Cornelius Dunham, Jr. - Cousin of Z.T. Dunham
		The following exerpt is taken from the History of Crawford County, Iowa, A record of Settlement, Organization and Achievement, Illustrated, Volume II by F.W. Meyers (Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), pg. 360 (it is exerpted from P.C. Dunham's biography):
[Cornelius Dunham, Jr.] was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, and came to Crawford county, Iowa, March 3, 1832, with his father, Cornelius Dunham, Sr., the pioneer settler of Crawford county, a record of whom is found in the sketch of Z. T. Dunham, which appears elsewhere in this work. Cornelius, Jr., was reared under the conditions of pioneer life in Crawford county and was educated by a tutor in the home. He became a farmer of Boyer township and an extensive stock-raiser, also engaging in butchering and in the general mercantile and clothing business at Dunlap, Iowa. Subsequently he returned to Boyer township, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a very active and energetic man and cleared about four hundred and fifty acres of land. Politically, he was an ardent supporter of the democratic party and served acceptably as a member of the board of supervisors of Crawford county, having previously held almost all the township offices. He was also connected with the Masonic order and the Odd Fellows, and was generally a leader in anything that he undertook. He passed away in 1894 and his remains were interred in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Dunlap. His wife was born in Birmingham, England, January 18, 1839, and came to this country when she was a girl of twelve years. About 1867 or 1868 she received a legacy from relatives in England and this was used in buying the family homestead in this county, where our subject now resides. She was married to Mr. Dunham in Crawford county, February 22, 1858, and died eleven years after the death of her husband, January 14, 1905. She was also buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery.  There were five children in their family, namely: Charles D., who was born January 7, 1859, and now lives in Boyer Township; Sophronia Isabel, who was born October 5, 1860, and is the wife of S. H. Johnston, of Carroll  county; Mary Elnora, who was born September 20, 1862, and died November 16, 1888; P. C., our subject; and Samuel Alexander, who was born January 30, 1868, and died February 12, 1903.
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