Elizabeth Dunn1

b. 12 October 1873, d. 23 July 1917
FatherThomas Edmiston Dunn2 b. 3 Apr 1832, d. 4 Nov 1903
MotherCaldedonia V. Sanders b. 5 Dec 1841, d. 1897
Birth12 Oct 1873 Elizabeth Dunn, or "Lizzie" as she was known, was born on 12 Oct 1873 in Virginia.2,3 
Moth-Death1897  Lizzie's mother died in 1897. 
Cens-190027 Jun 1900 Lizzie lived with her widowed father, her brother, and her brother's family in Saltville, Virginia before her marriage.4 
Marriage28 Nov 1906 She married James F. Rector on 28 Nov 1906 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Legatee31 Dec 1906 In 1906 Lizzie's uncle, Robert C. Dunn left her $300 in his will as well as his bureau. He also stated that his mother's needlework was to descend to her. Robert referred to Lizzie as 'Lizzie Rector."5 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910 Following their marriage Lizzie and James remained in the Saltville area. They were enumerated there in April 1910 when the census was recorded. James was 24 and Lizzie was 36. They had been married 3 years and had no children.6 
Death23 Jul 1917 Elizabeth died on 23 Jul 1917 at age 43.3 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Last Edited4 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S2836] James Rector-Elizabeth Dunn Marriage License (Washington Co., VA), digital image, Historical Society of Washington County, license dated 28 Nov. 1906; marriage date: 28 Nov. 1906 at Abingdon, VA: James Rector, 22, sgl, b. SCV, s/o W.W. & Lora Rector marr Elizabeth Dunn, 25, sgl, b. WCV, d/o Thos E. Dunn.
  2. [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.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 186. Stone reported to read: Lizzie Dunn Rector, w/o J.F. Rector, 12 Oct. 1873-23 Jul 1917.
  4. [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.
  5. [S536] Robert C. Dunn will (1907), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 29: 277. Will names: wife Nannie Dunn, sisters Florence V. and Emily J. Dunn, nieces Edith D. Love, Lizzie Dunn Rector, Anna Rogers Hutton (inferred that Anna has an heir but he/she is not named), Sarah Agnes Jones, dau of S.A. and Nannie E. Jones of Waynesville N.C., Lura Virginia Steffner, dau of Frank and Lura Steffner of Chattanooga TN. An additional statement wills mother's needlework to niece Edith Love Wilbur Washington then to Anna Rogers Hutton, then to Lizzie S. Dunn. It also wills rifle to Minter Dunn, trunk and jewelry to Walter Dunn, as well as father's razor with admonition to take good care of it.
  6. [S237] James F. Rector household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 115, sheet 2B, dwelling 31, family 31, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 4 of 37. Enumeration includes: James F. Rector, 24, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Lizzie S., wife, 36, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA.