James Monroe DUNNING - Union Soldier
James Monroe DUNNING - Union Soldier
| James Monroe Dunning was born in Weakley County,
Tennessee according to the census of 1850. In the 1850 census
he was living with his parents, John and Sally Dunning along with
his sister Harriett and his brother George in District 12.
According to pension records from the National Archives he enlisted
February 1, 1864 and served as a private and a corporal in Co."M" 6th Reg't
Tennesse Calvary (Union army) at North Gibson He mustered
in as Private at Memphis. He was discharged on July 26,
1865, mustered out at Pulaski, Tn. . James then married Emily Jane
Cochran that same year in Graves County, Kentucky. They
then lived in the Mayfield area of Kentucky before moving to White Water
Station, Missouri. In the 1880 census James states that
he suffers from chills and fever and his occupation was farming.
He died in 1884 at the age of 40 and is buried at White Water Station,
Missouri. Emily and the children then moved to the Christmasville
area of Carroll County, Tennessee. Emily's application for pension stated
he contacted disease in service of his country. Cause of Death: Heart
disease or Catarhlal fever.
Submitted by Audean Dunning Halley |
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