Adolphus Dunlap, one of the reliable and progressive citizens of South Rock Island Township, residing on section 10, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 7, 1815. His father, Joseph, and his mother, Sophia M. (Eberhardt) Dunlap, were natives of New Jersey and Greene County, Pa., respectively, and were of Scotch and German descent. His father was a mechanic and cabinet-maker for many years in Ohio, and lumbered on the Allegheny River some years. Mr. Dunlap, Sr., came to this county in 1834, and "took up" a claim in Edgington Township, on which he erected a log hut. He then returned to Ohio, and in May of the following year brought his family, consisting of his wife and seven children (one daughter being married at the time), to this county, and settled on the claim, which he had made the year previous, and which amounted at that time to nearly 1,000 acres of land. The area was afterwards increased to nearly 1,200 acres, and he and his family located upon the same and entered vigorously and energetically upon the task of improvement, and succeeded in placing the major portion of it in a good state of cultivation. The father continued to reside on the homestead until Aug. 8, 1867, when he passed to the land of the hereafter, aged 83 years. The demise of the mother occurred March 15, 1870, while in her 78th year.
Adolphus Dunlap, subject of this biographical notice, was the eldest but one in order of birth of a family of ten children. He was 20 years of age when the family came to this county, and had served an apprenticeship at the gunsmith trade under the instruction of Mr. Daniel Edgington, now of Edgington Township, and in whose honor the township was named. He completed his trade with Mr. E. after they came to this State, and began work at it in Edgington Township, and to him the honor is due of making the first gun that was ever made in Rock Island County. Mr. Dunlap continued at his trade for more than 20 years.
He was united in marriage in Edgington Township, Aug. 27, 1840, with Elizabeth Carr, born near Marietta, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1882. She was only a small child when her father came to this State, her mother having died in Ohio. They settled in what is now Cass County, Ill., near Beardstown. Mrs. Dunlap, wife of the subject of this notice, lived for some time with her grandparents, after which she lived for a while with her uncle, and lastly, a few years before her marriage, with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap became the parents of 11 children, two of whom are deceased. Sophia M. Forgy resides in Butler County, Kan.; Sarah is living at home, and is single; Joseph is married and lives on a farm in Edgington Township; Peter is likewise married and is a resident of Rooks County, Kan., where he is engaged in farming; Elizabeth Graham is a resident of Rock Island, South Rock Island Township, and Rebecca Graham lives in Rock Island Township; Mary lives on the parental homestead; Benjamin is married and lives with his family on the homestead, and Adolphus is living at home.
In 1851, Mr. Dunlap, subject of this notice, went to Rock Island city and started a gunsmith shop, and was there engaged in his trade until 1856, when he moved upon a piece of land, consisting of 25 acres, a half-mile from the city in South Rock Island Township, and on which he has since resided. He is the owner of about 300 acres of partly improved land, in Edgington Township. In 1840, he was elected one of the County Commissioners, and held the office for three years, representing the southern part of the county. He has since held all the offices of the township, having been Supervisor and Collector.
Politically, Mr. Dunlap is identified with the Republican party.
Mr. Dunlap came to this county when a young man, even before reaching his majority, and has, for half a century, been actively and prominently identified with the history of Rock Island County. He is a man eminently worthy to be classed among her best and most prominent citizens. We therefore take pleasure in presenting his portrait in this volume.
Adolphus Dunlap, subject of this biographical notice, was the eldest but one in order of birth of a family of ten children. He was 20 years of age when the family came to this county, and had served an apprenticeship at the gunsmith trade under the instruction of Mr. Daniel Edgington, now of Edgington Township, and in whose honor the township was named. He completed his trade with Mr. E. after they came to this State, and began work at it in Edgington Township, and to him the honor is due of making the first gun that was ever made in Rock Island County. Mr. Dunlap continued at his trade for more than 20 years.
He was united in marriage in Edgington Township, Aug. 27, 1840, with Elizabeth Carr, born near Marietta, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1882. She was only a small child when her father came to this State, her mother having died in Ohio. They settled in what is now Cass County, Ill., near Beardstown. Mrs. Dunlap, wife of the subject of this notice, lived for some time with her grandparents, after which she lived for a while with her uncle, and lastly, a few years before her marriage, with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap became the parents of 11 children, two of whom are deceased. Sophia M. Forgy resides in Butler County, Kan.; Sarah is living at home, and is single; Joseph is married and lives on a farm in Edgington Township; Peter is likewise married and is a resident of Rooks County, Kan., where he is engaged in farming; Elizabeth Graham is a resident of Rock Island, South Rock Island Township, and Rebecca Graham lives in Rock Island Township; Mary lives on the parental homestead; Benjamin is married and lives with his family on the homestead, and Adolphus is living at home.
In 1851, Mr. Dunlap, subject of this notice, went to Rock Island city and started a gunsmith shop, and was there engaged in his trade until 1856, when he moved upon a piece of land, consisting of 25 acres, a half-mile from the city in South Rock Island Township, and on which he has since resided. He is the owner of about 300 acres of partly improved land, in Edgington Township. In 1840, he was elected one of the County Commissioners, and held the office for three years, representing the southern part of the county. He has since held all the offices of the township, having been Supervisor and Collector.
Politically, Mr. Dunlap is identified with the Republican party.
Mr. Dunlap came to this county when a young man, even before reaching his majority, and has, for half a century, been actively and prominently identified with the history of Rock Island County. He is a man eminently worthy to be classed among her best and most prominent citizens. We therefore take pleasure in presenting his portrait in this volume.
Adolphus Dunlap, one of the reliable and progressive citizens of South Rock Island Township, residing on section 10, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 7, 1815. His father, Joseph, and his mother, Sophia M. (Eberhardt) Dunlap, were natives of New Jersey and Greene County, Pa., respectively, and were of Scotch and German descent. His father was a mechanic and cabinet-maker for many years in Ohio, and lumbered on the Allegheny River some years. Mr. Dunlap, Sr., came to this county in 1834, and "took up" a claim in Edgington Township, on which he erected a log hut. He then returned to Ohio, and in May of the following year brought his family, consisting of his wife and seven children (one daughter being married at the time), to this county, and settled on the claim, which he had made the year previous, and which amounted at that time to nearly 1,000 acres of land. The area was afterwards increased to nearly 1,200 acres, and he and his family located upon the same and entered vigorously and energetically upon the task of improvement, and succeeded in placing the major portion of it in a good state of cultivation. The father continued to reside on the homestead until Aug. 8, 1867, when he passed to the land of the hereafter, aged 83 years. The demise of the mother occurred March 15, 1870, while in her 78th year.
Adolphus Dunlap, subject of this biographical notice, was the eldest but one in order of birth of a family of ten children. He was 20 years of age when the family came to this county, and had served an apprenticeship at the gunsmith trade under the instruction of Mr. Daniel Edgington, now of Edgington Township, and in whose honor the township was named. He completed his trade with Mr. E. after they came to this State, and began work at it in Edgington Township, and to him the honor is due of making the first gun that was ever made in Rock Island County. Mr. Dunlap continued at his trade for more than 20 years.
He was united in marriage in Edgington Township, Aug. 27, 1840, with Elizabeth Carr, born near Marietta, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1882. She was only a small child when her father came to this State, her mother having died in Ohio. They settled in what is now Cass County, Ill., near Beardstown. Mrs. Dunlap, wife of the subject of this notice, lived for some time with her grandparents, after which she lived for a while with her uncle, and lastly, a few years before her marriage, with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap became the parents of 11 children, two of whom are deceased. Sophia M. Forgy resides in Butler County, Kan.; Sarah is living at home, and is single; Joseph is married and lives on a farm in Edgington Township; Peter is likewise married and is a resident of Rooks County, Kan., where he is engaged in farming; Elizabeth Graham is a resident of Rock Island, South Rock Island Township, and Rebecca Graham lives in Rock Island Township; Mary lives on the parental homestead; Benjamin is married and lives with his family on the homestead, and Adolphus is living at home.
In 1851, Mr. Dunlap, subject of this notice, went to Rock Island city and started a gunsmith shop, and was there engaged in his trade until 1856, when he moved upon a piece of land, consisting of 25 acres, a half-mile from the city in South Rock Island Township, and on which he has since resided. He is the owner of about 300 acres of partly improved land, in Edgington Township. In 1840, he was elected one of the County Commissioners, and held the office for three years, representing the southern part of the county. He has since held all the offices of the township, having been Supervisor and Collector.
Politically, Mr. Dunlap is identified with the Republican party.
Mr. Dunlap came to this county when a young man, even before reaching his majority, and has, for half a century, been actively and prominently identified with the history of Rock Island County. He is a man eminently worthy to be classed among her best and most prominent citizens. We therefore take pleasure in presenting his portrait in this volume.
Adolphus Dunlap, subject of this biographical notice, was the eldest but one in order of birth of a family of ten children. He was 20 years of age when the family came to this county, and had served an apprenticeship at the gunsmith trade under the instruction of Mr. Daniel Edgington, now of Edgington Township, and in whose honor the township was named. He completed his trade with Mr. E. after they came to this State, and began work at it in Edgington Township, and to him the honor is due of making the first gun that was ever made in Rock Island County. Mr. Dunlap continued at his trade for more than 20 years.
He was united in marriage in Edgington Township, Aug. 27, 1840, with Elizabeth Carr, born near Marietta, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1882. She was only a small child when her father came to this State, her mother having died in Ohio. They settled in what is now Cass County, Ill., near Beardstown. Mrs. Dunlap, wife of the subject of this notice, lived for some time with her grandparents, after which she lived for a while with her uncle, and lastly, a few years before her marriage, with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap became the parents of 11 children, two of whom are deceased. Sophia M. Forgy resides in Butler County, Kan.; Sarah is living at home, and is single; Joseph is married and lives on a farm in Edgington Township; Peter is likewise married and is a resident of Rooks County, Kan., where he is engaged in farming; Elizabeth Graham is a resident of Rock Island, South Rock Island Township, and Rebecca Graham lives in Rock Island Township; Mary lives on the parental homestead; Benjamin is married and lives with his family on the homestead, and Adolphus is living at home.
In 1851, Mr. Dunlap, subject of this notice, went to Rock Island city and started a gunsmith shop, and was there engaged in his trade until 1856, when he moved upon a piece of land, consisting of 25 acres, a half-mile from the city in South Rock Island Township, and on which he has since resided. He is the owner of about 300 acres of partly improved land, in Edgington Township. In 1840, he was elected one of the County Commissioners, and held the office for three years, representing the southern part of the county. He has since held all the offices of the township, having been Supervisor and Collector.
Politically, Mr. Dunlap is identified with the Republican party.
Mr. Dunlap came to this county when a young man, even before reaching his majority, and has, for half a century, been actively and prominently identified with the history of Rock Island County. He is a man eminently worthy to be classed among her best and most prominent citizens. We therefore take pleasure in presenting his portrait in this volume.
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