Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Dunn, William, Rev. November 31, 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 9, 2008, 3:13 pm Dec. 10, 1840 Charlotte Journal DEPARTED THIS LIFE, on the 31st ult., in the 33rd year of his age, the REV. WILLIAM DUNN of the Baptist denomination. The deceased was born in the State of Maine in the year 1808 of repectable parents. In the year 1833, he was brought by Divine Grace, to the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, united himself to the Methodist denomination, and became a traveling preacher in that connection until 1836. In this year, his mind became much exercised on the subject of Baptism, which resulted in the conviction that it was his duty to be buried with Christ in that ordinance. He was according immersed in wateer upon a profession of faith in Chirst on the 7th of August 1836. From that time forward he enter upon the duties of an Evangelist. He has left a widow and two children to mourn their loss. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/obits/d/dunn485nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb