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Son of Shadrach Dunning and Adah Morris
m: Margaret Ann McFarland Mar 1 1855, Henry Co MO.
ch include:
-George Young 1855-1857/Henry Co.
-Sarah Eudora 1859-1906/Jasper Co MO
-Gertrude 1861-1898/Jasper Co MO
-Ella Mae 1866-1915/Jasper Co MO
-John Henry Jr. 1871-1923/CA
-Robert Lee 1875-1876/Jasper Co MO
-Albert West 1878-1918/Jasper Co
-Adah Belle 1880-1907/Jasper Co MO

Based on birthplaces of children, the family appears to have moved from Henry Co to Jasper Co MO. in early 1870s.

BIO submitted by Roy, with thanks: "He served throughout the Civil War in the Confederate army, as a member of Company K, Sixteenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry. In 1866 he came to Jasper county on a prospecting tour, and in February, 1867, assumed possession of his present property, Oak Grove Farm, which is located on section twenty-three. Union township, and contains three hundred and twenty acres of as good land as can be found in this vicinity. He has made excellent improvements, having a commodious house, a large barn and all the outbuildings required by a progressive and up-to-date agriculturist. Red Fox mine, one of the rich mines of Jasper county, is only forty rods east of Oak Grove farm. Mr. Dunning married, March 1, 1855, Margaret McFarland, who was born in Macoupin county, Illinois, of Scotch ancestry. [A HISTORY OF JASPER COUNTY and its people, Joel Thomas Livingston, Public Domain]"

Note: John Henry and his sister, Sarah Elizabeth, married sister and brother Margaret Ann and Robert West McFarland, and they with some of their children relocated to Porterville, CA.

Buried: Home of Peace Cemetery 20 January 1828

Birthmonth shown as May on census record, as March in other records.

California Death Index: John H. Dunning, age 93 years,
died: January 18, 1928 in Tulare County, California

Thanks to Joanne for locating burial information and photo of marker.