Thomas Jesse Dunlap
was the oldest son of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and
Nancy Jane Wharton, born 20 February 1840 in Arkansas. He, along with his
parents, and 5 of his 7 younger siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857
in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 17 years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
THOMAS J. DUNLAP, 17
John H. Dunlap
was the second son of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born 26
February 1841 in Louisiana (according to the 1850 census). He, along with
his parents, and 5 of his 7 siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in
the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 16 years old when he died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
JOHN H. DUNLAP, 16
Mary Ann Dunlap
was the oldest daughter of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born
10 January 1844 in Arkansas. She, along with her parents, and 5 of her 7
siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows
Massacre. She was 13 years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
MARY ANN DUNLAP, 13
Talitha Emaline Dunlap was the
second daughter of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born 17
December 1845 in Arkansas. She, along with her parents, and 5 of her 7
siblings, were killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows
Massacre. She was 11 years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
TALITHA EMALINE DUNLAP, 11
Nancy
Dunlap was the third daughter of
Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born abt. 1847 in Arkansas. For
some unknown reason, her birthdate does not seem to have been recorded
with those of her siblings. She is believed to have died, along with her
parents, and 5 of her 7 siblings, in the 11 September 1857 in the Mountain
Meadows Massacre. She was 9 years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
NANCY DUNLAP, 9
America Jane Dunlap was the fourth
daughter of Lorenzo Dow Dunlap and Nancy Jane Wharton, born 12 April 1850
in Arkansas. She, along with her parents, and 5 of her 7 siblings, were
killed on 11 September 1857 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. She was 7
years old when she died.
Inscription:
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF
MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED
WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
AMERICA JANE DUNLAP, 7
Please note that the names of the victims of the 1857
Mountain Meadows Massacre that appear here are those who we have
personally researched and verified as actual victims. In some cases
this list will differ from the names that were inscribed on the 1990
Monument on Dan Sill Hill.
© 2008 A.C. Wallner for the Mountain Meadows Association. All rights
reserved
Leave virtual flowers - MMA
FIND A GRAVE MEMORIALS:
THOMAS JESSE DUNLAP
JOHN H. DUNLAP
MARY ANN DUNLAP
TALITHA EMALINE DUNLAP
NANCY DUNLAP
AMERICA JANE DUNLAP
