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Clara m. (2) (int. 11 Dec 1871) Samuel Dunbar, Esq. of Castine, ME (possibly
he who d. 14 April 1908, son of Reuben Dunbar and Elizabeth Parker). Clara
and Samuel had William F. Dunbar (1883-1953) who m. Luena A. Conner
(1895-1970).

Clara married Dunbar, Samuel on Yes, date unknown. Samuel (son of Dunbar, Reuben and Parker, Elizabeth) was born on 2 Sep 1826; died on 14 Apr 1908; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clara married Dunbar, Jairus Jr. on Yes, date unknown. Jairus (son of Dunbar, Jairus and Leach, Hannah) was born on 31 Jul 1835 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 17 Mar 1867 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William was son of Samuel Dunbar (bookkeeper for a ship's chandler and
later a merchant) and Clara P. Wardwell. Samuel Dunbar (b. 2 Sept 1826, d.
14 April 1908) is son of Reuben Dunbar (d. 15 Aug 1881, age 83 yr. 6 mo.) and
wife Elizabeth F. Parker (d. 20 Dec 1878, age 75 yr. 10 mo. 14 days, dau. of
Simeon and Mary nee Perkins). Reuben Dunbar is son of Capt. David Dunbar,
d. 7 Oct 1843 age 60 y. 8 mo. 26 d., and wife Nancy W., d. 21 May 1866, age
79 yr. 6 mo.

William married Conner, Luena Ardell on 28 Oct 1914 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Luena (daughter of Conner, Irvin Lincoln and Carter, Emma Augusta) was born on 30 Oct 1895 in Castine, Hancock, Maine; died on 30 Jun 1970 in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Via email from SEDWilkins@aol.com in December, 2001:

My great-grandmother Addie Wardwell Dunbar is almost certainly the woman you

have listed . . . .

According the notes I have here, which I believe are in Annie's hand, Addie

Wardwell Dunbar was one of three daughters of Clara Wardwell, Addie and Annie

having been born, a year apart, to Clara and Jairus Dunbar. These notes

indicate, as do your records, that Clara remarried, but show that she also

had two children with Samuel Dunbar, Helen (later McMasters) and William F.,

who married Luena Connor.

Addie was born October 9, 1866. Her sister Annie L. Dunbar was born October

8, 1867. Helen M. Dunbar was born October 28, 1874 and William F. Dunbar was

born August 29, 1883.

George Henry Dunbar (who was born April 5, 1866 according to both these notes

and your records) and Addie Wardwell Dunbar were married August 12, 1899,

according to the State Archives (though the record says "George A"). He was

attached to an Army Transport ship (I believe he was in the Merchant Marine)

and went to China during the Boxer Rebellion. From there he returned (to

base?) in Oregon. Perhaps Robert was born there -- I still don't have birth

data for him.

My father understood that Addie and George both died of the flu in Oregon,

but they are buried in Castine so we hypothesized that the family (or perhaps

the Army or the Masons?) had their bodies brought back home. My father

understood that their son, his father, Robert, had become a ward of the State

of Oregon, but his maiden aunt Annie obtained custody and brought him home

and raised him in Castine.

(Annie's notes, and your records, if "Abby W" is Addie, have Addie's date of

death as 1907 and George's date of death as 1916, so perhaps he returned to

Castine with his son after his wife's death and Annie helped to raise Robert?

Or perhaps Addie died in Oregon while George was at sea, and so the child was

sent back to Castine, and George returned there after being mustered out? At

any rate, my father and his family went home to Castine to see Aunt Annie

during my father's childhood.)

Robert died in 1955, and his widow deeded the house in Castine to a man who

had been the caretaker and looked after Annie in her invalid old age.

Unfortunately I do not (yet) know his name.

My father, Malcolm Clyde Dunbar, was Robert's only child. He died in 1999 so

I am reconstructing all this without any living relative for recollecting

(which is why I can't double-check the "ward of the state" story).

Sally Wilkins

Amherst, NH

Addie married Dunbar, George Henry on 12 Aug 1899. George (son of Dunbar, Bennett and Leach, Frances) was born on 5 Apr 1866; died on 7 Oct 1916; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Annie was a teacher.

Annie married Gray, N.W. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert's only son, Malcolm Clyde Dunbar, died in 1999.

R.W. married Leighton, S. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

E.L. married Brawn, M.H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

E.L. married Drake, E.C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

E.L. married Shirland, B.W. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]