Brief Life History of Robert Allen
When Robert Allen Dunn was born on 23 February 1835, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Robert Adams Dunn, was 35 and his mother, Jane Barber, was 32. He married Mary Jane Tedford on 21 February 1856, in Louisa, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in East Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 17 September 1864, in Hempstead, Waller, Texas, United States, at the age of 29.
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Sources (8)
- Robert A Dunn in household of Robert A Dunn, "United States Census, 1850"
- P. O. Dunn, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Robert Dunn in entry for Catherine Gray Dunn, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1835–1864 Male
1837–1920 Female
Children (4)
1859–1935 Male
1860–1947 Female
1862–1945 Female
1864–1923 Female
Parents and Siblings
1799–1881 Male
1802–1881 Female
Siblings (10)
1825–1902 Male
1827–1919 Male
1829–1913 Male
1831–1920 Female
1833–1870 Male
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World Events (6)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Age 9
1846
Age 11
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn ‘descendant of Donn’, a byname meaning ‘brown-haired’ or ‘chieftain’. Compare Dunne . This name has sometimes been Anglicized as Brown .
English: nickname for a dark complexioned or swarthy man, from Middle English dun ‘dun, dark’ (Old English dunn ‘dull brown’).
Scottish: habitational name from Dun in Angus, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’. Compare Dun .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Allen Dunn in the Civil War and widow Mary Jane
Allen Dunn at age 15 was found in 1850 census in his parents’ home East Deer twp., Allegheny Co., Penna. In 1855 Allen came to Morning Sun, Iowa with brothers John and Adams, also sister Catherine Cro …
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