Dunn, Charles

Born: 1820-XX-XX Kentucky

Died: 1876-01-16 Tolono, Illinois

Flourished: 1850 to 1864 Springfield, Illinois

Charles Dunn was a farmer and businessman. He emigrated from his native Kentucky to Sangamon County, Illinois. In 1850, he was farming and owned real property valued at $4,000. He was living in the household of Samuel N. Little, with whom he would partner to create the Dunn & Little Livery Stable in Springfield, Illinois. In 1860, Dunn was living in Springfield and owned real property valued at $20,000 and had a personal estate of $3,000. Dunn and Little sold their business to A. C. Malone in 1864.

U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Sangamon County, IL, 202; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), District 16, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL, 263; Illinois Daily Journal (Springfield), 27 July 1853, 2:5; Daily Illinois State Journal(Springfield), 12 August 1859, 2:5; Illinois Daily State Journal (Springfield), 13 August 1864, 2:6; 21 January 1876, 2:1; Gravestone, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL.