Adam Dunlap (1813-1901)[1]Find A Grave, “Adam Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836192, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 28, 2022 was a native of Onondaga County, New York, and an early settler and farmer in Section 36 of the Town of Mazomanie. Dunlap Creek, Dunlap Hollow, Dunlap Hollow Road, and Dunlap Cemetery are named for him.

Adam Dunlap c. mid-1870s
Adam Dunlap, likely in the mid-1870s

Biography

Early life

Adam Dunlap was born in the Town of Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York on December 18, 1813.[2]Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048, HathiTrust, accessed April 7, 2022 He was the second child and eldest son of John Dunlap (1781-1872)[3]Find A Grave, “John Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237904313, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed May 16, 2022 and Nancy (1789-1851)[4]Find A Grave, “Nancy Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41841177, Dunlap Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed May 16, 2022, whose maiden name is unknown.

Natives of Ireland, John and Nancy immigrated to the United States in 1811, landing in New York City on July 9, 1811.[5]“New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980,” Onondaga County, New York, Declarations of Intention, 1802-1840, image 362, John Dunlap declaration of intention, November 30, 1831, … Continue reading Nancy was pregnant with their first child at the time, and their daughter Mary Jane was born in October of that year[6]Find A Grave, “Mary Jane Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41841040, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 18, 2022. John and Nancy were accompanied on their journey to America and to Onondaga County by John’s brothers George (1788-1867)[7]Find A Grave, “George Dunlap,” Memorial ID 53026536, Old Marcellus Village Cemetery, Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, accessed May 17, 2022 and Adam (1784-1827)[8]Find A Grave, “Adam Dunlap,” Memorial ID 90222240, Old Marcellus Village Cemetery, Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, accessed May 16, 2022, the latter of whom is likely the namesake of John’s son.[9]Israel Parsons, The Centennial History of the Town of Marcellus (Marcellus, N.Y.: Reed’s Printing House, 1878), page 78, HathiTrust, accessed May 19, 2022

A small part of Adam’s youth was spent outside of the Town of Marcellus. On March 3, 1814, when Adam was less than three months old, John Dunlap made his first land purchase in Onondaga County. This was a six acre parcel in lot 85 in the Town of Camillus (now part of the Town of Elbridge).[10]Onondaga County (New York) County Clerk, Onondaga County Deeds v. S (1816-1817), p. 268, John Dunlap land purchase from David and Deborah Redman, recorded December 31, 1816, FamilySearch, accessed … Continue reading Just two years later, on March 29, 1816, the land was sold. In this deed, John and Nancy were listed as being “of the Town of Marcellus.”[11]Onondaga County (New York) County Clerk, Onondaga County Deeds v. R (1815-1816), p. 547, Isaac Hill land purchase from John and Nancy Dunlap, recorded August 1, 1816, FamilySearch, accessed May 23, … Continue reading

Adam spent the rest of his youth in the Town of Marcellus. John Dunlap is listed living in Marcellus in the 1820 United States Census[12]“United States Census, 1820,” Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, page 243 (penned), John Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed May 20, 2022, 1830 United States Census[13]“United States Census, 1830,” Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, page 223 (penned), John Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed May 21, 2022, and 1840 United States Census[14]“United States Census, 1840,” Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, page 327 (stamped), John Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed May 21, 2022. Where exactly they were located is not clear. It took 17 years for John to make another land purchase after selling his land in Camillus. On April 13, 1833, he purchased 50 acres of land in northwest corner of lot 41 of the Town of Marcellus.[15]Onondaga County (New York) County Clerk, Onondaga County Deeds v. 51 (1833), p. 422, John Dunlap land purchase from Daniel and Laura Kellogg, recorded June 21, 1833, FamilySearch, accessed May 23, … Continue reading This land was about 2 miles south of the Village of Marcellus, on the banks of Nine Mile Creek.

Marriage
Adam and Harriet Dunlap
Adam and Harriet Dunlap c. 1870s

In either 1841 or 1842, Adam married Harriet Lybolt (1818-1883)[16]Find A Grave, “Harriet Lybolt Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836242, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 30, 2022 in Onondaga County, New York. No original record of the marriage survives. Adam Dunlap’s obituary cites 1841 as the year[17]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901. Adam’s biography in the 1880 History of Dane County cites August 1842[18]Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048, HathiTrust, accessed April 7, 2022. His biography in the 1900 History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie (likely derived from the 1880 biography) says that they were married in 1842[19]William Kittle, History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie (Madison, Wis.: State Journal Printing Co., 1900), page 103. The specificity of the date in the 1880 History of Dane County gives extra weight to the August 1842 date, but there is no way to know for certain.

Harriet was reputedly a native of the Town of Camillus. It is not known how Adam and Harriet met. However, the easiest way for a farmer in the Town of Marcellus to sell his goods would be to utilize either the Erie Canal or the railroad. For a farmer in the Town of Marcellus, the nearest place to make use of either of those was just to the north in the Town of Camillus.

After their wedding, Adam and Harriet settled in the Town of Marcellus in Onondaga County, where Adam’s family lived. On July 27, 1843, their first son, Erin Dunlap (1843-1906) was born (see below for discussion of Erin’s birthdate). Seemingly the last record of Adam and Harriet in Marcellus is from September 15, 1843, when Adam was the lender on a $400 mortgage for his father, John Dunlap. Both John and Adam were listed as being “of Marcellus in the County of Onondaga” at the time.[20]Onondaga County Clerk, Mortgages vol. 47 (1843), pages 467-468, John Dunlap (mortgagor) and Adam Dunlap (mortgagee), September 15, 1843, FamilySearch, accessed March 30, 2022

To Wisconsin

Sometime in the mid-1840s, Adam, Harriet, and Erin moved to the Wisconsin Territory, settling in the Sauk Prairie Precinct of Sauk County. Adam Dunlap’s obituary[21]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901 says that they arrived in Sauk Prairie in 1844. His biography in the 1880 History of Dane County[22]Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048, HathiTrust, accessed April 7, 2022 says that it was June 1845. The 1880 History of Sauk County[23]The History of Sauk County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Society, 1880), page 332, HathiTrust, accessed April 10, 2022 says that an Adam Dunlap was elected as a Road Supervisor for Sauk County in 1844, taking office in 1845; this information is missing from the 1918 Standard History of Sauk County[24]Harry Ellsworth Cole, editor, A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin, Volume I (Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1918), page 223, HathiTrust, accessed April 10, 2022, however. Assuming that an Adam Dunlap was elected as Road Supervisor in 1844, the odds of it being a different Adam Dunlap are low. This would point towards an 1844 arrival in Sauk County for Adam and Harriet.

What brought Adam and Harriet to Sauk County in particular? It may have been a case of chain migration, with Adam following one of his brothers, who had already moved to Sauk County. Adam’s brother William (1815-1892)[25]Find A Grave, “William Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237901983, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 10, 2022 moved to Sauk County around the same time as Adam, though which of them arrived first is not entirely clear. There was also a George Dunlap (1815-1894)[26]Find A Grave, “George Dunlap,” Memorial ID 6108291, Buena Vista Cemetery, Murphys, Calaveras County, California, accessed April 10, 2022 who was living in Prairie du Sac by 1842[27]“Wisconsin territory census for 1842,” Sauk Prairie Precinct, Sauk County, Wisconsin Territory, page 1 (penned), Geo Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 10, 2022 who may have been a brother of Adam and William.

A census of the Wisconsin Territory was taken on June 1, 1846, and Adam Dunlap is listed as living in the “Sauk Prairie Precinct” of Sauk County next to his brother William. Adam’s household included 2 males (Adam and Erin) and 1 female (Harriet).[28]“Wisconsin territory census for 1846,” Sauk Prairie Precinct, Sauk County, Wisconsin Territory, page 11 (penned), Adam Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 2, 2022

In Dunlap Hollow

About four miles south of Sauk City, on the Dane County side of the Wisconsin River, lies a broad valley bisected by a narrow stream. In the 1840s, the stream was known as Boiling Creek, but by 1855 it was known as Dunlap Creek. Accordingly, the valley became known as Dunlap Hollow, and the road running on the north side of the valley became known as Dunlap Hollow Road.[29]Frederic G. Cassidy, The Place-Names of Dane County, Wisconsin (Greensboro, North Carolina: American Dialect Society, 1947), pages 77 and 104, HathiTrust, accessed April 16, 2022

On September 28, 1846, Adam Dunlap purchased 40 acres of land in Dunlap Hollow. This was in the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 36 of Township 9 North of Range 6 East in Dane County (in what is now the Town of Mazomanie). He paid $50 ($1.25 per acre) for the land at the United States land office in Mineral Point. His brother William accompanied him on the trip and purchased 40 acres in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35 at the same time.[30]United States Bureau of Land Management, Tract Books, Wisconsin Volume 34, Township 9N, Range 6E, page 45, FamilySearch, accessed April 12, 2022 These were the first land purchases in these two sections and were among the first non-speculator land purchases in what would become the Town of Mazomanie.

Surprisingly, this initial land purchase did not include the land on which Adam and Harriet built their house or barns. That was in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36, which was purchased from the government by William Dunlap. William sold this land to Adam on June 11, 1852–long after Adam started building there.[31]Dane County (Wisconsin) Register of Deeds, Dane County Deeds v. 15, p. 472, Adam Dunlap land purchase from William Dunlap, recorded June 12, 1852, FamilySearch, accessed April 16, 2022

After their arrival in Dunlap Hollow, Adam built a log cabin to serve as their temporary dwelling while the farm buildings and the stone house were built. The exact location and size of the cabin is unclear. However, Adam and Harriet’s granddaughter Irene, who lived on the farm in her youth and as a young adult, gave the following brief description:

I do know they started out in a little log cabin up the other side [to the North] of the corn cribs. We used to call it the “old house,” and dad [Adam and Harriet’s son Ervin Dunlap] threshed the straw there, and the young stock fed there.

Irene (Dunlap) Denning, circa 1967[32]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Jean Dunlap Rochon, letter, c. 1967, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin

On February 20, 1847, just 5 months after their initial land purchase in Dane County, Harriet gave birth to twins–John Henry Dunlap[33]Find A Grave, “John H. Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836030, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 and Sarah J. Dunlap[34]Find A Grave, “Sarah J Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237903377, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022. Sarah did not last long, however. She died on March 25, 1847 and became the first burial in Dunlap Cemetery.

A census of the Wisconsin Territory was taken on December 1, 1847, and a “Mr. Dunlap” is listed as living in the Town of Clarkson in Dane County.[35]“Wisconsin territory census for 1847,” Town of Clarkson, Dane County, Wisconsin Territory, page 7 (penned), Mr. Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 2, 2022 The Town of Clarkson was later divided into the Towns of Dane, Roxbury, and the northern half of the Town of Mazomanie. Mr. Dunlap’s household was listed as containing 2 males and 1 female–1 male short of what Adam Dunlap’s household should have had. The “Mr. Dunlap” in this listing likely refers to Adam Dunlap, but it is not definitively the case. We can at least say that “Mr. Dunlap” was not Adam’s brother William, who was still living in Sauk County.[36]“Wisconsin territory census for 1847,” Sauk Prairie Precinct, Sauk County, Wisconsin Territory, page 17 (penned), W Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 2, 2022

The Dunlap house
Dunlap Farmhouse 1960s
The Dunlap farmhouse (9646 Dunlap Hollow Road) in the 1960s

Stone buildings are the hallmark of the Dunlap farm. These include two stone barns (one of which burned down in the 1920s), a milk house, an ice house, and the farmhouse. The stone for these buildings was quarried from the top of the hill–the marks of which are still obvious today. Tree trunks from the property were used as floor beams. Floor boards would have likely been produced by a saw mill in the Sauk Prairie area.

The order in which these buildings were constructed is unknown, but it is likely that at least one of the barns preceded the house. The house was likely completed in the late 1840s. Thomas Snashall (1811-1903), a friend of Adam’s from Prairie du Sac, helped Adam build the house.[37]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Edith Szudy, letter, February 24, 1973, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin Given the similarity in styles, it seems likely that he also helped with the barn construction.

The interior of the house was substantially remodeled in the 1910s, and few descriptions of the house before that time survive (outside of descriptions of specific features). Below is a post-remodel general description of the house by Mamie (Kirch) Dunlap from the 1948 History of Dunlap Hollow:

A log cabin was their home for a while, but it was soon replaced by the nine-room colonial stone house, which is now 99 years old, and which is today as structurally sound as a bank vault. The walls at the base of the foundation of this house are three feet thick and taper gradually. The rock for the house and the two large barns was quarried on the farm. The 80-foot barn was destroyed by fire 18 years ago, but the remaining one is in excellent condition and is being used today.

Including the well-lighted attic, this house is four stories high, the recessed windows are two feet in depth and are of the 12-light variety. The floors all through the house are of beautifully polished oak, the woodwork is painted white.

Mary Cain, ed., “The History of Dunlap Hollow,” (Mazomanie, Wisconsin: 1948)[38]Mary Cain, ed., “The History of Dunlap Hollow,” (Mazomanie, Wisconsin: 1948), Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed April 20, 2022
More Dunlaps arrive

1849 brought more Dunlaps to Dunlap Hollow. John and Nancy Dunlap, Adam’s parents, joined Adam and Harriet in this year.[39]Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048, HathiTrust, accessed April 7, 2022 With them came two of Adam’s sisters–Mary Jane and Ann Eliza.[40]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 161, family 161, John Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 14, 2022 Adam’s sister Abigail and her husband Morris Godard also arrived around this time.[41]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 162, family 162, Abigail Goddard, FamilySearch, accessed April 14, … Continue reading Adam and Harriet’s fourth child, Mary Ella, was born on February 21, 1849.[42]Find A Grave, “Mary Ella Dunlap Emily,” Memorial ID 21967391, Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, accessed March 26, 2022 William Dunlap, though he owned 40 acres of land in Dunlap Hollow, was elected Sheriff of Sauk County in 1848[43]The History of Sauk County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Society, 1880), page 332, HathiTrust, accessed April 10, 2022, and he was taking care of sheriff duties in Baraboo while the rest of the family was congregating in Dunlap Hollow.[44]“United States Census, 1850,” Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 11 (stamped), dwelling 25, family 25, William Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 14, 2022

The 1850s

The 1850 United States Census finds Adam and Harriet living in the Town of Roxbury (which had jurisdiction over the Dane County portion Township 9 North of Range 6 East at the time).[45]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 160, family 160, Harriet Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 17, … Continue reading Adam was listed as a farmer. With them were three of their children: Erin, John, and Mary Ella. Living next to them were Adam’s parents (John and Nancy) along with Adam’s sisters Mary Jane and Ann Eliza.[46]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 161, family 161, John Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 14, 2022 Next to John and Nancy was Adam’s sister Abigail with her husband, Morris Godard, and their son Porter.[47]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 162, family 162, Abigail Goddard, FamilySearch, accessed April 14, … Continue reading

In the 1850 Census’ agricultural schedule[48]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, agricultural schedule, page 3, row 30, Adam Dunlap, Wisconsin Historical Society Library, scanned April 29, 2022, Adam Dunlap stated that he had a farm of 120 acres, 35 acres of which was improved. Note that this acreage does not include the land on which he built his house or farm buildings. On his farm, he had 6 milch cows, 4 working oxen, 5 other cattle, and 24 sheep. In the year leading up to June 1, 1850, the Dunlap farm produced 160 bushels of wheat, 100 bushels of corn, 125 bushels of oats, 35 bushels of potatoes, 700 pounds of butter, 100 pounds of cheese, 20 tons of hay, and 160 pounds of beeswax and honey. No wool production in the year ending 1850 while having 24 sheep implies that the Dunlaps acquired the sheep late in that year.

The 1850s were a rough decade for the Dunlap family. Of the five children born to Harriet and Adam in the 1850s (Ervin[49]Find A Grave, “Ervin Dunlap,” Memorial ID 92874606, Copp Cemetery, Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, Emma[50]Find A Grave, “Emma Dunlap,” Memorial ID 75815356, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, Elba[51]Find A Grave, “Elba Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237903294, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, George[52]Find A Grave, “George Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237902856, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, and Jennie[53]“United States Census, 1860,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 191 (penned), dwelling 1247, family 1304, Jane Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 18, … Continue reading), only two of them (Ervin and Jennie) lived past 1860. Nancy Dunlap (Adam’s mother) died on February 4, 1851.[54]Find A Grave, “Nancy Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41841177, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 18, 2022 On September 6, 1853, Adam’s sister Mary Jane Dunlap died.[55]Find A Grave, “Mary Jane Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41841040, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 18, 2022 By the end of 1860, Adam’s father and his surviving sisters had left Dunlap Hollow.

The 1860s

The 1860 United States Census[56]“United States Census, 1860,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 191 (penned), dwelling 1247, family 1304, Hariette Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April … Continue reading again finds Adam and Harriet in the Town of Roxbury, where Adam was a farmer. With them were their children Erin, John, Mary, Ervin, and Jane (Jennie). A year later, Adam and Harriet’s youngest child–Adam, Jr.–was born.[57]Find A Grave, “Adam Dunlap Jr.,” Memorial ID 237902432, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022

In the 1860 Census’ agricultural schedule[58]“United States Census, 1860,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, agricultural schedule, page 41, row 3, Adam Dunlap, Wisconsin Historical Society Library, scanned April 29, 2022, Adam Dunlap stated that he had a farm of 240 acres, 100 acres of which was improved. On his farm, he had 4 horses, 8 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 25 other cattle, 100 sheep, and 15 swine. In the year leading up to June 1, 1860, the Dunlap farm produced 300 bushels of wheat, 1000 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of oats, 100 pounds of wool, 20 bushels of potatoes, 200 bushels of barley, 800 pounds of butter, 40 tons of hay, and 5 bushels of grass seed.

On August 27, 1864, Adam and Harriet’s eldest son, Erin, enlisted in Company I of the 43rd Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. The 43rd did not see significant action, but the risks of combat and disease would have been incredibly concerning for the rest of the family. He was mustered out on June 24, 1865, following the end of the war.[59]Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volume II (Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company, 1886), page 739, Wisconsin Historical Society, accessed April 20, 2022

Two of Adam and Harriet’s children moved away in the late 1860s. On March 20, 1866, Erin Dunlap married Mary Agnes Jewell.[60]Dodgeville Chronicle, April 5, 1866, Chronicling America, accessed March 27, 2022 By 1870, they were living in Albert Lea, Minnesota.[61]“United States Census, 1870,” Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, population schedule, page 23 (penned), dwelling 188, family 191, Ervin Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 20, 2022 On October 20, 1867, Mary Ella Dunlap was married to Webster Emily, a veteran of the Civil War.[62]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, Webster L. H. Emily and Mary E. Dunlap, October 20, 1867, Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 By 1870, they were living in Winona County, Minnesota.[63]“United States Census, 1870,” Pleasant Hill, Winona County, Minnesota, population schedule, page 10 (penned), dwelling 70, family 70, Mary Emily, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022

The 1870s

In the 1870 United States Census[64]“United States Census, 1870,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 9 (penned), page 377 (stamped), dwelling 61, family 61, Harriet Dunlap, FamilySearch, … Continue reading, Adam and Harriet were living in the Town of Mazomanie, where Adam was a farmer. With them were their children John, Ervin, Jennie, and Addie (Adam, Jr.).

In the 1870 Census’ agricultural schedule[65]“United States Census, 1870,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, agricultural schedule, page 2, row 3, Dunlap A, Wisconsin Historical Society Library, scanned April 29, 2022, Adam Dunlap stated that he had a farm of 250 acres, 100 acres of which was improved. On his farm, he had 2 horses, 7 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 17 other cattle, 100 sheep, and 6 swine. In the year leading up to June 1, 1870, the Dunlap farm produced 840 bushels of spring wheat, 400 bushels of corn, 800 bushels of oats, 536 pounds of wool, 150 bushels of potatoes, and 70 tons of hay.

Two more of Adam and Harriet’s children left the family home in the early 1870s. On January 23, 1872, the Dunlap’s second son, John Henry Dunlap, was married to Emily Ann Taylor.[66]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, John H. Dunlap and Emily Taylor, January 23, 1872, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 They moved to Winona County, Minnesota soon afterwards.[67]“Minnesota State Census, 1875,” Pleasant Hill, Winona County, Minnesota, image 7, John H. Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 On January 9, 1875, the Dunlap’s third son, Ervin Dunlap, was married to Mary Elizabeth McKee.[68]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, Erwin Dunlap and Mary Elizabeth McKee, January 9, 1875, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 They began farming for themselves in the Mazomanie area shortly afterwards.[69]“United States Census, 1880,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 78, page 29 (penned), page 203A (stamped), dwelling 291, family 305, Ervin Dunlap, … Continue reading

In the 1875 Wisconsin State Census[70]“Wisconsin State Census, 1875,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, page 3 (penned), Adam Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 9, 2022, Adam Dunlap is listed as living in the Town of Mazomanie in a household with 3 males and 3 females. Two of the three males were Adam and his son Adam, Jr. Two of the three females were Harriet and her daughter Jennie. It is possible that the other male and female were Ervin Dunlap and his wife Mary Elizabeth.

On November 25, 1876, Jennie was married to James William Davies.[71]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, James Wm. P. Davies and Jennie M. Dunlap, November 25, 1876, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 28, 2022 Soon afterwards, they moved to Portage, Wisconsin.[72]“United States Census, 1880,” Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 34, page 19 (penned), page 225C (stamped), dwelling 184, family 185, William Davies, … Continue reading The only children of Adam and Harriet left in the Mazomanie area were Ervin and Adam, Jr.

On June 18, 1879, Adam and Harriet’s tenth child–Adam Dunlap, Jr.–died due to “inflammation of the bowels” when he was 17 years old.[73]Mazomanie Sickle, June 21, 1879, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2022 He was the fifth of their children to die.

The 1880s

Sometime around 1879, Adam and Harriet’s son John, along with his wife and children, came to live with his parents and help with farming. In the 1880 United States Census[74]“United States Census, 1880,” Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 78, page 31 (penned), page 204C (stamped), dwelling 309, family 322, Harriett Dunlap, … Continue reading, John, his wife Emily, and their children Jessie, Ida, Mary, and George were living with Adam and Harriet. Adam was listed as a farmer, and Harriet was keeping house.

In the 1880 Census’ agricultural schedule[75]“United States Census, 1880,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, agricultural schedule, E.D. 78, page 8D, row 1, Dunlap Adam, Wisconsin Historical Society Library, scanned April … Continue reading, Adam Dunlap stated that he had a farm of 250 acres, including 100 tilled acres, 60 acres of meadows and pastures, and 90 acres of woodland and forest. In 1879, he spent $300 on wages for farm labor. On his farm, he had 2 horses, 12 milch cows, 14 other cattle, 140 sheep, 42 swine, 30 barnyard poultry, and 8 other poultry. In 1879, the Dunlap farm produced 180 bushels of wheat from 10 acres, 1400 bushels of corn from 20 acres, 500 bushels of oats from 10 acres, 1000 pounds of butter, 840 pounds of wool, 75 bushels of potatoes, 150 tons of hay, and 15 cords of wood.

On March 29, 1883, Harriet (Lybolt) Dunlap died at her home after years of illness. The cause of death was biliary calculi (gallstones).[76]“Death of Mrs. Adam Dunlap,” Mazomanie Sickle, March 31, 1883 Adam and Harriet had been married for over 40 years.

In the 1885 Wisconsin State Census[77]“Wisconsin State Census, 1885,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, image 102, Adam Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed May 12, 2022, Adam Dunlap is listed as living in the Town of Mazomanie in a household with 4 males and 6 females. The males included Adam, his son John, and John’s son George. The fourth male was likely Adam’s brother William, who was divorced by this time. The females were John’s wife Emily, and their daughters Jessie, Ida, Mary, Alma, and Stella.

On January 6, 1888, when he was just 40 years of age, Adam’s son John died from typhoid pneumonia.[78]Mazomanie Sickle, January 7, 1888, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 27, 2022 He left behind his wife (Emily) and six children. Obviously, the death of his son would have been devastating for Adam. It also left him with a dilemma. At the time of John’s death, Adam was 74 years old. John had been working the farm since the late 1870s. Adam needed someone to take over the primary farming duties. Adam only had one other son who lived in the Mazomanie area: Ervin. So after John’s death, Emily and the children moved in with Emily’s father near the village of Mazomanie, and Ervin and his family moved in with Adam.[79]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Edith Szudy, letter, July 28, 1973, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin

Later life

Ervin’s daughter Irene, who was 2 years old when they moved in with Adam, described the living situation in a letter many years later:

There was a big kitchen, the basement door opened out of it. Also, a door opened into a hall that had a stairway going upstairs…Then a door opened at the bottom of the steps. One went into our parlor and one into my grandpa’s living room and bedroom [seemingly the east-facing rooms on the first floor)…

There was a pantry where that smaller window is. Then also there was a small room my mother called a store room where the sink now is. Both the pantry and store room opened into the kitchen…

There never was a fireplace. My dad put in steam heat. At first we used big heating stoves. There were chimneys on each end of the house…

There was a front door going outside on a latticed porch with 2 seats and steps going down to a lawn with a lot of rose bushes & lilies, etc…also a croquet ground where we all played the game. Big, lovely oak trees, lilac bushes, etc.

Irene Dunlap Denning, November 4, 1972[80]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Edith Szudy, letter, November 4, 1972, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin

After his brother William’s death in 1892[81]Find A Grave, “William Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237901983, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 10, 2022, few of Adam’s old friends and family remained. He would, however, have occasional visits with his old friend Thomas Snashall, who had helped build Adam’s house:

Every year he walked across the hills from the other side of Sauk City (Honey Creek they called the place where he lived) and his big long ear trumpet around his neck. He and grandpa would visit for 3 days and when he left and go back across the hills grandpa would be so hoarse from shouting through that trumpet he couldn’t even talk anymore. Dear old gramp.

Irene Dunlap Denning, February 24, 1973[82]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Edith Szudy, letter, February 24, 1973, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin

In the 1895 Wisconsin State Census[83]“Wisconsin State Census, 1895,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, page 4, Adam Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed May 11, 2022, Adam Dunlap is listed as living in the Town of Mazomanie in a household with 5 males and 3 females. The males were Adam, his son Ervin, and Ervin’s sons Raymond, Adam, and Guy. The females were Ervin’s wife Mary Elizabeth and their daughters Mabel and Irene.

In the 1900 United States Census[84]“United States Census, 1900,” Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 57, sheet 14 (penned), page 207A (stamped), dwelling 91, family 92, Adam Dunlap, … Continue reading, Adam is listed as living in the Town of Mazomanie with his son Ervin, Ervin’s wife Libbie (Mary Elizabeth), and Ervin and Mary Elizabeth’s children Raymond, Mabel, Adam, Guy, and Irene.

On May 30, 1901, Adam Dunlap died at his home in the Town of Mazomanie. He was 87 years old. The cause of death was listed as “paralysis”–likely a stroke. He was buried in Dunlap Cemetery next to Harriet after a funeral service conducted by Rev. Bovill, pastor at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mazomanie.[85]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901

Children

Adam Dunlap and Harriet Lybolt had 10 children:

  1. Erin Dunlap (1843-1906)[86]Find A Grave, “Erin Dunlap,” Memorial ID 187643802, Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, accessed March 26, 2022 served as a private and then a sergeant in Company I of the 43rd Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War.[87]“United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865,” database, Erin Dunlap, Company I, 43rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 On March 20, 1866, he married Mary Agnes Jewell (1847-1925)[88]Find A Grave, “Mary Agnes Jewell Dunlap,” Memorial ID 187643820, Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, accessed April 9, 2022 in Iowa County, Wisconsin.[89]Dodgeville Chronicle, April 5, 1866, Chronicling America, accessed March 27, 2022 He worked as a grain buyer in Spring Valley, Minnesota[90]“United States Census, 1880,” Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota, population schedule, page 20 (penned), page 442D (stamped), dwelling 31, family 32, Erin Dunlap, FamilySearch, … Continue reading and then Sauk Centre, Minnesota.[91]“Minnesota State Census, 1895,” Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, page 14, family 111, Edward Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 Erin listed his birthdate as July 27, 1841 in his Civil War pension application[92]Erin Dunlap (Sgt., Co. I, 43rd Wis. Inf., Civil War), pension no. S.C. 1112130, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Record Group 15: … Continue reading, but a birth year of 1843 is pointed to by the 1850[93]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 160, family 160, Edwin Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 10, … Continue reading and 1860[94]“United States Census, 1860,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 191 (penned), dwelling 1247, family 1304, Erin Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed April 10, … Continue reading United States Censuses. Due to the relative proximity to his birth of the census records, combined with other reliability issues in the pension application (namely the fact that he lists his birthplace as Oneida County, New York), July 27, 1843 seems like the most likely birthdate for Erin. Erin was almost certainly named after his grandparents’ native Ireland.
  2. John Henry Dunlap (1847-1888)[95]Find A Grave, “John H. Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836030, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 married Emily Taylor (1851-1911)[96]Find A Grave, “Emily Ann Taylor Dunlap,” Memorial ID 177611322, Mazomanie Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 9, 2022 in Mazomanie on January 23, 1872.[97]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, John H. Dunlap and Emily Taylor, January 23, 1872, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 They farmed in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota in the mid-1870s.[98]“Minnesota State Census, 1875,” Pleasant Hill, Winona County, Minnesota, image 7, John H. Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 Around 1879, they returned to Mazomanie, where the lived with John’s parents while John worked on the family farm.[99]“United States Census, 1880,” Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 78, page 31 (penned), p. 204C (stamped), dwelling 309, family 323, John Dunlap, FamilySearch, … Continue reading An asthma sufferer[100]“United States Census, 1880,” Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 78, page 31 (penned), p. 204C (stamped), dwelling 309, family 323, John Dunlap, FamilySearch, … Continue reading, he died at the age of 40 from typhoid pneumonia.[101]Mazomanie Sickle, January 7, 1888, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 27, 2022
  3. Sarah J. Dunlap (1847-1847)[102]Find A Grave, “Sarah J Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237903377, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 died in infancy.
  4. Mary Ella Dunlap (1849-1930)[103]Find A Grave, “Mary Ella Dunlap Emily,” Memorial ID 21967391, Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, accessed March 26, 2022 married Webster Emily (1845-1937)[104]Find A Grave, “Webster L. Emily,” Memorial ID 63252979, Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, accessed April 9, 2022 in Verona, Wisconsin on October 20, 1867.[105]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, Webster L. H. Emily and Mary E. Dunlap, October 20, 1867, Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, where they farmed.[106]“United States Census, 1870,” Pleasant Hill, Winona County, Minnesota, population schedule, page 10 (penned), dwelling 70, family 70, Mary Emily, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 In the 1920s, they moved to West Plains, Howell County, Missouri.[107]Find A Grave, “Mary Ella Dunlap Emily,” Memorial ID 21967391, Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, accessed March 26, 2022
  5. Ervin Dunlap (1851-1937)[108]Find A Grave, “Ervin Dunlap,” Memorial ID 92874606, Copp Cemetery, Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 married Mary Elizabeth McKee (1856-1944)[109]Find A Grave, “Mary Elizabeth McKee Dunlap,” Memorial ID 92874609, Copp Cemetery, Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, accessed April 9, 2022 in Mazomanie on January 9, 1875.[110]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, Erwin Dunlap and Mary Elizabeth McKee, January 9, 1875, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 27, 2022 They farmed in Mazomanie–including his parents’ farm, after the death of his brother John.[111]“United States Census, 1900,” Mazomanie Township, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 57, sheet 14 (penned), page 207A (stamped), dwelling 91, family 92, Ervin Dunlap, … Continue reading In the 1910s, Ervin and Mary moved to Perkins County, South Dakota[112]“South Dakota State Census, 1915,” Jones Township, Perkins County, South Dakota, card number 23, Ervin Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed March 28, 2022 before settling in Anson Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.[113]“United States Census, 1920,” Anson Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 50, sheet 5 (penned), page 141A (stamped), dwelling 96, family 97, Ervin Dunlap, … Continue reading
  6. Emma Dunlap (1851-1852)[114]Find A Grave, “Emma Dunlap,” Memorial ID 75815356, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 died in infancy.
  7. Elba Dunlap (1854-1854)[115]Find A Grave, “Elba Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237903294, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 died in infancy.
  8. George Dunlap (1856-1860)[116]Find A Grave, “George Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237902856, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 died when four years old from consumption.[117]“United States Census, 1860,” Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, mortality schedule, page 4, line 5, George Dunlap, HeritageQuest, accessed March 27, 2022
  9. Jane Dunlap (1858-?), more commonly known as Jennie, married James William P. Davies in Mazomanie on November 25, 1876.[118]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, James Wm. P. Davies and Jennie M. Dunlap, November 25, 1876, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 28, 2022 They lived in Portage, Wisconsin[119]“United States Census, 1880,” Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 34, page 19 (penned), page 225C (stamped), dwelling 184, family 185, William Davies, … Continue reading before moving to Winona, Minnesota.[120]Winona Daily Republican, July 19, 1887, Winona Newspaper Database, Winona State University, accessed March 28, 2022 Sometime in the late 1880s or early 1890s, James either died or the couple was divorced. On July 20, 1895, Jennie married Clarence L. Kribs in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.[121]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, C. L. Kribs and Jenny Davis, July 20, 1895, Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed March 28, 2022 In August, 1900, they were divorced in La Crosse, Wisconsin.[122]“Kreisgericht,” Nord Stern (La Crosse, Wisconsin), August 10, 1900, Newspapers.com, accessed March 28, 2022 Jennie’s whereabouts after her divorce are unknown, though she was listed as a seamstress in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a 1900 directory.[123]Davison’s Minneapolis City Directory Vol. XXVIII, 1900 (Minneapolis: Minneapolis Directory Company, 1900), page 798, HeritageQuest, accessed March 28, 2022
  10. Adam Dunlap, Jr. (1861-1879)[124]Find A Grave, “Adam Dunlap Jr.,” Memorial ID 237902432, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 died when he was 17 years old due to “inflammation of the bowels.”[125]Mazomanie Sickle, June 21, 1879, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2022

Obituary

Adam Dunlap, one of the pioneer settlers of this section, died at the home of his son, Irvin, about four miles northeast of this place, Thursday morning at three o’clock from paralysis, having been stricken on Tuesday afternoon. Deceased was born in Syracuse, N.Y., December 18 1813, and was married in 1841 to Miss Harriet Lybolt at that place, who died in 1855. He moved to Sauk Prarie in 1844, and in 1847 moved to the farm where he died. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap, only four of whom are living: Erin, of Sauk Center, Minn., Mrs. Mary Emily, of LaCrescent, Minn., Irvin, of this place, and Mrs. Jennie, of Minneapolis, whose last name we do not know. The funeral will be held at the home on Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock, and the burial will take place in the family cemetery. Rev. Bovill will conduct the services.

Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901[126]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901

Will

I, Adam Dunlap, of the town of Mazomanie in the County of Dane in the State of Wisconsin, being of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainties of human life do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following to wit:

First–After the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved daughter Mary Emily, wife of Webster Emily, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000).

Second–I give devise and bequeath to my beloved daughter Jennie Davis, wife of William Davis, the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800).

Third–I give devise and bequeath to my son Erin Dunlap the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000).

Fourth–I give devise and bequeath to my grandchildren Jessie Dunlap, Ida Dunlap and Mary Dunlap, children of my deceased son John H. Dunlap, the sum of two hundred dollars each.

Fifth–I give devise and bequeath to my grandchildren Stella Dunlap and Alma Dunlap, children of my said deceased son John H. Dunlap, the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) each.

Sixth–I give devise and bequeath to my daughter-in-law Emily Dunlap, widow of my son John H. Dunlap, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200).

Seventh–I give devise and bequeath and hereby dedicate to the public use the cemetery lot or burying ground upon my farm (east of the house wherein I do now live), which is now enclosed by a fence, with the right-of-way to pass and re-pass to all persons desirous of using said cemetery for the purpose of burying their friends or relations therein or who have done so heretofore for themselves their teams, carriages, wagons, and friends and assistants.

Eighth–All the rest residue and remainder of my estate, real personal and fixed, I give devise and bequeath to my son Ervin Dunlap.

Ninth–I hereby nominate and appoint my said son Ervin Dunlap and J. S. Tripp of Prairie du Sac, Sauk County, State of Wisconsin, the Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made and hereby authorizing my said executors to compound compromise and settle any claim or demand that may be in favor or against my estate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Prairie du Sac, Wis., this tenth day of September A.D. 1894.

Adam Dunlap

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was signed published and declared by the said testator to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who have signed our names at his request as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other.

J.S. Tripp, of Prairie du Sac, Wis.
Jesse Cooper, of Prairie du Sac, Wis.

Dane County, Wisconsin, Probate case files, ca. 1849-1955, Will of Adam Dunlap, will dated September 10, 1894, filed June 19, 1901, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives[127]Dane County, Wisconsin, Probate case files, ca. 1849-1955, Will of Adam Dunlap, will dated September 10, 1894, filed June 19, 1901, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

Published biographies

History of Dane County (1880)

ADAM DUNLAP, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Mazomanie; born in the town of Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dec 18, 1813. He was married to Harriet Labolt, in August, 1842; they came to Wisconsin in June, 1845, and settled in the town of Sauk Prairie, Sauk Co.; settled on present farm December 1848; they have had ten children, five of whom are living–Erin, who resides in Spring Valley, Minn.; John; Mary, now Mrs. Webster Emily, resides in Minnesota; Erwin and Jennie, now Mrs. William Davis, of Portage City; four children died in childhood; Addie, a son, died in 1879, at the age of 18 years. Mr. Dunlap’s parents came to Dane Co. in 1849, where his mother died; his father died in Cheboygan Co. Mrs. Dunlap’s parents resided in Onondago, N. Y., until their death. Mr. Dunlap has practically retired from farming; his son John resides at the homestead, and carries on the farm. The latter married Miss Emily Taylor, a daughter of Richard Taylor; has four children–Jesse, Ida, Mary, and George K.

Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048[128]Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048, HathiTrust, accessed April 7, 2022
History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie (1900)

ADAM DUNLAP was born in Marcellus, N. Y., December 18, 1813. In 1842 he married Harriet Labolt, and three years later moved to Sauk county, Wis. In 1848 he settled on his present farm on section 36. They have had ten children, four of whom are living: Erin is a grain dealer in Sauk City, Wis.; Mary, wife of Webster Emly [sic], lives in Minnesota; Erwin is on the farm in Mazomanie; Jennie, wife of William Davis, is in Portage, Wis.

William Kittle, History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie (Madison, Wis.: State Journal Printing Co., 1900), page 103[129]William Kittle, History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie (Madison, Wis.: State Journal Printing Co., 1900), page 103, HathiTrust, accessed April 23, 2022

Records

Census records
Agricultural census records
Land
1850186018701880
Improved Acres of Land35100100160
Unimproved Acres of Land8514015090
Cash value of Farm10030001000010000
Value of farming Implements and Machinery601951000250
Livestock
1850186018701880
Horses0425
Milch Cows68712
Working Oxen4220
Other Cattle5251714
Sheep24100100140
Swine015642
Value of Live Stock225985950800
Produce
1850186018701880
Wheat (bushels)160300840180
Indian Corn (bushels)10010004001400
Oats (bushels)125200800500
Wool (pounds)0100536840
Irish Potatoes (bushels)352015075
Barley (bushels)020000
Butter (pounds)70080001000
Cheese (pounds)100000
Hay (tons)204070150
Grass Seeds (bushels)0500
Beeswax and Honey (pounds)160000
Value of Animals slaughtered125300225N/A
Property records
Federal land patents (Dane County)
TwpRangeSectionAliquotsPurchase DatePatent DatePatenteePatentee Residence
9N6E36NW1/4SE1/41846-09-281848-04-10Adam DunlapSauk County
9N6E36SW1/4SE1/41849-07-231850-05-10Adam DunlapDane County
Dane County deeds
Deed DateRecord DateGrantorGranteeVolumePageDescription
1848-12-091849-03-12Wm DunlapA Dunlap986SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 36 of Township 9N of Range 6E
1852-06-111852-06-12Wm DunlapAdam Dunlap15472E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 36 of Township 9N of Range 6E
1869-09-161869-09-17Isaac N. Briggs and Saloma his wifeAdam Dunlap79365SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35 of Township 9N of Range 6E
1869-10-271869-11-16Orville W. Hubbard and Cecilia his wifeAdam Dunlap8519710 acres in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 1 in Township 8N of Range 6E (the part north of Dunlap Creek)
1869-12-161870-03-30Isaac N. Briggs and Saloma his wifeAdam Dunlap79468SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35 of Township 9N of Range 6E (correction of the previous deed)
Voting records
Election DatePlace
1850-11-05Town of Roxbury
1851-09-29Town of Roxbury
1852-09-27Town of Roxbury
1852-11-02Town of Roxbury
1853-11-08Town of Roxbury
1854-09-25Town of Roxbury
1856-11-04Town of Roxbury
1857-11-03Town of Roxbury
1860-11-06Town of Roxbury
1861-04-02Town of Roxbury
1861-11-05Town of Roxbury
1862-11-04Town of Roxbury
1863-04-07Town of Roxbury
1864-11-08Town of Roxbury
1866-11-06Town of Mazomanie
1867-11-05Town of Mazomanie
1868-04-07Town of Mazomanie
1868-11-03Town of Mazomanie
1869-11-02Town of Mazomanie
1870-11-08Town of Mazomanie
1871-04-04Town of Mazomanie
1871-11-07Town of Mazomanie
1872-04-02Town of Mazomanie
1872-11-05Town of Mazomanie
1874-04-06Town of Mazomanie
1874-11-03Town of Mazomanie
1875-04-06Town of Mazomanie
1876-11-07Town of Mazomanie
1877-04-03Town of Mazomanie
1877-11-06Town of Mazomanie
1878-04-02Town of Mazomanie
1881-04-05Town of Mazomanie
1881-11-08Town of Mazomanie
1882-11-07Town of Mazomanie
1884-11-04Town of Mazomanie
1886-11-02Town of Mazomanie
1888-11-06Town of Mazomanie
Property tax records

Note: All property listed is in Township 9 North of Range 6 East–currently part of the Town of Mazomanie, but part of the Town of Roxbury until the 1860s.

YearDescriptionSectionAcresReal Estate ValuePersonal Property ValueValue After EqualizationTown TaxCounty TaxState TaxSchool TaxesTotal Tax
1852W1/2 of SE1/43680
1852SW1/4 of NE1/43640340329.801.152.641.150.336.26
1853E1/2 of SW1/43680
1853W1/2 of SE1/43680
1853SW1/4 of NE1/43640430460.101.843.342.768.7416.68
1854E1/2 of SW1/43680
1854W1/2 of SE1/43680
1854SW1/4 of NE1/43640480805121.534.864.350.5111.25
1855E1/2 of SW1/43680
1855W1/2 of SE1/43680300300613.802.168.666.517.8725.20
1855SW1/4 of NE1/436404547.070.180.740.550.672.14
Prescriptions

Below are prescriptions written for Adam Dunlap by Dr. W. H. Gleason and filled by Alfred Senier in Mazomanie, likely in 1875.[130]“American Institute of the History of Pharmacy Collected Records, 1855-1923,” Alfred Senier Prescription Books, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

Adam Dunlap prescription 2077, c. 1875
Adam Dunlap prescription 2077, c. 1875
Adam Dunlap prescription 5448, c. 1875
Adam Dunlap prescription 115664, c. 1875
Adam Dunlap prescription 115735, c. 1875

Adam Dunlap

References

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