M. J. Dunlap - agent-operator at Boyce

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Frank & Abram,

A 1932 Roanoke city directory lists William H. Dunlap (Reda S.), slsmn 
(salesman), and living at 515 Avon Rd. (Raleigh Court), not to far from 
Abram's stomping grounds.

Jeff Sanders

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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:29 AM
Subject: M. J. Dunlap - agent-operator at Boyce



>

> February 27, 2009

>

> Hello, Abram:

>

> I stopped by the Clarke County court house yesterday to look up the will 

> for Morris J. Dunlap.  I've determined that he moved to Boyce in 1896 and 

> died in early 1929.  Presumably, he was station agent-operator at Boyce 

> the entire time, up to his death.  Among the estate settlement records, 

> the N&W made a payment on May 28, 1929, after his death which I assume was 

> his final paycheck; it was for $81.15.

>

> The list of heirs as of April 23, 1929, included William Henry Dunlap who 

> was 39 years old and living in Roanoke.  I need to find a Roanoke City 

> Directory to look up his address and employment.  Richard F. Dunlap would 

> have been born around 1922 or 1923 in order to have graduated from high 

> school in 1940.  So, William would have been about 33 in those years. 

> While it is still a tenuous hypothesis, it is possible that Morris J. 

> Dunlap could have been Dick's grandfather.  It will be interesting to 

> learn if William also worked for the N&W.

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Frank

> f_scheer at yahoo.com

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