PETER DUNBAR 1849-1912 Peter Dunbar was born near the city of Dublin, Ireland in October, 1849, and was five years of age when he left his native Erin and accompanied his parents to the United States. He was one of five children, three of whom are milliners, now located in Indiana, while the other is a brother, Charles Dunbar of Buffalo, New York. Peter Dunbar grew to manhood in Indiana, and in his youth received only limited educational advantages, as the family was in modest circumstances and his assistance was needed in the family support. He early chose railroading as his field of endeavor, and some time prior to the outbreak of the war between the North and South came to the Lone Star State and secured employment with the I. & G. N. Railroad at Palestine. Some years later he went to Illinois and entered the employ of the Chicago & Alton Railroad at Roodhouse, Illinois. While there, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Hudson, and to this union there were born two children: Minnie, who became the wife of C. L. Murff of Athens, Texas, and Hal C. In 1892 Peter Dunbar resumed his connection with the I. & G. N. at Palestine, Texas, and ten years later, after thirty-nine and one-half years of railroad service, retired from all work, came to Athens, and here passed the remainder of his life, dying in 1912. His widow, who survives him, still lives at Athens, where she has a wide acquaintance. A history of
Texas and Texans, Vol. 4 (1914) Peter is buried in the Athens City Cemetery. |
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