 DUNLAP,
BENTON C.: Grain Dealer, at Dunlap; born in Radnor Township,
Peoria County, September 27, 1859. His great-great-grand-father was
William Dunlap, born April 9, 1752, died in 1817, who married
Eleanor Delong; his great-grandfather, Smith Dunlap, born May 2,
1783, died in March, 1856, married Eleanor Lane, born December 17,
1791, died March 25, 1858; his grandfather, Alva Dunlap, born
October 26, 1905, died January 2, 1889, married Mary Knight, born
September 16, 1804, died April 2, 1880--all of whom were natives of
Montgomery County, New York. Burleigh Dunlap, the father of Benton
C., was born at Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, and married
Silva Pride of the same county. Alva Dunlap came to Radnor in 1837
and built a frame house, into which his family moved on their
arrival one year later. He was a prominent man, and owned eight
hundred and fifty acres of land. Burleigh Dunlap owned a farm half a
mile north of the village of Dunlap, in which he moved a short time
previous to his death. On coming of age, Benton C. Dunlap engaged in
farming, which he carried on for seven years. He then entered the
mercantile business, in which he was engaged for many years, until
September, 1900. He also carries a general assortment of goods, and
acts as managing agent for Frank Hall & Company in the purchase of
grain. Mr. Dunlap has filled the office of School Director and
Township Collector. He is a Republican and member of the Masonic and
Odd Fellows Orders. September 14, 1886, Mr. Dunlap married Cora E.
Allen, in Peoria County, and they have five children: Walter P.,
born Jun 20, 1887; Benton Roy, born October 20, 1888; Elsie C., born
December 31, 1897; Nellie S., born December 24, 1891, died April 6,
1894; Lona Clare, born January 1, 1897. Mrs. Dunlap was born in
Peoria County in April, 1861, the daughter of William Allen, born
near Providence, Rhode Island, in 1831, and Sarah Allen, a native of
Manchester, England, born in 1837. Her parents now live in Medina
Township, Peoria County.Page 799 Note: Did Benton die on Jan. 16, 1920 in Strathmore, Ca.? Did he die at the same time and same place as his father-in-law William Henry Allen? His picture is courtesy of Theresa Dunlap Day. |
