Brief Life History of Addie Mae
When Addie Mae Dunn was born on 7 May 1878, in Florence, Williamson, Texas, United States, her father, Thomas Newton Dunn, was 42 and her mother, Nancy "Nannie" Jane May Finley, was 35. She married Horace Guy Smith on 10 April 1904, in Williamson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Williamson, Texas, United States in 1900 and Post, Garza, Texas, United States for about 30 years. She died on 2 September 1959, in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Post, Garza, Texas, United States.
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Sources (29)
- Adam A Dunn in household of Thomas Dunn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Addie Dunn, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Addie Mae Smith, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1875–1940 Male
1878–1959 Female
Children (4)
1905–1993 Male
1908–1910 Female
1911–1999 Female
1919–2009 Female
Parents and Siblings
1835–1910 Male
1842–1933 Female
Siblings (6)
1866–1897 Male
1869–1948 Female
1871–1897 Male
1875–1925 Male
1878–1959 Female
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1890
Age 12
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 22
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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