Brief Life History of Dudley Mason
When Dudley Mason Funkhouser was born on 25 May 1878, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, Elijah Reck Funkhouser, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Carrie Ringgold Leitch, was 31. He died on 1 September 1879, in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, at the age of 1, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia, United States.
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- Dudley Mason Funkhousen, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- Dudley Mason Funkhouser, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Fankhauser .
History: Johannes, Jacob, and Christian Fankhauser came to North America from Bern canon in Switzerland, and were in VA by 1737.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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FUNKHOWSER BIBLE
1860 Bible with Genealogical Information Item #: C7-1281 This is a 340 page plus Bible embossed in gold lettering on the front as follows, "To Elijah Reck Funkhouser From Elizabeth Ringgold Leitc …
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