Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Dunlap, George W 1845 - 
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Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890

GEORGE W. DUNLAP, the son of a pioneer of Will County, who has himself done 
much pioneer work in the improvement of his fine farm on section 36, Wheatland 
Towrnship, may well be classed among the pioneers of this part of Illinois. He 
is a native of Sullivan County, N. Y., and was born April 3, 1845. He is a son 
of Wilson and Phoeba (Holliday) Dunlap, natives of New York State. The 
father's family is of Scotch origin. In 1853, the parents of our subject 
emigrated to this county and his father farmed here as a renter for a number 
of years. He finally settled on a farm of his own in DuPage Township, and 
subsequently removed to Plainfield and resided there a number of years. Later 
he and his wife retired from active life to the home of his daughter, Mrs. 
Albert Tyler, of Wheatland Township, and he is still an inmate of her 
household and is now in his seventy-sixth year. In the month of June, 1888, 
his faithful wife, who had borne with him the labors of their early years and 
had shared with him the joys and sorrows of a long wedded life, was removed 
from his side by the hand of death. By that marriage he became the father of 
seven children, of whom the following four survive: Eugene, residing in 
Lockport Township; Mrs. Tyler, of Wheatland Township; Elizabeth, wife of Henry 
Walker, of Iroquois County, and our subject. The father is a stanch Democrat 
in politics. George Dunlap, of whom we write, was a young lad when he came to 
this county and here he was reared to a stalwart manhood under the influences 
of pioneer life. His education was conducted in the district schools of the 
early days, and he gained a thorough knowledge of farming in all its branches 
under the guidance of his father, and has always followed that calling. In the 
month of August, 1862, Mr. Dunlap was married to Mrs. Affa Eaton, widow of 
Henry Eaton, of Wheatland Township, and a daughter of J. B. King, of DuPage 
Township, of whom a sketch appears in this Album. Of their union four children 
have been born, of whom three are now living: James W., Ida, Affa and Emma J. 
By her first marriage with Henry Eaton, Mrs. Dunlap had one daughter, Alice. 
Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap are highly regarded in this community for their great 
personal worth and in their home, comfort and hospitality abides. Mr. Dunlap 
carries on his affairs with wisdom and in his dealings with others is honest 
and fair. He is sincerely religious and the Methodist Episcopal Church finds 
in him one of its most consistent and conscientious members. His strong 
temperance views shape his politics and he is identified with the Prohibition 
party. He has served as a School Director, and all things that will in any way 
advance the educational interests of the township or elevate society, find 
favor with him.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 
 


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