Brief Life History of Ira L
When Ira L Dunham was born about 1845, in Monroe Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States, his father, Perry Jackson Donham, was 24 and his mother, Mary Jane Sarver, was 20. He married Josephine Dunham Renfro on 25 December 1870. He lived in Noble, Richland, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Ira Dunham, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ira Dunham, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Ira L Dunham in household of Perry Dunham, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1845– Male
1854–1900 Female
Children (3)
1878– Female
1882–1963 Male
1883– Female
Parents and Siblings
1822–1903 Male
1826– Female
Siblings (4)
1845– Male
1847– Male
1849– Male
1850– Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Age 3
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 31
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Dunham (Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire). Most are named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + hām ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in the Domesday Book as Duneham and this too serves as a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna. Dunham is often difficult to tell apart from Downham .
History: John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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