Dudley Mason Funkhouser

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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Family Time Line

Elijah Reck Funkhouser
1844–1921
Elizabeth Carrie Ringgold Leitch
1846–1911
Charles Sloan Funkhouser
1869–1946
Bessie Funkhouser
1870–1941
Marshall Funkhouser
1871–1948
Elijah Funkhouser
1873–1956
Vernon Edward Funkhouser
1875–1970
Inez Camille Funkhouser
1876–1936
Dudley Mason Funkhouser
1878–1879
Antoinette Matilda Funkhouser
1880–1943
Robert Scott Funkhouser
1881–1968
Edith Ellen Funkhouser
1884–1964
Judith Ringgold Funkhouser
1886–1953
Guy Martin Funkhouser
1888–1957
Wilton Leitch Funkhouser
1890–1969

Sources (2)

  • Dudley Mason Funkhousen, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • Dudley Mason Funkhouser, "Find A Grave Index"

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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