DAVID DUNN by Mrs. George McLeod (Margaret Dunn) 1967

Taken in Russell in 1891
Back Row L. to R. David Dunn, Margaret (Mrs. Geo McLeod), Joe, Mrs. David Dunn,
Front Row L. to R. Hannah, (the late Mr.s J. H. McLennan), Jack, Watson, Ethel, (Mrs. Jas. McLeod)

    David Dunn's early history is recorded under "Minniska Pioneers". His daughter Margaret (Mrs. George McLeod) and better known as Mag, quotes-"After mother died at Emily's birth, leaving nine little ones, he worked very hard to provide for his family. He bought land at tax sales, improved it and sold it at a profit. He did this with houses in town too. He was kept busy driving back and forth to town on business I started keeping house at fifteen. When we girls were all married, father engaged a house keeper. A girl was often hired to help, too, as there were many men to feed.' David Dunn was a man of sterling qualities. He faced the hardest tasks with an "Oh, to Baggery!" or "the Dear knows!" He loved to make a deal, and strike a hard bargain and yet he showed compassion too, as when once a poor lady, a tenant of his with a small family could not pay her rent. He was growling about this to a group of men one day, on the street corner. One suggested he put her out, and he replied, "O. Jollies, where would the poor woman go?" Many a family in the thirties had a house almost rent free.

    David Dunn kept his family together and they all loved and respected him. He was never happier, than on those special occasions, a birthday or anniversary gathering or a family picnic at the lake, each an occasion which was looked forward to by many, every year. His connection generally meant everyone to the forty-second cousins.

    Mr. and Mrs. Dunn had four daughters and five sons. Joseph married Luella Pew, of Angus, Ont. (deceased in 1959). They have two boys Evin, unmarried, and Vern, married in 1965 to Edna McFarlane Main with three children, Bob, Sheila and Barry. Both boys are farming the home farm.

    Margaret Jane married George Mc Leod a farmer now retired. Their family consist of Emily, Wesley, Donald, Janet, Grace and Ruth. ( See Peter Mc Leod history).

    Hannah, married Harvey McLennan. They had one daughter and two sons, Eleanor, Norman and Archie. (See Harvey McLennan history).

    Mary Ethel married Jas McLeod, brother of George and Angus. Their family consists of seven girls - Laura, Norma, Margaret, Hannah, Dorothy and Doris (twins) and Wilma. (see Peter McLeod history).

    John Harvey (Jack), a farmer, married Lilla Boyd of Alameda, Sask. They had no children. They retired to Langley Prairiex B.C., in 1944. Jack is deceased

    Henry Watson, farmer, married Florence Cochrane of Thornton, Ont. They have a son, Mervyn and a daughter, Elinor (Bonnie). (3 infants died).

    Mervyn married Shirley Briggs of Inglis a school teacher. They have two daughters and two sons Carol, Cheryl, Fred and Jack (2 infants died).

    Bonnie, married to Bob Stewart of Endcliffe - a farmer and cattleman. Their family consists of Bradley, Bruce, Brent and Marilyn.

    David Thomas (Tim), a farrner, married Margaret (Peggy) Tod of Russell, a teacher. They have three of a family, Marjorie, Nora and David.

    Marjorie, a registered nurse and matron at Hamiota, is married to Henry Hadland, a farmer and R.C.A.F. Veteran of World War Two. They live in Shoal Lake, Man.

    Nora, a graduate in Arts at Manitoba University and once secretary for NorthWest airlines, is married to Donald Edwards of Watford, Ont., an air traffic controller in Winnipeg and R.C.H.A. Veteran of the Korean War. They live in Stony Mountain. They have five of a family, Nancy, Tom, Rob, Paul and Ward.

    David, a farmer, married Donalda Finlay of Winnipeg, a teacher, a graduate from Manitoba University in Arts and Education. They have three sons, Ross, Jim and Chris.

    William Herbert, farmer, married Edith burrows of Boulton. They have four children, Irene, Alice, Billie and Reta.

Irene, a registered nurse, is married to Edward Chadwick of South Carolina, U.S.A., an officer in the U.S. Navy.  They have a son, Chad.

Alice is married to Rainie mcKinnon of Russell, a veteran of World War Two and now in the meat locker business in The Pas.  They have five children, William, Robert, Bruce and two girls Shannon and Maureen.

William, a farmer near Russell, married Eva Cooke of Binscarth.  They have three children, William, Donald & Glenda.

Reta is marrie to Ken Kollman, a salesman for Palm Dairies, now of Coquitlam, B.C.   They have three sons and a daughter.  Kim, Kerry, Kelly and Shelly.

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