Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Monroe County.

HENRY B. DUNN was born February 23, 1824, in Garrard County, Ky., and is 
the third of three sons and eight daughters, all of whom lived to be 
grown, born of John A. and Margaret (Bright) Dunn.  John A. Dunn was 
born in Maryland, and when a boy was brought about 1800 by his parents 
and settled in Kentucky.  He migrated to Monroe County in 1825; was a 
son of Augustine Dunn, who married Ellen Aldridge, and emigrated from 
Maryland about 1800.  Mrs. Margaret Dunn was born in 1795, in Lincoln 
County, Ky., a daughter of Henry Bright, who married a Miss Pope.  He 
and wife came from Pennsylvania, and were of Dutch parents; immigrated 
to Lincoln County, Ky., when a lad of eighteen years.  Henry B. Dunn was 
reared on a farm and received a common school education.  He was but a 
lad of thirteen years at his father's death; remained with his mother 
until nineteen, when he commenced the battle of life on his own 
responsibility.  At twenty-one he purchased 300 acres at $1.53 per acre, 
partially improved, which he sold and purchased 225 acres where he now 
resides, in Gum Precinct, Monroe County, which he has improved with good 
residence and orchard.  He married, February 11, 1847, Rhoda I. Flippin, 
of Monroe County, a daughter of James and Isabella (Brown) Flippin.  By 
this marriage ten children were born - but three lived to be grown:  
Harriet I., J. Hughes, Josapeth [sic] A. and Nancy E. Young.  Mrs. Dunn 
departed this life in 1863, and Mr. Dunn married, April 8, 1877, Mrs. 
Margaret Stahall, of Simpson County.  She is a daughter of James and 
Nancy (Chason) Smith, who were natives of Kentucky and South Carolina, 
respectively.  James Smith was a son of James Smith who maried Elizabeth 
Runnals.  By her first husband Mrs. Dunn had born four children, one 
living, America E. Wilson.  Mr. Dunn and wife are members of the 
Christian Church.  He is a Mason; was a member of Grange, and cast his 
first presidential vote for Gen. Scott.  Sine the war he has voted the 
Democratic ticket.

Aldridge Bright Brown Chason Dunn Flippin Pope Runnals Smith Stahall 
Wilson Young
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Garrard Lincoln MD PA Simpson SC

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