William Hooke Dunning

1851 - 1902  (51 years)

• Name	William Hooke Dunning  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	20 Jan 1851	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Age: 19; Son of Charlotte and James Dunning
  Census	1880	Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married to Barbara; Relation to Head: Self
  Trial	Jan 1883	Mariposa County, California, USA   [7]
  	W H Dunning found guilty of murder in the second degree
  Residence	Feb 1883	San Quentin, Marin, California, USA   [6]
  	San Quentin State Prison
  Pardon/Parole	Aug 1883	Mariposa County, California, USA
  	William H Dunning was pardoned by Governor Stoneman
  Census	1900	Mariposa County, California, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Barbara; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	29 Oct 1902	Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA   [1]
  Burial	Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2232	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ann Duncan,   b. 7 Apr 1860, Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA d. 12 Nov 1943, San Diego County, California, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1879	White and Hatch, Mariposa, California, USA   [2, 4, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1851 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA Census - Age: 19; Son of Charlotte and James Dunning - 1870 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Barbara; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA Trial - W H Dunning found guilty of murder in the second degree - Jan 1883 - Mariposa County, California, USA Residence - San Quentin State Prison - Feb 1883 - San Quentin, Marin, California, USA Pardon/Parole - William H Dunning was pardoned by Governor Stoneman - Aug 1883 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Barbara; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Mariposa County, California, USA Death - 29 Oct 1902 - Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		Homicide-DUNNING William (Convicted)
  		Homicide-DUNNING William (Pardon)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: 93; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240093. [S119] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: M593_552; Page: 87A. 1870 United States Federal Census [S143] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [S41] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mariposa, Mariposa, California; Roll: 68; Page: 164D; Enumeration District: 040. 1880 United States Federal Census [S146] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), California State Archives; Sacramento, California; Secretary of State California State Archives San Quentin Prison Registers. California, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950 [S145] Conviction of William Dunning - Fresno Weekly Republican - 27 Jan 1883 - Page 1, (Name: The Fresno Weekly Republican; Location: Fresno, California; Date: 27 Jan 1883;), William Dunning Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder. William H Dunning, who killed Mr F Davis in Higman’s store at Chowchilla Mountain over the settlement of account several months ago, was found guilty of murder in the second degree last week in Mariposa. Efforts are being made for a new trial. • The Fresno Weekly Republican • Fresno, California • 27 Jan 1883, Sat • Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98392006/the-fresno-weekly-republican/?xid=637 Homicide-DUNNING William (Convicted) [S147] Mariposa: White and Hatch, (Name: Meadow Creek Ranch Inn; Location: Mariposa CA;), MEADOW CREEK RANCH INN A Yosemite Area Bed and Breakfast in Mariposa, California. 1858 Charles DeLong built the house on ranch land along the Mann Brothers’ Trail, which ran from Mariposa to Wawona and on into Yosemite Valley over Chowchilla Mountain following old Indian trails. 1859-1873 Meadow Creek Ranch became a stage stop for wagons and coaches carrying supplies and travelers into Yosemite and Mariposa. First known as White and Hatches and run by James H. Hatch and his uncle Dexter White. Later run by Delong and then by the next owner, Turner. http://meadowcreekranchinn.com/our-inn/inn-history [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: 93; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240093. 1900 United States Federal Census