Georgeanne Dunn1

b. 27 September 1890, d. 14 May 1950
 
Georgeanne (Dunn) Gorsline
FatherHarry Buchanan Dunn1,2 b. 31 Aug 1858, d. 6 Feb 1927
MotherEstelle Oury1,2 b. 8 Jan 1865, d. 11 Nov 1899
Georgeanne Dunn|b. 27 Sep 1890\nd. 14 May 1950|p3687.htm|Harry Buchanan Dunn|b. 31 Aug 1858\nd. 6 Feb 1927|p2888.htm|Estelle Oury|b. 8 Jan 1865\nd. 11 Nov 1899|p3686.htm|Thomas E. Dunn|b. 3 Apr 1832\nd. 4 Nov 1903|p2886.htm|Caldedonia V. Sanders|b. 5 Dec 1841\nd. 1897||Robert Oury|||Harriett Daily|||
Birth27 Sep 1890 Georgeanne Dunn was born on 27 Sep 1890 in Plasterco, Washington County, Virginia.3,4 
 Georgeanne's parents divorced in 1895 when she was 5 years old.5 
Moth-Death1899  Her mother married for a second time. She died in 1899 in Oregon. 
Cens-190027 Jun 1900  Georgeanne and her brother Lynch lived with their father, stepmother May, and grandfather in the Saltville District of Washington County, Virginia.3 
Cens-191028 Apr 1910  Thomas Dunn, Georgeanne's grandfather, died in 1903. By 1910, Georgeanne, her father, stepmother and 3 half-siblings were living with Florence Dunn, Georgeanne's great aunt, in the Dunn family home near Glade Spring.6 
Cens-19209 Jan 1920 The 1920 census enumeration found Georgeanne living in Memphis, Tennessee where she resided with May (Dunn) Huhn and worked as a secretary for an oil firm.7 
Residence  Georgeanne also spent some time living in New York City (circa 1939) but it is not known if she was married or single at the time.8 
Marriage She married (?) Gorsline.2 
Death14 May 1950 Georgeanne died on 14 May 1950 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 59.2 
Burial16 May 1950 She was buried on 16 May 1950 at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.2 
  Georgeanne was a widow at the time of her death.2 

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Georgeanne with Harry and May Dunn in front of the old Samuel Dunn log home 9
The home at Plasterco, Virginia where Georgeanne and her siblings were born. It belonged to their paternal grandparents, Thomas and Caledonia Dunn.10
Last Edited10 Aug 2009

Citations

  1. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 10 May 2001.
  2. [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Question and Update," e-mail to Diana Powell, 15 Jul 2006. Jenny's email included a scanned image of Georganna Dunn Gorsline's death certificate issued by the Tennessee State Dept. of Health.
  3. [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.
  4. [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Question and Update," e-mail to Diana Powell, 15 Jul 2006. Jenny's email included a scanned image of Georganna Dunn Gorsline's death certificate issued by the Tennessee State Dept. of Health. The death certificate lists her date of birth as 9/27/1897 however the year is clearly at odds with census records created in 1900 and 1910.
  5. [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Question and Update," e-mail to Diana Powell, 15 Jul 2006. Jenny cites Washington County VA Chancery Order Book M 1895-1897.
  6. [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.
  7. [S1229] May B. Huhn household, 1920 U.S. cens., Shelby Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Memphis, ED 164, sheet 7B, dwelling 128, family 151, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 14 of 37. Enumeration includes: May B. Huhn, 37, wid, b. VA, parents b. VA, Night [?] operator for newspaper; George A. Dunn, niece, 24, sgl, b. VA, parents b. VA, secretary for oil firm; also 2 boarders.
  8. [S870] Carolyn Ryburn, "Census finds," e-mail to D. Powell, 22 June 2004.
  9. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Jenny Dunn and Ray Dunn.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.
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