D. C. DUNLAP

D. C. DUNLAP, a prosperous farmer and active business man of this county, is a native of Lincoln County, Tennessee, born in 1823.

His parents were James and Sarah (Massey) Dunlap, the former born in South Carolina in 1790, and served in the Indian War; the latter a daughter of James Massey, a native of Ireland, who was an early settler in Giles County, Tennessee. James Dunlap’s parents were David and Polly Dunlap, who early moved from South Carolina to Alabama, being among the very first settlers of Tuscaloosa, in that state. Mr. Dunlap had been one of the soldiers of the Revolution.

Young Dunlap spent his boyhood in the place of his birth, the farm in Lincoln County, Tennessee, with very restricted educational privileges. In 1843 he went to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he spent three years. In 1850 he came to Georgia and built a large mill at White Sulphur Springs, in the southern part of Meriwether County, and in 1854 he moved to his present home, near Rocky Mount. Here, in 1875, he built a large public gin and machine shops, his being the first steam gin erected in this county. In 1877 it was destroyed by fire, two men, a white and a negro, being the incendiaries; the latter died in prison. By this fire Mr. Dunlap lost $6,200; but, nevertheless, this loss did not discourage him, and he has been quite prosperous in later years. His unbounded energy and steady ndustry have been the foundation of his success, and he has always been highly respected wherever known.

He served with honor to himself in the late war, enlisting in 1862 in the Twenty-sixth Georgia Battalion, under Capt. Robert Heard, taking part in the battles of Resaca and Missionary Ridge, and others, and doing his part until the declaration of peace.

The marriage of Mr. Dunlap took place in 1852, his wife being Miss Francina Brittain, born in Clark County, Georgia, Sept. 18, 1832, a daughter of William and Mary (Harris) Brittain, the former also a native of Clark County, born in 1804. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap, of whom the eldest, Sarah E., wife of Barney Almon, died in 1882. The others are: Mary E., Louisa, James D., John H., and Robert R. The parents are faithful members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dunlap is a member of the order of Masons. He was also for some years justice of the peace, from 1866 through 1868.

Source: Memoirs of Georgia, Containing historical accounts of the states civil, military, industrial and professional interests and personal sketches of many of it’s people, Volume II, The Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895

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