"HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY 1884"
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR.  CHICAGO:  F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS.  1884.
F. A. BATTEY.  F. W. TEPPLE

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP IN OWEN CO., IN.
PAGE 952

FREBORN DUNKIN, one of the oldest pioneers of Owen County
was born August 30, 1802 in the state of New York and is
the third of the nine children of John and Jemima (Thomas)
Dunkin. Freborn was reared on a farm and obtained but a
scanty education due to the meager opportunities of  the
time.
In 1818, he emigrated with his parents to Clark County,
Indiana whence after three years they moved to this 
county, where both parents gave up their lives. 
September 11, 1825, he married Charity Johns, of this
county, which union was crowned with sixteen children,
eight of whom are living. After his wedding Mr Dunkin 
settled on a small tract of wild land given to him by
his father, but has now 273 acres in this township,
containing the graves of his own and his wife's parents,
all buried near his dwelling. On coming hither in the
early time, his nearest neighbor was a mile distant, and
they subsisted almost wholly on wild game. Mr. Dunkin
is higly regarded in his community, is a life-long
Democrat and much venerated citizen.

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