Directions for finding this Delaware County, Ohio Cemetery:

Drive North from Columbus, Ohio on I-71 to Rt. 36. Turn right toward Sunbury. Shortly after exiting the freeway and before you get to Sunbury, the cemetery will be on a hill on the right side of the road.

After entering the cemetery there are six sites of Dunham gravesites.

Site 1:

To locate this site, drive into the cemetery road by the cemetery sign and look for two Dunham stones on your left. Buried there are Thomas H. Dunham and Jeremiah Dunham (Both are sons of Harlock and Elizabeth Dunham according to Susan Williams (another Dunham descendant) in an e-mail dated 19 June 2001.) They would have been Walter Dunham's (#35) nephews and Ann Dunham Leach's (#18) cousins.

GPS: 40° 15.904' N, 82° 54.362' W.

THOMAS H. DUNHAM
died Aug. 22, 1842:
in his 32 years.

JEREMIAH DUNHAM
died July 25, 1845:
in his 29. years.

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Site 2

To locate this site, drive farther down the cemetery road and look for a line of seven stones arranged in a line parallel to the road. Buried there are Jeremiah Dunham (Son of Eleazer and Miriam and grandson of Harlock. Harlock was Walter Dunham (#35)'s brother, so Harlock's grandchildren are Walter's grandnieces and grandnephews), Debbrane Dunham (Daughter of Eleazer and Miriam and granddaughter of Harlock), Sarah E. (Elizabeth) Dunham (Daughter of Eleazer and Miriam and granddaughter of Harlock), Elizabeth Haskins Dunham (Wife of Harlock Dunham; ie.Walter Dunham's sister-in-law), George C. Dunham (unknown relationship, but probably son of Eleazer and Miriam), and Miriam Meranda Clark Dunham (Wife of Eleazer; Harlock's daughter-in-law). One small stone between Elizabeth and George cannot be read. (The source of the relationships to Walter Dunham's brother, Harlock, is History of the Dunham-Donham Family in America web site--- founded 20 March 1997, created and maintained by James A. Streeter.)

GPS: 40° 15.687' N, 82° 54.361' W to 40° 15.886'N, 82° 54.361'W.

JEREMIAH
son of
E. & M. Dunham
died Apr. 6
1844?
Aged 2 Weeks

DEBBRANE
Daughter of
E. & M. Dunham
died Jan 6
1869?
Aged 9ys
2 mo & 6ds

SARAH E.
Daughter of
E. & M. DUNHAM
DIED
June 23, 1851
Aged 19
yrs. 2 mo
& 28 d's
O blsd exchange, seraphic flight
From earth to Heaven, from faith to sight
Let youth prepare for O how soon
The morning flower may blast at noon.

ELIZABETH
wife of
HARLOCK DUNHAM
DIED
Feb 27 1856

This appears to be the top of a stone similar to that of George (shown below). It might be the top part of Miriam Meranda Clark Dunham's stone shown below "WIFE OF E. DUNHAM".

GEORGE C.
Son of
?
DIED
Feb 13 1855
Aged 21 y
4 m's & 17 D's
?
?

Wife
of
E. DUNHAM
DIED
Sept 18 1859
Aged 15? Y's
9 M's & 13? D's
?
?

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Site 3:

To locate this site, find the middle of the old section of the cemetery. Buried there are Thomas Dunham, Mehalah Dunham, Caroline Dunham, and James E. Dunham. Thomas was Walter Dunham (#35)'s brother. Mehalah (Beardskey Hawkins) was Thomas' third wife. Caroline (Abbott) was Thomas' first wife. James E. was Thomas' son by Caroline, and he was Walter's nephew.

GPS: 40° 15.892' N, 82° 54.346'W to 40° 15.891' N, 82° 54.346' W.

THOMAS
DUNHAM
DIED
OCT 5 1882
AGED
84 Y. 3 M. 6

On a visit to Thomas' burial site on 26 June 2007, there was a flag and a war medallion for WWI. This medallion was obviously placed in the wrong spot. Thomas may have served in the War of 1812 with his brothers, but that is not known by Susan Snyder.

MEHALAH
WIFE OF
THOMAS DUNHAM.
DIED
MARCH 5 1880.
AGED
83YS. 7 MS. & 1 D.

CAROLINE,
WIFE OF
THOMAS

JAMES E.
DUNHAM
DIED
NOV 27 1851
Aged 22 Y.
11. Mo. & 28 D

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Site 4:

To locate this site, look near the eastern most cemetery drive adjacent to the old part of the cemetery. These stones are in the 3rd row west of that drive and face east. Buried there are Silas Dunham (Walter Dunham's brother [Jonathan Dunham]'s son; ie. Walter's nephew) and Silas' first wife, Irena Roloson, Elmina (his and Irena's infant daughter), and Joel Dunham (another son of Jonathan Dunham, brother of Silas, and nephew of Walter.)

GPS: 40° 15.882' N, 82° 54.335' W to 40° 15.880' N, 82° 54.336' W

JOEL
DUNHAM
DIED
Jan 29 1855.
Aged
34 Yrs 2Ms
& 18 Ds

ELMINA
Daughter of
SILAS & IRENA
DUNHAM
died Nov 8
1848
E. 2 Y. 11 M

This is the stone for Silas Dunham and Irena and is labeled "FATHER AND MOTHER DUNHAM." The left side is inscribed for Irena, as described below. The right side is inscribed for Silas, as shown below. To the left of the tombstone is a small stone labeled "I. D." To the right of the tombstone is a small stone labeled "S. D."

IRENA
DUNHAM
DIED
OCT. 5, 1854
AGED
42Y. 3M. 18 D.

SILAS
DUNHAM
DIED
JULY 18, 1894
AGED
86 Y. 7 D.

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Site 5:

Site 5: To locate this site, look near the S.E. Corner of the old part of the cemetery. Buried there are F. Marion Dunham, and Phebe J. Dunham. According to E-mail received by Susan L. Snyder on 17 June 2001 from Susan Williams, F. Marion was Francis Marion. He was the son of Silas Dunham (who was the son of Jonathan Dunham, Walter's brother) and Phebe J. Roloson (Silas' 2nd wife) . Francis Marion Dunham would have been Walter's grandnephew. Phebe J. Dunham is buried with her son, F. Marion. There is only one stone for both F. Marion and Phebe J. One name is on the front, the other on the back.

GPS: 40° 15.873' N, 82° 54.337' W

F. MARION
SON OF
S & P.J.
DUNHAM
DIED
APR 23 1888
AGED
29 Y 10 D
____

PHEBE J.
DUNHAM
Oct 10 1831
May 11 1910
______

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Site 6:

To locate this site, look in the 2nd row of tombstones east of the eastern most road of the old section of the cemetery. Buried there are Edgar C. Dunham, William R. Dunham, and Mary E. Dunham. Their relationship to Walter Dunham is unknown.

GPS: 40° 15.881' N, 82° 54.321' W

EDGAR C. DUNHAM
1876-1923

WILLIAM R.
DUNHAM
1905-1925

MARY E. DUNHAM
JONES
1882-1965

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On a visit to the cemetery 26 June 2007, there were miscellaneous tombstones stacked and leaned against the cemetery shed. Among these stones was one for Adelia E. Dunham, as shown below. Adelia was the daughter of Thomas Dunham and niece of Walter Dunham' (#35).

ADELIA E.
DUNHAM
DIED
Oct 30, 1854
Aged 26 Y
11. Mo. 19. D.

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