Still seeking information on parents of Luther W. Dunham b: Oct. 19, 1804 NY d: bef. 1850 census. Married: Jan. 1, 1833 Spencer, Tioga Co. NY to Mary Jane Beard b: Feb. 3, 1815, d: (after 2nd marriage to Ransom Knapp in ILL.) Mar. 29, 1892.

Their children were:
Edwin Arthur Dunham,
Christopher Theodore Dunham,
Charles Lewis Dunham,
Alfred Gordon Dunham,
Henry A. Dunham,
Mary Jane Dunham and
Hulda Cornelia Dunham.

All sons were involved in civil war as officers from Ill. and/or Iowa.
It is believed that last dtr. was named after the parent's mothers. Hulda was the name of Mary Jane Beard Dunham's mother; and Cornelia ... was she the mother of Luther W. Dunham???

Mary Jane Beard's family was from New Hampshire.

Jan Gary Dunham