Jennie Rhodes was born in New York between 1859-1860, daughter of ......Rhodes.
She married in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois on October 20, 1879, to Whitney Oliver Dunham (1854-1929) of New Brunswick, Canada. They were enumerated on the Illinos 1880 US Census; his occupation listed as Upholster.
She gave birth to two sons in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois:
1) male Dunham (Jan 4, 1881-unknown)
2) Ashley Atwood Dunham (Dec 12, 1881-Dec 12, 1954, Kings Co, California).
Ashley was raised by Aunt Mary (Dunham) and Uncle Joseph Ponsford (Whitney's sister and husband who had no children of their own) on the Ashley Homestead Ranch in Gann Valley, South Dakota.
Jennie's Illinois Death Certificate notes that she was a housekeeper, born in New York, had lived in Illinois for 11 years and had given birth to Ashley three weeks prior. Ashley's birth certificate notes that he was her second child.
Obituary published in Chicago Tribune, Wednesday. Jan 4, 1882, page 8.
"DUNHAM - Jan 3, at his late residence No. 313 South Halsted St, of pneumonia, Jennie N., beloved wife of Whitney O. Dunham, aged 22 years. Funeral Wednesday at 1:PM. Friends invited. Carriages to Rosehill."
Whitney returned to New Brunswick, Canada, and married three more times.
She married in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois on October 20, 1879, to Whitney Oliver Dunham (1854-1929) of New Brunswick, Canada. They were enumerated on the Illinos 1880 US Census; his occupation listed as Upholster.
She gave birth to two sons in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois:
1) male Dunham (Jan 4, 1881-unknown)
2) Ashley Atwood Dunham (Dec 12, 1881-Dec 12, 1954, Kings Co, California).
Ashley was raised by Aunt Mary (Dunham) and Uncle Joseph Ponsford (Whitney's sister and husband who had no children of their own) on the Ashley Homestead Ranch in Gann Valley, South Dakota.
Jennie's Illinois Death Certificate notes that she was a housekeeper, born in New York, had lived in Illinois for 11 years and had given birth to Ashley three weeks prior. Ashley's birth certificate notes that he was her second child.
Obituary published in Chicago Tribune, Wednesday. Jan 4, 1882, page 8.
"DUNHAM - Jan 3, at his late residence No. 313 South Halsted St, of pneumonia, Jennie N., beloved wife of Whitney O. Dunham, aged 22 years. Funeral Wednesday at 1:PM. Friends invited. Carriages to Rosehill."
Whitney returned to New Brunswick, Canada, and married three more times.
Jennie Rhodes was born in New York between 1859-1860, daughter of ......Rhodes.
She married in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois on October 20, 1879, to Whitney Oliver Dunham (1854-1929) of New Brunswick, Canada. They were enumerated on the Illinos 1880 US Census; his occupation listed as Upholster.
She gave birth to two sons in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois:
1) male Dunham (Jan 4, 1881-unknown)
2) Ashley Atwood Dunham (Dec 12, 1881-Dec 12, 1954, Kings Co, California).
Ashley was raised by Aunt Mary (Dunham) and Uncle Joseph Ponsford (Whitney's sister and husband who had no children of their own) on the Ashley Homestead Ranch in Gann Valley, South Dakota.
Jennie's Illinois Death Certificate notes that she was a housekeeper, born in New York, had lived in Illinois for 11 years and had given birth to Ashley three weeks prior. Ashley's birth certificate notes that he was her second child.
Obituary published in Chicago Tribune, Wednesday. Jan 4, 1882, page 8.
"DUNHAM - Jan 3, at his late residence No. 313 South Halsted St, of pneumonia, Jennie N., beloved wife of Whitney O. Dunham, aged 22 years. Funeral Wednesday at 1:PM. Friends invited. Carriages to Rosehill."
Whitney returned to New Brunswick, Canada, and married three more times.
She married in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois on October 20, 1879, to Whitney Oliver Dunham (1854-1929) of New Brunswick, Canada. They were enumerated on the Illinos 1880 US Census; his occupation listed as Upholster.
She gave birth to two sons in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois:
1) male Dunham (Jan 4, 1881-unknown)
2) Ashley Atwood Dunham (Dec 12, 1881-Dec 12, 1954, Kings Co, California).
Ashley was raised by Aunt Mary (Dunham) and Uncle Joseph Ponsford (Whitney's sister and husband who had no children of their own) on the Ashley Homestead Ranch in Gann Valley, South Dakota.
Jennie's Illinois Death Certificate notes that she was a housekeeper, born in New York, had lived in Illinois for 11 years and had given birth to Ashley three weeks prior. Ashley's birth certificate notes that he was her second child.
Obituary published in Chicago Tribune, Wednesday. Jan 4, 1882, page 8.
"DUNHAM - Jan 3, at his late residence No. 313 South Halsted St, of pneumonia, Jennie N., beloved wife of Whitney O. Dunham, aged 22 years. Funeral Wednesday at 1:PM. Friends invited. Carriages to Rosehill."
Whitney returned to New Brunswick, Canada, and married three more times.
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