Hi to the whole list!!
My name is John Dunham and I ran across a posting from Bill T on another site. I
responded to that and ended up getting steered into your group. Thanks Bill.
I will put together a more detailed family tree soon - will try to tie it into what you
already have. Let it suffice for tonight to say that I descend from the Hannah Ellison
who married Robert Stewart back in the early 1840s. They produced a son [my records show
Samuel Eugene Stewart - Bill doesn't show the Samuel] who married a Mary Jane Carl.
That couple produced my grandmother Bertha May Stewart in Hedgesville NY. Bertha married
Don Albert Dunham [who was originally from South Creek Twp, Bradford Co, descended from
the Dunhams and the Elsbrees over Windham way] and they in turn produced my father, Ray
Stewart Dunham, born in Elmira 9 Jul 1902.
Knowing that this leaves a bunch of gaps, let me just say that I am tracking a bunch of
people from the Tri-Counties plus Steuben and Tioga Counties in NY. Among surnames of
interest besides the Ellison connection are the Stewarts [who apparently roamed over the
whole area], the Dunhams, the Elsbrees, the Kingslands and the Carls, for starters. So,
if any of you find anything that might be of interest, please let me know. I'll be on
the lookout for all the names I find on the postings here as well. Any questions,
I'll try to answer.
Thanks and Good Night
John Dunham
Cortland NY