Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1910 — Obituary of James H. Dunlap. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of James H. Dunlap.

James Hineman Dunlap, ‘son of James and Nancy Dunlap, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 19, 1855, residing there until he was four years of age when he removed with his parents to Bartholomew county, Indiana, where he remained until twenty years of age, when he came to Newton county, where he resided until the time of his death. He was one of a family of nine children, two of whom died in infancy, the others, three boys and four girls, being spared to manhood and womanhood, of these, however, the two boys and two of the girls have proceeded him to the great beyond. The remaining sisters are Airs. Sarah Mitchell, of Lacygne, Kansas, and Mrs. Mattie Blankenbaker, of Keeley, Kansas. On March 31, 1890, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Elin Dunlap, to which union was born three children, two girls and a boy. The boy died in infancy and one daughter, Velma, at the age of one year, leaving the other daughter of this union, Mrs. Leona Proiity, to survive him. The mother of these children passed to her reward August 31, 1899. Deceased was married a second time on Oct. 6, 1902. This time to Miss Winona S. Haskell and to this union was born one daughter, Esther Ernestine, aged now six years, and one son, James Gardner, aged now two years. About twelve years ago he united with the Missionary Baptist church and continued his membership in that denomination until his death. He departed this life April 12, 1910, at the age of 55 years, 2 months and 23 days, leaving a wife, three children, one grandson, two sisters, with other relatives and a host of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss.