EGERTON DUNHAM
Egerton Dunham came to Cass county in 1876, and bought the north half of the northwest quarter of section 3, and the west half of the northeast quarter of the same section, where he now lives. At the time of his purchase, the land was partially improved, but there was no dwelling on the place. He has built a good house, planted a grove and otherwise improved the place, and now has a desirable farm. He was born in Ontario, Canada, April 20, 1845, and is a son of E.F. and Ann (Chamberlain) Dunham. He lived in Canada until 1865, then went to Wisconsin and spent two winters in lumbering, near Green Bay, after which he came to Iowa, and resided in Boone and Linn counties until he came here. He was married in Linn county, February 23, 1871, to Mrs. Cordelia Swinburne, a daughter of Obed Blakeslee. They have four children...Charles F., Rufus M., Grace E., and Elsie B. Mrs. Dunham has three children by her former marriage...Carrie M. (Swinburne) Sankey, wife of James Sames Sankey; Cornelia S. Swinburne and John B. Swinburne. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 601.
