John W. Dunlap, 1814-1869

DUNLAP, PHILLIPS, BENTLEY, ANDERSON, TWISS, GILLETT

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Date: 10/17/2010 at 22:05:24

JOHN W. DUNLAP (deceased); was a native of Rockingham Co., Va.; born in 1814; in early life, he studied medicine, and was engaged in the practice thereof several years in Virginia. He was Colonel of a regiment of Virginia militia a number of years. He married in Augusta Co., Va., Miss Agnes Phillips, who was born in 1816. They emigrated to Iowa, and settled in this county in 1859, where he resided until his death, Nov. 5, 1869. In this county, he was elected to various official positions, in all of which he discharged the duties with entire satisfaction to the citizens. The children of John W. and Agnes Dunlap are William P. (married Miss Adelia Bently), Mary E. (now Mrs. G.H. Anderson), Euseba J. (married J.R. Twiss, Jr.), James H. (deceased), Asbury (married Belle Gillett), John and Robert E. (deceased). – 1879 History of Clinton County Iowa, pgs 727-728.