Samuel Dunham (1742-1824)

Samuel Dunham ‡
Birth:	11 May 1742 Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Death:	18 February 1824 Berkeley County, West Virginia
Father:	Jonathan Dunham (1710-1748)
Mother:	Mary Smith (1717-1791)
Skills:	Farmer, Slaveowner
Spouse / partner:	Hannah Ruble (c1758-1826)
Wedding:	1775
Sex:
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Samuel Dunham was born 11 May 1742 in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey to Jonathan Dunham (1710-1748) and Mary Smith (1717-1791) and died 18 February 1824 Berkeley County, West Virginia of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Ruble (c1758-1826) 1775 .

Children

Offspring of Samuel Dunham and Hannah Ruble (c1758-1826)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Jacob Dunham (1795)	1 June 1795 Berkeley County, West Virginia	20 July 1865 Tipton County, Indiana	Catherine Goodnight (1794)

Footnotes (including sources)

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Chicago sun-times reports that Samuel was a slave owner. Wargs indicates Hannah's maiden name may have been Ruble. (pdf) The Obama Family Tree, Chicago Sun Times, 2007-09-09, pp. page 3B "Controversy" section, http://www.suntimes.com/images/cds/MP3/obamatree.pdf, retrieved 2009-11-1  William Addams Reitwiesner, "Ancestry of Barack Obama", WARGS (William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services), http://www.wargs.com/political/obama.html, retrieved 2009-11-05