (RUCKEL) MURPHY. Her parents were both natives of Limerick, Ireland, where they married. Two children were born to them in that country and about 1812 they emigrated with their family to America, locating in Penn.. Their deaths occurred in the same year in Columbus, Ohio, the husband being about fifty years of age and his wife forty-six. In their family there were eight children.
In May, 1849, Mr. and Mrs. DUNWOODY became residents of Fairfield, then a mere hamlet. In those days they used grease lamps instead of electricity, and many other adjuncts of pioneer life were found in their home. Mr. DUNWOODY established a bus line and successfully engaged in that business for some years, but at length misfortune overtook him and he lost almost everything he had....
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Regarding the photo of the Dunwoody family monument: names and dates present for the parents, William and Sarah Dunwoody. Only the names of three of their children are engraved; no DOB or DOD for them indicated.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
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The Dunwoody family lived in the 602-604 block of North Court Street in Fairfield. Shown in the picture is the area as it exists as of March 28, 2011. It is doubtful that the homes are original to the Dunwoody family; the view is provided to give perspective only.
Photo by Richard K Thompson, March 28, 2011.
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