Harriet Lybolt Dunlap

Harriet Lybolt Dunlap (1818-1883)^[1]Find A Grave, “Harriet Lybolt Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836242, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed September 30, 2021 was a mother of ten and a farmer’s wife who lived in Onondaga County, New York before moving to Sauk County, Wisconsin and then Dunlap Hollow (in what would become the Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin) in the 1840s.

Biography

Early life

Harriet Lybolt was born in Onondaga County, New York in 1818.^[2]“Death of Mrs. Adam Dunlap,” Mazomanie Sickle, March 31, 1883^[3]“Harriet Lybolt Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836242, Find A Grave, accessed September 30, 2021^[4]“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 Several sources (namely the 1850^[5]“United States Census, 1850,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 433 (stamped), dwelling 160, family 160, Harriet Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed March 29, … Continue reading, 1860^[6]“United States Census, 1860,” Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 191 (penned), dwelling 1247, family 1304, Hariette Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed March … Continue reading, and 1870^[7]“United States Census, 1870,” Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, page 9 (penned), page 377 (stamped), dwelling 61, family 61, Harriet Dunlap, FamilySearch, accessed … Continue reading U.S. Censuses) indicate that her birth year was actually 1819 or 1820.

Her maiden name is on record in several different forms:

• “Lybolt” is the spelling on her gravestone^[8]Find A Grave, “Harriet Lybolt Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836242, accessed September 30, 2021 and in Adam Dunlap’s obituary^[9]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901. This is the spelling that will be used throughout this article.
• “Labolt” is the spelling used in Adam Dunlap’s biography in the 1880 History of Dane County^[10]Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed., History of Dane County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880), page 1048, HathiTrust, accessed April 7, 2022 and in Adam Dunlap’s biography in the 1900 History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie^[11]William Kittle, History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie (Madison, Wis.: State Journal Printing Co., 1900), page 103 (though the latter biography is certainly derived from the first). It is also the spelling used in the death certificate of Harriet’s son Ervin.^[12]Chippewa County, Wisconsin, death certificate for Ervin Dunlap, January 22, 1937, Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Madison, Wisconsin
• “Labalt” is the spelling used on the death certificate of Harriet’s daughter Mary Ella.^[13]“Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971,” Mary Ella Emily, March 8, 1930, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, accessed April 7, 2022
• “Lubolt” is the spelling used on Harriet’s death certificate.^[14]“Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907,” database, Harriet Dunlap, 1883, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed April 7, 2022

Parentage

Evidence proving Harriet’s parentage does not appear to exist. However, evidence does seem to suggest that Absalom and Hannah (Minges) Lybolt were Harriet’s parents. Absalom and Hannah lived in the Town of Camillus in Onondaga County–just north of the Town of Marcellus, where the Dunlap family lived. In the 1820 United States Census^[15]“United States Census, 1820,” Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, page 144, Absalom Tibolt, FamilySearch, accessed April 8, 2022, the household of “Absalom Tibolt” included 2 females under 10 years old. In the 1830 United States Census^[16]“United States Census, 1830,” Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, page 210, Absalom Libolt, FamilySearch, accessed April 8, 2022, the household of “Absalom Libolt” included one female between 5 and 10 years old and one female between 10 and 15 years old, which would potentially account for Harriet. In the 1840 United States Census^[17]“United States Census, 1840,” Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, page 395, FamilySearch, accessed April 8, 2022, the household of “Absalom Labolt” does not include any females of an appropriate age, though Harriet would have been between 19 and 22 at the time, and may not have been living with her parents when the census was taken. Absalom appears to have died before 1850, as the 1850 United States Census^[18]“United States Census, 1850,” Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, page 247 (stamped), dwelling 347, family 356, Hannah Lyboult lists a 65 year-old “Hannah Lyboult” living with her son “David Layboult.”

Making this linkage all the more likely is the fact that George Wallace Vosburgh (1838-1891)^[19]Find A Grave, “George Wallace Vosburgh,” Memorial ID 187878049, Mazomanie Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed April 9, 2022, a son of Absalom and Hannah’s daughter Sarah, moved to the Mazomanie area in the 1860s. In April 21, 1867, he married Mary Leach in Dover, Iowa County, Wisconsin.^[20]“Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930,” database, George Wallace Vosburgh and Mary Leach, April 21, 1867, Dover, Iowa County, Wisconsin, FamilySearch, accessed April 9, 2022 After his marriage, he farmed in the Town of Black Earth.^[21]“United States Census, 1880,” Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin, population schedule, E.D. 58, page 7 (penned), page 208C (stamped), dwelling 58, family 58, G. W. Vosburgh, … Continue reading

George’s presence in northwestern Dane County decades after Harriet’s arrival is not definitive evidence of a close relationship. It may just be a coincidence to have two Lybolt descendants from western Onondaga County to arrive in the Mazomanie area in the middle of the 1850s. They may be only distantly related or not related at all. However, it seems much more likely that George was drawn to the area by the presence of his aunt.

Marriage

In either 1841 or 1842, Harriet married Adam Dunlap (1813-1901) in Onondaga County, New York. No original record of the marriage survives. Adam Dunlap’s obituary cites 1841 as the year^[22]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901. Adam’s biography in the 1880 History of Dane County cites August 1842^[23]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^[24]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.

After their wedding, Harriet and Adam 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.^[25]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^[26]Mazomanie Sickle, May 31, 1901 says that they arrived in Sauk Prairie in 1844. His biography in the 1880 History of Dane County^[27]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^[28]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^[29]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)^[30]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)^[31]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^[32]“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).^[33]“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

On September 28, 1846, Adam Dunlap purchased 40 acres of land 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.^[34]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.^[35]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

This land was located in a broad valley bisected by a narrow stream. At the time, the stream was known as Boiling Creek, but by 1855 it was known as Dunlap Creek. Accordingly, the valley became known as Dunlap Hollow.^[36]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

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^[37]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^[38]Find A Grave, “John H. Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836030, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 and Sarah J. Dunlap^[39]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.^[40]“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.^[41]“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

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.^[42]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)^[43]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.^[44]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.^[45]“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.^[46]“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.^[47]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^[48]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.^[49]“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 Harriet and Adam living in the Town of Roxbury (which had jurisdiction over the Dane County portion Township 9 North of Range 6 East at the time).^[50]“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.^[51]“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.^[52]“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

The 1850s were a rough decade for the Dunlap family. Of the five children born to Harriet and Adam in the 1850s (Ervin^[53]Find A Grave, “Ervin Dunlap,” Memorial ID 92874606, Copp Cemetery, Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, Emma^[54]Find A Grave, “Emma Dunlap,” Memorial ID 75815356, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, Elba^[55]Find A Grave, “Elba Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237903294, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, George^[56]Find A Grave, “George Dunlap,” Memorial ID 237902856, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022, and Jennie^[57]“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.^[58]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.^[59]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.

Daily life

Not much can be said specific to Harriet’s everyday life in this time period, but life for a typical farmer’s wife in Wisconsin would have been incredibly busy. In addition to child rearing, cooking, and keeping the house in order, farm wives were typically in charge of milking the cows, feeding the pigs and chickens, collecting chicken eggs, and churning butter.^[60]Alice E. Smith, The History of Wisconsin, Volume I: From Exploration to Statehood (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1985), page 493

For recreation, we can say that the Dunlaps played croquet. Adam and Harriet’s granddaughter Irene (Dunlap) Denning attested to a croquet court in the front yard in the 1890s, though it was likely there decades earlier as well. This court, shaded by two large catalpa trees, existed into the 21st century.^[61]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Edith Szudy, letter, November 4, 1972, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin

The 1860s

In the 1860 United States Census^[62]“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, Harriet is listed as living with Adam 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.^[63]Find A Grave, “Adam Dunlap Jr.,” Memorial ID 237902432, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022

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.^[64]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.^[65]Dodgeville Chronicle, April 5, 1866, Chronicling America, accessed March 27, 2022 By 1870, they were living in Albert Lea, Minnesota.^[66]“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.^[67]“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.^[68]“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^[69]“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, Harriet is listed as living with Adam in the Town of Mazomanie, where Adam was a farmer. With them were their children John, Ervin, Jennie, and Addie (Adam, Jr.).

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.^[70]“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.^[71]“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.^[72]“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.^[73]“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^[74]“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.^[75]“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.^[76]“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.^[77]Mazomanie Sickle, June 21, 1879, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2022 He was the fifth of their children to die.

Later years

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^[78]“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.

According to Ervin Dunlap’s daughter Irene, who lived with Adam after the death of John H. Dunlap in 1888, Adam had a separate living room and bedroom on the first floor of the house (seemingly the east-facing rooms).^[79]Irene Dunlap Denning, Jim Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, to Edith Szudy, letter, November 4, 1972, privately held by Andy Szudy, Mazomanie, Wisconsin It seems likely that Adam and Harriet lived in these rooms while John and his family lived with them.

On March 29, 1883, Harriet (Lybolt) Dunlap died at her home due to biliary calculi (gallstones) after years of illness. She was buried in Dunlap Cemetery after a funeral conducted by Rev. Dr. Robert Trewartha, pastor of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mazomanie.^[80]“Death of Mrs. Adam Dunlap,” Mazomanie Sickle, March 31, 1883

Children

Adam Dunlap and Harriet Lybolt had 10 children:

1. Erin Dunlap (1843-1906)^[81]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.^[82]“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)^[83]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.^[84]Dodgeville Chronicle, April 5, 1866, Chronicling America, accessed March 27, 2022 He worked as a grain buyer in Spring Valley, Minnesota^[85]“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.^[86]“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^[87]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^[88]“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^[89]“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)^[90]Find A Grave, “John H. Dunlap,” Memorial ID 41836030, Dunlap Cemetery, Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 married Emily Taylor (1851-1911)^[91]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.^[92]“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.^[93]“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.^[94]“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^[95]“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.^[96]Mazomanie Sickle, January 7, 1888, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 27, 2022
3. Sarah J. Dunlap (1847-1847)^[97]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)^[98]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)^[99]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.^[100]“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.^[101]“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.^[102]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)^[103]Find A Grave, “Ervin Dunlap,” Memorial ID 92874606, Copp Cemetery, Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, accessed March 26, 2022 married Mary Elizabeth McKee (1856-1944)^[104]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.^[105]“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.^[106]“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^[107]“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.^[108]“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)^[109]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)^[110]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)^[111]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.^[112]“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.^[113]“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^[114]“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.^[115]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.^[116]“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.^[117]“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.^[118]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)^[119]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.”^[120]Mazomanie Sickle, June 21, 1879, Mazomanie Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2022

Obituary

Mrs. Adam Dunlap died at her home about 5 miles northeast of Mazo, on Thursday night at about 11 o’clock, of biliary calculi, a disease with which [she] has been afflicted for many years. Her death has caused many sad hearts throughout this entire community, having resided here for over 30 years and won by her social genial ways many warm friends who deeply mourn their loss. The deceased was born in New York state in 1818, came to Wisconsin in 1853 and has resided in this vicinity ever since. She leaves a family of three sons and two daughters. The funeral services, will take place at her late residence on Sunday, at one o’clock, Rev. Dr. Trewartha, officiating.

“Death of Mrs. Adam Dunlap,” Mazomanie Sickle, March 31, 1883^[121]“Death of Mrs. Adam Dunlap,” Mazomanie Sickle, March 31, 1883

Records

Census records

• 1850 U.S. Census, Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin
• 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin
• 1870 U.S. Census, Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin
• 1880 U.S. Census, Town of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin

Prescriptions

Below are prescriptions written for Harriet Dunlap by Dr. W. H. Gleason and filled by Alfred Senier in Mazomanie, likely in 1875.^[122]“American Institute of the History of Pharmacy Collected Records, 1855-1923,” Alfred Senier Prescription Books, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives