Individuals marked with a red dot are direct ancestors of Jacqueline Renee Milburn
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Fletcher, Marguerite {I1983} (b. 25 SEP 1921, d. ?)

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Note: COMMENTS OF JERRY PAUL SLONAKER Feb. 2001

Marianna Dunham was the beloved mother of my father, the Rev. Paul Jeremiah Slonaker. Unfortunately, she died in bed suddenly but quietly of an apparent heart attack or stroke just months before I was born. My grandfather, Carl Slonaker, had just gone downstairs to start a fire in the stove, after she told him she wanted to rest just a bit longer. When he returned to her bedside, he heard her exhale her last breath. Oddly, years later in January of 1979, my father passed away in a very similar fashion. After my parents awoke, they turned on the television in their bedroom. When my mother asked my father, who had recently retired from the ministry, if he wanted to get up to have some breakfast, he said he wanted to stay in bed a little longer. She left to fix some breakfast for the two of them; but when she returned, he had already died quietly of an apparent hear attack.

I often heard my father speak of of his mother, Marianna Dunham Slonaker, in the most tender words. He spoke of her with enormous reverence, honor and love. She obviously greatly inspired him, and he at times mentioned her during his sermons. Those are the only times he almost lost his composure while preaching. It simply was readily apparent to me that his mother had a tremendous influence on his life. He painfully described to me the times he saw his mother working day and night with little rest. He described her working and spraying apple trees in the family orchard until her hands bled. But what came across from my fathers words about her was her incredibly warm, caring and strong personality--traits my father certainly shared with her.

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Note: This is Benjamin Washington Dunham, III, was known as "Doc" Dunham. He was married to Margaret Catherine Hutzler, and they had 10 children, one of whom (child #6) was Marianna Dunham. Every other child died while an infant. Some speculation is that an RH negative blood factor may have been the problem, but this is not based upon any firm information. One source gives Doc's date of death as August 6, 1935. Another source puts the date at August 9.
An article by Evelyn Dunham Parsons, a granddaughter of Doc Dunham and Margaret Hutzler Dunham, wrote in "Remember Back Creek Valley" as follows:
"On the hillside near the Stanley Fall just south of Glengary stands a two-story log house [built about 1850]. One of the very oldest buildings in the area with still a long future ahead. Through the years a few changes have been made and repairs done [most recently by the Crawfords]. Although not very large in square footage, it has housed large families and made a lovely home with much love shared."
Paraphrasing Evelyn Dunham Parsons: Following the death of Doc and his wife, "Aunt Georgie" Dunham (Slonaker) lived in the log house. Later, the Roy Cole family with 13 children lived there for many years. It is now owned by the Crawford family of Bedington. They have restored as much as possible to its original condition.
"The Dunhams came to America in 1671 and kept working their way westward and settled in this area around 1800."
Evelyn continues: "My grandparents, Benjamin "Doc" and Margaret Hutzler Dunham, occupied and perhaps built this house around 1860. They had 10 children and every other birth failed to survive. All five infants who died are buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery."
"The [five] surviving children were strong and healthy. Their names were Minnie Dunham (Frye), Marianna Dunham (Slonaker), Georgie Dunham (Slonaker), Gressman E. Dunham, and Amos Harwood Dunham [who was Evelyn's father]."
Evelyn said at the time of her undated article, "I calculate the direct ancestors and offspring at . . . 325 who originated from this one log house. Some were and are farmers, teachers, preachers, nurses, bankers, realtors, musicians, soldiers, and various types of businessmen. " Now the number is much greater, and we need to add, including other occupations, lawyer, University Ph.D., public school executive, retail store manager, transportation broker, and corporate administrator.
Doc Dunham was one of 15 children, but several died as infants.

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Note: It appears that an early version of the name "Hutzler" was spelled "Hutslar," then "Hutsler" and finally "Hutzler."

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