Dunahoo: Alexander Dunahoo and Descendants

ALEXANDER DUNAHOO - CHARLOTTE HENSLEY

Also spelled: Dunaho, Donahoo, Donaho

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Last modified 11 Jul 2011

Alexander Dunahoo - What We Know

We don't know very much about Alexander's childhood or early life. We first locate him in the 1820's in Lawrence Co., Tennessee, where he appears in the will of William Parnham as owing him 2 notes and where in 1823 he married Charlotte Hensley. I've checked the 1818 Lawrence Co., TN Tax list and 1820 Lawrence Co., TN census and he does not appear on either.

The search is complicated due to the many variations of spelling for the last name - Dunahoo, Dunao, Donahoo and Donaho and occassionally even with an "e" on the end.

From the census records, he appears to have been born between 1803 and 1805 in Virginia. These dates and location is IMPORTANT.

There is an Alexander Rose 'Sandy' Donoho, son of William Donaho and Eunice Lea, born May 11, 1808 Caswell Co., NC and he married Susan Raimey Aug 6, 1832 Caswell Co., NC. This is NOT my Alexander Dunahoo.

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CAMPBELL, DUNNAHOO, HENSLEY, KENDALL, SMITH, VINSON , WRIGHT

Charlotte Hensley - Her family

There was a Lucinda Hensley (old enough to be her mother) living next door to this family on the 1840 Tishomingo Co, Mississippi Census.

This Lucinda also appears on the 1850 Tishomingo Co., MS Census with her daughter, Rosina (Hensley) Harvil. Next door is another daughter, Barbara (Hensley) Lewis.

In 1830 this Lucinda Hensley can be found on the Lawrence Co., TN census. From all the research that I've done, everything points to this Lucinda as being the widow of Washington Hensley, who appears on the 1820 Wayne Co., Tennessee Census.

For more on the Hensleys, be sure and check out Marty Grant's Hensley website, following the links, above, for Lucinda and Washington.

In my gedcom, above, I have traced many of Lucinda's children, and you can see the closeness in geographic areas and names that have been carried down. I have no doubt that this Lucinda is the mother of my Charlotte (Hensley) Dunnahoo.

Chronology

Alexander and Charlotte's Children

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  1. Susan Dunahoo

    --b. abt 1824 TN
    --d. Unknown
    --m. ? WATSON


  2. James H. Dunahoo

    --b. abt 1826 Wayne Co., TN
    --d. September 14, 1887 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----buried Old Hepsitch Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., MS
    --m/1 Elizabeth WRIGHT
    --September 1, 1853 Ripley Co., MO
    ----b. August 9, 1838 probably Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----d. October 9, 1870 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ------buried Old Hepsitch Cemetery, Tishomingo Co., MS
    ------d/o Philemon W. 'P. W.' 'Phil' Wright and Charity ?
    --------gd/o William Wright and Frances 'Fanny' CAMPBELL
    ----------gt gd/o Jacob Wright and Elizabeth ?
    ----------gt gd/o James Campbell, Sr. and Jane SAMPLE
    --m/2 Eliza 'Louisa' CHOATE
    --abt 1875 probably Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. May 12, 1848 Mississippi
    ----d. September 28, 1938 ------buried Sentinel, Cemetery, Sentinel Ok
    ------she was m/1 to a Mr. WHORTEN

    Descendants of this family are DOUBLE COUSINS to me as I'm also a Wright Descendant


  3. Henderson Dunahoo

    --b. May 30, 1828 Wayne Co., TN
    --d. June 2, 1864 Battle of the Wilderness (Civil War)
    --m. Mary Elizabeth PICKETT
    --January 9, 1857 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. July 21, 1839 Georgia
    ----d. January 03, 1901 probably Pope Co., Arkansas
    ------she was m/1 to Leander James WALKER June 20, 1855 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ------she m/3 Joseph Anderson PRYOR February 2, 1868 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --------S/o John Pryor and Dicey WHITE
    ----------gs/o Joseph Pryor and Sarah ODLE
    ------------gt gs/o Samuel Odle and Elizabeth JOB
    --------------2nd gt gs/o Enoch Job Sr. and Unknown
    ----------------3rd gt gs/o Joshua Job and Margaret MacKAY
    ------------------4th gt gs/o Andrew Job Jr and Elizabeth Vernon


  4. Lucinda (Dunahoo) Vinson

    --b. November 19, 1829 Wayne Co., TN
    --d. July 7, 1908 McNairy Co, TN
    ----buried Mt. Vinson Cemetery, McNairy Co, TN
    --m. Jesse VINSON, Jr.
    --October 20, 1853 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. January 6, 1829 Hopkins Co, KY
    ----d. July 2, 1900 McNairy Co,. TN
    ------buried Mt. Vinson Cemetery, McNairy Co., TN
    ------s/o Jesse R. Vinson and Mahaley LIGGETT
    --------gs/o William Vinson and Unknown

    Descendants of this family are DOUBLE COUSINS to me as I'm also a Vinson Descendant


  5. Esther Malinda (Dunahoo) Wright Wingo

    --b. March 1931 Wayne Co., Tennessee
    --aft June 27, 1900 Probably Navarro Co. Texas
    --m/1 Granville Lafayette 'G. L.' WRIGHT
    --July 9, 1848 Tishomingo Co., MB
    ----b. 1826/27 probably Henry Co., TN
    ----d. 1861/66 probably during Civil War
    ------s/o Philemon W. 'P. W.' 'Phil' Wright and Charity ?
    --------gs/o William Wright and Frances 'Fanny' CAMPBELL
    ----------gt gs/o Jacob Wright and Elizabeth ?
    ----------gt gs/o James Campbell, Sr. and Jane SAMPLE
    --m/2 William R. WINGO
    --February 4, 1867 Alcorn Co., MS
    ----b. June 4, 1828 Spartanburg Co., SC
    ----d. April 1879 Prentiss Co., MS
    ------s/o Willis Seay Wingo and Sarah Jane WAKEFIELD

    Esther (Dunahoo) and Granville Wright - MY DIRECT ANCESTOR
    Be sure and Visit my Wright Site, below

    Wright Connections


  6. Alexander Dunahoo, Jr.

    --b. 1832/33 Wayne Co. TN
    --d. 1874/80 probably Tishomingo Co., MS
    --m. Sophronia Idella COLE
    --December 31, 1860 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. 1840 Mississippi
    ----d. 1927 Dyersburg, Dyer Co.,TN
    ------buried Church Grove Cemetgery, Newbern, Dyer Co., TN
    ------she m/2 a Mr. CORUM aft 1920 probably Dyer Co., TN


  7. Mary Elizabeth (Dunahoo) Henson Honeycutt

    --b. April 8, 1835 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. October 22, 1920 Boynton, Muskogee Co., OK
    ----buried M. W. A. Cemetery, Boynton, Muskogee Co., OK
    --m/1 John A. HENSON
    --June 16, 1855 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. May 4, 1835 North Carolina
    ----d. December 1862 Charlottesville (Civil War)
    --m/2 Phillip H. HONEYCUTT
    --1862/69 probably Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. Decmeber 16, 1835 MS
    ----d. date unknown at Boynton, Muskogee Co. OK
    ------buried W. A. Cemetery, Boynton, Muskogee Co., OK


  8. Mary Ann (Dunahoo) Shope

    --b. 1835/36 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. aft 1870 (exact date and location unknown)
    --m. William Granderson SHOPE
    --September 24, 1852 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. abt 1827 Alabama
    ----d. August 1860/1870


  9. Charlotte (Dunahoo) Bumpass

    --b. April 5, 1838 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. 1918 Bluegrove, Clay Co., TX
    ----buried Blue Grove Cemetery, Clay Co., TX
    --m. Robert Criswell BUMPASS
    --August 24, 1864 Alcorn Co., MS
    ----b. July 8, 1836 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----d. November 24, 1922 Blue Grove, Clay Co., Texas
    ------buried Blue Grove Cemetery, Clay Co., TX


  10. Arminta (Dunahoo) Lankford

    Arminta Dunahoo --b. March 7, 1840 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. February 1, 1920 McLennan Co., Texas
    ----buried Rosenthal Cemetery, McLennan Co.,Texas
    --m. James Collins LANKFORD
    --November 3, 1859 Tishomingo Co., MS
    ----b. May 12, 1836 St. Clair Co., Alabama
    ----d. May 10, 1910 Levi, McLennan Co., Texas
    ------buried Rosenthal Cemetery, McLennan Co.,Texas
    ------s/o Peter Lankford and Jansa WASHBURN
    --------gs/o James O. Lankford and Miss COLLINS

    Picture of Arminta
    Courtesy of Sondra Lankford


  11. Frances L. 'Fannie' (Dunahoo) Lankford

    --b. March 18, 1844 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. March 9, 1882 Hopkins Co., Texas
    ----buried Greenwood Cemetery, Hopkins Co., Texas
    --m. Jasper Newton 'J. N.' LANKFORD
    --April 26, 1866 Tishomingo Co. MS
    ----b. November 10, 1841 Mississippi
    ----d. July 6, 1912 Hopkins Co., Texas
    ------buried Greenwood Cemetery, Hopkins Co., Texas
    ------s/o Peter Lankford and Jansa WASHBURN
    --------gs/o James O. Lankford and Miss COLLINS


  12. Virginia (Dunahoo) Marlar

    --b. May 24, 1845 Tishomingo Co. MS
    --d. May 31, 1906 Hominy, Osage Co., OK
    --m. Ruben G. MARLAR
    --September 23, 1865 Alcorn Co. MS
    ----b. July 11, 1842 MS
    ----d. January 8, 1926 Osage Co., OK
    ------s/o George Washington Marlar and Mary E. BARNES
    --------gs/o Reuben Marlar and Mary 'Polly' ? BARNES


  13. Andrew Marion Dunahoo

    --b. abt 1847 Tishomingo Co. MS
    --d. after 1870 (date and location Unknown)


  14. Amanda (Dunahoo) Shelby

    --b. 1849/50 Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. aft 1920 probably Oklahoma
    --m. John Francis Asbury Caleb SHELBY
    --abt 1881 Mississippi
    ----b. July 10, 1856 Hardin Co., TN
    ----d. February 15, 1943 Luther, Oklahoma

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