Pioneer Memorial Cemetery ~ Mary Dunn
Dunn, Mary
LAST: Dunn FIRST: Mary MID: 
GENDER: F MAIDEN NAME: Deffenbaugh TITLE: Mrs.
BORN: 3 Oct 1848 DIED: 26 Jan 1926 BURIED: 31 Jan 1926
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Kokomo, Howard Co., Indiana
DEATH PLACE: Silverton, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father John Deffenbaugh
1850 IN CENSUS - Mary Defenbaugh, age 2, b. Indiana, is enumerated with father John, age 41, b. Ohio, along with Temperance, age 37, b. Virginia, George, age 17, Catherine, age 15, Westley, age 11, Margaret, age 10, and William, age 6, all born in Ohio. 
1st MARRIAGE - Mr. Crousser
2nd MARRIAGE - George W. Dunn
1870 MO CENSUS - Mary Dunn, age 22, b. Indiana, is enumerated with George W. Dunn, age 34, farmer, b. Ohio, along with John, age 5, b. Missouri, and Phillip, age 1, b. Missouri. 
[They are enumerated next door to her father John Deffenbaugh]
1880 OH CENSUS - Mary Dunn, age 31, b. Indiana, is enumerated with her husband George W., age 34, farmer, b. Ohio, along with Phillip H. S. Dunn [crossed out on film], George W., age 8, b. Missouri, Matthias A., age 6, b. Ohio, Cary L., age 4, b. Ohio, and Netta M., age 1, b. Ohio.
1900 NE CENSUS - Mary Dunn, age 51, b. Oct 1848 in Indiana, mother of 9 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, is enumerated with her husband of 32 years, George Dunn, age 54, b. May 1846 in Ohio, occupation stock man, along with George W., age 29, occupation stock man, b. Sep 1870 in Missouri, Mathias, age 26, occupation stock man, b. Apr 1874 in Ohio, Rolly, age 14, b. Feb 1886 in Nebraska, Lesley E., age 11, b. May 1889 in Nebraska, and Charles A., age 8, b. Nov 1891 in Nebraska.
1910 OR CENSUS - Mary Dunn, age 62, b. Indiana, is enumerated with her husband of 42 years, George W., age 63, farmer, b. Ohio, along with Rollie O., age 24, farm laborer, Wesley, age 20, and Charles H., age 18, all born in Nebraska.
DISCREPANCY - obituary of husband George, gives year of their marriage as 1872, but she is enumerated with him as his wife in the 1870 census - and 1900 census indicates that they have been married for 32 years.
OBITUARY: 
Mary Deffenbaugh Dunn was born in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, Oct. 3, 1848, and departed this life Jan. 26, 1926, just three days before her husband, at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 23 days.
They were both faithful members of the Methodist church.
The children left to mourn the loss of their father and mother are: Mathias A. Dunn, Raleigh O. Dunn, Leslie E. Dunn of North Howell; Carry M. Dunn of Portland, and Mrs. Nettie Leaders of Newberg. Besides 33 grand-children and 7 great grand-children. Joint funeral services were held at the Pioneer Church with Rev. Hall of Silverton officiating. Burial was in the Pioneer cemetery.
Capital Journal [newspaper clipping, not dated] 
INSCRIPTION: 
Dunn
Mary 1848-1926
[shares marker with George Sr.]
SOURCES: 
Hollin
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Marion County 1926) #65
1850 IN Census (Howard Co., Centre Twp., FA #132)
1880 OH Census (Licking Co., Fallsburg, pg 347B)
1900 NE CENSUS (Sheridan Co., Jessel, ED 175, sheet 5A)
1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Howell Prairie, ED 211, sheet 3B)
CJ
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