1808 Birth:2278 Birth year of 1808 estimated based on age (42) years in 1850 census enumeration; birth place given in same enumeration as Massachusetts.

1839 Marriage:442, p. 5. Rosea Ann Frame and Rodney D. Dunham married on 11 April 1839 in Porter County, Indiana.

1840 U.S. Census:2279
Hancock County, Indiana (Vernon Township)
Head of Family •• Rodney Dunham
Males 30-40 •• 1 << Rodney, age 32
Females 20-30 •• 1 << Rosie, age 21
Females 40-50 •• 1 << Who was this?

1844-46 Relocation:2278 Based on birth places of children as given in 1850 census enumeration, Dunham family relocated from Indiana to Ohio about 1844 to 1846. John was born in Indiana in 1844 and Maria was born in 1846 in Ohio.

1850 U.S. Census:2278
Butler County, Ohio (Reily Township)
Enumerated 31 October 1850
Rodney Dunham •• 42, male, farmer, real estate value $200, born in Massachusetts
Rosey A. •• 31, female, born in Kentucky
Susan •• 9, female, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
Wm. •• 8, male, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
John •• 6, male, born in Indiana
Maria •• 4, female, born in Ohio
Mary •• 2, female, born in Ohio
Eleazer, age 77, and Diana Dunham, age 71, both born in Massachusetts, are immediately adjacent. Are they the parents of Rodney?

1880 U.S. Census:2304
Butler County, Ohio (Reily Township)
Enumerated 8 June 1880
Rodney Dunham •• white, male, 73, married, farmer, maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled, born in Massachusetts, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Massachusetts
Rosey A. •• white, female, 61, wife, married, keeping house, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia
Joseph •• white, male, 23, son, single, works on farm, born in Ohio, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Kentucky
Olliver •• white, male, 19, son, single, works on farm, born in Ohio, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Kentucky
Addy Stevens •• white, female, 14, granddaughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Rosa A. •• white, female, 12, granddaughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
The enumeration clearly indicates Rodney, age 73, is disabled. The Dunham family was living in the dwelling of William Scott, age 69, and wife Catherine, age 63.