Dunbarton was a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina. The area was originally settled around 1800. Dunbarton grew after a train stop was built on a new rail line. In 1951, it was acquired by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission as part of a site for the Savannah River Plant. The nearest incorporated community is the town of Snelling, to the northeast.
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In the late 1940's, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and amidst growing concern about the Red Menace, the U.S. decided to get (more) serious about making bombs. In 1950, Harry S. Truman gave his approval to construct a massive facility to manufacture nuclear material for hydrogen bombs, chiefly tritium and plutonium-239. This would become the Savannah River Plant, a 300 square-mile chunk of land along the Savannah River, straddling Aiken and Barnwell Counties.
Residents of a tiny village named Dunbarton had to leave their homes, as did people living in the larger town of Ellenton. All extant buildings were either trucked out or demolished.
Churches, particularly Baptist churches, were plentiful in and around the community. Cypress Chapel–Dunbarton Baptist Church, St. Luke Baptist, Bethlehem Baptist, Joyce Branch Church, Pleasant Mountain Baptist Church, Ned Branch Baptist, and Steele Creek/Meyers Mill Baptist Church were all part of the community history.
One-hundred and fifty graveyards were dug up and the bodies relocated.
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Allen Robison DUNBAR And his children.
Allen Robison DUNBAR "Allen" was born 17 Dec 1807 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 5 Feb 1871 in Barnwell Co, SC.
Allen married Laura HEXT (HEX). Laura was born 3 Aug 1813 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 7 May 1894 in Barnwell Co, SC. They had the following children:
1. (Maj) George Robinson DUNBAR C.S.A. He was born 24 Jan 1835 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 3 Feb 1908 in Barnwell Co, SC.
George married Olivia SANDERS on 16 Nov 1866. Olivia was born 16 Nov 1849 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 29 May 1899 in Barnwell Co, SC.
2. Anna DUNBAR was born about 1839.
3. Seabrook DUNBAR was born May 1840. He died Oct 1906 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. Seabrook married "Sallie".
4. Sam DUNBAR was born about 1843.
5. Francis Fickling "Frank" DUNBAR C.S.A. (no children) (3rd SC) "Frank" was born 1 Feb 1844 in SC.
He died 11 Jul 1922 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
Frank married Ogarieta BRABHAM "Ogarine". Ogarine was born calculated 1866. She died 2 Jan 1938 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
6. William May DUNBAR C.S.A. (Mayor of Augusta) He was born April 6, 1846 in Barnwell, SC. He died 7 Nov 1925 in Augusta, Ga. & was buried 9 Nov 1925 in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
William married (1st) Rebecca C. HOPKINS, daughter of THOMAS HOPKINS & Rebecca LAMBETH, on 13 Nov 1866 in Augusta, Ga. Rebecca was born Nov 1847 in Augusta, Ga. She died 14 Apr 1907 in Augusta, Ga and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta.
William married (2nd) Virginia TURNER-BENNETT on Aug 1913. Virginia was born about 1855. She died 7 Jan 1945 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. from pneumonia and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
7. Susan Ellen DUNBAR was born about 1848. She died 1871.
Susan married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin",
son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
8. Melvina DUNBAR was born 9 May 1851. She died 15 Jun 1919 in Columbia, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
Melvina married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin", son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN, on 11 May 1875. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, South Carolina and was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
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In the late 1940's, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and amidst growing concern about the Red Menace, the U.S. decided to get (more) serious about making bombs. In 1950, Harry S. Truman gave his approval to construct a massive facility to manufacture nuclear material for hydrogen bombs, chiefly tritium and plutonium-239. This would become the Savannah River Plant, a 300 square-mile chunk of land along the Savannah River, straddling Aiken and Barnwell Counties.
Residents of a tiny village named Dunbarton had to leave their homes, as did people living in the larger town of Ellenton. All extant buildings were either trucked out or demolished.
Churches, particularly Baptist churches, were plentiful in and around the community. Cypress Chapel–Dunbarton Baptist Church, St. Luke Baptist, Bethlehem Baptist, Joyce Branch Church, Pleasant Mountain Baptist Church, Ned Branch Baptist, and Steele Creek/Meyers Mill Baptist Church were all part of the community history.
One-hundred and fifty graveyards were dug up and the bodies relocated.
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Allen Robison DUNBAR And his children.
Allen Robison DUNBAR "Allen" was born 17 Dec 1807 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 5 Feb 1871 in Barnwell Co, SC.
Allen married Laura HEXT (HEX). Laura was born 3 Aug 1813 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 7 May 1894 in Barnwell Co, SC. They had the following children:
1. (Maj) George Robinson DUNBAR C.S.A. He was born 24 Jan 1835 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 3 Feb 1908 in Barnwell Co, SC.
George married Olivia SANDERS on 16 Nov 1866. Olivia was born 16 Nov 1849 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 29 May 1899 in Barnwell Co, SC.
2. Anna DUNBAR was born about 1839.
3. Seabrook DUNBAR was born May 1840. He died Oct 1906 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. Seabrook married "Sallie".
4. Sam DUNBAR was born about 1843.
5. Francis Fickling "Frank" DUNBAR C.S.A. (no children) (3rd SC) "Frank" was born 1 Feb 1844 in SC.
He died 11 Jul 1922 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
Frank married Ogarieta BRABHAM "Ogarine". Ogarine was born calculated 1866. She died 2 Jan 1938 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
6. William May DUNBAR C.S.A. (Mayor of Augusta) He was born April 6, 1846 in Barnwell, SC. He died 7 Nov 1925 in Augusta, Ga. & was buried 9 Nov 1925 in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
William married (1st) Rebecca C. HOPKINS, daughter of THOMAS HOPKINS & Rebecca LAMBETH, on 13 Nov 1866 in Augusta, Ga. Rebecca was born Nov 1847 in Augusta, Ga. She died 14 Apr 1907 in Augusta, Ga and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta.
William married (2nd) Virginia TURNER-BENNETT on Aug 1913. Virginia was born about 1855. She died 7 Jan 1945 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. from pneumonia and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
7. Susan Ellen DUNBAR was born about 1848. She died 1871.
Susan married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin",
son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
8. Melvina DUNBAR was born 9 May 1851. She died 15 Jun 1919 in Columbia, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
Melvina married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin", son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN, on 11 May 1875. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, South Carolina and was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
Dunbarton was a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina. The area was originally settled around 1800. Dunbarton grew after a train stop was built on a new rail line. In 1951, it was acquired by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission as part of a site for the Savannah River Plant. The nearest incorporated community is the town of Snelling, to the northeast.
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In the late 1940's, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and amidst growing concern about the Red Menace, the U.S. decided to get (more) serious about making bombs. In 1950, Harry S. Truman gave his approval to construct a massive facility to manufacture nuclear material for hydrogen bombs, chiefly tritium and plutonium-239. This would become the Savannah River Plant, a 300 square-mile chunk of land along the Savannah River, straddling Aiken and Barnwell Counties.
Residents of a tiny village named Dunbarton had to leave their homes, as did people living in the larger town of Ellenton. All extant buildings were either trucked out or demolished.
Churches, particularly Baptist churches, were plentiful in and around the community. Cypress Chapel–Dunbarton Baptist Church, St. Luke Baptist, Bethlehem Baptist, Joyce Branch Church, Pleasant Mountain Baptist Church, Ned Branch Baptist, and Steele Creek/Meyers Mill Baptist Church were all part of the community history.
One-hundred and fifty graveyards were dug up and the bodies relocated.
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Allen Robison DUNBAR And his children.
Allen Robison DUNBAR "Allen" was born 17 Dec 1807 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 5 Feb 1871 in Barnwell Co, SC.
Allen married Laura HEXT (HEX). Laura was born 3 Aug 1813 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 7 May 1894 in Barnwell Co, SC. They had the following children:
1. (Maj) George Robinson DUNBAR C.S.A. He was born 24 Jan 1835 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 3 Feb 1908 in Barnwell Co, SC.
George married Olivia SANDERS on 16 Nov 1866. Olivia was born 16 Nov 1849 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 29 May 1899 in Barnwell Co, SC.
2. Anna DUNBAR was born about 1839.
3. Seabrook DUNBAR was born May 1840. He died Oct 1906 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. Seabrook married "Sallie".
4. Sam DUNBAR was born about 1843.
5. Francis Fickling "Frank" DUNBAR C.S.A. (no children) (3rd SC) "Frank" was born 1 Feb 1844 in SC.
He died 11 Jul 1922 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
Frank married Ogarieta BRABHAM "Ogarine". Ogarine was born calculated 1866. She died 2 Jan 1938 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
6. William May DUNBAR C.S.A. (Mayor of Augusta) He was born April 6, 1846 in Barnwell, SC. He died 7 Nov 1925 in Augusta, Ga. & was buried 9 Nov 1925 in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
William married (1st) Rebecca C. HOPKINS, daughter of THOMAS HOPKINS & Rebecca LAMBETH, on 13 Nov 1866 in Augusta, Ga. Rebecca was born Nov 1847 in Augusta, Ga. She died 14 Apr 1907 in Augusta, Ga and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta.
William married (2nd) Virginia TURNER-BENNETT on Aug 1913. Virginia was born about 1855. She died 7 Jan 1945 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. from pneumonia and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
7. Susan Ellen DUNBAR was born about 1848. She died 1871.
Susan married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin",
son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
8. Melvina DUNBAR was born 9 May 1851. She died 15 Jun 1919 in Columbia, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
Melvina married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin", son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN, on 11 May 1875. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, South Carolina and was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
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In the late 1940's, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and amidst growing concern about the Red Menace, the U.S. decided to get (more) serious about making bombs. In 1950, Harry S. Truman gave his approval to construct a massive facility to manufacture nuclear material for hydrogen bombs, chiefly tritium and plutonium-239. This would become the Savannah River Plant, a 300 square-mile chunk of land along the Savannah River, straddling Aiken and Barnwell Counties.
Residents of a tiny village named Dunbarton had to leave their homes, as did people living in the larger town of Ellenton. All extant buildings were either trucked out or demolished.
Churches, particularly Baptist churches, were plentiful in and around the community. Cypress Chapel–Dunbarton Baptist Church, St. Luke Baptist, Bethlehem Baptist, Joyce Branch Church, Pleasant Mountain Baptist Church, Ned Branch Baptist, and Steele Creek/Meyers Mill Baptist Church were all part of the community history.
One-hundred and fifty graveyards were dug up and the bodies relocated.
**********************
Allen Robison DUNBAR And his children.
Allen Robison DUNBAR "Allen" was born 17 Dec 1807 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 5 Feb 1871 in Barnwell Co, SC.
Allen married Laura HEXT (HEX). Laura was born 3 Aug 1813 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 7 May 1894 in Barnwell Co, SC. They had the following children:
1. (Maj) George Robinson DUNBAR C.S.A. He was born 24 Jan 1835 in Barnwell Dist, SC. He died 3 Feb 1908 in Barnwell Co, SC.
George married Olivia SANDERS on 16 Nov 1866. Olivia was born 16 Nov 1849 in Barnwell Dist, SC. She died 29 May 1899 in Barnwell Co, SC.
2. Anna DUNBAR was born about 1839.
3. Seabrook DUNBAR was born May 1840. He died Oct 1906 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. Seabrook married "Sallie".
4. Sam DUNBAR was born about 1843.
5. Francis Fickling "Frank" DUNBAR C.S.A. (no children) (3rd SC) "Frank" was born 1 Feb 1844 in SC.
He died 11 Jul 1922 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
Frank married Ogarieta BRABHAM "Ogarine". Ogarine was born calculated 1866. She died 2 Jan 1938 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. & was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
6. William May DUNBAR C.S.A. (Mayor of Augusta) He was born April 6, 1846 in Barnwell, SC. He died 7 Nov 1925 in Augusta, Ga. & was buried 9 Nov 1925 in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
William married (1st) Rebecca C. HOPKINS, daughter of THOMAS HOPKINS & Rebecca LAMBETH, on 13 Nov 1866 in Augusta, Ga. Rebecca was born Nov 1847 in Augusta, Ga. She died 14 Apr 1907 in Augusta, Ga and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta.
William married (2nd) Virginia TURNER-BENNETT on Aug 1913. Virginia was born about 1855. She died 7 Jan 1945 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Ga. from pneumonia and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
7. Susan Ellen DUNBAR was born about 1848. She died 1871.
Susan married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin",
son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
8. Melvina DUNBAR was born 9 May 1851. She died 15 Jun 1919 in Columbia, SC. & was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
Melvina married (Dr.) William Martin BELLINGER "Martin", son of (Hon) Edmund BELLINGER (lawyer) and Columbia ALLEN, on 11 May 1875. Martin was born Nov 1833. He died 27 Mar 1898 in Barnwell Co, South Carolina and was buried in Barnwell Baptist Church - Red Hill Cemetery, Barnwell, SC.
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