Emily was born in Meadows, UT May 5, 1878 and came to the San Luis valley with her parents at the age of four. She attended Brigham Young University, a teachers collecte in Gunnison, Adams State in Alamosa, and then taught in Colorado schools for nearly 25 years.
Emily served in her church in several capacities during her life - Sunday School teacher, Secretary of the Stake Relief Society, Stake President of the YWMIA, and teaching literature in the Relief Society.
She was married to Levi Dunn in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1919. The couple made their home in Manassa for most of their lives. She passed away May 1958, at the age of 80.
Fact: Residence (1880) Bluff City, San Juan, Utah, United States
Fact: Residence (1920) Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States
Fact: Burial (25 February 1958) Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States
Fact: Ordinance date and person performing: Blessed 13 May 1878 by H.B. Bennett; Baptized and confirmed 24 Sep 1886 by S.S. Smith; Patriarchal blessing by Silas S. Smith and E.K. Ball.
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSK-53G : 15 July 2017), Emely J Smith in household of John A Smith, Bluff City, San Juan, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 345A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,337.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMS-TY6 : accessed 20 September 2020), Emily J Smith in household of John A Smith, Precincts 2, 5, 7, 10-11 La Isla, Cenicero, Los Souces, Manassa, Antonito Manassa & Antonito t, Conejos, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,120.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWP-3T9 : accessed 20 September 2020), Emily J Smith in household of John A Smith, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 14B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 113; FHL microfilm 1,374,126.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2Z-7X7 : accessed 20 September 2020), Mammie Dinn in household of Levi Dinn, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States; citing ED 36, sheet 7A, line 2, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 157; FHL microfilm 1,820,157.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7W2-VBG : accessed 20 September 2020), Emily J Dunn in household of Levi Dunn, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5A, line 11, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 231; FHL microfilm 2,339,966.
"Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVM-2963 : 13 March 2020), Emily Jane Dunn in entry for Marcel Harmon Dunn, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by (FamilySearch or Partner), images digitized by (Family Search or Partner); citing Draft Registration, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States, citing "Draft Registration Cards for Colorado, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", NAID 5833895. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, n.d.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR67-MK9 : 28 February 2020), Emily J Dunn in household of Levi Dunn, Election Precinct 10, Conejos, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-14, sheet 3A, line 32, family 35, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 458.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-Q6QY : 8 May 2020), Emily J Dunn in entry for Levi Dunn, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Burial: "Find A Grave Index" citing Find a Grave FamilySearch Record: QVKZ-FL2N (accessed 14 February 2024) Find A Grave: Memorial #44104919 Emily Jane Smith Dunn burial (died on 21 Feb 1958) in 1958 in Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States of America. Born on 5 May 1878.
Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Ricks Family of America
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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Hi! The template for the Colorado Sticker was recently changed (default text is now "was a Coloradan"). If you would like to edit the default text, it now has that capability. See Template: Colorado Sticker for details. No need to do anything if you're ok with the sticker's text being "Emily Dunn was a Coloradan".
sorry - I should have said "Emily (Smith) Dunn was a Coloradan" - the stickers default text can be changed from "a Coloradan" to something else & "was" can be changed to "is", but the name is pulled in automatically.
Cheers, Liz