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~ Deuteronomy 33:17

Stephen's Smith Family - Ancestors, Descendants and Cousins

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James Carnachan Dunlap I

BIOGRAPHY: When James Carnahan Dunlap was about 16 years old he left Ireland and went to England and stayed about one year. He then took passage on a sailing vessel for America. The name of the boat is believed to have been the "Hebernia" meaning Ireland. He was on the boat six months landing on the Virginia coast in the year 1758.
    He was a revolutionary war soldier enlisting on February 3, 1776 in Capt Abraham Smith's company, 6th Pennsylvania Bn., Pa. Line, under the command of Col William Urvine. The Company of Capt Abraham Smith was raised in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. In the last week of March, 1776, the Bn. marched to Albany, New York; on June 9, 1776 this unit engaged enemy British & Canadian forces near Syracuse, New York, near the Canadian border, in the "Battle of Three Rivers." Those not captured or killed in this battle withdrew to Ft Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain, New York under the command of Lt Col Thomas Hartly, to winter. They had "several fights with the indians" during this time.
Pvt James Carnahan Dunlap (Draper Mass., "Ky, Pprs," 12CC188) states he "had but one eye" for excuse from further military service in Kentucky to fight indians there in 1785. Presumably, he lost one eye in above Revolutionary battle. His pension application (S35904) states he was discharged at Albany, New York "about 15 month after his enlistment" for one year - thus giving a discharge date of May 1777.
     James Dunlap was a resident of Pennsylvania until 1779 and was in Virginia from 1779 until 1785, living in Botetourt county, Virginia, where he married Jane Wills in 1783. They then went to Clark county, Kentucky (then Fayette) in 1785 via the Wilderness Road and settled in the Bush Settlement just north of Boonesboro, Kentucky on Lower Howard's Creek.
     In the year 1799 he crossed the Cumberland Mountains into Kentucky and settled in Montgomery county, near Mt. Sterling. When crossing the mountains, from family stories, we are told he placed two small children in baskets and placed them across the horses back and brought them across that way. According to our information the two children would have been John Dunlap, born 1793 and Sarah (Sallie) Dunlap, born 1796. Here near Mt. Sterling, Kentucky all the children grew to maturity. He was listed in the 1810 census for Montgomery county, and was interviewed there for a Kentucky newspaper, by a Mr. shane, when he was 103 years old.
    As the children of James Dunlap and Jane Wills grew up and moved away some went to Iowa, some to Illinois and some to Missouri.

PROBATE: His will was dated June 1, 1844 in Buchanan county, Missouri courthouse, book "A" pp. 81 & 82.
In the name of God amen. I, James Dunlap Senior of the county of Montgomery & state Kentucky being verry unwell but of perfect mind & memory & knowing that it is appropriate for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last will and testament. Viz: principally & first of all - I give & Recommend my soul to God almighty that give it & my body. I recommend to the earth to be furied in good christian burial at the discretion of my friends and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased od to bless me with I give &demise of the same in the following manner & form. first I give & bequeath to my five sons James, Andrew, Alexander, John & Thomas & my daughter Elizabeth Elison one dollar each secondly I give & bequeath my daughter Sally Mills one dollar Thirdly I give & bequeath to my son William all the rest of my property & money if there be any after my Burial expenses are paid.
Sealed Signed & Delivered in the presence
of us when in the presence of each other
seal we our hands as witness thereof this
first day of June 1841.
/s/ Henry West
/s/ Samuel S. Dunlap
/s/ Jas. C. Dunlap
State of Missouri | In the Buchanan County Court
County of Buchanan |   ss. October 9th, 1844. The within Instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of James Dunlap late of the County of buchanan Deceased, was this day brought before the court and was proved by the oaths of Samuel S. Dunlap and James C. Dunlap two of the witnesses thereto. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said James dunlap at the time of executing said will was of sound mind and memory. It is ordered by the court that said will be recorded. In testimony whereof I, William Fowler, Clerk of said court hereunto set my hand and affix SEAL the seal of said court this day and year first above written.
/s/ William Fowler, Clerk
Recorded October 9th 1844 /s/ William Fowler, Clerk
[attached was a Certificate of Bond for $200]

DEATH: James Dunlap was visiting at his son William's home in Dekalb, Missouri when he died at the age of 104 years.

BURIAL: He had quite a favorite tree he sat under south west of the house. It was his request that when he died he should be buried there. So he was. His request that he be buried under his favorite tree was the start of the Dunlap Cemetery. He is buried in the northwest corner of the small cemetery. Two of his sons, William and Alexander Dunlap are also buried there although there are no stones for them. William's son James C. Dunlap, III, and his four wives and several children are buried there and have stones. The Daughters of the American revolution, had the bones of James Carnahan Dunlap, I, exhumed, to verify his age, and then placed a DAR stone at his grave.
    *Clarence Brumley, a decendent of Sally Horn Brumley, the Granddaughter of Elizabeth Dunlap, fourth child of James C. Dunlap I, was living on the old Dunlap homeplace in 1986. His grandfather, Daniel E. Brumley is buried in the Dunlap family cemetery. Clarence took Samuel W. Smith and his wife, Louise Smith to the Cemetery.


Alexander Dunlap

BIOGRAPHY: A batchelor, he went to Missouri with his brother William, who he lived with until his death.

BURIAL: He is buried in the Dunlap Family Cemetery, but there is no headstone.


Peter H Cummings

DEATH: AGAIN IN GLOOM - A Railroad Accident Near Keystone Causes the Death of Three of Cameron's Well-Known Citizens.
    Three of Cameron's citizens--Richard B. Jones, Frank P. Wilcox and P.H. Cummings--are silent in death, the result of one of the most distressing railroad accidents ever occuring in this vicinty.
    Last Monday the Rock Island construction train went down the Hannibal branch line between here and Kansas City to do some work, and as the train was returning shortly after 6 o'clock in the evening and was at a point about one mile west of Keystone--six or seven miles from this city--it was wrecked, causing the instant death of Jones, and so badly scalding and injuring Wilcox and Cummings that they both died before morning. The wreck was caused by a broken splice which allowed the rails to spread.
    The locomotive, with Frank P. Wilcox engineer, and Richard Jones fireman, was running backwards at the rate of 18 or 20 miles an hour and when within about 100 feet of a bridge it struck the broken splice and left the track but kept the embankment until it struck the bridge, when it went off plunging down about 30 feet, throwing these men in a position to receive the scalding contents of the boiler as the engine went over. Peter Cummings, who was head brakeman, was found in the same position, but it is thought he was thrown from the boxcar next to the locomotive as the men on the train think he was not in the cab when the accident occurred. Nearly the entire train was wrecked, three cars following the locomotive into the ravine, but fortunately the caboose in which the workmen were riding did not leave the track and no one therein was seriously hurt, although all of them were bruised more or less.
    The scene that met the eyes of the trainmen when they rushed forward to render assistance was horrible to the extreme. There lay Mr. Jones dead, with his neck, back, and one of his thighs broken, besides being badly scalded. the other two men were in a deplorable condition, their cries of agony adding to the terror of their follow laborers. They were, after much difficulty, rescued from the wreck. The Rock Island evening passenger train which had started to Kansas City, was flagged near the point of the wreck and returned to Cameron with the suffering men and the body of Mr. Jones. His remains were taken into the freight room of the Cherry street depot and embalmed by Undertaker Howenstein. Engineer Wilcox was taken to his home on West fourth street, and Mr. Cummings to his residence on North Chestnut street. Physicians and friends were promptly on hand and did all in their power to alleviate the sufferings and save the lives of the injured men, but all to no avail, as they were both scalded in a frightful manner, besides having many bruises and broken bone. Mr.
Wilcox died about half past nine o'clock the same evening and Mr. cummings lingered until about three o'clock following, when he expired. Both men were conscious until death relieved them of their terrible sufferings.
    One of the saddest features of the case is that all three were men with families.
    Mr. Wilcox, whose age was 36 years, leaves a wife and two children--a daughter about 4 years of age, and a son about 15, who was visiting at Macon City when the accident occurred. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and a Mason. His remains were taken to Macon City yesterday morning for burial. Kadosh Commandery, K.T., escorting them to the depot.
    Mr. Jones, aged 45 years, leaves a wife and four children. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. After funeral service being held at his late home, his remains were taken to Trenton yesterday for burial.
    Mr. Cummings, aged about 27, leaves a wife and two children, the youngest being a babe about three week old. Funeral services were held at the M.E. church, South, yesterday at 1 o'clock, p.m., and his remains were interred in Packard cemetery.
    The sad scenes at these homes were beyond the description of tongue or pen. The whole community was shocked and saddened, but the wives and children suddenly deprived of loving husbands and fathers by an accident so terrible, have a sorrow indescribable.


Samuel Spencer Dunlap

BIOGRAPHY: In 1843, at the age of 25, Spence came with his family to Missouri. The family settled on 160 acres, near DeKalb, Buchanan, Missouri. Samuel and his family left the town of DeKalb, Missouri in 1876 and went to DeKalb county and lived near Maysville, Missouri.

MARRIAGE: Samuel Spencer (Spence) Dunlap and Parthena Dickens were married near Liberty or Independence, Missouri on horseback.

DEATH: OBITUARY - Samuel Spencer Dunlap was born in Montgomery county, Kentucky, August 6, 1818, and died at the home of his daughter, Eliza Anna Cummings, Thursday February 16, 1911, aged 92 years, 7 months and ten days.
    In 1844 the deceased moved from Kentucky to Buchanan county, and on November 1, 1848 he was united in marriage to Parthena Dicken; to this union eight children were born, fiveof whom with his widow survive him; Mrs. Ellen McKee of Beeler, Kansas, Alfred A. Dunlap of Winston, Dove Dunlap of St. Joseph, Mrs. Anna Cumings of Maysville, and Mrs. Florence Smith of Cameron.
    He came to DeKalb county the 6th of March 1876, and has been a resident of this county since that time. Mr. Dunlap had been in failing health for a number of years and had been confined to his bed for over a year.
    Funeral services were conducted Saturday by Rev. S. A. Smart, an old friend of the family, afterwhich the remains were laid to rest in the Maysville cemetary.

BURIAL: There are two cemeteries in Maysville. They are buried in the one northeast of the school. In 1986 the football field divided the two cemeteries.


Parthena Dickens

DEATH: she died at age 91.

BURIAL: She was buried with her husband in the cemetery northeast of the high school in Maysville.


Dove Elizabeth Dunlap

Dove was a nurse, and worked at the Mental Hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri for a number of years, until her retirement. After that she made her home with her sister, Florence Smith, until her death. Dove is buried in the Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Missouri.

DEATH: Miss Dunlap Passes - dove Elizabeth Dunlap, daughter of S. S. and Parthena Dunlap was born July 24, 1863, near DeKalb, Buchanan county, Missouri; and died at Cameron September 24, 1934, aged 74 years, 1 month and 27 days.
    When a young girl she moved to DeKalb county where she lived for several years. She then went to St. Joseph and became a nurse in the State Hospital where whe remained for several years. From there she went to Patton, California where she spent eight years as a nurse in the state hospital at that place. Thirty years of her life was spent as a nurse in state hospitals. The past several years and up until her illness she spent doing private nursing.
    She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Florence Smith and Mrs. E. A . Cummings of Cameron and one brother A. A. Dunlap of Winston and a large number of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
    Practically all her life has been devoted to the care of the suffering and afflicted. Altho she has suffered intensely during her illness for the past five months she bore it patiently.
    She became a member of the South Methodist Church at Maysville, when it was organized and was a faithful member during the time she lived in Maysville.
    She was a member of Fidelis Rebedah lodge No 171, Cameron, Missouri.
    Funeral services were conducted at the So. Methodist Church at Maysville by the pastor, Rev. Arphalt at 2 p.m. Sunday. Interment in the Maysville cemetery.
    Those attending from out of town were, Mr. and Mrs. Stone Wilson of St. Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Dunlap, St. Joseph; Mr. and Mrs. Florence McNeal, Skidmore; George Dunlap, Chariton, Iowa; Miss Helen Dunlap, Kansas City; Mrs. John Jackson, Kansas City; Paul Smith, Keystone.