Mattie May Gookin1

b. 23 September 1868, d. 18 February 1950
May (Gookin) Dunn circa 1909 (cropped)
photo courtesy Carolyn Ryburn
Birth23 Sep 1868 Mattie May Gookin was born on 23 Sep 1868 in Tennessee.1,2 
Name Other Mattie was known as "May." 
Marriage28 Apr 1897 She married Harry Buchanan Dunn, son of Thomas Edmiston Dunn and Caldedonia V. Sanders, on 28 Apr 1897.3 
  May was Harry's second wife. Early in her marriage she took on the responsibility of Harry's 2 children from his first marriage. 
Cens-190027 Jun 1900  At the time of the 1900 census, the couple lived with Harry's father in Saltville (Washington County), Virginia. Besides her father-in-law, husband and 2 step children, the family included Harry's sister Lizzie. The first of Harry and May's 3 children, newborn Emma, was also recorded.2 
Cens-191028 Apr 1910 Following the death of his father and his Aunt Emily, Harry and May moved in to the old Dunn log home on Forest Hill Dr. and Dabney Rd., just outside of Glade Spring, to help care for his Aunt Florence, who was still living in the home. They were all enumerated there on the 1910 census, along with Harry's daughter from his first marriage, and his three children with May.4,5 
Residence  On the death of his Aunt Florence Harry inherited the home and the family lived there until Harry's death in 1927.5,6,7 
Migration1927 May and her son Thomas then briefly lived in West Virginia before moving on to Oklahoma.8 
Cens-19308 Apr 1930  They settled in Tulsa, renting a home near Mattie's son Harry for $20 a month.9 
Death18 Feb 1950 Mattie died on 18 Feb 1950 at age 81.1 
Burial She was buried in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.1 

Related Links and Images:

Harry and May Dunn in front of the old Samuel Dunn log home10
Photo of May at Inola, Oklahoma (taken not long before her death)
Click here for photos and more information on the old Dunn log house
The home at Plasterco (near Saltville), Virginia where May, Harry and the children lived with Harry's father Dr. Thomas E. Dunn11

Family

Harry Buchanan Dunn b. 31 Aug 1858, d. 6 Feb 1927
Children
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S58] Carolyn Ryburn, "Carolyn Ryburn pedigree chart", No sources provided. Mattie May Gookin was Carolyn's grandmother.
  2. [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.
  3. [S58] Carolyn Ryburn, "Carolyn Ryburn pedigree chart", No sources provided. Harry Buchanan Dunn and Mattie May Gookin were Carolyn's grandparents.
  4. [S237] Florence V. Dunn household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 3A, dwelling 256, family 267, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 26 of 36. Florence V. Dunn, 79, sgl; Harry B. Dunn, nephew, 51, married 18 yrs, #2 marriage, dentist; Mattie M., niece, 41, marr 18 yrs, #1 marr, mother of 3 children, all living; Georgie A., niece, 20; Emma Leta, niece, 10; Harry S____, nephew, 7; Thomas E., nephew, 5; all b. Virginia.
  5. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 28 Oct. 2000, 15 Nov. 2000; also sheet titled "Log House and Dunn Farm Chronology" dated Sept. 2000.
  6. [S961] Florence Dunn will and codicils (recorded 7 Dec. 1914), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 31: 246.
  7. [S238] Dr. Harry Dunn household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 149, sheet 3B, dwelling 48, family 49, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 1 of 19. Recorded data includes: Dr. Harry Dunn, 61, dentist; May, wife, 51, b. TN; Leta, dau, 18, teacher at high school, Sidor, son 17, Thomas, son 14, all children b. VA.
  8. [S870] Carolyn Ryburn, "Dunn RR Review," e-mail to D. Powell, 23 Sept. 2005.
  9. [S1303] May Dunn household, 1930 U.S. cens., Tulsa Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Tulsa City, ED 72-175, sheet 3B, dwelling 60, family 63, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 6 of 31. Enumeration includes: May G. Dunn, 62, wid, marr at 29, b. TN, father b. AL, mother b. VA, rents home for $20 per month; Thomas E., son, 28, sgl, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. TN, works in creamery; residing at 407 49th W. Ave.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Jenny Dunn and Ray Dunn.
  11. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.
  12. [S55] Carolyn C. Ryburn, "Carter White Ryburn-Emma Leta Dunn family group sheet."
  13. [S575] Jenny Dunn, "(Blank subject line)," e-mail to Diana Powell, 18 Jan 2003. Harry's father was Jenny's husband's great grandfather.
  14. [S575] Jenny Dunn, "(Blank subject line)," e-mail to Diana Powell, 18 Jan 2003. Thomas's father was Jenny's husband's great grandfather.