Joseph William DUNLAP^[1]

1863 - 1954  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph William DUNLAP
  Born	12 Oct 1863	Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 1954	Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
  Person ID	I01970	Wagner-Watlington Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	William DUNLAP,   b. 8 Nov 1810, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1872, Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Eliza RUNDLE,   b. 1828, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1900, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F00830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary F. HOPPER,   b. Unknown, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1895
  Children	+ 1. William "Fred" DUNLAP,   b. 28 Jul 1887, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 1980, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, USA  (Age 93 years) + 2. Alta Mae DUNLAP,   b. 1 Sep 1892, Loon Lake, Stevens County, Washington, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1960, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F00836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Gowe HERMS,   b. Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, USA ,   d. Washington, USA
  Children	1. Helen Ethene DUNLAP   2. Thelma E. DUNLAP,   b. Washington, USA ,   d. Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA   3. Robert DUNLAP + 4. Dorothy DUNLAP,   d. Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   5. Christine DUNLAP   6. Marjorie DUNLAP,   d. Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA   7. Bruce DUNLAP
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F00723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Taken from "HISTORY OF NORTH WASHINGTON", Spokane, WA, March 1, 1904 "Joseph W. Dunlap is the pioneer merchant of Loon Lake, Stevens County, Washington. Hehas also established the leading business in his line. Born in Noble, IL 10-12-1863, he is the son of William and Eliza (Rundle) Dunlap, the father a native of Pennsylvania: the mother of Ohio. Following their settlement in Illinois, William Dunlap died; the mother passing away in Stevens County in 1900. Our subject is one of a family of four children, two dying in infancy and SArah, his sister on reaching maturity. Joseph W. Dunlap received a common school education in the public schools of Illinois, and at the premature age of thirteen years began working for himself. Following a period of five years with the family of a farmer, he obtained a situation in a store where he remained industriously employed three years. He then went to Topeka, Kansas, and secured employment in the general offices of the Santa Fe Railroad Company; including on year in the Auditor's Office. He advent in Loonlake, Stevens County was in 1891 when he opened a general store, and is at present carrying the largest stock of general merchandise of any business in house in town. He also handles farm implements, wood and hay, and owns considrable town and lake front property. AtTopeka, Kansas, Mr. Dunlap was married to Miss Mary F. Hopper, a native of Indiana and a daughter of C.B. and Hanna Hopper. To them were born two children; William Fred and Alta Mae. The mother died in 1895. In 1897, Mr. Dunlap was united in marriage to Anna Gowe Herms, daughter of J.C. and Elizabeth Herms of Neosho, Missouri; the father a native of New York, the mother of Wisconsin. They now reside in Neosho, Missouri. The present wife of our subject is highly accomplished, having graduated from a prominent Missouri college. She is the mother of two children, Helen Ethene and Thelma E. Mr. Dunlap is a member of the M.W.A., at present being banker of Loonlake Camp, No. 7976."

  
  

• Sources

  [S00012] GEDCOM: Dorn Family Tree, Diana Dorn, (http://awt.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=:774547&surname=Kline%2C+Joel&ti=5538).