JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
Notes for Elnathan Dunn
Pat Thompson
The subject of our sketch is the offspring of a fine family, the son of Elnathan and Nancy (Friend) Dunn, who were natives of Ohio, both born in Hamilton County. The paternal grandfather, Baracha Dunn, was a native of Nova Scotia, whence he removed to New Jersey early in life, where he followed his trade of a shoemaker and also engaged in farming. In 1801 he emigrated to Ohio, settling in Hamilton County with the Longworths and when Cincinnati was a mere hamlet. He put up one of the first shoe shops in the place and while working at his trade invested his capital in lands near which afterward grew up the town of Lockland. "Old Nick" Longworth finally got the better of him so that he lost a large amount of property. He prosecuted farming however, and also engaged in milling. He lived to a ripe old age, spending his last days at Lockland. He served in the War of 1812 and in religious belief, adhered to the doctrines of the Baptist Church. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was George Dunn, a native of Ireland, who crossed the Atlantic in Colonial times and settled in Nova Scotia. He occupied himself as a fisherman along at the coast, both at the time and after his removal to New Jersey. The father of our subject learned the trade of a millwright at which he became skillful and successful. He engaged in building mills in his native State until 1839, when he emigrated to Illinois, and in Sangamon County, put up a number of mills, along the Salt River. In 1846 he returned to Cincinnati, where he worked at his trade until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then entered the service at the age of fifty-nine years, becoming a member of the famous pioneer regiment which was mostly engaged in repairing and construction. He was finally obliged to return home on account of illness. He lived, however, until 1875, dying in the faith of the Methodist Church and was a stanch supporter of the Republican party. The mother of our subject, a lady of more than ordinary intelligence and great worth, was the daughter of Charles H. Friend, a native of Virginia, a graduate of one of its best colleges and a genuine offshoot of the F. F. V's. After leaving college he followed the profession of a teacher and he was also a shoemaker by trade. He finally went to Canada where he married into the Schroetz family, who were of German descent. He was conscripted into the British army and compelled to fight the Americans. After the war returning to the States he settled at Fulton, a suburb of Cincinnati and engaged for a number of years in the shoe business. Finally removing to Charleston, this State, he established a paper-mill in which the machinery was first operated by hand power. Later in life he removed to Lockland where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a Republican in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Nancy (Friend) Dunn is still living, making her home at Lockland and is now sixty-eight years old. One of her brothers, C. W. Friend, an early settler of Lockland, was a paper-maker by trade, very enterprising and successful and was largely instrumental in the building up of the town. During the Civil War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Seventy-fifth Ohio Infantry. He left a large estate at his death, which occurred in 1882. Another brother, George Friend, was the leading paper-maker of the west, and was likewise prominent in the growth of Lockland, being in no way behind his brother in enterprise and perseverance. He died in Lockland in March, 1889.
The subject of our sketch is the offspring of a fine family, the son of Elnathan and Nancy (Friend) Dunn, who were natives of Ohio, both born in Hamilton County. The paternal grandfather, Baracha Dunn, was a native of Nova Scotia, whence he removed to New Jersey early in life, where he followed his trade of a shoemaker and also engaged in farming. In 1801 he emigrated to Ohio, settling in Hamilton County with the Longworths and when Cincinnati was a mere hamlet. He put up one of the first shoe shops in the place and while working at his trade invested his capital in lands near which afterward grew up the town of Lockland. "Old Nick" Longworth finally got the better of him so that he lost a large amount of property. He prosecuted farming however, and also engaged in milling. He lived to a ripe old age, spending his last days at Lockland. He served in the War of 1812 and in religious belief, adhered to the doctrines of the Baptist Church. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was George Dunn, a native of Ireland, who crossed the Atlantic in Colonial times and settled in Nova Scotia. He occupied himself as a fisherman along at the coast, both at the time and after his removal to New Jersey. The father of our subject learned the trade of a millwright at which he became skillful and successful. He engaged in building mills in his native State until 1839, when he emigrated to Illinois, and in Sangamon County, put up a number of mills, along the Salt River. In 1846 he returned to Cincinnati, where he worked at his trade until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then entered the service at the age of fifty-nine years, becoming a member of the famous pioneer regiment which was mostly engaged in repairing and construction. He was finally obliged to return home on account of illness. He lived, however, until 1875, dying in the faith of the Methodist Church and was a stanch supporter of the Republican party. The mother of our subject, a lady of more than ordinary intelligence and great worth, was the daughter of Charles H. Friend, a native of Virginia, a graduate of one of its best colleges and a genuine offshoot of the F. F. V's. After leaving college he followed the profession of a teacher and he was also a shoemaker by trade. He finally went to Canada where he married into the Schroetz family, who were of German descent. He was conscripted into the British army and compelled to fight the Americans. After the war returning to the States he settled at Fulton, a suburb of Cincinnati and engaged for a number of years in the shoe business. Finally removing to Charleston, this State, he established a paper-mill in which the machinery was first operated by hand power. Later in life he removed to Lockland where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a Republican in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Nancy (Friend) Dunn is still living, making her home at Lockland and is now sixty-eight years old. One of her brothers, C. W. Friend, an early settler of Lockland, was a paper-maker by trade, very enterprising and successful and was largely instrumental in the building up of the town. During the Civil War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Seventy-fifth Ohio Infantry. He left a large estate at his death, which occurred in 1882. Another brother, George Friend, was the leading paper-maker of the west, and was likewise prominent in the growth of Lockland, being in no way behind his brother in enterprise and perseverance. He died in Lockland in March, 1889.