Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Dunn was born about 1848, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Larkin Dunn, was 38 and her mother, Catherine Jackson, was 32. She lived in Johnson, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years and District 4, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880.
Photos and Memories (3)
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Martha Dunn in household of Larkin Dunn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Dunn in household of Larkin Dunn, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Dunn in household of Larkins Dunn, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1811–1880 Male
1817–1900 Female
Siblings (12)
1834–1920 Female
1837–1903 Female
1839– Female
1840–1919 Female
1843–1923 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 14
1863
Age 15
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 33
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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