Silas
Dunn
Born in Pulaski, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Dunn
and Jane (Harris) Dunn
Husband of
Louisa Matilda (Padgette) Dunn
— married
1834 in Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Dunn) Abel, James W Dunn, Francis Elizabeth (Dunn) Dodd, John B. Dunn, Georgia M. Dunn, Mary Ann M. (Dunn) Aldridge, Simeon Maston Dunn, Martha Elizabeth (Dunn) Davis, Louisa Matilda (Dunn) Clark, Thomas B. Dunn, William Marion Dunn, Lewis Washington Dunn and Nancy P. (Dunn) Howard
Died
at about age 67
in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2017
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Biography
When Silas Dunn was born in 1808, his father, John, was 36 and his mother, Nancy, was 33. He married Louisa Matilda Padgette on July 16, 1834, in Fayette, Georgia. They had 13 children in 24 years. He died in 1875 in Comanche, Texas, at the age of 67.
Sources
- 1840 United States Federal Census
- 1870 United States Federal Census
- Alabama State Census, Census year 1850
- Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908
- Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944; Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
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~6.25%
Troy Russell
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lamartroy35
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~3.12%
Joseph Copper :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Jessica (Collett) Hilliard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A802933 [compare], Ancestry member jessc4343
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~0.78%
Savanna King :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RG3833561 [compare], yourDNAportal SAV74c59dee, FTDNA kit #984451
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He would have been born earlier, though.