Karen’s Column

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Himes Saga #4 – Next Up, Dan

Daniel Himes, Jr. is next up, and was born in Fincastle County, Virginia on April...
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Himes Saga #3 – Susanna

Susanna Himes, first daughter, third child of Daniel and Mary “Polly” Wrightsman Himes was born...
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Himes Saga #2 – David

Although Daniel Himes lived to be a fairly good age into his early 80s and...
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The Dunbar Saga: The Final Four

George Oliver Washington Dunbar and his brother, Jesse Peterson Dunbar were the last of the...
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DUNBAR SAGA – Dear Taylor

The last of Lewis M. and Polly (Powers) Dunbar’s children to reach adulthood was Taylor...
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Dunbar Saga #13 – Mary Dunbar Blacker

Although you’ve seen that most of the Dunbar family lived (and still most do) to...
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Dunbar Saga #12 – Brother And Sister, Daniel & Eliza”Bet”H

Daniel Dunbar was the 12th child, 9th son born to Lewis and Polly Powers Dunbar...
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Marion – Dunbar Saga #11

Marion Dunbar, 11th child, 8th son of Lewis and Polly (Powers) Dunbar was born April...
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SIMON DUNBAR – #10 – ahhhh, true love!

On October 4, 1838, Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, Lewis Dunbar and Mary “Polly”...
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#9 – Lewis “M” Dunbar

Lewis M. Dunbar, the ninth child of Lewis and Mary Ann “Polly” Powers Dunbar was...