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John Dunn (Livingston County, KY, wharfmaster)

b. 1815? d. 1879-11-07

Livingston County, Kentucky, wharfmaster. Ohio native. Married to Permelia Shoemaker Dunn. Father of Emily Dunn, Dorsey Dunn, Ellen Dunn, George W. Dunn, Mary Dunn, Lettie Dunn, Mattie Dunn, and Susan Dunn. Boat owner in Livingston County, Kentucky, in 1850. Wharfmaster in Livingston County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Smithland, p. 384A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Smithland, p. 174.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994045, Livingston County Births, p. 7.

"Obituary," The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), November 8, 1879, p. 1.

Citation

Dunn, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207569 (November 12, 2026).

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