Dunn, Gatewood S.

Summary

Father: Waters M. Dunn, Sr.
Mother: Mary Dunn

Birth: 2 Jan 1808, Columbia County, Georgia
Birth Source: Gravestone inscription for DOB

Death: 5 Aug 1880, Cobb County, Georgia
Death Source: Gravestone Inscription in Holly Springs Cemetery (Photo at Find A Grave)

Spouse1: Ann W. "Nancy" Dunn, m. 23 Jan 1839 in Columbia County, Georgia

Narrative

Children of Gatewood S. Dunn and Nancy:

1. William Henry Harrison Dunn, b. 18 Dec 1841
2. Mary E Dunn, b. 1844, m. Unknown Attaway
3. James Dunn, b. 1847
4. Walter C. Dunn, b. 1850
5. B A Dunn, b. 1865
6. Charles Dunn, b. 1868

Gatewood S. Dunn was a buyer at the estate sale of Waters M. Dunn, Sr. in Oglethorpe County GA in 1836. He was also named as an heir and therefore a child in the estate file of Waters M. Dunn, Sr. in the division of slaves among his heirs.
The 1836 Jasper County, GA Will of Winifred Dunn, widow of Waters Dunn, Jr. also named Gatewood S. Dunn as her grandson.

Gatewood S. Dunn's wife Ann W. Dunn may have been a cousin. She was born 28 July 1819 and died 3 Apr 1902 in Cobb County, Georgia.

Research Notes

Sources

1830 Census - District 3, Columbia County, Georgia
1840 Census - District 3, Columbia County, Georgia
1850 Census - Valley Plains, Harris County, Georgia
1860 Census - Georgia Militia District 786, Harris, Georgia
1870 Census - Pine Knot, Chattahoochee County, Georgia
1880 Census - Post Oak, Cobb County, Georgia
Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, online database at Ancestry.com
Oglethorpe County GA Estate File of Waters M. Dunn, Sr.
1836 Will of Winifred Dunn, Jasper County, Georgia WB W, p. 380-381
Gravestone Inscription in Holly Springs Cemetery (Photo at Find A Grave)