Martha Sullivan Dunn1,2,3

b. 25 February 1889, d. 15 June 1889 or 4 July 1889
FatherSamuel Beattie Ryburn Dunn1,4 b. 21 Mar 1851, d. 6 Sep 1908
MotherMary Scott Jackson1,4 b. 25 Sep 1855, d. 13 May 1910
Birth25 Feb 1889 Martha Sullivan Dunn was born on 25 Feb 1889.3 
Name Other  Martha's given name was recorded by one family member as "Norma Sullivan Dunn" however that is not consistent with a transcribed death record that uses "M.S. Dunn."3,2 
Death15 Jun 1889 or 4 Jul 1889 Martha died of meningitis on 15 Jun 1889 or 4 Jul 1889 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 
Last Edited30 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 15 Oct. 2001. Carolyn cites a chart on the Dunn family compiled years ago by she and her mother, Emma Leta Dunn Ryburn (a grandniece of Samuel B.R. Dunn).
  2. [S86] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1886-1896" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, M.S. Dunn, female, d. 15 Jun 1889 of menningitis at 4 months of age; parents Samuel and Mary Dunn.
  3. [S2676] Family records, Stephen Alonzo Jackson (d. 1892) Notebook, held in 2011 by Jackson descendants. Stephen Jackson was Martha's uncle; the half-brother of Mary Scott (Jackson) Dunn. However, Martha's entry was made following Stephen's death, possibly by Stephen's widow, Mary (Ernest) Jackson. It reads "Norma Sullivan [Dunn] Born Feb. 25, 1889, died Jul 4, '89."
  4. [S2676] Family records, Stephen Alonzo Jackson (d. 1892) Notebook, held in 2011 by Jackson descendants. Stephen A. Jackson was Mary (Jackson) Dunn's half-brother. He kept a notebook in which he recorded the names and dates of Mary's children. Children born after Stephen's 1892 death were entered by another family member, possibly some years after their birth as all of the dates to not appear accurate.