DEATH OF DR. DUNN

Last night at 12 o'clock, the death of William Philander Dunn occurred at his residence on West Clinton street. Mr. Dunn was born in Hanover, Ind.. December 16, 1861, and was educated in his native city, attending the Hanover College. In his younger days he gave his attention to civil engineering and was employed in the internal improvements of his state. When twenty-three years of age he began the study of medicine and in 1839 and 1840 took a full course of lectures at Louisville, Kentucky, Medical College. During 1840 he practiced in Floyd county, Indiana, and in 1841 went to Lafayette, where he remained till the spring of 1844, when he located in Frankfort, at the time being the youngest physician in Clinton county. In July, 1885, he retired after having enjoyed for over forty years a large and successful practice. He was married December 28, 1842, at Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Miss Maria C. Jones. Two of their children are still living. Dr. Dunn is of Scotch-Irish extraction, his father, William Dunn, representing that class of people. The latter was born in Kentucky and a farmer by vocation. The funeral of Dr. Dunn will occur at 1 o'clock from the family residence. Funeral services will be conducted by Revs. Smith Purcell.
(FRANKFORT DAILY CRESCENT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1890, PAGE 1)


DR. WILLIAM P. DUNN
died Tuesday night at 12 o'clock, at his residence on West Clinton street. His health had been failing for a number of years and his death was the result of complicated troubles. The funeral services were held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the family residence, by Reverends Otis Smith, of the Presbyterian church, and J. J. Purcell, of the St. Luke's Episcopal, and were largely attended. Drs. Knapp, Strange, McGuire, Sims, Palmer, and Brown acted as pall bearers. A large procession followed the remains to the I. O. O. F. cemetery where they were interred. Dr. Dunn was born Dec. 16, 1816, in Jefferson county, near Hanover, and he always regarded it as a great honor that his ushering into the world was coincident with Indiana's admission to the Union. His parental ancestor was Scotch-Irish extraction, a man of great ability and generous means, and was prominently identified in the early history of Indiana. He settled in Indiana in 1809, Kentucky being his native state, and served his adopted state both in its territorial days, and its early period of state-hood with marked distinction. For seven years, from 1822 to 1829, he was registrar of the land office and was a gallant officer in the Black Hawk war. When his son, the subject of sketch was twenty-three years old, he began the study of medicine, and took a full course of lectures at the Louisville, Kentucky, Medical college. Practicing for some time in the neighborhood of his nativity, he located at this place, in 1844, and was long associated with Dr. T. B. Cox, as a partner. His health failing, he retired from active practice in 1885, having served his chosen profession in this county for forty-one long years in successful practice. He served his country during its greatest trial as a surgeon of the 40th regiment, Indiana infantry, and in 1867 was appointed pension examiner under President Johnson. December 28, 1842 marks the date of his union with Miss Maria C. Jones, at Crawfordsville, who, with two children, Robert S. and Mrs. Lizzie Tensley, of Crawfordsville, live to mourn his death. As a physician and citizen, Dr. Dunn's name is written with honor on Clinton county's scroll of fame.
(THE FRANKFORT TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1890, PAGE 8)


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CIVIL WAR VETERAN

40TH INDIANA INFANTRY FIELD & STAFF

ASST. SURGEON

AGE AT ENLISTMENT: 40(per record) (actual 47)

MUSTERED IN: 12 JANUARY 1863, MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE

MUSTERED OUT: 1 SEPTEMBER 1863, RESIGNED.

RANK: MAJOR

AGE: 74

**LISTED IN INDIANA STATE ARCHIVES AS "WILLIAMSON P. DUNN" **