From the History of Jasper County, Missouri, Vol 2, Pages 787-788:
ORSON W, Dunham,—Endowed by nature with mechanical ability and inventive talent. Orson W. Dunham, proprietor of the Dunham Manufacturing Company of Joplin. Missouri, has spent much time in devising and constructing machinery and appliances that would he of practical use in mining and industrial pursuits, and has met with eminent success, among the best known of his inventions being the "Dunham Separator," which is extensively used wherever there are mines. He was born March 6, 1871, at Battle Crook, Michigan, a son of Orson Dunham.
A native of the Empire state, Orson Dunham migrated to Michigan in early manhood, and was there engaged in general farming and stock-raising until his death, at the age of sixty-four years. He married Lovina Andrews, who was born in Michigan and died in Kansas. They reared a large family of children, as follows: Walter C., a Colorado ranchman; William C., deceased; Wesley M., of Battle Creek. Michigan; Ernest V., of Topeka, Kansas; Clayton C,, an inventor and manufacturer at Marshalltown, Iowa; Orson W., the subject of this brief personal record; Mrs. Ella Hogan, of Ottawa, Kansas; Carrie, deceased; and Mrs. Edith Miller, deceased.
Acquiring his early education in the public; schools, Orson W. Dunham went into the lumber regions of Arkansas, and for seven years was engaged in the manufacture of lumber, owning and operating a saw mill. Locating: then in Aurora, Missouri, he worked in various mines. The necessities of mining stimulated Mr. Dunham's inventive and constructive talents, and he began experimenting on the ways of separating the ore from the dirt and gravel; going from Aurora to Carterville, he mined there for four years, in the meantime continuing his experiments until the perfection and completion of the ''Dunham Separator," which is now known wherever mining is carried on to any extent. He has since perfected the Dunham Triplex Ore Concentrator, which is destined to revolutionize the industry. Coming to Joplin in 1909, Mr. Dunham, who had previously taken out patent papers, had a separator built at the Joplin Sash and Door Factory. It proved so successful that Mr. Bracket, proprietor of the factory in which it was made, bought it, paying Mr. Dunham the snug little sum of ten thousand dollars for the invention. Having disposed of his interests in the separator, Mr. Dunham began working on other inventions that should prove practical and useful, and having erected a large factory, is now carrying on an extensive and lucrative business as head of the Dunham Manufacturing Company. He is carrying out his ideas on a large scale, and has now nearly perfected another device which bids fair to be very- useful, as well as ornamental, in the equipment of mercantile establishments.
Mr. Dunham married Arminta Amanda Stow, who was born in Brightwater, Arkansas, and to them six children have been born, namely: Clayton H, of Brightwater, Arkansas; Ethel, living in Bentonvilte, Arkansas; Otto K., who died in Aurora, Arkansas; Nona, who died in Aurora, Missouri; Kenneth, of Carterville, Missouri; and Gordon, a resident of Carterville, Missouri. Politically Mr. Dunham is identified with the Socialists, and religiously he is a member of the Christian church.
ORSON W, Dunham,—Endowed by nature with mechanical ability and inventive talent. Orson W. Dunham, proprietor of the Dunham Manufacturing Company of Joplin. Missouri, has spent much time in devising and constructing machinery and appliances that would he of practical use in mining and industrial pursuits, and has met with eminent success, among the best known of his inventions being the "Dunham Separator," which is extensively used wherever there are mines. He was born March 6, 1871, at Battle Crook, Michigan, a son of Orson Dunham.
A native of the Empire state, Orson Dunham migrated to Michigan in early manhood, and was there engaged in general farming and stock-raising until his death, at the age of sixty-four years. He married Lovina Andrews, who was born in Michigan and died in Kansas. They reared a large family of children, as follows: Walter C., a Colorado ranchman; William C., deceased; Wesley M., of Battle Creek. Michigan; Ernest V., of Topeka, Kansas; Clayton C,, an inventor and manufacturer at Marshalltown, Iowa; Orson W., the subject of this brief personal record; Mrs. Ella Hogan, of Ottawa, Kansas; Carrie, deceased; and Mrs. Edith Miller, deceased.
Acquiring his early education in the public; schools, Orson W. Dunham went into the lumber regions of Arkansas, and for seven years was engaged in the manufacture of lumber, owning and operating a saw mill. Locating: then in Aurora, Missouri, he worked in various mines. The necessities of mining stimulated Mr. Dunham's inventive and constructive talents, and he began experimenting on the ways of separating the ore from the dirt and gravel; going from Aurora to Carterville, he mined there for four years, in the meantime continuing his experiments until the perfection and completion of the ''Dunham Separator," which is now known wherever mining is carried on to any extent. He has since perfected the Dunham Triplex Ore Concentrator, which is destined to revolutionize the industry. Coming to Joplin in 1909, Mr. Dunham, who had previously taken out patent papers, had a separator built at the Joplin Sash and Door Factory. It proved so successful that Mr. Bracket, proprietor of the factory in which it was made, bought it, paying Mr. Dunham the snug little sum of ten thousand dollars for the invention. Having disposed of his interests in the separator, Mr. Dunham began working on other inventions that should prove practical and useful, and having erected a large factory, is now carrying on an extensive and lucrative business as head of the Dunham Manufacturing Company. He is carrying out his ideas on a large scale, and has now nearly perfected another device which bids fair to be very- useful, as well as ornamental, in the equipment of mercantile establishments.
Mr. Dunham married Arminta Amanda Stow, who was born in Brightwater, Arkansas, and to them six children have been born, namely: Clayton H, of Brightwater, Arkansas; Ethel, living in Bentonvilte, Arkansas; Otto K., who died in Aurora, Arkansas; Nona, who died in Aurora, Missouri; Kenneth, of Carterville, Missouri; and Gordon, a resident of Carterville, Missouri. Politically Mr. Dunham is identified with the Socialists, and religiously he is a member of the Christian church.
From the History of Jasper County, Missouri, Vol 2, Pages 787-788:
ORSON W, Dunham,—Endowed by nature with mechanical ability and inventive talent. Orson W. Dunham, proprietor of the Dunham Manufacturing Company of Joplin. Missouri, has spent much time in devising and constructing machinery and appliances that would he of practical use in mining and industrial pursuits, and has met with eminent success, among the best known of his inventions being the "Dunham Separator," which is extensively used wherever there are mines. He was born March 6, 1871, at Battle Crook, Michigan, a son of Orson Dunham.
A native of the Empire state, Orson Dunham migrated to Michigan in early manhood, and was there engaged in general farming and stock-raising until his death, at the age of sixty-four years. He married Lovina Andrews, who was born in Michigan and died in Kansas. They reared a large family of children, as follows: Walter C., a Colorado ranchman; William C., deceased; Wesley M., of Battle Creek. Michigan; Ernest V., of Topeka, Kansas; Clayton C,, an inventor and manufacturer at Marshalltown, Iowa; Orson W., the subject of this brief personal record; Mrs. Ella Hogan, of Ottawa, Kansas; Carrie, deceased; and Mrs. Edith Miller, deceased.
Acquiring his early education in the public; schools, Orson W. Dunham went into the lumber regions of Arkansas, and for seven years was engaged in the manufacture of lumber, owning and operating a saw mill. Locating: then in Aurora, Missouri, he worked in various mines. The necessities of mining stimulated Mr. Dunham's inventive and constructive talents, and he began experimenting on the ways of separating the ore from the dirt and gravel; going from Aurora to Carterville, he mined there for four years, in the meantime continuing his experiments until the perfection and completion of the ''Dunham Separator," which is now known wherever mining is carried on to any extent. He has since perfected the Dunham Triplex Ore Concentrator, which is destined to revolutionize the industry. Coming to Joplin in 1909, Mr. Dunham, who had previously taken out patent papers, had a separator built at the Joplin Sash and Door Factory. It proved so successful that Mr. Bracket, proprietor of the factory in which it was made, bought it, paying Mr. Dunham the snug little sum of ten thousand dollars for the invention. Having disposed of his interests in the separator, Mr. Dunham began working on other inventions that should prove practical and useful, and having erected a large factory, is now carrying on an extensive and lucrative business as head of the Dunham Manufacturing Company. He is carrying out his ideas on a large scale, and has now nearly perfected another device which bids fair to be very- useful, as well as ornamental, in the equipment of mercantile establishments.
Mr. Dunham married Arminta Amanda Stow, who was born in Brightwater, Arkansas, and to them six children have been born, namely: Clayton H, of Brightwater, Arkansas; Ethel, living in Bentonvilte, Arkansas; Otto K., who died in Aurora, Arkansas; Nona, who died in Aurora, Missouri; Kenneth, of Carterville, Missouri; and Gordon, a resident of Carterville, Missouri. Politically Mr. Dunham is identified with the Socialists, and religiously he is a member of the Christian church.
ORSON W, Dunham,—Endowed by nature with mechanical ability and inventive talent. Orson W. Dunham, proprietor of the Dunham Manufacturing Company of Joplin. Missouri, has spent much time in devising and constructing machinery and appliances that would he of practical use in mining and industrial pursuits, and has met with eminent success, among the best known of his inventions being the "Dunham Separator," which is extensively used wherever there are mines. He was born March 6, 1871, at Battle Crook, Michigan, a son of Orson Dunham.
A native of the Empire state, Orson Dunham migrated to Michigan in early manhood, and was there engaged in general farming and stock-raising until his death, at the age of sixty-four years. He married Lovina Andrews, who was born in Michigan and died in Kansas. They reared a large family of children, as follows: Walter C., a Colorado ranchman; William C., deceased; Wesley M., of Battle Creek. Michigan; Ernest V., of Topeka, Kansas; Clayton C,, an inventor and manufacturer at Marshalltown, Iowa; Orson W., the subject of this brief personal record; Mrs. Ella Hogan, of Ottawa, Kansas; Carrie, deceased; and Mrs. Edith Miller, deceased.
Acquiring his early education in the public; schools, Orson W. Dunham went into the lumber regions of Arkansas, and for seven years was engaged in the manufacture of lumber, owning and operating a saw mill. Locating: then in Aurora, Missouri, he worked in various mines. The necessities of mining stimulated Mr. Dunham's inventive and constructive talents, and he began experimenting on the ways of separating the ore from the dirt and gravel; going from Aurora to Carterville, he mined there for four years, in the meantime continuing his experiments until the perfection and completion of the ''Dunham Separator," which is now known wherever mining is carried on to any extent. He has since perfected the Dunham Triplex Ore Concentrator, which is destined to revolutionize the industry. Coming to Joplin in 1909, Mr. Dunham, who had previously taken out patent papers, had a separator built at the Joplin Sash and Door Factory. It proved so successful that Mr. Bracket, proprietor of the factory in which it was made, bought it, paying Mr. Dunham the snug little sum of ten thousand dollars for the invention. Having disposed of his interests in the separator, Mr. Dunham began working on other inventions that should prove practical and useful, and having erected a large factory, is now carrying on an extensive and lucrative business as head of the Dunham Manufacturing Company. He is carrying out his ideas on a large scale, and has now nearly perfected another device which bids fair to be very- useful, as well as ornamental, in the equipment of mercantile establishments.
Mr. Dunham married Arminta Amanda Stow, who was born in Brightwater, Arkansas, and to them six children have been born, namely: Clayton H, of Brightwater, Arkansas; Ethel, living in Bentonvilte, Arkansas; Otto K., who died in Aurora, Arkansas; Nona, who died in Aurora, Missouri; Kenneth, of Carterville, Missouri; and Gordon, a resident of Carterville, Missouri. Politically Mr. Dunham is identified with the Socialists, and religiously he is a member of the Christian church.
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