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Family/Spouse: James Chambers. James died in 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 82C494A994324BEA9EDAEC4705170CE132AA

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Buried:
Also called Ball Camp Meeting Ground Cemetery.

Ellen married Thomas Dunn in 1810 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. Thomas (son of William Dunn and Catherine Walters) was born on 9 Feb 1785 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States; died on 9 May 1866 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Whereas Moses Speer did in the 30th day of October 1819 convey to William Ewing , Michael C. Dunn , Thomas Edmiston and Moses Speer as Trustees, for the use of a Seminary of learning One Acre of land adjoining the Eastern boundary of the tract of land on which Jesse Maxwell now lives, on which acre of land conveyed as aforesaid there is now erected a Brick Schoolhouse, and whereas it is necessary that the Teachers, Students and others attending said Schoolhouse should have the free, common and uninterrupted use of a Spring of Water that is on the land of the said Jesse Maxwell & contiguous to said Schoolhouse ?

Now therefore this Indenture made this thirteenth day of December 1819between Jesse Maxwell of Davidson County on the one part & William Ewing , Michael C. Dunn, Thomas Edmiston and Moses Speer trustees asaforesaid. Witnesseth, that for & in consideration of the Sum of onedollar to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,the said Jesse doth give, grant and allow to the Teachers Scholars &others attending said Schoolhouse either for the purpose of teaching or being instructed in the Languages, Sciences or Morality the free &common use of said Spring of Water; as also the free & uninterrupted use of a footway or path to & from said Spring ? But it is always to be understood that the said Jesse his heirs or assigns is also to have a like common & equal privilege of said Spring so the neither are to be deprived of the use & benefit thereof ? In witness whereof the said Jesse hath hereunto set his hand & seal the date above

Jesse Maxwell [added: seal]
[added: Witness present
John R Dunn
James D Williamson
Marcus Boyd ]

District 8, P17/167 D128/F128 Knox Co. TN 1870 Census:
Dunn, J.C., 57 TN Carpenter $1200/$200
Sarah 36 TN KH
Margaret E. 19 TN
Harriet A. 17 TN
James 14, TN
Julia 12 TN
Mary E. 10 TN
Joseph 6 TN
John 2 TN
Sarah must have been pregnant with Eliza Jane Dunn at this time.

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From Kathy Roberson via genealogy.com

A home built by James C. Dunn still stands at the S0uthwest corner of West 5th Avenue and Jacksboro Street. James M. Dunn was born in this home as well as another architect by the name of Albert Baumann. The home prior to this which was occupiied by the James C. Dunn family has now the Lawson McGhee Library standing upon its foundations. James C. Dunn also built a warehouse in Decatur, Alabama. The timbers used were cut around Knoxville, sawed and pressed here, then shipped by flat boats to Decatur.

In the records of his grandfather, Dr. Fouche (?), Mr. W.B. Brownlow,realtor, recently found memorandum of a gift of $50.00 to James C.Dunn for "faithful service" in connection with the building of the Fouche home, which was erected upon the sitte of Marvis (?) Mortuary.James C. Dunn also built the old 2-story brick building at the northwest corner of Gay and Union (Miller's Store) which was occupied many years by a book store and print shop owned by WS.J. Ramage. When the demolition of the structure began, Mr. James M. Dunn purchased the brackets around the cornice work and used them to decorate his own home at 1424 Armstrong Ave.

email from Sandy Anderson May 2003

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Not sure at this time where this cemetery fits in with OUR DUNN line:

This small cemetery, indicated on the U.S.G.S. Bearden quadrangle, islocated in a yard off Nubbin Ridge Road. There probably were under adozen graves here. Only one very eroded stone remains, and it isalmost unreadable. There may have been a low stone wall around thiscemetery at one time. The cemetery was visited March 24, 1989.

Dunn, J., no dates, military marker "Co. D. 4 Tenn. Inf. Mex. War"
10/27/06

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CENSUS References:
1830 Knox Co. TN
DUNN pgs. 341-342-380
1840 Knox Co. TN
DUNN pgs. 17-32-47-62
1850 Knox Co. TN
DUNN pgs. 50A-50B-170A-220A-229A-229B

James Dunn - 1860 Knox Co. TN District 15, page 281
James Dunn - 1891 Knox Co. TN Male Voters List, 9w District 1, page313

These were found online and need to be further reviewed.
Kathy Roberson

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Posted by: Carl Date: November 26, 2000 at 08:51:44
In Reply to: Re: DUNN Eliza Jane 1870-1931 by Kathy Roberson of 1033

I have been unable to locate James C. Dunn in an 1850 and 1860 census,so I was wondering if he might have removed to a different state for a period. I'll dash out and find the 1860 reference today. Still no1850. In 1870, that would be

1870 Census Knox Co TN Dist#8 P17/167 D128/F128
Dunn, J.C. 57 TN Carpenter $1200/$200
Sarah 26 TN KH
Margaret E. 19 TN
Harriet A. 17 TN
James 14 TN
Julia 12 TN
Mary E. 10 TN
Joseph 6 TN
John 2 TN

This should be with the second wife Sarah, and Eliza Jane would not be born yet. --Carl

Judy: Eliza was born in August 1870

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Posted by Barbara Kesterson on
Sat, 27 Feb 1999

Surname:

James C.DUNN married Mildred A.MALONE in Knox
County,Tennessee. on 26 December 1844. They had the
following children:(1)John DUNN(2)Margaret
E.DUNN(3)Harriett Ann DUNN(4)James M.DUNN(5)Eliza Jane
DUNN(6)Julia DUNN.There is a DUNN House on 1424
Armstrong Avenue in Knoxville,Tennessee,NE.It is a
1905 neoclassic mansion has Corinthian columns and
pilasters and in the pediment,a lunette window.They
had tours at one time of this mansion. According to
research this mansion was contructed in 1905 by James
M.DUNN,a buliding contractor,who may have designed all
the oriental work. Is their anyone that has done
research on this DUNN family and their mansion. Is the
the mansion still there? Does anyone have a picture of
it? Any information will help.

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Posted by: Carl Date: November 28, 2000 at 17:02:58
In Reply to: DUNN,James C. married 1844 by Barbara Kesterson of 1106

By the way, Knox Co. TN Chancery Ct Docket #2076 shows the two oldestchildren were William C. Dunn and Thomas A. Dunn. I think William wasborn in the 1847 period, while around 1849 should turn out to be closefor Thomas. --Carl

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Genearations:
William Dunn md. Catherine Walters
Thomas Dunn md. Ellen Chambers
James C. Dunn md. Mildred A. Malone
Harriet Ann Dunn md. Masten Tate Hill

This is the story about my grandfather;
Masten Tate Hill {My Grandfather} md. 1st to Harriet Ann Dunn and they had seven children, then later on Harriet had a sister Eliza Jane Dunn who lived with her mother Mildred Dunn. Mildred was struck by lightning and killed and Eliza didn't havave no one to take car of hereafter their mother died, so Masten and Harriet let Eliza moved in with them,Eliza was about 14 years old.After she moved in Eliza and my grandfather Masten, he and Eliza had five children together, but they never did get married and then later Harriet divorced Masten. Then my grandfather went to Jefferson Co., Tn and married my grandmother who was also a Hill they had five children, which my father was born.
Later on Eliza married one of my husband;s ancestors, Thomas A. Kesterson. He was in the Spanish American War.
I sent to get Thomas' records and learned from them that Eliza had been married prior to all the other happenings. Eliza was married to william Pruett in Knox Co.,Tn.They lived together for two months and her husband had her charged with adultery with my grandfather, Masten. Eliza and William got a divorced. William and Eliza had no children.

William Dunn was in the Revolutionary War.
William came to the United States from Bristol, England in a vessel named "Woods" in the capacity of a cabin boy. William settled in Virginia. For sometime he operated a stage coach between Washington and Richmond.
He enlisted in Captain Firfax's{?} Virginia Company for the duration of the Rev. War. Captured by the British, he was given the option of serving with the British Troops
in this country, or taken on one of the British Prison Ships at Charleston, S.C.
He served with the British Troops until the opportunity cane to escape and rejoin his old command. He was present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorkstown, following which he was in charge of a large number of British Prisoners who were sent over Congress{?}.
Later William Dunn became a builder. James C.Dunn was also a builder. james built a beautiful home in Knoxville, Tn. that is still standing today. the Dunn family learned the carpenters trade. I have James C.Dunn married on 26 Dec. 1844 in Knoox C., Tn. to Mildred A. Malone. I have a folder that has Dunn information. I did the Dunn research,because my grandfather was married to Harriet and had 7 children and Eliza whom my grandfather didn't marry, but had 5 children. I wanted to know my kinship to these families, which I learned in my research and found all these the cousins whom I have met and talk with and I was so glad to find them after searching all these years.
This is why I have done the Dunn Family research. I want to know all my kin folks.
Is there anything you can share on the dunn families? Any information will be appreciated.

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Posted by: Carl Date: November 24, 2000 at 12:13:04
In Reply to: Re: DUNN,James C. married 1844 by Barbara Kesterson of1106

Wonderful story!! I am descended from two different groups of Dunns who intermarried.

William Dunn (the Rev. soldier) had a daughter Mary who married Thomas Rowland. Their daughter Eliza Jane Rowland married my 2nd great-grandfather Elijah Dunn, himself a descendant of a completely different (and much earlier) William Dunn of the Northern Neck of VA.--Carl

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This is what I have for William and Catherine Dunn's children.
{1}Nancy Dunn born 8 Aug.1783
{2)Thomas dunn born 8 Feb.1788
md. Ellen Chambers
{3}Jonathan Dunn born 29 Dec.1788
md. Elizabeth Jones
{4}Mary Dunn born 15 Sept.1789
md.5 Aug. 1817 to Thomas Rowland
(5)William Dunn born 20 Oct.1791
md.5 Feb.1836 to Sarah Cummings
{6}Bidifordi Dunn born 31 Dec.1793
{7}Isabell Dunn born 15 June 1799
md.19 July 1826 to John Edington
{8}Anna Dunn born 29 June 1801
md.29 Oct. 1829 to James Hubbard
{9}John Dunn born 28 Feb.1804
md.28 July 1825 to Mahala McClure
{10}Female Dunn born 20 Oct. 1806

William Dunn
b-7 May 1751 Bristol, England
d-19 Dec. 1837 Knox Co.,Tn.
md. 1758
Wife-
Catherine Walters
b-1758 Greenbriar Co.,Va.
d-July,1847 Knox Co.,Tn.
Both are buried at First Presbyterian Church Yard Knoxville,Tennessee.

Catherine Walters was the daughter of Jonathan Walters.

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Posted by: Carl Date: November 28, 2000 at 10:21:43
In Reply to: Re: DUNN,James C. married 1844 by Barbara Kesterson of1106

Well, at least part of the story has problems. Mildred A. (Malone)Dunn died in 1866, so Eliza Ann Dunn could not have been her daughter. However, Harriet A. Dunn's father James C. Dunn appears to have remarried a sister of Mildred Malone's in 1867, so that may fit into the picture. Any idea why Eliza Ann Dunn would have been living with her mother, as opposed to with her mother and father? James C. Dunn died in 1889. --Carl

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Posted by: Sandra Anderson Date: October 25, 2001 at 19:01:13
In Reply to: Re: DUNN,James C. married 1844 by Carl of 1106

James C. Dunn married Sarah Malone,the sister of Mildred Malone after she died.I found the marriage records in Knoxville.They were married April 13,1867 ,and Eliza was born in 1870. So John Dunn and Eliza are the children of Sarah Malone and James C. Dunn

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Posted by: Sandra Anderson Date: October 26, 2001 at 05:17:52
In Reply to: Re: DUNN,James C. married 1844 by Carl of 1106

I have the marriage license right in front of me and it states 12 day of April 1867 in Knoxville,Tenn. signed by Wm.Rule. If you would like a copy please email me at sandijo@accessfm.net


Information from FindAGrave posted by Bob Copeland:

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Birth: Feb. 17, 1813
Knox County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Jun. 22, 1889
Tennessee, USA

James Chambers Dunn was the son of:
Thomas Dunn(2-9-1785--5-9-1866) & Ellen(Chambers)Dunn(1788--6-4-1848) and Grandson of William Dunn & Catherine Waters
He married sisters:
First: Mildred A. Malone on Dec. 26th 1844.
Second: Sarah Malone on April 12th 1867.
Children of 1st marriage:
Margaret E. Dunn # 36770572
Harriet A. Dunn # 8450231
James M. Dunn # 80796510
Julia Dunn
Mary E. Dunn
Joseph Dunn
Children of 2nd. marriage:
John
Eliza Jane # 66802359

Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Dunn (1785 - 1866)

Spouses:
Mildred A Malone Dunn (1823 - 1866)*
Sarah Jane Malone Dunn (1844 - 1884)*

Children:
Mary Ellen Dunn Roland (1815 - 1887)*
Margaret Dunn Hall (1851 - 1920)*
James Martin Dunn (1856 - 1942)*
John Dunn (1868 - ____)*
Eliza Jane Dunn Kesterson (1870 - 1931)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
"Gone but not forgotten"

Burial:
Old Gray Cemetery
Knoxville
Knox County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Lot 2, Quad 5

Maintained by: Bob Copeland
Originally Created by: Danny
Record added: Nov 22, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 80850533

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st in peace gg-granddad
- Bob Copeland
Added: Nov. 22, 2011







Died:
Source of Obituary: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/48236131/person/28117134521/storyx/c6532cfc-18cf-4601-a9c8-ab1f894832ce?src=search Family tree at ancestry.com of



Birth:
F eb. 17, 1813
Knox County
Tennessee, USA


Death:
Jun. 22, 1889
Tennessee, USA



James Chambers Dunn was the son of:
Thomas Dunn(2-9-1785--5-9-1866) & Ellen(Chambers)Dunn(1788--6-4-1848) and Grandson of William Dunn & Catherine Waters
He married sisters:
First: Mildred A. Malone on Dec. 26th 1844.
Second: Sarah Malone on April 12th 1867.
Children of 1st marriage:
Margaret E. Dunn # 36770572
Harriet A. Dunn # 8450231
James M. Dunn # 80796510
Julia Dunn
Mary E. Dunn
Joseph Dunn
Children of 2nd. marriage:
John
Eliza Jane # 66802359

Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Dunn (1785 - 1866)

Spouses:
Mildred A Malone Dunn (1823 - 1866)*
Sarah Jane Malone Dunn (1844 - 1884)*

Children:
Mary Ellen Dunn Roland (1815 - 1887)*
Margaret Dunn Hall (1851 - 1920)*
James Martin Dunn (1856 - 1942)*
John Dunn (1868 - ____)*
Eliza Jane Dunn Kesterson (1870 - 1931)*
Harriett Dunn Hill???


*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
"Gone but not forgotten"





Burial:
Old Gray Cemetery
Knoxville
Cause of death per knox co tn records, "Chirosis, Drinker". Records show he was 76 years old and a "widower"

James married Mildred A. Malone on 26 Dec 1844 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. Mildred (daughter of Richard Malone and Lucy Lett) was born in 1823 in Knox, Tennessee, United States; died in 1866; was buried in Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Sarah Malone on 12 Apr 1869 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. Sarah (daughter of Richard Malone and Lucy Lett) was born in 1844 in Tennessee, United States; died in 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 14E8C72D59144C1799C58558F8967D0F157E

Notes:

From Find-A-Grave:

Birth: Nov. 30, 1815
Sevier County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Mar. 15, 1887
Knox County
Tennessee, USA

Mary was the daughter of Thomas & Ellen(Chambers)Dunn. Thomas was born 2-09-1785 in Greenbriar County,Va., and died 5-9-1866 in Jefferson Co. TN. Ellen was the daughter of James Chambers and Elizabeth(JACKSON)Chambers. She was born 1788 in Pendedelton Distict S.C., and died June 04, 1848 in Jefferson Co. TN. Mary married Thomas Roland 8-5-1817 in Knox. Co. Tn. Their children were James A. b.1-31-1819 & d.8-11-1888, Eliza Jane b.1821 d. 1871, William W. b.1824, Catherine b.1831, Mary Ann b.1835.

Mary married Edwin Nelson Parham on 29 Feb 1832 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States. Edwin was born on 14 Sep 1814 in Granville, North Carolina, United States; died on 9 Aug 1894 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Roland. Thomas was born in 1791 in Ireland; died in 1849 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: BF21DF52466E40DBA06C12CC8FEEE0002792

Notes:

I am from William's son Thomas Dunn & Ellen Chambers to William H.Dunn & Ann Eliza Boyd to Robert Thomas Dunn & Martha Jane Clark toFannie Belle Dunn & William Hamilton Holder to Richard Ray Holder &Della Bruner to ME.
Thus William Dunn was my 4th G Grandfather. There is not an Isabellein my line, however one of Bristol William's daughter was namedIsabel, so one of the brothers might have a daughter or grandaughternamed Isabelle.

Birth:
May have been born in Knox Co TN USA

Family/Spouse: Ann Eliza Boyd. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 1016FD923C054A14B82A63C5E6F9F3619104

Notes:

ANCESTRY ERROR: Shows Eliza Dunn dau of Mildred Malone, who died 3years before Eliza was born. Also gives different dates forbirthdates than I have. JUDY

See Pedigree View Elizabeth JacksonElizabeth Jackson
B:
D: 1837Ellen ChambersB: abt 1788
D: 4 Jun 1848James ChambersB:
D: 1807Catherine WaltersCatherine Walters
B: abt 1756
D: 9 Jul 1847Thomas DunnB: 9 Feb 1785
D: 9 May 1866William DunnB: 7 May 1751
D: 19 Dec 1837James Chambers Dunn
Born: 17 Feb 1813
[city], Knox, Tennessee, USA
Died:

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Alternates Mildred Malone
Margaret E Dunn (B: 1851)
Harriet Ann Dunn (B: 1853)
James M Dunn (B: 1856)
Julia F Dunn (B: 1858)
Mary E Dunn (B: 1860)
Joseph Dunn (B: 1864)
Eliza Jane Dunn (B: 1870)
Sarah Malone
John Dunn (B: 1868)
Eliza Jane Dunn (B: 1870)

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Spouse 1
Mildred Malone
Born: abt 1823 in Knox, [county], Tennessee, USA
Died: Dec 1867 in Struck By Lightening, [country]
Marriage: 26 Dec 1844 in [city], Knox, Tennessee, USA View Info
Children Sex Birth
Margaret E Dunn F 17 Sep 1851 in [city], [county], Missouri, USA
Harriet Ann Dunn F 1853 in [city], [county], Tennessee, USA
James M Dunn M 1856 in [city], Knox, Tennessee, USA
Julia F Dunn F 1858 in [city], [county], Tennessee, USA
Mary E Dunn F 1860
Joseph Dunn M 1864
Eliza Jane Dunn F 11 Aug 1870 in Knoxv, [county], Tennessee, USA

Margaret married John Martin on 26 Nov 1873 in Boone, Missouri, United States. John was born on 6 Apr 1851 in Boone, Missouri, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D08E33F23A9647C48BA9D439F964D105D2FD
• Census: 1900, Civil District 06, Anderson, Tennessee, United States

Harriet married Masten Tate Hill on 19 Dec 1878 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States. Masten (son of James Clayton Hill and Martha Jane Beets) was born on 2 Dec 1855 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; died on 13 Jan 1940 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: B656697DD1BF43A488C511DD1A3EF95449A6

Notes:

From Sandy Anderson

James M. Dunn, son of James C. Dunn, was a builder like the fathersbefore him. He built 5 homes in Knoxville, TN. He learned thecarpenters trade at age 14. Upon the taking of this inforamtion(1927), James had been engaged in the contracting bng business for 51years, having built some of the finest residences, buisness houses,and public buildings and factories in Tennessee as well as adjointingstates. In 1920-21, he took his son, Oscar Dunn, as a bujsinesspartner, which creates quite a long line of family builders. James'proudest possessions are carpenters tools which belonged to hisgrandfather. These include a plane and saw which are 150 years old orolder.

email from Sandy Anderson May 2003

Family/Spouse: Alice McManamy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Cassie Keith on 27 Oct 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 2AAA0F6D028649B39FA6DEB6355934AD1C28

Julia married Washington F. Francis on 28 Mar 1878 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 8DDB1C8B199F4AADAC7FD84E3B6DC18D05E7

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• _UID: 7CB5D84439A340C69953CFC4CA1561D9C77F

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• _UID: 52CD3F46AF874C14A706272B06C6B617D2E0

John married Elizabeth Hankins on 8 Mar 1881 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. Elizabeth was born in Nov 1859; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 8A7A1CBA4D1844DEB81877B9803FFBCFEA2B
• Census: 1900, Civil District 06, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
• Census: 1910, Civil District 8, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
• Census: 1920, Civil District 9, Anderson, Tennessee, United States

Notes:

Divorce Petition:
W.M. Pruett, A citizen of Knox County Tennessee, Complainant, vs ElizaPruett, a citizen of Anderson County Tennessee, Defendant. Yourpetitioner, W.M. Pruett, would most respectfully show to thishonorable court that he and the defendant were lawfully married inKnox County on the 18th day of October, 1892, and were separated onthe 3 day of November, of the same year. He would show that thedefendant willfully deserted him on the 3 day of November, 1892, inKnox county, Tennessee, and they ahve not lived together as husbandand wife since that time. He would show further than the defendantcommitted adultry with one Maston Hill in Clinton, Anderson County,Tennessee, in the month of December 1892, and your petitioner has beeninforformed and believes that she has committed adultry with said MastonHill and with divers others both before and since that time and thatshe is now living in open adultry and lewdness with the said MastonHill in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee. Your petitioner wouldshow further that he has been a resident of the state of Tennessee twowhole years prior to the filing of this petition. He therefore praysthat proper process issue to compell the defendant to appear andanswer this bill and that the bonds of matrimony now subsistingbetween them be dissolved. J.R. Ailor Atty.
Personally appeared before me J.R. Ailor, a notary public, W.M.Pruett, the petitioner in the foregoing bill and makes oath and saysthat the facts stated therein are true, to the best of his knowledgeinformation and belief, that his complainant is not made.
Filed on the 28th day of July 1894.

Masten Tate Hill married Harriett Ann Dunn
December 19,1878 Anderson, Tennessee james98@bellsouth.net
Masten is the blood father of Samuel Whitson Kesterson

In the 1910 Census Eliza J. Kesterson (age 42), widow, was living withher son, Sam, and daughter, Ethel. Also in the household was MargaretDunn, Elizas sister-in-law. The census shows Eliza as ?W? widowed

Maston Hill (age 41) was living with his stepmother, Margaret Hill,age 60. She was his stepmother, married or widow of his father.

Harriet A. Hill, age 54, is living with her sister, Margaret Hall, age56. The census shows Harriet as ?M? (married) and Margaret as ?W?(widowed). Harriet had 7 children, 5 of whom were living

Email from Barbara Kesterson 11/2004.
Judy:
I guess you would call Masten homeless. He stayed wherever he could.My dad did not speak very well of him. He didn't want anything to dowith him, but my dad loved his precious mother, Florence BeatriceHill, who died and left her 5 young childreren with Masten and sad tosay Masten didn't want them, so he took them to an orphanage. Mastenwasn't home with my dad and his siblings when their mother passed awayat the early age of 34 with T.B. My dad said their was an aunt takingcare of them. My dad would get up in church and talk about hismother and cry like a baby. He loved her so much. Dad was 10 years oldwhen she died.

Barbara

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District 8, P17/167 D128/F128 Knox Co. TN 1870 Census:
Dunn, J.C., 57 TN Carpenter $1200/$200
Sarah 26 TN KH
Margaret E. 19 TN
Harriet A. 17 TN
James 14, TN
Julia 12 TN
Mary E. 10 TN
Joseph 6 TN
John 2 TN
Sarah must have been pregnant with Eliza Jane Dunn at this time.In the1910 Census Eliza J. Kesterson (age 42), widow, was living with herson, Sam, and daughter, Ethel. Also in the household was MargaretDunn, Eliza?s sister-in-law. The census shows Eliza as ?W? widowed

Maston Hill (age 41) was living with his stepmother, Margaret Hill,age 60. She was his stepmother. This can't be Eliza's children'sfather because he is too young.

Harriet A. Hill, age 54, is living with her sister, Margaret Hall, age56. The census shows Harriet as ?M? (married) an Margaret as ?W?(widowed). Harriet had 7 children, 5 of whom were living.

Per Masten's granddaughter, Barbara Hill Kesterson, Maston and Harrietwere divorced and Maston went to Overton(?) county and remarried aBeatrice Margaret Hill. She died at age 34 and Maston put hischildren by this wife in an orphanage. Barbara's father was 10 yearsold when his mother died of TB.
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Katy Sands:

Katy Sands was a friend of Eliza's and was a school teacher. They lived in Roane County. Some unscrupulous men who lived in the area near the Sands home had stolen from several neighbors and had been caught. The owners of the stolen items were asked to appear in court and testify against the thieves. Katy was one of those testifying in court after recognizing her iron skillet as one of the items stolen by the men. She told officers or family that these same men had once run their dirty hands through her freshly churned butter and contaminated her milk.

The thieves were angry with Katy for testifying against them and apparently extracted revenge.

One night Katy and her husband were preparing for a school Christmas party or program. Her husband went ahead to start a fire to warm up the building, leaving Katy to finish preparations at home.

Katy never arrived at the school. When friends and family went back to find her, they found her dead. She had been beaten in the head with a stick of firewood and stabbed in the throat with a butcher knife.

Eliza Dunn Kesterson lay on her deathbed at the time of her good friend's death--which was the winter of 1929. Eliza's house was filled with family and friends, including Johnny and Stella Joyner,who had just recently arrived. Johnny Joyner was a close friend to Eliza's son Sam. They were said to have grown up together as close as brothers. Johnny was the son of Katy Sands and had come home to attend Katy's funeral, then went to be with his friend Sam as they sat with Eliza.

No one wanted to tell Eliza about her dear friend's death, so Johnny and Stella told her they were home for the Christmas holidays. But a woman identified as a Mrs. Brummett, came in and talked about the murder where Eliza could hear her and the family had to finally tell Eliza about the loss of her friend.

The murderers were later apprehended and housed in the Roane County jail. Johnny and Sam went to the jail. Johnny was carrying a pistol and intended to kill the men responsible for his mother's death. He managed to smuggle the pistol into the jail. Sam pleaded with Johnny to abandon his mission of killing the prisoners and Johnny finally listened. They left the jail..

Eventually the murderers were convicted and executed, according to family stories. Their names are unknown.

(Source, children of Sam Kesterson.)

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Per Mary Kesterson, Eliza's daughter-in-law, Eliza's mother was struck by lightning as she sat in a rocking chair beside a window watching for her husband to come home one night. The lightning didn't come through the window, instead came through the chimney and struck her mother.
NOTE: 2014--other stories on Ancestry.com say it was Mildred, not Sarah (Eliza's mother) who was killed by lightning. J SPRADLIN.

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Eliza met Thomas A Kesterson after he got out of the Spanish American War in 1899. Eliza wanted to marry Thomas and Masten did not want her to marry him and told her if she did, she could not take her children with her. (Sam was living with Eliza's brother at that time; he was 7years old.) Eliza relayed Masten's message to Thomas. Thomas got his gun (one story says he strapped on his six-gun) and went with Eliza to get her children. Masten was sitting in the front yard with a shottgun when they arrived. Thomas told him that they were going to get married and she wanted her children. They had come to get them whether he liked it or not. Thomas told Masten he had better not put his hands on his shotgun because if he did, Thomas would shoot him. So Masten just sat there and they loaded up the children and left.

Another version of this story says they went after the baby, Ethel,not all the children since Sam was not there.

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dunn Name Meaning and History
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic

OBITUARY:
Eliza Jane (Dunn) Hill Kesterson died at her home Friday night Jan. 30,near Robertsville. She was born Aug. 18,1871, near Knoxville. She had been ill for some time with heart trouble. She was a member of New Hope Church and lived devoted christain and was loved by all who knew her, and will be sadly missed in the community. She leaves to mourn her death, two brothers, J. M. Dunn of Knoxville, John Dunn of Cincinnati, Ohio., one sister, Mrs. Julia Frances of Knoxville, also five children, Sam Kesterson, Mrs. Ethel White and Mrs. Cora Smith of Robertsville, Mrs. Minnie Hudson of Cotuia and Mrs, Nola Seivers of Habeshan, Tenn. and several grandchildren. She was buried at New Hope Sunday.
(Obituary donated by Susie Bullock, contributed by Angela Meadows)

Horror in Jonesville
There is usually a beginning and end to most stories but occasionally a story is not so clear and one must pick a point for both. This story will begin in the early nineteenth century when many families were leaving Virginia and heading west in search for land and a new life. Thomas Howerton Jett was one of these pioneers who along with his family would find their way to Knox County. Thomas was the oldest child of Stark Jett and Frances Howerton. Thomas parents would later cross the Clinch River into Anderson County and Thomas would marry Rebecca Bell Tillery and continue carving out a new life in Roane County around Wheat, Tn. Thomas was an industrial young man and his hard work would take the family to Morgan County to start a long career as a lumber business and the owner of a saw mill and raise a family of twelve children.
The youngest of his children was Erastus (Rassey) H. Jett who worked with his father until he married Rebecca A Love from Roane County in 1893. It

Died:
OBITUARY:
Eliza Jane (Dunn) Hill Kesterson died at her home Friday night Jan. 30,near Robertsville. She was born Aug. 18,1871, near Knoxville. She had been ill for some time with heart trouble. She was a member of New Hope Church and lived devoted christain and was loved by all who knew her, and will be sadly missed in the community. She leaves to mourn her death, two brothers, J. M. Dunn of Knoxville, John Dunn of Cincinnati, Ohio., one sister, Mrs. Julia Frances of Knoxville, also five children, Sam Kesterson, Mrs. Ethel White and Mrs. Cora Smith of Robertsville, Mrs. Minnie Hudson of Cotuia and Mrs, Nola Seivers of Habeshan, Tenn. and several grandchildren. She was buried at New Hope Sunday.
(Obituary donated by Susie Bullock, contributed by Angela Meadows)

Many of the Kesterson Family is buried in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
Kesterson, Eliza Dunn 08-11-1870 / 01-30-1931 w/o Thomas A
Kesterson,
Mary A. 09-30-1896 / 11-12-1983 Mary Anna Cox wife of Samuel Whitson Kesterson

Kesterson, Samuel Luther 11-24-1938 / 11-27-1938

Kesterson, Samuel W. 07-16-1894 / 07-02-1962 (Samuel Whitson)
Kesterson

Thomas A 10-14-1853 / 03-01-1907 Pvt Co C 4 Regt TN Inf Spanish American War

Post on Kesterson Genealogy by Robert Copeland.

Eliza married W.M. Pruett on 18 Oct 1892 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Masten Tate Hill. Masten (son of James Clayton Hill and Martha Jane Beets) was born on 2 Dec 1855 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; died on 13 Jan 1940 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Thomas Armstrong Kesterson on 30 Sep 1900 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States. Thomas (son of James Roland Kesterson and Eliza Jane Walker) was born on 14 Oct 1853 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; died on 1 Mar 1907 in Marlow, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Martha Jane Clark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]