DARKE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: DUNN, John C. (published 1894)
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A PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND.
A.W. Bowen & Co. 1894

        JOHN C. DUNN, a highly respected citizen of Washington township,
was born in Blackford county, Ind., August 8, 1840, and is the son of
Thomas and Sarah (Reasoner) Dunn, the father having been born in
Pennsylvania in 1812, and the mother in Ohio in 1815. Thomas Dunn emigrated
with his parents to Virginia when a boy, remained there a short time, and
accompanied them to Henry county, Ind. He lived with his parents until he
was of age, and then learned the carpenter's trade. About this time he
entered eighty acres of land in Washington township, Delaware county, which
he afterward traded for another eighty acres in the same township, in
section 10. This was about the year 1842. In 1865, he bought the Cumberland
mills in Grant county, and operated them until the time of his death, which
occurred in November, 1881. This enterprising man also owned an interest in
the Elizabeth mills in Washington township, now operated by his son, John
C. He likewise owned eighty acres of land in Je
fferson township, Grant county, and forty acres in Washington township,
Delaware county. This property was cleared by his own industry and good
management. He filled the office of township trustee for sixteen years, and
took a very active part in politics, always supporting the republican
ticket. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church, in which
faith she lived and died in 1890.
        John C. Dunn's boyhood days were spent upon the farm, where he
acquired a thorough knowledge of farming. He enlisted in 1862 in the
Eighty-fourth Indiana infantry for three years, and during the war, all of
which time he served except one month, taking part in the Atlanta campaign,
and was in the following battles: Buzzard's Roost, Pulaski, Duck river,
Franklin and Nashville. In the last named battle he was wounded in the knee
by a minie ball, and was in the hospital for five days. He was mustered out
in June, 1865, having served throughout the entire war. He has never made
application for a pension. Upon his return home he worked for his father
one year in the mills, and then traveled for a few months in Iowa and
Illinois and the northern part of the state.
        Mr. Dunn was married May 19, 1870, to Sarah Horner, born in Darke
county, Ohio, in 1843, daughter of Andrew and Nancy (Walker) Horner,
natives of Pennsylvania. Her father was a farmer of Grant county, Ind. Mrs.
Dunn died February 22, 1891, and was buried in Elizabethtown cemetery. She
was the mother of one child, Della, wife of William R. Janney, a farmer of
this township. Mr. Dunn married again October 25, 1892, the maiden name of
his wife being Clara E. Irwin, born in Clinton county, Ohio, October 30,
1852. She is the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Killian) Irvin; the father
having been born February 24, 1817, in Fayette county, Ohio, and the mother
in Clinton county, Ohio, April 11, 1825. The father was a cabinet maker,
and followed that trade all his life. In the year 1856 he settled at
Atlanta, Logan county, Ill., where he remained until his death, which
occurred December 22, 1888. He was an active member of the Christian
church, and was the deacon in that body for years.
 Mr. Irvin was a strong supporter of the republican party. His widow is
living with her daughter, Mrs. Dunn.
        J.C. Dunn is a deacon in the Presbyterian church, and his wife is a
member of the Christian church. In politics he is a republican, and always
takes a lively interest in election. Mr. Dunn has been in the milling
business since 1866; first in Cumberland, and then in the Elizabeth mills;
being now owner of the latter, and doing an excellent business. He also
owns a store at that place, where he sells all kinds of merchandise. In
addition to this property he owns fifteen acres of land adjoining the
mills, and is in very prosperous circumstances.