Elmo W. Dunn Biography


	This biography appears on page 1067 in "History of Dakota 
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				ELMO W. DUNN. 

	Elmo W. Dunn, a resident farmer of Moody county, living in 
Flandreau township, was born in Galesville, Wisconsin, on the 30th of 
May, 1876, a son of William and Mary A. (Barlow) Dunn. The father, who 
was both a farmer and blacksmith, removed from Canada to Michigan and 
afterward to Wisconsin, where he married. In the fall of 1876 he 
brought his family to Dakota territory, settling five and a half miles 
northeast of Flandreau, where he homesteaded and also secured a tree 
claim, following farming throughout his remaining days in South Dakota. 
He died July 8, 1893, and was laid to rest in Flandreau. He was a 
pioneer settler of the district in which he took up his abode and 
experienced all of the hardships and privations of frontier life. 

	Elmo W. Dunn was educated in the public schools and high school 
and when his textbooks were put aside concentrated his efforts upon 
general agricultural pursuits The old homestead upon which he was 
reared is still in possession of the family but his mother is now 
living in Flandreau. When nineteen years of age he began farming on his 
own account, being given his present place by his parents, who in 1882 
purchased a relinquishment of it. He is now busily, actively and 
successfully engaged in farming three hundred and fifty-five acres of 
rich and valuable land, which is also well stocked, for he has upon the 
place one hundred head of cattle and twenty head of horses. He employs 
three men to assist him in carrying on the farm work, which is 
conducted along progressive lines, bringing to him substantial 
prosperity. 

	On the 19th of October, 1904, Mr. Dunn married Miss Myrtie Daily, 
a daughter of William Daily, a pioneer. The children of this marriage 
are Wilna, William and Mildred. The religious faith of the family is 
that of the Methodist church and the political belief of Mr. Dunn is 
that of the republican party. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd 
Fellows He has never sought nor desired political office, but is a 
public-spirited, progressive citizen who favors many plans and measures 
for the general good. He is a stalwart champion of the good roads 
movement and his interest in South Dakota's development has been 
manifest in many tangible and helpful ways.