Wilson H. Dunn
Submitted by: Shirley Reed
17 JULY 1902, IRONTON REGISTER
Tuesday was the anniversary of the birth of Wilson H. Dunn, he having been born July 9, 1820, and he seemed surprised when asked about his age, as though someone must be curious, forgetting the fact that 82 years is a good long time as ages go, and yet he carries no care nor in the least marked by disease or infirmity, and is likely to hold his own a good many more days and years.
He was born on Straight Creek in Brown County, Ohio, near the town now known as Arnheim. His parents, though born in America, were of Irish descent. He resided where he was born until he was 17 years of age when he removed to Ripley and there began to learn the bricklayer’s trade and, owing to proficiency, was allowed the last year of his apprenticeship by his builders and he began journeyman’s wages and work there. He lived at Ripley until he came to Ironton in 1871.
He married Miss Margaret C. Conley in 1840, and they had five children, four of whom are living, three of them in Ironton, Ohio, and one daughter in California. His wife died nearly three years ago and left a splendid record for a noble Christian woman. They had both been members of the Methodist Church for nearly sixty years and are on a roll at Wesley today. Their home has been noted as the abode of a model family, and many persons yet speak in praise of the order and system of the mother, as well as the cleanliness and neatness of the daughters as housekeepers.
Except one short sick spell nearly six years ago, Mr. Dunn has always enjoyed life and health, and today men would never guess his age at any more than 65. He is greatly beloved and respected and very friendly, so he delights to be sociable, and not only entertaining but instructive. He is a pattern of the contented man who has lived to see his work well done.
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