WILLIAM RILEY DUNHAM

Fifth Cousin to President Barack Obama

Parents: Samuel Goodnight Dunham and Elizabeth Matilda (Reese) Dunham

Born: February 1, 1856 in Kempton, Indiana

Died: February 5, 1921 in Kempton, Indiana

Buried: Kempton Cemetery, Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana

Married Laura Belle (Allen) Dunham on April 6, 1881 in Tipton County, Indiana

Children: Wilbur Franklin
Grover Cleveland
Bonnie M. (Peters)

William Riley Dunham built The Dunham House on the original land that Jacob Dunham owned. He served the Democratic Party for several years and represented Hamilton and Tipton County in the Indiana General House of Assembly.

 

 

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