Frankie it does look like we are cousins! Your 3rd great grandfather "Abner Dunagan" and my 3rd great grandfather "Joseph Ellis" were brothers. Everything matches what cousin Jimmy Dunagan gave you to help with your documentation of the family history. Here is information about your 3rd great grandfather Abner Dunagan.
Abner Dunagan married Amanda Rowe
Children:
James Madison (1838-1925)
Abner Benson (1840-)
Children with Mozilda Welborn(never married)
Iassus Welborn
Amanda Welborn
2nd great grandfather James Madison (1838-1925) married Sarah Askew
Children:
Nora Amanda 1865-?
Masildia G 1868-?
Augusta Ann 1870-?
Infant- not named
Abner Madison 1872-1919 (My great grandfather)
John Monroe 1875-?
Fannie Russel 1878-1901
Sallie Gray 1880-?
James Ezekiel 1882-?
Joseph Edward 1889-?
Benijman Luther 1884-1885
After Sarah died James Madison married Velonia E Smith Bass, they had no children.
Below are two photos of James Madison Dunagan, one as a young man and the second one as an elderly gentleman.
Abner Madison, your great grandfather, married Mary Simmons. Mary Simmons is pictured below standing on the left and Abner is shown in picture by himself.
(Close up)
children:
Nora Vienna (1898-1976)
Benjiman Morgon (1900-1933)
Richard Jay (1902-1972) My grandfather
Mary Simmons dies and Abner Madison marries Mary Jane Martin (1882-1963)
Child: James William (1913-
Richard Jay marries Estalla Mae Darby
children:
James Hulan (1926-
John Thomas ? dies as an infant
Richard Monroe (? -1975) Frankie's Dad
Sara Louse (1941-
Connie Dale (1947-
Richard Monroe marries E. Marie Whittington
Mary Jean (1950-
Richard "Pete" (1951-
Patrica Luanne (1952-
Lawanna Marie (1953-
Cathy Gail (1954-
Frankie Lee (1955- ME!
Phillip L (1954-
Vicki Lynn (1960-
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