8/19/1850 Lower Okaw Prct, Coles Co, IL. Being orphaned, he andbroth er, John, were living with Uncle John Whitley at census time.They were l isted as Dunkens, David at 11, John was 9.
7/24/1860 S Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. The census taker found David,21, a nd brother, John, 15, living with the Robert and ElizabethHamilton fam ily along with aunt Minda Price and her 2 sons, probablybecause uncle J ohn's family was growing. Both David and John wereday laborers. Gran dmother Whitley lived 2 doors down with herchildren as other neighbors .
8/11/1870 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. At census time that he was 29and a f armer with property worth $2500/600. Wife Elizabeth was WifeElizabeth w as 23 and their children were William, 4, James 2, andAmelia, 1 month w as marked out as if deceased. Brother, John, 26,was living with them a nd just down the road were Dailys, Whitleysand Prices.
6/8/1880 Same place. That year at census time David, 38, had a largef amily consisting of: wife Elizabeth, 32, William, 14, James, 12,Sarah , 10, Mary, 8, Luvinia, 6, and Ora, 3. Brother John, 36, wasstill the re. David and John were both farmers.
Elizabeth was listed as a widow in the 1900 census.
