Robert Roland Dunbar

1824 - 1907  (83 years)

• Name	Robert Roland Dunbar
  Born	17 Aug 1824	,Breckinridge, Ky
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Oct 1907	3805 Michigan, Kansas City, Jackson, Mo.
  Buried	14 Oct 1907	Union Cem. Kansas City, Jackson, Mo.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I52627	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	William Dunbar,   b. Abt 1782, ,,Pa ,   d. Aft 1855, ,,Ca  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Sarah Prather,   b. Abt 1790, of, Hardinsburg, Breckenridge, Ky ,   d. Bef 1860, Twin Springs, Linn, Ks  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	26 Dec 1807	Washington Co. Kentucky
  Family ID	F19302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mrs Emily Dunbar,   b. Abt 1829, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois ,   d. Abt 1860, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1850	Princeton, Bureau, Illinois
  Children	1. Loren G. Dunbar,   b. 1852, of Bureau, Il  [Natural]   2. Icilus M. Dunbar,   b. 1856, of Bureau, Il  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F19364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Elizabeth Young,   b. 15 Jul 1838, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont ,   d. 30 Oct 1906, 3805 Michigan, Kansas City, Jackson, Mo.  (Age 68 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1860	Princeton, Bureau, Illinois
  Children	1. George C. Dunbar,   b. 1865, of Indiana, Ks ,   d. Last Address 1910 3008 Michigan K.C. Mo.  [Natural]   2. Elizabeth A. Dunbar,   b. 1871, of Indiana, Ks ,   d. Last Address 1910 Pueblo Co.  [Natural]   3. Daisy Pearl Dunbar,   b. 1871, of Indiana, Ks  [Natural]   4. Claudia May Dunbar,   b. 1873, of Indiana, Ks ,   d. Last Address 1907, 5523 Indiana, Kansas  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F19366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert was mentioned on a deed by William Dunbar on July 14 1832 Tazwell County. Robert was first married to Emily Tucker by William McKee justice of the peace Princeton, Bureau , Illinois One of Roberts last cases was a dispute by the Shawnee Indian Tribe in Kansas . He was retained by George Washington and other tribe members on a land dispute. Robert Dunbars obituary in the Kansas City Times reads as follows. The Death of R. R. Dunbar. His suits as Attorney Against Argentine Property Led to Trouble in 1895. Robert R. Dunbar 83 years old died Saturday night at his home, 3805 Michigan Avenue. He had lived in Kansas City since 1861. Mr. Dunbar was born in Breckinridge county Kentucky. After he came to Kansas City he engaged in the practice of law. Three children survive. They are Mrs. Lizzie C. Meyers of Pueblo Colorado, George C. Dunbar and Mrs. May Pyburn of Kansas City. Dunbar brought suits attacking the rights of more than .... property owners in Argentine in 1895. The land in question had been sold by the Shawnee Indians in 18..0. Mr. Dunbar was retained by George Washington and other Shawnees in Indian territory, and bagan a fight that arrayed the whole town against him. The .... were entered in Washington where the present titles were finally transferred. In June 1904 Dunbar was ........ and ........ .. a .... in Argentine. Robert is confirmed as a brother of Washington in two newpaper articles. A 1901 article showing him as a lawyer in Argentine Kansas. Also in the obituary for Washington Dunbar in the Oct.10 1907 Galva Standard it states Washington's brother Robert died in Kansas Oct. 10 1907.