Thomas Edmiston Dunn1

b. 3 April 1832, d. 4 November 1903
FatherDr. Samuel Dunn2 b. 18 Feb 1805, d. 27 Nov 1888
MotherJane Beattie Ryburn Edmiston2 b. 24 Aug 1807, d. 23 May 1861
Birth3 Apr 1832 Thomas was born on 3 Apr 1832 according to a bible kept by his sister Emily.2 
Marriage11 Aug 1856 He married Caldedonia V. Sanders, daughter of James Sanders and Louisa White, on 11 Aug 1856 in Smyth County, Virginia.3 
Occupation Thomas was a physician and lived at Plasterco, Virginia.4 
Cens-18608 Jun 1860  Two years after their marriage Thomas and Caledonia appear on the 1860 Washington County census. Thomas was 25 and Caledonia reported that she was 18 although she may have been younger.5 
Cens-Sum  The 1870 and 1880 Washington County census records recorded the couple with their children. A servant was also present in the home on both enumerations.6,7 
Widowed1897 Caledonia died in 1897. 
Cens-190027 Jun 1900  However when the 1900 census recorded Thomas his home was not empty. Living with him that year was his son Harry and daughter-in-law Mattie, along with their infant daughter Emma. Harry's two children from his first marriage, Georgia (9) and Lynch (7) were also present, as was Thomas's daughter, Lizzie (25).8 
Death4 Nov 1903 Thomas died on 4 Nov 1903 at age 71.4 

Research Comment:

Carolyn Ryburn, Thomas and Caledonia's great granddaughter comments that the couple may be buried in the Samuel B.R. Dunn square at Old Glade Spring Cemetery. She notes that it is a 6 plot square with only 4 markers present. She also notes that all other children of Samuel and Jane B.R. Dunn are buried in Old Glade Spring.

Related Links and Images:

Thomas's birth entry in the Bible of his sister Emily (3rd image)9
Click here for photos and more information on the old Dunn log house where Thomas grew up
Thomas and Caledonia's home at Plasterco (Washington Co.).10

Family

Caldedonia V. Sanders b. 5 Dec 1841, d. 1897
Children
Last Edited28 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S870] Carolyn Ryburn, "Robert C. Dunn," e-mail to D. Powell, 23 Sept. 2005. Carolyn states that Jane Beattie Ryburn (Edmiston) Dunn named her son Thomas Edmiston Dunn. Jane's father was Thomas Edmiston.
  2. [S65] Emily Dunn Bible.
  3. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 53. Thos. E. Dunn, 25, b. Washington Co. VA, s/o Samuel and Jane Dunn AND Caldonia Sanders, 14, d/o James & Eliza Sanders; 11 Aug. 1856.
  4. [S55] Carolyn C. Ryburn, "Samuel Dunn-Jane Beattie Ryburn Edmiston family group sheet."
  5. [S234] Thomas Dunn household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., the Western District, p. 390 (added script), dwelling 174, family 174, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 26 of 361. Enumeration includes: Thomas Dunn, 25, doctor, owns personal property of $5,000; Caldonia, 18; Harry 1; all b. VA.
  6. [S635] Thomas E. Dunn household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., First Division, p. 202 (stamped), dwelling 253, family 272, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 39 of 44. Enumeration includes: Thomas E. Dunn, 39, M.D., owns land val of $4,000, pers. prop of $300; Caledonia, 28; Harry L., 12; James S. 5; Bob Clark, 10, black, laborer; Nanny Clark, 20, black, domestic; all b. VA.
  7. [S165] Thomas E. Dunn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 99, page 61 (239A stamped), dwelling 519, family 532, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 61 of 63. Thomas E. Dunn, 48, marr, physitian [sic]; Caledonie, 37, wife; Harry 22, son; Sanders, 16, son; Lizzie, dau 7; Darcus Hudson, 14, servant; all b. Va; all parents b. VA.
  8. [S574] Thomas Dunn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 122, sheet 23B, dwelling 324, family 324, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2003, image 84 of 92. The census enumerator recorded: Thomas Dunn [age and date of birth faded], wid, b. VA, parents b. VA; Harry B. son, b. July 1858, 41, married 11 years, b. VA, occupation: dentist; Lizzie S. dau, 25, b. [?] 1874 VA; Mattie M., dau-in-law, age 31, b. [?] 1868 TN, marr 3 yrs, mother 1 child, living; Georgia A., granddaughter, 9, b. Sept 1890 VA; Lynch S. grandson, 7, b. Sept 1892 VA; Emma L., granddaughter, 2/12, b. March 1900 VA.
  9. [S1376] Bible images courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.