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Rev Alexander Sweeny Gunn

Birth: 22 Oct 1812
Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 24 Oct 1886 (aged 74)
Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Gunn Cemetery

Morgan County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 21768680 View Source

Alexander was the eldest son of the founders of the cemetery, James and Ursula (Sweeney) Gunn. After their father's death, he and his sister Nancy (Gunn) Story formally deeded this cemetery to the Mt. Zion Methodist Church.

Rev. Gunn was a Methodist minister for 30 years, and also a member of the Masonic Lodge.

He married Mary "Polly" Wright 15 December 1831 in Morgan County, IL. Their children were: George M., Margaret, Sarah Caroline, James A., Ursula Jane, Martha D., John W., William A., Jesse W., a stillborn daughter, Mary M., Caleb W., and another unnamed daughter. Several of these children are buried in this cemetery.

Alexander was the eldest son of the founders of the cemetery, James and Ursula (Sweeney) Gunn. After their father's death, he and his sister Nancy (Gunn) Story formally deeded this cemetery to the Mt. Zion Methodist Church.

Rev. Gunn was a Methodist minister for 30 years, and also a member of the Masonic Lodge.

He married Mary "Polly" Wright 15 December 1831 in Morgan County, IL. Their children were: George M., Margaret, Sarah Caroline, James A., Ursula Jane, Martha D., John W., William A., Jesse W., a stillborn daughter, Mary M., Caleb W., and another unnamed daughter. Several of these children are buried in this cemetery.

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Mary "Polly" Wright Gunn

1812–1881

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Maintained by: Carole H
Originally Created by: Sarah Martin Neely
Added: Sep 25, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21768680/alexander_sweeny-gunn: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Alexander Sweeny Gunn (22 Oct 1812–24 Oct 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21768680, citing Gunn Cemetery, Morgan County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Carole H (contributor 47000031).

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