Newton County Indiana Bio. John Dunlap submitted by Kathy Huish anolelady@aol.com                          JOHN A. DUNLAP    John A. Dunlap has the distinction of being a native of one of the counties included in this historical survey. John Dunlap was born in Newton county August 1, 1878, a son of John and Henrietta (Crisler) Dunlap. Of the six children of these parents, four are still living. The parents were also natives of Indiana, and John Dunlap was a farmer and to some extent was identified with merchandising during his brief career. When a young man he located in Newton County, and died at Julian at the early age of thirty five in 1885. His widow survived until 1899.    Seven years of age when his father died, John A. Dunlap owes much to the diligence of a good mother, who kept her little family together until she married James Dunlap, a brother of her first husband. By her second marriage she became the mother of two children, one of them still living. These facts suggest that John A. Dunlap did not grow up in a home of luxury, and he realized early that he must make his own opportunities in life. At the age of sixteen he may be said to have started his practical career, working as a farm hand during the summer months and attending school in winter. In this he was able to complete what is now considered the equivalent of a high school course, attending the schools at Morocco, and later took a course in the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. Securing a Teacher's license, he taught intermittently and also pursued his studies of law in the office of Davis and Graves at Morocco, and was later a student in the office of Graves and Sutcliff at Warsaw.    On September 20, 1905, he married Miss Helen Johnson of Chicago. To their marriage has been born one daughter, Dorothy Anna. History of Jasper and Newton Counties -1916 Note: John Dunlap (the father of the subject of this biography) and Henrietta (Crisler) Dunlap also had a daughter, Bessie Ellen Dunlap, born April 12, 1876 Rens., who married Henry Paulus. To their union was born 3 children, one being Lela (Paulus) Huish, my grandmother. So, Henrietta (Crisler) and John Dunlap are my G-G-Grandparents. For more info see http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/gedcom/surnames.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted By Kathy Huish email- anolelady@aol.com