Gitta, helps if you post to correct locations. This is the Bay Area Gen Society for Texas board. The Dunn's and Elder's did not live in Texas. I realize you are new at this.
In spite of additional research I did not find Berry Elder Dunn's marriage to Annie M Chapman. He was 23 when he married Annie Chapman. He married Clara Luhrman about 1925 when she was 33 yrs old. His wife listed on the 1918 WWI draft card was Agnes and I can not find them in the 1920 census and Clara Luhrman was living with her mother Lena in San Jose, Santa Clara Co in 1920. - Paula
Elder was Berry's mothers maiden name. Fairfield, Solano county is where Berry Elder Dunn was born 11 Oct 1880 inspite of his death record saying he was born in 1879. His parents were Alexander Dunn b. MO 1841 and Eliza Virginia Elder b. MO 1846 dtr of James Andrew Elder b. MO and Ann R "McClure" b. VA. . .99.99% certain on this being her maiden name.
Alexander Dunn died in San Francisco in 1898 was returned to Sacramento for burial. Since the 1890 census burned in 1921 Berry Dunn will not be found in parent's household but Alma Virginia Dunn was in the 1880 census. There was also a brother Edgar Lee Dunn b. 1867 died in San Franciso in 1905 also returned to Sacramento for burial. There was also an Adelia S Dunn b. 1856 CA listed in Dunn household in 1870.
By the way Alex Dunn was a census supervisor in 1880 and Alma Virginia Dunn first married Edwin Mason Hunt in Sac county in 1893 then Charles E Jackson abt 1897.
Della Jordan Chapman did remarry in Sacramento Co 07 Dec 1901 to John F Corson and is also listed with him in Riverside, Sac Co 1910 census then retained the name of Chapman in the 1920 - 1930 census. John F Corson b. IL 1852.
The familysearch.org website has California marriage transcriptions for 1850 - 1952 which lists appx birth year. It also has San Franciso area funeral home records 1835 - 1931. These are actual scans of the ledgers. Enter Surname in the last name box, then death place as California, then select the funeral home records.
When you use the familysearch website you can select residence place by putting in county and state, do not use coma.
Name: Berry Elder Dunn
Social Security #: 548052191
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1879
Birthplace: California
Death Date: 17 Jun 1956
Death Place: San Mateo
Father's Surname: Dunn
Name: Berry Elder Dunn
Address: 3770 21st Street
City: San Francisco
County: San Francisco
State: California
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1880
Race: White tall slender brown eyes and hair
FHL Roll Number: 1544241
DraftBoard: 6 WW I 12 Sept 1918 occupation engineer for U S Shipping Board listed Mrs. Agnes Dunn wife nearest relative. . .another mystery.
Name: Berry Elder Dunn
Event: Military
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Burlingame, San Mateo, California
Residence: Burlingame, San Mateo, California
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1880 Fairfield, California (Solano County)
Film Number: 2404171
Digital Folder Number: 4667477
Image Number: 03167
Name: Alma V Jackson
[Alma V Dunn]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1870
Birthplace: California
Death Date: 3 Jan 1955
Death Place: San Francisco
Father's Surname: Dunn
1850 Residence: St. Louis county, part of, St. Louis, Missouri
James Mc Cluer M 46y VA 1804 post master
Margaret V Mc Cluer F 15y VA ? MO
George H Mc Cluer M 14y MO
Mary L Mc Cluer F 12y MO
Harrison Mc Cluer M 10y MO found in Montgomery Co MO 1860
James A Elder M 25y VA (born MO) 1825
Ann R Elder F 25y MO (born VA) 1825 probably dtr of James McCluer
Eliza V Elder F 4y MO 1846 future wife of Alex Dunn
James F Elder M 2y MO 1848 died before 1860
1860; Census Place: Lee, Sacramento, California; Roll: M653_63; Page: 211; Image: 213; Family History Library Film: 803063.
J A Elder 33 born MO $6,000 real estate $1500 personal wealth
A R Elder 33 female born VIRGINIA
E V Elder 13 female born MO
A A Elder 9 female born MO 1851
Alice Elder 6 born CA 1854
T M Elder 4 male born CA 1856
M C Elder 2 female born CA 1858
Name: Alexander Dunn
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Sep 1865
Event Place: , Sacramento, California
Gender: Male
Age:
Estimated Birth Year:
Father:
Mother:
Spouse: E V Elder
Spouse's Age:
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year:
Spouse's Father:
Spouse's Mother:
Page: 137
Film Number: 1302097
Digital Folder Number: 004640202
Image Number: 00240
(familysearch.org website; California marriages 1850 - 1952. 1 of 191 Dunn's that married in Sacramento Co)
14 June 1870 Ukiah, Mendocino, CA
Alex Dunn 29 born Missouri 1841 newspaper editor
Eliza V ELDER Dunn 24 born Missouri 1846
Edgar L Dunn 03 born California 1867
Adelia S Dunn 14 born California 1856 reported to be sister of Alexander Dunn
Orelia O ELDER 18 born Missouri 1852 -Aurelia A also counted in father's household, Eliza's sister.
21 July 1870 Lee township, Sac City nearest post office, Sacramento Co
James A Elder 43 MO $6000 real estate $3000 personal wealth farmer
Ann Elder 44 VA
Aurelia Elder 18 MO
Alice Elder 16 CA married Charles A Jenkins 14 Dec 1876 Sac Co
Thomas M Elder 14 CA married Mamie McLanahan 13 Dec 1887 Sac Co
Mary E Elder 12 CA
William J "Willie" Elder 07 CA married Antonie Hamann 08 Nov 1893 Sac Co
Joseph Elder 01 CA married Melinda L Foss 01 June 1892 Sac Co
Sada McClure 06 CA 1864 dtr of George or Harrison McClure ?
Joe Elder b. 1869 married Anna Helena Auburtes 25 June 1899 Sac Co
* enumerator wrote error over this one
14 July 1870 San Joaquin, Sacramento
James A Elder 44 born MO $8000 real estate $2000 personal wealth
Ann R Elder 45 VA
Aurelia Elder 18 CA
Alice Elder 16 CA
Thos Elder 14 CA
Mary E Elder 12 CA
Willie Elder 07 CA male
Joseph Elder 01 CA
01 June 1880; Census Place: Fairfield, Solano, California; Roll: 83; Family History Film: 1254083; Page: 399B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0524.
Alex Dunn 39 born Missouri 1841 father KY mother AR occupation census supervisor
Eliza V. Dunn 33 born Missouri 1847 father MO mother VA
Edgar L. Dunn 13 1867 CA son
Virginia A. Dunn 9 1871 CA dtr also known as Alma V Dunn
Ulna E. Dunn 19 1861 CA sister father KY mother AR
Name: Edwin Mason Hunt
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Jan 1893
Event Place: , Sacramento, California
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: 1870
Father:
Mother:
Spouse: Alma V Dunn
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1871
Spouse's Father:
Spouse's Mother:
Page: 401
Film Number: 1302103
Digital Folder Number: 004640208
Image Number: 00304
Name: Alexander Dunn
Event: Death
Event Date: 29 Aug 1898
Event Place: 921 1/2 Post St, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Gender: Unknown
Age: 57 yrs 3 mos 2 days
Marital Status:
Birth Date: 24 August
Birthplace: Missouri
Death Date:
Estimated Birth Year: 1841
Burial Date: removed to Sacramento for burial
Funeral Home: Halsted & Co. Funeral Records
Funeral Home Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Obituary:
Father:
Mother:
Record Type: Register
Volume: Vol. 2,, 1898-1913
Digital Folder Number: 4193499
Image Number: 00113
Number of Images: 2
(familysearch.org)
1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T623_105; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 198.
Chas E Jackson 34 born July 1865 CA MARRIED 1897 father born Ger mother France
Alma V Jackson 24 born Dec 1875. . was born 1870 parents born MISSOURI
Berry E Dunn 19 born Oct 1880 CA MO MO single bro in law
1880 Residence: Lee, Sacramento, California
James A. Elder M 53 born MO parents Maryland
Spouse Ann R. Elder F 53 born VA parents born VA
Child Tom M. Elder M 26
Child William J. Elder M 17
Child Joseph Elder M 11
Child Emma Elder F 8 - Emma Kittie Elder age 21 and William T Calderwood age 21 married Sac Co 27 Jul 1894
1900 Residence: Sacramento city, Sacramento, California
Aurelia Ross June 1851 MO widow with 4 children married Myron Ross 04 Nov 1873 Sacramento Co
Chas Ross Nov/Mar 1873 CA father b. IL electrician
Wm Ross Aug 1875 IL railroad laborer
Frank Ross Sept 1877 IL painter
Maud Ross June 1883 CA listed as son not dtr
James Elder born Oct 1825 Missouri parents MD father
Ann Elder born Mar 1824 VA parents VA mother
1900 Residence: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles, California
Edgar L Dunn born CA Feb 1867 married 1899 father born --- mother CA
Carrie G Dunn born CA Dec 1869 father Germany mother Maine
Name: Edgar Lee Dunn
Event: Death
Event Date: 16 Jul 1905 at 867 Mission Street
Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Gender: Unknown
Age: 38 yrs 5 mos 1 day
Marital Status:
Birth Date:
Birthplace: California
Death Date:
Estimated Birth Year: 1867 16 July
Burial Date: in Sacramento
Funeral Home: Halsted & Co. Funeral Records
Funeral Home Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Obituary:
Father:
Mother:
Record Type: Register
Volume: Vol. 2,, 1898-1913
Digital Folder Number: 4193499
Image Number: 00128
Number of Images: 2
cause of death pulmonary tb
Name: Alexander Dunn
Name Note:
Also Known As:
Also Known As Note:
Event: Military Service
Rank In: Private
Rank In Note:
Rank Out:
Rank Out Note:
Side: Union
Side Note:
State (or Origin): California
Military Unit: 2nd Regiment, California Cavalry
Military Unit Note:
Company: A
Company Note:
General Note: This man was temporarily attached to the organization named above. His cards are filed with the Co. F, 3 Cal. Inf. to which organization he belonged.
NARA Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of California.
NARA Publication Number: M533
NARA Roll Number: 2
Film Number: 881610
California voter registers 1866 - 1898
Name: Alexander Dunn
Residence Year: 1896
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Age 55 6' 1/2" tall dark complexion, brown eyes and hair occupation watchman born Missouri abt 1841 lived at 8 Geary Court 2nd floor.
Name: James Andrew Elder
Residence Place: Sacramento, California 1867 - 1879
Age: 47 born MO lived Lee township April 7 ?
Sac, California Biographical Great Books, 1867 & 1872
Name: James Andrew Elder
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Birth Place: Missouri
Civil Date: 7 Jul 1866
Civil Place: Sacramento, California, United States
Residence Location: Lee
Occ: Farmer
Name: James Andrew Elder
Residence Year: 1898
Residence Place: Sacramento, California
Age: 71 5" 10" light complexion gray hair and eyes farmer born MO
Birth Year: abt 1827
1882 Sacramento voters
Alexander Dunn age 40 born MO
James Andrew Elder age 55 born MO
Golden Nugget Library's Sacramento Co Gen Databases
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/s...Type surname in search engine box or select a category, has lot's of great info.
1865 Sacramento marriages, births, deaths
Sept 25 1865 -Alexander Dunn and Virginia Elder
Sacramento Historic Churches Index 1852-1910
CHAPMAN, MRS. J. R. P. 1st English Lutheran
And I find public farmily trees on the family of James Andrew Elder and Ann R McClure.
Aha ! Roeser, Lutz, Kaufhold, Gray, Ayers, Craghead Family Tree owned by MariaGray. This is who you need to find.
Alexander Dunn born Independence MO 1841 son of William Anderson Colonel Dunn b. 1810 or was he Col.Wm Anderson Dunn and Eliza Gregg 08 Jan 1824 Weston, Platte Co MO - 01 Jan 1865 Vacaville CA married 08 Apr 1840 Benton Co MO
Siblings: James Riley Dunn 1850, Jacob Lycurgus 1842, Margaret Ann 1846-1850, Mary Elvira 1849 - 1849, Henry Clay Dunn 1851-1940, Charles Pope Dunn 1854, **Adelia Susan 1856-1937**, Retta Helen 1858-1942
Name: Henry Clay Dunn
Social Security #: 0
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1851
Birthplace: California
Death Date: 18 Dec 1940
Death Place: San Francisco
Mother's Maiden Name: Gregg
Father's Surname: Dunn
Name: Retta Vance
[Retta Dunn]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1858
Birthplace: California
Death Date: 23 May 1942
Death Place: Alameda
Mother's Maiden Name: Gregg
Father's Surname: Dunn
1870 Vacaville, Solano, California
William Kane M 30y OH 1840
Elizabeth Kane F 20y MO 1850
John Kane M 26y MO
William A Dunn M 60y 1810 KY
Henry C Dunn M 18y CA 1900 census in Vacaville b. Dec 1851 CA father KY mother AR. . .same info as Alex Dunn in 1880 census.
Charles Dunn M 16y CA
Adaline Dunn F 14y CA
Harriet Dunn F 12y CA
Abbey Dunn F 10y CA