Fannie P. Beattie1

b. 28 June 1847, d. 13 November 1872
FatherAbsalom Beattie1 b. circa 1802
MotherEliza Davis1
Fannie P. Beattie|b. 28 Jun 1847\nd. 13 Nov 1872|p2898.htm|Absalom Beattie|b. circa 1802||Eliza Davis|||William Beattie|b. bet 1760 - 1762\nd. 4 Apr 1860|p1976.htm|Mary Allison|b. 1763\nd. 16 Apr 1830|p1977.htm|||||||
Birth28 Jun 1847 Fannie P. Beattie was born on 28 Jun 1847 in Virginia.2,3 
Childhood  Fannie appears to have grown up in relative comfort on her father's lands in Washington County, Virginia. Absalom Beattie was enumerated in 1860 as the owner of $10,000 in real estate and $20,000 in personal property, which no doubt represented the 16 slaves owned by the family.4,5,6 
Marriage10 Oct 1866 At the age of 19, on 10 Oct 1866, Fannie married Dr. William Logan Dunn, son of Dr. Samuel Dunn and Jane Beattie Ryburn Edmiston, in Washington County.1 
  William was a 28 year old physician who had served admirably during the Civil War as a member of Mosby's Rangers.7  
Death13 Nov 1872 However Fannie died tragically 6 years later, on 13 Nov 1872 of a morphine overdose.2,8 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 98. William L. Dunn, 27y, single, born Washington Co. VA, doctor, s/o Samuel & Jane Dunn AND Fannie P. Beattie, 18y, single, b. Washington Co., d/o A. & Eliza Beattie.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 179. Fannie D. Dunn, 28 Jun 1847-13 Nov. 1872, age 25y 4m 15d; dates confirmed onsite by Carolyn Ryburn 10/21/01.
  3. [S87] "Dunn Family Reunion Booklet," compiled for the 3rd Dunn Family Reunion, 7 Aug. 1988 by Eva Dunn Counts, Knoxville, TN, p. 24. Family group sheet for Samuel Dunn and Jane Beattie Ryburn Edmondson; uses 28 Jan and cites High On A Windy Hill. However, that source uses 28 June so it appears 28 Jan is a typo error.
  4. [S367] Absalon Beatie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 88 (stamped), dwelling 300, family 300, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2003, image 41 of 289. Absalon Beatie, 48, farmer, owns real estate valued at $4,536; Eliza 40; Ellen 16; Robert 11; Amanda 7; continuing on p. 88b: Eliza Beatie 5; Frances P. 3; Nancy 2/12; all b. VA.
  5. [S234] Absalom Beattie household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., The Western District, p. 441 (added script), dwelling 535, family 523, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2005, image 79 of 361. Enumeation includes: Absalom Beattie, 58, farmer, owns real estate of $10,000 and pers. prop of $20,000; Elisa, 50, housekeeper; Robert 21, student; Virginia, 15; Frances, 11; Adelaide, 10; all b. VA.
  6. [S1308] Absalom Beatie, owner, 1860 U.S. census, Washington Co., Virginia, slave schedule, p. 6 (original script), line 14, viewed online at Ancestry.com. 16 slaves including: 7 males and 9 females; also 3 slave houses.
  7. [S613] "Dr. William Logan Dunn, Battalion Surgeon", Mosby's Rangers.com (http://www.mosbysrangers.com/ : accessed April 2006).
  8. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 15 Oct. 2001. Carolyn cites Death and Marriage Notices from Southwest Virginia Enterprise April 17, 1870-Dec. 28, 1881.
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