DANIEL DUNN (deceased) was a native of Greene county, Penn., born December 6, 1807. His father, Samuel Dunn, was a native of New jersey, born in 1765. When a young man h moved to Greene county, Penn., where he married Jane McIntire, of the same county, who bore him six children: Joseph, William, Daniel, Edmund, Elizabeth and Anna. Daniel, the third child in the order of their birth, left home at the age of twelve years old, and became an apprentice in Buckingham’s woolen factory, at Ten Mile creek, Washington county, where he learned the trade of carder. He married in 1834, Sarah Baker who was born November 9, 1813, a daughter of David Baker, of East Bethlehem township, where the father had settled at an early day, having come from New Jersey with his father. For six years succeeding hi marriage, Daniel Dunn worked at his trade, near Clarksville, Greene county. In 1840 he purchased the farm, one-half mile west of what is now Dunn’s Station, upon which his widow still resides. Here he remained, giving his attention to his farm, until his death December 27, 1862. Daniel Dunn was a representative self-made man. Starting under the most adverse circumstances, he made a success of life, and left an unsullied record. He reared a family of nine children (six of whom are living): Malinda Jane, born October 4, 1835, married to Milton Day, and residing in Waynesburgh, Green county; Emmeline, born January 30, 1838, married to Oliver Day, of Somerville Mo., where they now reside; Edward, born August 29, 1840, married to Rhoda Yeagly, of Connellsville, Penn., at which place they make their residence; David B., born March 7, 1843, married to Mary E. Auld, of Morris township, where he resides; Margaret Ann born November 3, 1845, married to J. N. Minton (now deceased), and residing in Morris township; Hiram B., born June 15, 1848, died October 29, 1854; Alexander H. (of whom special mention is made further on); Florella W., born December 2, 1854, married to Thomas Rice, of Greene county, and died May 13, 1877; Apollos B., born in October, 1858, died June 11, 1881. Alexander Hamilton Dunn is one of the most prosperous young farmers if Morris township. He was born January 25, 1851, was reared to farm life, and received a common-school education. Since starting out life for himself he has given his attention wholly to farming and stock raising. He manages the old home farm, upon which he raises considerable graded stock. He was married January 9, 1878, to Maria J. Loughman, a daughter of Frederick Loughman, of Morris township, Green county, and they have one child, Clarence M., born December 5, 1878. In politics Mr. Dunn is an ardent Republican. Both he and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Text taken from page 1092 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Mary M. Tokarcik of Gloucester, MA as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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