A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1

According to census data, Frank and Laura Lee Adams Dunham had been married 15 years
(marriage ~1885) and that she had given birth to 5 children, of which all are surviving. Laura
Lee’s father John Adams, a widower, was living with them in 1900.
William O. and Pollie A. Dunham were also found in the 1900 census. They were living in Foard
Co, TX (Foard is the correct spelling of this County).
1900
Name Age Born In
William Dunham 63 5/1837 AL
Pollie A. 63 2/1837 AL
They had been married 39 years (marriage ~1861)
1910
In 1910, we find Charles Franklin Dunham and family living in Elk City, Elk Tsp, Beckham Co,
OK:
1910 Notes
Name Age Born In
C.F. Dunham 45 9/1866 AL occ: salesman
Laura 43 6/1868 TX
William 21 8/1887 TX occ: barber
Lucy 18 ~1892 TX
Dug 16 ~1894 TX
Anna 14 6/1894 TX
James 12 6/1897 TX
Mattie 7 ~1903 TX
Note: Beckham County came into existence in 1907 when Oklahoma became a state.
C.F. Dunham was a hardware salesman in 1910.He owned his own home and had been married
to Laura for 24 years (marriage ~1886). She gave birth to 6 children of which all 6 survived.
In the 1910 census, two children were found that do not match to the 1900 census: Lucy and
Dug. In 1900, two children were found that do not match to the 1910 census: May and Claude.
Perhaps they are the same persons who used first and middle names interchangeably. This is not
known.
Anna continued the family line.
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