Ellen Mildred Dunagan

Brief Life History of Ellen Mildred

When Ellen Mildred Dunagan was born on 1 September 1916, in McEwen, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States, her father, Pleasant Jethro Dunagan, was 38 and her mother, Matilda Elizabeth Peeler, was 29. She married Buford Belmont James on 6 April 1935, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Centerville, Hickman, Tennessee, United States in 1950 and Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States in 1950. She died on 14 January 1992, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Sanders Cemetery, Water Valley, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Buford Belmont James
1917–1992
Ellen Mildred Dunagan
1916–1992
Marriage: 6 April 1935
Mildred Lavonne James
1938–2013
Buford B James
1950–2022

Sources (11)

  • E Mildred James, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mildred Dunagan, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Mildred James, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Donegan . This form of the surname is rare in Ireland and Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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