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Henry W Dunbar

Henry W Dunbar

Male 1846 - 1927  (80 years)


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  • Name Henry W Dunbar  [1] 
    Birth 15 Nov 1846  Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 May 1927  Richland, Oswego County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I78263  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father S A Dunbar,   b. Abt 1824 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F29828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily E Stevens,   b. 2 Apr 1849, Alexandria, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1917, Richland, Oswego County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage Mar 1870  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Frank Samuel Dunbar,   b. 18 Sep 1874, Boylston, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1943, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Hattie Dunbar,   b. 1878   d. Died an infant Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Infant Dunbar,   b. 1879   d. 4 Jun 1879 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Josephine Dunbar,   b. 1 Feb 1881, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1955 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Chester Edson Dunbar,   b. 23 Apr 1884, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1964 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Alva Garfield Dunbar,   b. 30 Dec 1887, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1942 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Leon Gilbert Dunbar,   b. 19 Sep 1890, Boylston, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1958, Richland, Oswego County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F26339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Henry W. Dunbar - November 15, 1846 - May 19, 1927. Military Service: Veteran of the Civil War; Enlisted March 8, 1865 at Sandy Creek, New York for a term of three years; Bounty of $700 paid by Oswego County; Mustered in March 8, 1865 as a Private in Company I, 193rd Regiment, New York Infantry Volunteers; Mustered out January 18, 1866 with Company at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Son of “unknown” and Sally Dunbar. Husband of Emily E. Stevens Dunbar.
      Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, May 26, 1927 Sandy Creek News - Sandy Creek, New York - Henry W. Dunbar - Henry W. Dunbar, 80, Civil War veteran and native of Oswego County, died last Friday afternoon at the home of his son, Leon G. Dunbar, Richland. He had been in poor health for a number of years and a few hours prior to his death suffered a shock of paralysis. Mr. Dunbar was born November 15, 1846, in the town of Sandy Creek and lived there until the Civil War, when he enlisted in Company 1, 193rd Regiment, New York Volunteers. Receiving an honorable discharge in 1866 with the rank of sergeant major at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, he then returned to the town of Boylston, in the eastern section of Oswego County. A short time later he was married to Miss Emily Stevens and lived there about 40 years. His wife died 17 years ago. While he had followed farming, he was a carpenter by trade and was engaged in the business until 12 years ago, when he went to Richland where he has since lived with his son. Mr. Dunbar was a member of Olmstead Post, G.A.R., Orwell, up to the time of its disbandment a number of years ago. Surviving are four sons, Frank S. Dunbar of Sandy Creek, Chester E. Dunbar of Richland, Dr. Alvah G. Dunbar of Pulaski and Leon Dunbar of Richland, and a daughter, Mrs. Nicholas J. Shafty of Denmark, Lewis County. Last rites were held from the Dunbar home at Richland at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Walter Clement of Taberg, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Emily E Stevens
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-913010789&indiv=try

    2. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Leon Gilbert Dunbar
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=18235081657&indiv=try