James
Dunnahoo
Born in Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann (Lee) Dunnahoo
— married
26 Dec 1798 (to after 1806) in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Husband of
Jane (Jordan) Dunnahoo
— married
20 Nov 1823 in Franklin County, Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Dunnahoo) Eason, John Wesley Dunnahoo, James T. Dunnahoo, Rufus Pierce Dunnahoo, Joseph Henry Dunnahoo, Amanda Jane (Dunnahoo) Sims, Rabun Gilbert Dunnahoo, James H. Dunnahoo, Annie P. Dunnahoo and Thomas Jordan Dunnahoo
Died
at age 80
in Athens, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2013
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This profile is part of the Dunnahoo Name Study.
Contents |
Biography
James was born in Virginia in 1776. He married Ann Lee, December 26, 1798 and migrated to Georgia with Ann sometime between his daughter Mary Polly's birth and the birth of his son John in 1806.
After the passing of Ann, he married Jane Jordan. James and Jane had 8 more children.[1]
1850 Census
- Name James Dunahoo
- Event Type Census
- Event Year 1850
- Event Place Puryears District, Clarke, Georgia, United States
- Gender Male
- Age 75
- Race White
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1775
- Birthplace Virginia
- House Number 6
- Household:
- James Dunahoo M 75 Virginia
- Jane Dunahoo F 57 Virginia
- Joseph Dunahoo M 23 Virginia
- James Dunahoo M 17 Virginia
- Thomas Donahoo M 12 Virginia[2]
He was a slave owner. He is listed with 17 slaves in the 1850 census. [3]
James passed away in Athens, Georgia in 1856. Find A Grave: Memorial #74210062, James Dunnahoo, Jackson Street Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA. Plot: grave currently unmarked.
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Sources
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 17 August 2015), James Dunnahoo and Jane Jordan, 20 Nov 1823; citing Marriage, Franklin, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYV-8WB : 9 November 2014), James Dunahoo, Puryears District, Clarke, Georgia, United States; citing family 6, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : accessed 17 August 2015), James Dunahoo, Puryears, Clarke, Georgia, United States; citing line number 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,898.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 17 August 2015), James Dunnahoo, Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm. the hard copy of this record is incorrect on the Family search Website - he does not appear on p.183. Niether do any of the other individuals attributed to p. 183 - transcriptionist error.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : accessed 17 August 2015), James Dunahoo, Davis, Clarke, Georgia; citing p. 209, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 7,042.
- Will of James Dunnahoo, Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia; Date: 3 Mar 1853
- Banks-Jackson-Maysville Georgia DatabaseUpdated: 2015-06-27 00:49:05 UTC (Sat), rootsWeb World Connect, Contact: Todd Dorsey, [5]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
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- Tim Dunnahoo
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Z16943, FTDNA kit #133475
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~3.12%
Tim Dunnahoo :
23andMe, GEDmatch M930406 [compare]
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~3.12%
Dixie (Kinney) Savage :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Mags Gaulden :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member M_Gaulden
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UZ4085854 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #340555
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Lynn (Ware) Spratling :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #212514
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Categories: Athens, Georgia | Clarke County, Georgia, Slave Owners | Dunnahoo Name Study
I have run across some cousins who have all done DNA testing so I started a Dunnahoo One Name Study. Since James here is the father of us all (so far) I hoped you wouldn't mind having the One Name Study Template on his profile. Whether to display the Template is a personal choice. So you can take it off if you'd like. Please leave the Category.
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Mags
Mags
Married: 26 DEC 1798 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Children: Mary Polly Dunnahoo b: 01 JAN 1800 in Virginia, USA John Wesley Dunnahoo b: 08 FEB 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Both children are mentioned in his will. I am going to add this information to his profile.
Mags