May Bell (Southwell) Dunn (1879 - 1951)

Born 20 Dec 1879 in Henrietta, Jackson, Michigan

Ancestors

Wife of George W. Dunn — married 12 Mar 1897 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States

Died 1 Mar 1951 at age 71 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States

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Biography

May Belle Southwell was born^[1] on 20 Dec 1878 to parents Asa Southwell and Ella (Abbott) Southwell in Henrietta Township, Jackson County, Michigan. A farming area north of Jackson, which includes Pleasant Lake. The 1880 census^[2] shows the young May Belle living with her family in Henrietta Tounship.

She also has a younger brother, Charles, born in 1885. On 17 March 1897 May Belle is married^[3] to George Dunn in Jackson, Michigan. Between 1898 and 1918, May Belle gives birth to their five children. The 1920 census shows the family residing in Parma, Michigan.

They raised their children right there in Parma, Michigan. After the kids were grown and moved away, some time in the 1940s , May Belle and George moved to the city of Jackson, six miles east of Parma. May Belle Dunn passed away there in Jackson on 01 March 1951 and she is burried^[4] in Campbell Cemetery, Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.

Research Notes

• Sources do not agree on date of birth.
• Fact: Residence (1880) Henrietta, Jackson, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Parma township Parma village, Jackson, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Concord, Jackson, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Parmar, Jackson, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Parma, Jackson, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) , ,
• Fact: Residence (1940) Parma Township, Jackson, Michigan, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQVK-J5J : 20 February 2021), May B. Southwell, 20 Dec 1878; citing item 1 p 118 rn 55, Henrietta, Jackson, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,566.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSX-Z57 : 14 January 2022), May Bell Southwell in household of Asa Southwell, Henrietta Township, Jackson, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3V-BY6 : 18 February 2021), George W. Dunn and Maybel Southwell, 17 Mar 1897; citing Marriage, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207940.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169644796/may-bell-dunn: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for May Bell Southwell Dunn (20 Dec 1879–1 Mar 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169644796, citing Campbell Cemetery, Parma, Jackson County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by UntamedWaif (contributor 47030268).

• WikiTree profile Southwell-99 created through the import of Harrington Family Tree.ged on Sep 12, 2012 by Jill Milas. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jill and others.
• Source: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite Note: APID: 1,6742::0
• Source: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, Note: APID: 1,7602::0
• Source: Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1389596&pid=631

• "Family Tree," database, May Bell Southwell (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M17L-7D3); contributed by various users.

See Also

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M17L-7D3
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/71039070/family?cfpid=30227772877&fpid=30256370568&usePUBJs=true
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169644796/may-bell-dunn