Dunn, John (of Sangamon County, IL)

Born: 1811-XX-XX England, United Kingdom

Flourished: Sangamon County, Illinois

John Dunn was a shoemaker and farmer. Born in Yorkshire, England, Dunn married Ann Hood in November 1836. The couple had six children together. In 1851, Dunn and his family were living in Yorkshire, where Dunn was making shoes. Dunn emigrated to the United States sometime in the 1850s, settling in Sangamon County, Illinois. In 1860, Dunn was farming and owned real property valued at $1,600 with a personal estate of $300.

England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, 29 November 1836, St. Mary, Beverley, York (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014); Public Record Office, Census Returns of England and Wales (1851), Beverley St. Nicholas, Yorkshire, England, 551; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Sangamon County, IL, 400.