William was born in North Carolina in 1907. He was the son of William Lamon Dunn Sr. and Maud Mary Atkinson. William studied business at Duke University. In 1936 William married Elizabeth Wilcox Joyce and together they were parents of threechildren. They lived in Edgecombe County, North Carolina where William was a merchant and a farmer. William passed away in Tarboro, North Carolina in1993 at age 85.
Sources
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3Z-P6L : accessed 18 May 2021), W L Dunn Jr. in household of W L Dunn, Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 14B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1109; FHL microfilm 1,375,122.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3S5-6RJ : accessed 18 May 2021), William L Dunn in household of William L Dunn, Pinetops, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 3B, line 89, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1688; FHL microfilm 2,341,422.
Year: 1940; Census Place: Pinetops, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02906; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 33-30B;Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
"North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7VH3-DMMM : 7 May 2021), William Lamon Dunn, 19 Aug 1907; citing Birth, Pinetops, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102274165.
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM9-RM5X : 9 March 2021), William Lamar Dunn and Elizabeth Wilcox Joyce, 25 Nov 1936; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 103
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSRR-K5Q : 8 January 2021), William L Dunn, 08 Mar 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNY-N8V : 17 July 2017), William Lamon Dunn Jr., 08 Mar 1993; citing Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, v 11B cn 11895, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,992,098.
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