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Descendants of James Phillip Dunihoo

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES PHILLIP¹ DUNIHOO was born Abt 1802 in Kentucky, and died Abt 1855 in Pike County, Arkansas. He married (1) ? ? Abt 1822 in probably Missouri (Cape Girardeau?). He married (2) CHARLOTTA (CHARLOTTE) "LOTTIE" MOODY 1835.

Notes
By December 1797 there were a Joseph and Thomas Donahoe in St. Genevieve, Missouri. These two might have been related to J.P.D., thus influencing him to begin guiding wagon trains to Missouri as a young man.

Birthplace: Probably born in Kentucky (possibly in Warren County)

There is a "James Donahoo" in Warren County, KY according to the 1820 census (pg. 037).

Occupation: Owned and lived on a river boat; later owned a grist mill

In March 1829, at the request of the government, Phillip Trammel - along with members of the Smoot, Donoho and Lewis families - removed from Miller County to Crawford County, AR, probably where other Trammells resided.

His name first appeared on the Crawford Co., AR tax lists in 1829 ("North of Ark - short for Arkansas? - River, Crawford Co., AR, pg. 016, State Census"), then again in 1830. Although not on those tax lists in 1831 or 1834, his name is there in 1832, 1833, and 1835. (Tax assessment books for 1822-28, 1837-38, and 1848 are missing.)

He received a donation claim between 1829 and 1836. He was a known Miller County resident and may have been in Hempstead or surrounding counties after 1829.

Was living White Twp., Antoine Twp. near Caddo Gap (Pike County,ARK) 1850 cen-
sus. Occupation given as "None". Possibly buried in Pike County.

In "Mahaffeys of Overland Have A Colorful Family History", by Celia M. Wright,
in The Hopkins County Echo, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Friday, August 27, 1954,
Emma Harris (daughter of Sarah Dunahoo, granddaughter of Phillip & Charlotta
Dunahoo) reminiscences are recorded: "Emma Harris' grandpa and grandma Dunahoo
came to Texas about 1856. Philip Dunahoo had followed many pursuits, and he
had a flour mill and salt works and a tannery on the river between Oklahoma and
Arkansas [either Red River or Arkansas River - there being no river that is
actually "between" these 2 states]. After he died [implying that his death occurred possibly in 1856 but probably later) Charlotte Dunahoo came to
live with the Harrises and died at Overland about 1878 and was buried at
Gafford's Chapel. . . . Phil married a Cherokee maiden with the unusual feature
of yellow hair. They had two children but both wife and children died. Later
Phil met and married Charlotte Moody. After their marriage, Philip bought a
boat and built a house on it and became a freighter plying the Mississippi
river. His family lived on the houseboat until four children were born when he
left freighting and went to Missouri and built a log cabin. . . . This was how
Sarah Dunahoo...came to be born on a houseboat on the Father of Waters in 1844
and later to pioneer in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. Charlotte had been
married twice before and had a child by each husband and lost both husbands,
and then she had 12 Dunahoo children, of whom only 2 girls and 3 boys lived to
be grown. . . . In later years the Dunahoos came into Arkansas or Oklahoma and
dug salt and sold it. . . . Later Phil built a grist mill and flour mill in
this territory. After Philip died Charlotte followed one of her sons, Riley,
to Mt. Pleasant, Texas and they lived there several years. Then they moved to
Pleasant Grove where Sarah met Steve Harris and married him."
From "The Dunahoo Family" by John Murl Dunahoo adds these "facts": "The long
journey of the Dunahoo family into Hopkins County began in the hills of
Kentucky with the birth of James 'Phillip' Dunahoo in 1802." "Charlotte Moody
...was born in Tennessee in 1805. Charlotte had been married twice before to
Mr. Trammel and Mr. Roberts and had one child by each man. . . . both husbands
were killed by indians" "Some stories passed down through the family indicate
that he may have been in Pin Hook, northeast of Paris [Pin Hook was just south
of what is now Paris, and was an earlier name for the settlement now called
Paris] at one time with his son William Riley, or possibly William Riley was
with Phillip. Stories tell us that William and/or Phillip operated a store and
ferryboat at Pin Hook on the river.

From "The Dunahoo Family" by John Murl Dunahoo:

The long journey of the Dunahoo family into Hopkins County began in the hills of Kentucky with the birth of James "Phillip" Dunahoo in 1802. Phillip must have been a man of strength, character and ambition. A pioneer who in his early years braved the elements and hardships to lead settlers into Missouri and Arkansas. The heartache Phillip would have to endure began with the loss of his wife, a Cherokee maiden with yellow hair and their two children.

After the passing of his first family, Phillip would meet Charlotte Moody who was born in Tennessee in 1805. Charlotte had been married twice before to Mr. Trammel and Mr. Roberts and had one child by each man. She was also no stranger to heartache. Both husbands were killed by Indians and we can only imagine the pain of her loss.

Phillip married Charlotte and purchased a boat on which he built a house. He became a freight-man and they traveled up and down the Mississippi selling goods to settlers and hauling freight. The river would prove to be a hard taskmaster for Phillip and Charlotte, four children were born on the houseboat before the harsh realities and unhealthy conditions would force them to leave.

They moved to Missouri and Phillip built a log cabin and flour mill. His first son, who would survive and become the first Dunahoo descendent in Hopkins County was born in Missouri in 1835. His name was William Riley Dunahoo.

Phillip must have had an adventurer's spirit, for he later moved into Arkansas and Oklahoma where he dug salt and sold it to settlers. He also had a flour mill, saltworks and tannery on the river between Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Phillip and Charlotte had twelve (12) children, but only two girls and three boys survived.

There is a mystery surrounding the later years and death of Phillip Dunahoo. No records have been discovered to tell us what happened to this pioneer. Some stories passed down thru the family indicate that he may have been in Pin Hook, northeast of Paris at one time with his son William Riley, or possibly William Riley was with Phillip. Someday maybe an old trunk will be discovered, or old courthouse records uncovered that will lead us to an explanation of what happened to this Dunahoo adventurer.

Child of James Dunihoo and ? ? is:

	i.		?² DUNIHOO, b. Bef 1835; d. Bef 1835.

Children of James Dunihoo and Charlotta Moody are:

	ii.	ANDREW² DUNIHO.
	iii.	PHILLIP DUNIHO.
2.	iv.	WILLIAM RILEY "RILEY" DUNIHOO, b. 1836, Missouri; d. 1863, Hopkins County, Texas.
3.	v.	SARAH ADELINE DUNIHOO, b. Abt 1842, on houseboat on, Mississippi Rivr, Arkansas; d. 1916.
4.	vi.	JAMES MURL DUNIHOO, b. March 1844, Ft. Smith, Sebastian Cty, Just Prec. 4, Arkansas; d. 1931, Ethel, Oklahoma.
5.	vii.	JOHN ANDERSON DUNAHOO, b. 1845-1848; d. 1876.
	viii.	MALINDA DUNIHOO, b. 1849.
6.	ix.	LUCINDA "CINDA" DUNIHOO, b. 1851, Arkansas.

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