JOHN D. DUNAGAN was born August 06, 1799 in Hall County, Georgia, the 4th child of Ezekiel and Lydia Ann Brown Dunagan and was John Park Dunagan's grandfather. He died Abt. 1856 in Whitfield, Georgia. He married MARTHA HARLAN Abt. 1828 in Jackson County, Georgia, daughter of VALENTINE HARLAN and MILDRED SNOW. She was born March 12, 1811 in Jackson County, Georgia, and died August 16, 1860 in Whitfield, Georgia.
Children of JOHN DUNAGAN and MARTHA HARLAN are:
ADELINE DUNAGAN, b. January 11, 1829.
BENJAMIN SANFORD DUNAGAN, b. March 24, 1830.
HARLAN DUNAGAN, b. July 07, 1831.
ELIZABETH DUNAGAN, b. February 12, 1832.
JOHN BRICE DUNAGAN, b. July 14, 1833, Whitfield County, Georgia; d. March 01, 1900, Catoosa County, Georgia.
GEORGE WASHINGTON DUNAGAN, b. June 27, 1835.
MARTHA DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1837, Whitfield County, Georgia.
LOUISA JANE DUNAGAN, b. February 22, 1837.
JACKSON DUNAGAN, b. June 23, 1840, Whitfield County, Georgia.
JOSHUA DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1842.
JOSEPHINE DUNAGAN, b. November 15, 1844, Whitfield County, Georgia.
MARY PALESTINE DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1848.
SAMUEL DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1850, Jackson County, Georgia.
LENORA DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1852, Whitfield County, Georgia.
JOHN BRICE DUNAGAN was born July 14, 1833 in Whitfield County, Georgia, and died March 01, 1900 in Catoosa County, Georgia. He married first wife SARAH JARRETT ALEXANDER. She was born Abt. 1833. He married second wife MARYETTA BABB. She was born Abt. 1833.
Children of JOHN DUNAGAN and SARAH ALEXANDER are:
JOSEPH DUNAGAN, b. Abt. 1866, Catoosa County, Georgia.
CHARLES DUNAGAN.
JOHN PARK DUNAGAN
ROBERT LEE DUNAGAN.
MATTIE LEE DUNAGAN.
MARY DUNAGAN.
Children of JOHN BRICE DUNAGAN and MARYETTA BABB are:
THOMAS DUNAGAN.
LEWIS DUNAGAN.
John Park Dunagan was born July 30, 1868, in Chickamauga, Georgia. His parents were John Brice Dunagan and Sara Alexander (daughter of John P. Alexander and Elizabeth Caldwell Tate).
John Park Dunagan attended Coosawatte Seminary, Cheyne, Georgia. On the completion of his education, he left Georgia for Texas and settled at Veal Station in Parker County, near Weatherford, Texas. He farmed and taught math at a college there where he met Louvenia Ann Campbell. They were married on November 13, 1892, and lived in Veal Station until 1903 before moving to Olney in Young County, Texas. They traveled by covered wagon when they moved their young family to Olney. They already had 6 children, had lost one child at 8 months old and Louvenia Ann was pregnant with their 7th. child.
John Park and Louvenia Ann Dunagan had 11 children before John Park died July 3, 1948. Below is a photo of the surviving children circa 1950s taken in Olney, Texas. From left to right in order of age Roy, Joe, Bess, Ruby, Johnnie, Bert, Erma Lucille, Pearl and Leta.
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