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James P. Dunn. The interests of Pike County would be incomplete with the
mention of Mr. Dunn,one of its prominent planters. He was born in Greene
County, Ala., June 3, 1847, one of a family of fourteen children born to the
union of Wesley and Martha (Horton) Dunn, natives of North Carolina, born
in 1814 and 1820, respectively. Their children were as follows: Alert W.,
Bolen H. (deceased), Lucy M. (deceased), Julius C., Mattie A. (deceased),
Wiley P. (deceased), James P., Sidney F., Samuel W., Martha, and four
children who died in infancy. The father was a very successful agriculturist
who emigrated from North Carolina to Alabama in Greene County, where he
lived until 1859, when he emigrated to Arkansas, settling in Dallas County,
and resided there until his death in 1871; his widow followed him in 1887.
Mr. Dunn was an ardent Democrat, and took an active part in the politics of
his county, serving several terms as constable; he also took an active
interest in the building up of churches, schools and society. Both he and
wife were worthy members of the Missionary Baptist Church. The subject of
this sketch received his education in the private school of Dallas County,
Ark. After finishing his education he engaged in farming, also teaching
schools for three seasons. One December 24, 1874, he was united in marriage
to Miss Mollie E. Cooper, a native of Georgia, and to this union have been
born six children, viz., Carlos W.., Cora J., Sterling P. (deceased), Roscoe
H. (deceased), Claude W. (deceased) and Fred S. Mr. Dunn has always
continued in his chosen avocation, farming, in which he has been unusually
successful. He now owns about 280 acre of land, with 114 acres under
cultivation; also a town lot. He takes an active interest in politics of his
county, voting the Union Labor ticket. He has held the office of justice of
the peace, and in 1887 and 1889 represented this county in the General
Assembly. Both he and his wife are earnest members of the Christian Church.
Mr. Dunn belongs to the Masonic fraternity, a members of Manchester Lodge
No. 16.
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Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, 1890, Pike County,
pages 325-326.
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