James Ezekiel Dunaway (1868 - 1934)

Born 10 May 1868 in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Isabell (King) Dunaway — married 4 Jan 1893 in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

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Biography

James Ezekiel Dunaway was a Freemason.

James E. was born in 1868. He passed away in 1934; son of William Pinkney Dunaway and Elizabeth Boatman Dunaway.

He was the McNairy County Sheriff from 1924-1928; He served as Justice of the Peace for 12 years; and Chairman of the McNairy County Revenue Committee for more than 20 years. He was a Methodist and a Mason.^[1]

Research Notes

• There are two James E. Dunaway's in McNairy County, Tennessee. The other man was born in 1871 in McNairy County, Tennessee, and died in 1944 in Haywood County, Tennessee. His wife was Dora Coleman.

• have not located a death certificate for James Ezekiel Dunaway, who died in 1934 and is buried at Wallace Cemetery, McNairy County, Tennessee. Do have his Funeral Notice from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, 30 Oct 1934.Page 12.

Sources

1. ↑ Funeral of James E. Dunaway. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee · Tuesday, October 30, 1934. page 12

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQDT-ZZJ

1870 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67SS-FVZ?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMDDJ-9V8&action=view

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1268; Page: 83C; Enumeration District: 121
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #9875261 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  Jas Ezekial Punaway (11), single son, in household of Jas. Punaway (48) in District 6, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.

• Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
  Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #2381553 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  J E Dunaway marriage to Isabell King on 4 Jan 1893 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA.

* 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1585; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0075
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #60820671 (accessed 16 October 2023)
James E Dunnaway (32), married, Farmer, head of household in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1753; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 134
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #35832516 (accessed 16 October 2023)
  James E Dunnaway (48), married, Enumerator, head of household in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.

* Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #5058623 (accessed 16 October 2023)
Memorial page for James E. Dunaway (10 May 1868-27 Oct 1934), citing Wallace Cemetery, Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Donna Hampton (contributor 19228154).