Shadrach Dunning Jr (1791 - 1846)

Ancestors

Husband of Adah (Morris) Dunning — married 13 Oct 1814 in Trigg, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1846 at age 54 in Fairview Twp, Henry County, Missouri

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Biography

Shadrach was born in 1791. He was the son of Shadrach Dunning and Mary Barnes. He passed away in 1846.^[1]

Birth: Dec. 25, 1791 Kentucky, USA Death: Dec. 18, 1846 Henry County Missouri, USA

Born in KY (also shown with birthyear of 1795) Son of Shadrach Dunning (d: abt 1836) and Mary Barnes (1758-1820) m: Adah Morris Oct 13 1814, Trigg Co KY.

known ch: All but Sarah were born at Trigg Co. KY -Freeman 1815-1875 -Eliza 1817-1848 m: James Freeman Nichols -Lavinia 1820-bef 1840 -Martha Ann 1822-1883 m: Dr. Rankin Glass -Young Morris 1825-1873 -Marshall Greer 1828-1876 -Malinda 1830-1921/TX m: Thomas McFarland Arnett 1848, 6 ch -Amanda Fittsellen 1832-1918/MN m: William K. Read 1853, 8 ch -John Henry 1835-1928 -Albert D. 1838-1920 -Sarah Elizabeth 1842-1935/CA m: Robert West McFarland Feb 23, 1859, 7 ch

1840 census, Greene Co MO: Shadrach and Adah are shown with 4 sons and 3 daughters. Children Freeman, Eliza and Martha had married and were out of the home, and their dau Lavinia had died, to account for their eleven known children.

Following is from a 1919 bio of son, Albert: DUNNING, Albert Fairview Township 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co pg 368 "... Albert Dunning was born in Trigg County, Kentucky, January 15, 1838, and is the son of Shadrach and Ada (Morris) Dunning, the former of whom was a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia. Shadrach and Ada Dunning were married in Kentucky and made their home in the Blue Grass State until 1840, when they left Kentucky and moved to Missouri. Leaving his family at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, Shadrach Dunning came to Henry County, entered land and then returned for his family, who came here the following year. He died at his home in this county at the age of fifty years. The following children were born to Shadrach and Ada Dunning: Freeman, deceased; Mrs. Martha Glass and Mrs. Eliza Nichols, deceased; Mrs. Malinda Arnold, aged eighty-eight years, lives in Texas; Mrs. Amanda Reed, aged eighty-six years, lives in North Dakota; John Henry, aged eighty-four years, lives near Carthage, Missouri; Albert, subject of this review; Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McFarland, lives at Porterville, California, aged seventy-six years. The original Dunning home was located in Fairview township, just four miles east of Albert Dunning's home place. Shadrach Dunning built a double log cabin, southern style, with two rooms below divided by a passage way, and a sleeping loft above. A big fireplace at the end of each room cheered and comforted the family in the winter time. Shadrach Dunning brought his slaves with him from Kentucky, and one old darkey, "Uncle Ben," was especially favored each Christmas. It was a custom in the family to give the old darkey a holiday as long as the Christmas back log would burn. The old fellow would range the timber and cut the biggest and toughest log he could possibly handle and would be resting easy for days as a consequence of the log burning for a long time. Deer were plentiful in those faraway days and fish swarmed in the streams. When a boy Albert Dunning had no difficulty in catching one hundred pounds of fish in a day's fishing with hook and line. He has shot deer and wolves without number and frequently caught young wolves and deer and trained them. He recalls that a panther was killed down on the Osage after the brute had terrorized the neighborhood for days. Indians were numerous and they frequently came to the Dunning home on begging expeditions but gave little trouble to the white folks. ... This section of the State was called Rives County and it was very thinly settled. Cattle had free range and few people had any idea that the land where the deer, wild turkey and other wild game ranged at will would ever be valuable and that the country would become so thickly settled. Between the Dunning home and Clinton the only house was one built by Colonel Tutt, a noted old pioneer. ... On the nearby State line of Kansas and Missouri there were herds of buffalo and elk, and each season some of the settlers would journey to Kansas and kill a winter's supply of meat. ..."

1830 Trigg County, Kentucky, U.S. Census Population Schedule. DUNNING, SHADERAC, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 60-70, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 10-15, 3 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 (Note, it is unclear if this is Shadrach Sr. or Jr - Sr. would be about 80 yrs, Jr. abt 40; ages don't fit either of them.)

1840 census Greene Co MO: Shadrach Dunning {Jr.} household: 2M/0-4, 1M/5-9; 1M/10-14, 1M/40-49; 2F/5-9, 1F/15-19, 1F/30-39, 1M Slave/20-23

Family links: Parents: Shadrach Dunning (1755 - 1838) Mary Barnes Dunning (1758 - 1829)

Spouse: Adah Morris Dunning (1800 - 1879)

Children: Freeman Dunning (1815 - 1875)* Elizabeth Eliza Dunning Nichols (1817 - 1848)* Lavinia Dunning (1820 - 1840)* Martha Dunning Glass (1822 - 1883)* Young Morris Dunning (1825 - 1873)* Marshall Greer Dunning (1828 - 1876)* Malinda Dunning Arnett (1830 - 1921)* Amanda Fittsellen Dunning Read (1832 - 1918)* John Henry Dunning (1835 - 1928)* Albert Thomas Dunning (1838 - 1920)* Sarah Elizabeth Dunning McFarland (1842 - 1935)*

Siblings: Hardamon Dunning (1776 - 1843)* Shadrach Dunning (1791 - 1846) Miles Dunning (1798 - 1849)*

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Burial: Shadrack Dunning Cemetery Brownington Henry County Missouri, USA

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Created by: LaDon Brennan Record added: Mar 04, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34442622

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