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WILLIAM MONTGOMERY DUNLAP, farmer, post office Valencia, son of John and Mary Ann (Bell) Dunlap, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, Oct. 29, 1820. The father died when William M. was three years of age, and the mother moved to New Jersey in 1829, where the family remained two years, and then came to this county, locating in Franklin township. Three years later Mr. Dunlap and his brother went to Athens, Ohio, where they each bought a farm in the woods, which they cleared up. After seven years they became tired of the woody country, and, selling out there, one went west and W. M. came to Pine township, this county. Two years later he purchased his present farm of 240 acres, and in 1878 erected a fine house thereon. He married, April 6, 1848, Margaret McClintock, sister of Aaron McClintock, of Pine township. (See his sketch for parentage.) Seven children were born to this union: Mary (Mrs. Robert Gibson, now residing at home), Margaret (Mrs. Joshua Gillespie, who died May 11, 1887), Elizabeth (Mrs. Simpson English, Pine township), Ellen (Mrs. John Dickson), John (who lives on a farm near his father), McClintock (in Washington Territory) and Katie (Mrs. Harry Dickson). Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap are members of the M. E. Church, of which Mr. Dunlap has been steward three years. His paternal grandfather was John Dunlap.