DUNLAP, Joseph Alexander - b. March 7, 1850 - d. April 2, 1911

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Howard Courant
April 13, 1911

Joseph Alexander Dunlap was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1850, and died at his home near Piedmont, Kas., April 2, 1911.

On Dec. 16, 1870 he was married to Miss Harriet Billingsley, and until the year 1876, made his home where he was born.  In that year he came to Kansas with his wife and three small children, and settled on the homestead where he lived until his death.

He was converted in young manhood and united with the Christian church.   In the year 1899 he united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Bunker Hill.

Mr. Dunlap was a man who lived the Christian life every day.  His life was a living testimony to the Golden Rule. The motto of his life was "to be rather than to seem."  He had an exalted idea of justice, and could detect the slightest deviation from that virtue.  Nothing was so repulsive to him as a dishonest or cowardly act, and was always ready to stand in defense of the right. As a child he had little opportunities for training or education.  Fourteen months covered his entire school life, yet there were few people better informed or more up-to-date in knowledge than he.  Many of his freinds and neighbors sought his advice and profited thereby.

Funeral services were conducted at the home by the pastor, the Rev. A. Cullison.  He leaves as wife and seven children to mourn his loss, all of whom were present at his decease, Mary E. Allen of Cherokee, Miss Emma Dunlap, until recently of Iola, Mrs. Anna Harrison of Quinton, Okla., Mrs. Nevada Taylo, near the home place, J. H. Dunlap, living on the home place, R. C. Dunlap of Longton, and Zirn N. Dunlap of Wichita.  Of this large family only one had died previous to this.  Earl, a small child died some years before.

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Interment took place at the Grace Lawn Cemetery.