Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Dunbar was born in 1844, in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States, her father, Warder Dunbar, was 28 and her mother, Lydia Logsdon, was 22. She married William Breiner on 22 August 1861, in Monaco. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Brown, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 19 April 1918, in McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Elizabeth Dunbar in household of Warder Dunbar, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Dunbar Breiner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eliza Dunbar in entry for John Darsham and Iola Breiner, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Champaign, Illinois, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Dunbar, a place on the North Sea coast near Edinburgh, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’ + barr ‘top, summit’.
History: A family of this name were granted the lands of Dunbar by Malcolm III (1058–1093), and later acquired the earldoms of Dunbar and March. These earldoms were then withdrawn from the family by James I in 1434.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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