Harry Sydnor Dunn1

b. 12 July 1902, d. 23 September 1993
Harry Sydnor and Mabel (Irwin) Dunn (cropped)
photo courtesy Jenny Dunn
FatherHarry Buchanan Dunn1 b. 31 Aug 1858, d. 6 Feb 1927
MotherMattie May Gookin1 b. 23 Sep 1868, d. 18 Feb 1950
Birth12 Jul 1902 Harry Sydnor Dunn was born on 12 Jul 1902 in Virginia.2 
Cens-191028 Apr 1910 Harry spent his childhood in the old Dunn log home outside of Glade Spring, Virginia with his parents and great aunt, Florence Dunn.3 
Marriagecirca 1923 He married Mabel Irwin circa 1923.4,5 
Cens-19308 Apr 1930  Sometime in the early 1920s Harry left Virginia and settled in Oklahoma. The 1930 census recorded him living in Tulsa with a wife, Mabel and two daughters, George Ann and Helen Jean. Harry was working as a bookkeeper. He reported to the census taker that he owned his own home, valued at $1,800. He also owned a radio.5 
  Mabel's parents lived next door and Harry's mother and brother lived nearby. 
Death23 Sep 1993 Harry died on 23 Sep 1993 at age 91.2 
Burial He was buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma.2 

Related Links and Images:

Click here for photos and more information on the old Dunn log house where Harry grew up
The home at Plasterco (near Saltville), Virginia where Harry and his siblings were born. It belonged to their paternal grandparents, Thomas and Caledonia Dunn.6

Family

Mabel Irwin
Children
  • George Ann Dunn5
  • Helen Jean Dunn5
Last Edited3 Aug 2009

Citations

  1. [S575] Jenny Dunn, "(Blank subject line)," e-mail to Diana Powell, 18 Jan 2003. Harry's father was Jenny's husband's great grandfather.
  2. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 25 May, 2003.
  3. [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.
  4. [S870] Carolyn Ryburn, "Dunn RR Review," e-mail to D. Powell, 23 Sept. 2005.
  5. [S1303] Harry S. Dunn household, 1930 U.S. cens., Tulsa Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Tulsa City, ED 72-175, sheet 3B, dwelling 58, family 60, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 6 of 31. Enumeration includes: Harry S. Dunn, 28, marr at 21, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. TN, bookkeeper, owns home worth $1,800, owns a radio; Ma__, wife, marr at 21, b. OK, father b. Arkansas, mother b. Missouri; George Ann, dau, 3, b. OK; Helen Jean, dau, 1, b. OK; the family is living at 40_ 50th W. Ave.
  6. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.