Lucretia Reed1

b. September 1868
Lucretia "Lou" (Reed) Dunn (cropped)
photo courtesy Jim Faris
FatherBenjamin Reed2 b. 13 Feb 1813, d. 25 Jun 1887
MotherHettie Jane Sharp2 b. 25 Jun 1829, d. Sep 1890
BirthSep 1868 Lucretia Reed was born in Sep 1868 in Washington County, Virginia.3,4 
Marriage25 Jun 1889 She married Dr. William Logan Dunn, son of Dr. Samuel Dunn and Jane Beattie Ryburn Edmiston, on 25 Jun 1889 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.2,1 
Cens-Sum "Lou" as her name appears in almost all records, was only 20 or 21 at the time of her marriage to William, who was 50. The couple lived in Glade Spring where William was a physician. They did not have a family of their own but for some years cared for William's niece, Anna Rogers, the daughter of his deceased sister Sally (Dunn) Rogers.3,5,6 
Widowed26 Jun 1922 William died on 26 Jun 1922. 
Milit-PensJun 1931  In June 1931 "Lou" applied for a pension under the Commonwealth of Virginia Act of 1928 which granted pensions to widows of Confederate soldiers. She stated that she had not remarried and was living by herself in Glade Spring. She was granted a pension but only one payment of $10 is noted in the file.4 
Click on the camera icon at the end of this sentence to see the larger photo from which Lou's picture was cropped. The photo was taken on the 85th birthday of Lou's half-sister, Florence (Rosenbalm) Clark.
Last Edited4 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S2824] Adam Rosenbalm Bible (New York: The American Bible Society, 1844). The third entry on the Marriage Record page reads: Dr. Wm L Dunn and Lucretia Reid was Married June 25, 1889 Reverend U. McClure.
  2. [S24] Shelby Ireson Edwards, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1881-1890, Vol. 74, p. 12. Dr. Wm L. Dunn, 48y, wid. s/o Dr. Saml & Jane Dunn, physician AND Lauisa Reid, 21, sgl, d/o Benj & Hettie J. Reid; 25 June 1889.
  3. [S574] Wm L. Dunn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 2A, dwelling 19, family 22, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 2 of 70. William L. Dunn, 60, b. Sept. 1839 VA, marr 11 years, physician; Lou R., wife, 31, Sept. 1868 VA, marr 11 yrs, Anna Rogers, niece, 18, b. Nov. 1881 Tennessee.
  4. [S1302] "Confederate Pension Applications Submitted by Widows and Soldiers who Served from the State of Virginia", Library of Virginia (http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/ : viewed online Sept. 22, 2005). Lou R. Dunn pension application dated 9 June 1931 at Glade Spring, Virginia.
  5. [S237] William L. Dunn household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 3A, dwelling 51, family 56, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 5 of 36. William L. Dunn, 66, marr 20 yrs, 2nd marriage, physician; Lucretia, wife, 40, 1st marriage; both b. VA.
  6. [S238] William L. Dunn household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 147, sheet 2B, dwelling 50, family 50, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2003, image 4 of 17. The census enumerator recorded: William L. Dunn 80, b. VA, owns home, physician; Lucretia, wife 49, b. VA.