Desdemonia Monson1

b. 4 March 1852, d. 24 February 1874
Birth4 Mar 1852 Desdemonia Monson was born on 4 Mar 1852.2 
Marriage7 Apr 1870 She married William McCulloch Dunn, son of John Dunn and Mary McCulloch, on 7 Apr 1870.3 
Death24 Feb 1874 Desdemonia died on 24 Feb 1874 at age 21. It appears she had given birth to an infant son who also did not survive.2 
Burial She was probably buried at Miriam Cemetery in Harrison County although a monument also exists for she and William (and their infant son) at Monson Cemetery.2,4 

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Monument to William and "Des" at Monson Cemetery5
Dunn monument at Miriam Cemetery; also individual markers for William and Des6

Family

William McCulloch Dunn b. 9 Jan 1839, d. 10 Oct 1928
Children
  • William Victor Dunn3 (4 Sep 1871 - 12 Mar 1907)
  • Infant son Dunn7 (24 Feb 1874 - 25 Feb 1874)
Last Edited15 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : viewed 5 May 2010), William McCullock Dunn certificate 3_357 (digital image); personal data contributed by Stewart Dunn of Bethany, MO.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Oct. 2010. Des Monson Dunn entry, Monson Cemetery, Harrison Co., MO (entry includes photo of Dunn monument)).
  3. [S87] "Dunn Family Reunion Booklet," compiled for the 3rd Dunn Family Reunion, 7 Aug. 1988 by Eva Dunn Counts, Knoxville, TN, p. 17. Family group sheet for John F. Dunn and Mary McCullock.
  4. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Oct. 2010. Des Dunn entry, Miriam Cemetery, Harrison Co., MO (no photo)).
  5. [S1376] Photo courtesy Tim Hill.
  6. [S1376] Photos courtesy of the Harrison Co., MO USGenweb site and Phil Stewart.
  7. [S2519] "Harrison County Cemetery Records", database, USGenWeb: Missouri, Harrison County (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moharris/hccem.html : accessed Oct. 2010), Infant Son Dunn entry, Miriam/IOOF Cemetery, Bethany, Part 3. Stone reported to state: b. Feb. 25, 1874, d. Feb. 25, 1874, s/o W.M. & Des Dunn (link to photo page broken).