Effie Henry Dunn

2 September 1889–21 September 1980 (Age 91)
Kentucky, United States

The Life of Effie Henry

When Effie Henry Dunn was born on 2 September 1889, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas H. Dunn, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Taylor, was 31. She married James Robert Sumner on 25 May 1907, in Trigg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Stewart, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Civil District 4, Stewart, Tennessee, United States in 1940. She died on 21 September 1980, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

James Robert Sumner
1887–1958
Effie Henry Dunn
1889–1980
Marriage: 25 May 1907
James William Sumner
1908–1970
Mattie Helen Sumner
1910–1991
Hattie Ann Sumner
1911–2000
Effie Mae Summer
1916–1991
Betsy Columbia Sumner
1920–2006

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
25 May 1907
Trigg, Kentucky, United States
children

(5)

    James William Sumner

    Male1908–1970Male

    Mattie Helen Sumner

    Female1910–1991Female

    Hattie Ann Sumner

    Female1911–2000Female

    Effie Mae Summer

    Female1916–1991Female

    Betsy Columbia Sumner

    Female1920–2006Female

Parents and Siblings

    Thomas H. Dunn

    Male1859–1904Male

    Elizabeth Ann Taylor

    Female1858–1928Female

siblings

(10)

    Filory Dunn

    Female1880–Female

    Eddie W Dunn

    Female1881–Female

    Bracey Talmadge Dunn

    Male1882–1965Male

    Tanna Prentis Dunn

    Male1886–1978Male

    Clarance C Dunn

    Male1887–1961Male

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Radio is invented

Age 3

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 24

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

1 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn ‘descendant of Donn’, a byname meaning ‘brownhaired’ or ‘chieftain’.2 English: nickname for a man with dark hair or a swarthy complexion, from Middle English dunn ‘dark-colored’.3 Scottish: habitational name from Dun in Angus, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’.

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Effie Sunny in household of James R Sunny, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Effie H Summer in household of James N Summer, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Effie H Dunn in household of Tom H Dunn, "United States Census, 1900"

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