OBITS: Dunbar, Samuel; Oneida co., NY

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Roman Citizen August 8, 1884
DUNBAR - At Austin, Nevada, July 1884, Samuel Dunbar

Two weeks ago we published a telegram from Austin, Nevada stating that Samuel 
Dunbar, formerly of Oneida Co., NY had died in Austin a day or two before, and 
requesting us to notify his friends, that they might look after his property. A 
few days later Mr. Ozias Hall, of Lee Center, informed us that Samuel Dunbar 
was a brother to his wife, and also of Eben S. Dunbar and Mrs. William Robinson 
of Lee Center. He said that deceased went to California about thirty years ago, 
and had ever since continued to live there and in Nevada. For some years past 
he had been raising horses for the San Francisco market, and a letter received 
from him last May stated that he had two or three hundred horses on hand then 
which he expected soon to dispose of. He had just been offered $5,000 for them. 

A copy of the REESE RIVER REVERILLE, of Thursday, July 24, 1884, has recently 
been received, which contains the following particulars of his sickness and 
death: 

"Mr. Dunbar has of late been greatly afflicted with paroxysmal asthma. During 
the late spring it had often been impossible for him to lie down for days at a 
time. He would sleep in a sitting posture. With the heat of summer weather, 
however, he improved. Last Sunday he went to Ledlie with the excursion, and 
during the sports of the day he exposed himself in such a manner as to take 
cold. This brought on a severe attack of his old enemy, and night before last 
he passed a very severe night. Yesterday morning he was brought to Dr. 
Hammond's office, where he was soon relieved sufficiently to eat a little 
breakfast which was brought to him. While the doctor was at dinner he had 
another more sever paroxysm than ever. Aid was quickly summoned and he was 
apparently relieved. He slept a little, sitting, during the afternoon, when 
about half-past, he suddenly ceased to breathe. His death was so quiet that 
neither the doctor nor Mr. Cushing, who was working within eight or ten feet of 
him, had the slightest intimation of his condition until he had passed away. 
The deceased had many acquaintances here, but he did not seem to have ever 
talked very freely about his family relations. Our inquires have brought out 
the facts that he was born in Oneida county, New York, and that he has 
relatives there still. He came to Austin in 1874 and has resided here ever 
since. He was unmarried. The day before he died he told William Ohngemar that 
he had about consummated a sale of his horses, and was to deliver them in 
Carlin next week and receive $7,000 for them. After his death his remains were 
taken to the City Hall, from whence the funeral took place. He was aged 
somewhere between 55 and 60 years." 

The statement in the above extract that Mr. Dunbar was unmarried, is incorrect. 
He had been married for several years before going to California, and when he 
went away it was understood by friends that they had separated by mutual 
agreement. At all events it is certain that they have never seen nor 
corresponded with each other since, and when he was out here visiting his 
relatives a few years since he made no effort to look her up, though it was 
then supposed that she was living somewhere in Ohio. The notice, however, which 
we published two weeks since, seems to have found her, for a few days ago we 
received a letter from her dated Toledo, Ohio, asking for further particulars 
of his death. We understand that she and her husband had no children, so it 
seems probable that one-third of the property he left will go to her, and the 
remainder will be divided among his relatives.