 WILLIAM FRANKLIN DUNHAM DIES NEAR ELMONT William Franklin Dunham died at his home north of Elmont on September 25, 1895. He was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama on November 20, 1849, the son of Josiah Watson Dunham and Francis "Fannie" Duncan Dunham. On December 31, 1868 he married Martha Temperance Woods in Tallapoosa County, Alabama He and Martha had eleven children - William Jasper, Robert Andrew, Josiah/Joseph Watson, Adella, John Monroe, Martha Ann Slemmer, Wyatt Mirron, Laura Epsa and Charley Allen - all born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. They came to Grayson County by wagon in 1886. Two more children were born in Grayson County, Texas - Macie Lee and Ernest Richard. He was a farmer by trade. His parents preceded him in death. His father served during the Civil War in the 47th Alabama Infantry and died from disease on November 3, 1862 and was buried in the Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia. His mother died in Coosa County, Alabama on July 19, 1913 and was buried in the Smyrna Cemetery. Mr. Dunham is buried in the Worden Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas, just south of Elmont. IN MEMORIAM Mr. W.F. Dunham September 27, 1895 Death has entered into his home, Missing is our loved one dear; Silently passed he to his reat, Comely and without fear. He has gone and left us, Gone where the angels dwell. Why did he leave us to grieve? But "God Doeth All Things Well." As we stood beside his bed, With anxious watching eyes He saw, beyond this soaring earth, His home within the skies. The friends he had gathered 'round Were like the sands of the sea. Oh, why has he left us? How lonely we will be! His earthly life was finished; He had run his earthly race, And in dying praised his Savior For a lasting, saving grace. Let us not grieve for him, And sit with tearful eye, But try to meet death as he did - Be not afraid to die. This he with angel harpers, With voice triumphant sings; "O, Death, where is thy victory, O, Grave, Where is they sting?" by Maud Williams Mrs. M.T. Dunham Died Saturday at Home of Her Daughter Aged Resident is Survived by 1944 Descendants in Four Generations Death early Saturday morning ended the life of one of Haskell County's oldest residents when Mrs. Martha Temperance Dunham, 89, passed away at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Oliver Hix, two miles west of Haskell. Mrs. Dunham had been critically ill for othe past 30 days. Deceased had resided in this county since 1915 when she came here to make her home with her children following the death of Mr. W.F. Dunham in Grayson County. The aged woman leaves 144 living descendants - 7 children, 60 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Final rites for Mrs. Dunham were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Elmont Community Baptist Church near Van Alstyne, with the pastor, Rev. Howard Bryant, conducting, assisted by Rev. C.S. Wilhite, minister of the Van Alstyne Baptist Church. Burial was in the Worden Cemetery in that community. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Holden Funeral Homeof Haskell, and the body was carried overland to Elmont in a funeral coach of the local establishment. Grandsons of the deceased were named pallbearers. They were Cliff Dunham, Johnny Dunham, Roscoe Dunham, Audie Dunham, W.C. Dunham and Coyt Hix. Flower bearers were Misses Moneta Hix, Estella Dunham, Lena Dendy and Edna Large, granddaughters of the deceased. Martha Woods was born December 23, 1849 in the state of Georgia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Woods. On December 31, 1868 she was married to William Franklin Dunham in Alabama, and the couple resided in that state for several years before moving to Texas. Later they settled near Van Alstyne, where Mr. Dunham died a number of years ago. Surviving children include 5 sons - Robert and Ernest Richard of Haskell; John Monroe of Paris, Texas; Wyatt Mirron of Oildale, California; and Charley Allen of Weinert; 2 daughters, Mrs. Winfield J. Lockett of Van Alstyne, Texas and Mrs. Oliver Hix of Haskell. She was preceded in death by 2 sons, William Jasper Dunham and Josiah/Joseph Watson Dunham; and 2 daughters, Mrs. Adella Wright and Laura Epsa O'Neal. Worden Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |