Brief Life History of Lorena
When Lorena Dunn was born on 6 October 1883, in Nodaway, Missouri, United States, her father, James Hamilton Dunn, was 18 and her mother, Julia Ann Wilkinson, was 20. She married Lafayette Young on 29 December 1903, in Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Orchard Mesa, Mesa, Colorado, United States in 1910 and Fruita, Mesa, Colorado, United States in 1950. She died on 22 August 1970, in Fruita, Gunnison, Colorado, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Fruita, Gunnison, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Laura Young in household of Lafeyette Young, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lorena Dunn, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- Lora Young in entry for Stanley Keith Young, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1872–1964 Male
1883–1970 Female
Children (5)
1907–1990 Male
1909–1973 Female
1913–1999 Female
1915–1999 Male
1924–1974 Male
Parents and Siblings
1865–1933 Male
1863–1944 Female
Siblings (15)
1883–1970 Female
1886–1911 Female
1888–1935 Male
1889–1985 Female
1894–1955 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 3
1890
Age 7
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 23
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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