*VICTIM OF THE 1857 MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE*
John H. Dunlap was the second son of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born 26 February 1841 in Louisiana (according to the 1850 census). He, along with his parents, and 5 of his 7 siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 16 years old when he died.
© 2008 Mountain Meadows Association. All rights reserved
*VICTIM OF THE 1857 MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE*
John H. Dunlap was the second son of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born 26 February 1841 in Louisiana (according to the 1850 census). He, along with his parents, and 5 of his 7 siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 16 years old when he died.
© 2008 Mountain Meadows Association. All rights reserved
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
JOHN H. DUNLAP, 16
* Please note that the names of the victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre that appear in the MOUNTAIN MEADOWS GRAVE SITE listing are only of those who we have personally researched and verified as victims. In some cases this list will differ from the names that were inscribed on the 1990 Monument on Dan Sill Hill.
Family Members
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Lorenzo Dow Dunlap
1815–1857
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Nancy Jane Wharton Dunlap
1815–1857
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Thomas Jesse Dunlap
1840–1857
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Mary Ann Dunlap
1844–1857
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Talitha Emaline Dunlap
1846–1857
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Nancy Dunlap
1848–1857
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America Jane Dunlap
1850–1857
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Prudence Angeline Dunlap Koen
1852–1918
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Georgia Anne Dunlap McWhirter
1857–1920
Flowers
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