According to the records of births and baptisms in the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, County of Antrim, William James Dunwoodies (William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was a farmer who resided in the village of Drumagrove.

William was born abt. 1814 in Ireland.

He was married abt. 1835 to Elizabeth McElheran (Charles McElheran) in Ireland.

Perhaps as a result of the Irish Potato Famine which began about 1845 and lasted for approximately five years, he emigrated to Ontario in 1848 and established his household in the area of Napanee--a community close to Kingston.

The family initially lived at the 5th Concession of Camden Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. They later moved to Lot 38, Concession 6, Tyendinaga Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

According to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario) the family lived in Richmond Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. The Census listed William's occupation as farmer (this was also indicated on the record of births of his children) and the family's religion as Church of England (Anglican).

He died 14 Oct 1863 at the age of 48 due to a “liver complaint” and was buried at the Riverview Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario.

The children of William James Dunwoodies and Elizabeth McElheran are:

William James Dunwoody
Archibald Dunwoody
James Dunwoody
Mary Dunwoody
Charles Hamilton Dunwoody
John Dunwoodie
Margaret Dunwoody
Thomas Albert Dunwoody

Artists rendering of
William James Dunwoodies

Tombstone of
William James Dunwoodies
Riverview Cemetery
Napanee, Lennox and Addington
Ontario, Canada

William James Dunwoody
(c. 1854)

The first son of William James Dunwoodies and Elizabeth McElheran, William James Dunwoody (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 26 Mar 1836 in Drumagrove, Ireland. He was baptized 29 Mar 1836 at the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, Antrim, Ireland.

He married Jane (Jennie) Eleanor Griffith (Henry Griffith) on 16 Oct 1872 at the home of Henry Griffith in Watertown Center, Jefferson, New York. The marriage was recorded with the Trinity Episcopal Church in Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

He worked most of his life as a carriage or wagon maker. While working at his chosen trade, William lost one finger and "crippled" another while using a buzz saw.

According to his wife, Jennie, his health began to fail and he went to "live in the country" with his brother Charles Hamilton and sister Mary in Canada. Upon regaining his health he returned to Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

Jennie left Watertown with her children about 1897 to live near relatives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. William remained in Watertown living as a border at several locations until about 1911 when he moved to Saskatchewan, Canada.

He lived with his son William James Griffith “Will” Dunwoody until his death from pneumonia on 5 June 1918. There is currently no record of burial for William at any of the cemeteries in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan area.

The children of William James Dunwoody and Jane Eleanor Griffith are:

Mary Elizabeth Dunwoody
Anna Belle Dunwoody
Eleanor Jane Dunwoody
Margaret Gertrude Dunwoody
William James Griffith Dunwoody
Henry Charles Hamilton Dunwoody

William James Dunwoody
and Jane Eleanor Griffith
(6 Oct 1872)

Archibald (Archie) Dunwoody (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 24 Sep 1837.

While it is suspected that he was born in Antrim, Ireland in the same geographic area as his siblings, there is no concrete record of his birth. Since the record of Archibald’s sibling’s births were recorded on a document listing the baptisms in the Parish of Dunaghy, Diocese of Connor, it is reasonable to believe that Archie was either never baptised or was baptised in another Parish.

Archibald married Sarah Ann Carscallen (Archibald Carscallen) at St. John’s Church, Belleville, Ontario, Canada on 17 Mar 1886.

He operated a farm on River Road, Southwest of Napanee about a mile west of siblings Mary and Charles Hamilton.

Archie died Apr 1919 and was buried at the Riverside Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario, Canada.

James Dunwoody

James Dunwoody (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 29 Apr 1839 in Drumagrove, Ireland. He was baptized 16 May 1839 at the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, Antrim, Ireland. He married Elizabeth A. McKinney at Melrose, Ontario, Canada on 9 Jan 1872. James’ first wife died when her youngest child Edith was eight months old.

After Elizabeth’s death James married Harriet (Hattie) Electra Jones on 2 Apr 1885 in Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. She raised Elizabeth’s three children but had none of her own.

The family originally operated a farm at Lot 37, Concession 6 in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario. James and his brother John traded farms and James became the owner of the original family property at Lot 38, Concession 6 in Tyendinaga.

James died 3 Mar 1906 and was buried at the Riverview Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario.

After James’ death, Hattie married Jabez Jones, a widower with several grown children, and regained her maiden name. She lived in Thomasburg, Ontario for the remainder of her life. Upon her death she was buried at the United Church Cemetery, Thomasburg, Ontario.

James’s grandchildren always remembered Hattie with kindness and referred to her as Grandma Jones. Two of James’ children, Rosabella and Thomas William, remained on the Dunwoody family farm in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada until their deaths.

The children of James Dunwoody and Elizabeth A. McKinney are:

Rosabella Dunwoody
Thomas William Dunwoody
Edith Elizabeth Dunwoody

The first daughter of William James Dunwoodies and Elizabeth McElheran, Mary Dunwoody (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 8 Mar 1841 in Drumagrove, Ireland. She was baptized 12 Apr 1841 at the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, Antrim, Ireland.

Mary was a “spinster” who kept house for her brother Charles Hamilton. After the death of her brother, Mary moved to an apartment in the village of Napanee where she lived out the rest of her life.

She died Apr 1925 and was buried at the Riverview Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario.

Charles Hamilton Dunwoody (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 9 Jan 1843 in Drumagrove, Ireland. He was baptized 18 Jan 1843 at the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, Antrim, Ireland.

He died 25 Jun 1910 as a result of being run over by a team of horses while he worked his farm. The farm was located on River Road, North Fredericksburgh Township, Southwest of Napanee. He was buried at the Riverview Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario.

The only child of William James Dunwoodies and Elizabeth McElheran to retain the “ie” spelling of the family name, John Dunwoodie (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 4 Oct 1844 in Drumagrove, Ireland. He was baptized 28 Oct 1844 at the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, Antrim, Ireland.

He married Sarah Isabella “Bella” Longmore. It is rumored that John retained the “ie” in the spelling of his name because of his wife’s request. According to family legend, the “ie” spelling of the family surname was traditionally of Scots origin while the “y” spelling was of Irish origin. Bella Longmore, believed that the Scots were more high bred than the Irish and requested that her husband retain the “ie” spelling of the family surname.

John Dunwoodie

John and Bella originally lived at Lot 38, Concession 6 in Tyendinega Township, Hasting, Ontario, Canada with John’s mother Elizabeth (McElheran) Dunwoody. John and his brother James traded farms and John and Bella moved to the farm at Lot 37, Concession 6 in Tyendinega.

Later John and Bella moved to Deseronto, Hastings, Ontario, Canada to retire. He died 25 Jan 1919 and was buried at the Deseronto Cemetery, Deseronto, Ontario.

The children of John Dunwoodie and Bella Longmore are:

Rowland H. Dunwoodie
Norma Dunwoodie
Annie Dunwoodie
Jennie Mae Dunwoodie

Margaret Dunwoody (William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 19 Oct 1846 in Drumagrove, Ireland. She was baptised 22 Nov 1846 at the Parish of Dunahy, Diocese of Connor, Antrim, Ireland.

There is no further record of Margaret in any records or censuses. It is believed that she may have died in 1848 during the trip from Ireland and was buried at sea.

He married Margaret Alice Longmore on 30 Oct 1878 in Ernesttown, Ontario, Canada.

Thomas had multiple careers during his lifetime. He operated a farm in Ebenezer, worked as an undertaker, and built several houses. He lived in Newburgh, Ontario for a significant part of his life. He died in 1929 and was buried at the Newburgh United Cemetery, Newburgh, Ontario, Canada.

The adopted children of Thomas Dunwoody and Margaret Longmore are:

Daniel Martin
Margaret Mitchell

Mary Elizabeth Dunwoody (William James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was the first child born to William James Dunwoody and Jane Eleanor Griffith. She was born 17 Jul 1873 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

Mary Elizabeth was named after her two maternal grandmother’s, Mary Ann Green and Elizabeth McElheran. When Grandmother (Green) Griffith visited, Mary Elizabeth was referred to as Mary. When Grandmother (McElheran) Dunwoody visited, Mary Elizabeth was referred to as Elizabeth.

She died at home at the age of nine years, four months, nineteen days on 6 Dec 1892 after a short struggle with diptheria. Her funeral was held on Saturday, 9 Dec 1882 at the family’s home at 42 Water Street, Watertown, Jefferson, New York at 11:00 am. The Reverend Webster performed the service.

Mary Elizabeth’s remains were interred in a vault with S.W. Ballard and Rollinson, Undertakers. There is no record as to were her final remains were interred.

The second child of William James Dunwoodies and Jane Eleanor Griffith, Anna Belle Dunwoody (William James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born on 5 Apr 1875 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

According to her mother, Jennie (Griffith) Dunwoody, at age nineteen Belle entered a large dressmaking establishment to learn the business of dressmaking. Upon completing her study she opened her own business. About 1897, she moved to Montreal after being encouraged by her Aunt Margaret (Griffith) to move her business and skills to a larger city.

On 24 Feb 1910, during the morning commute to work, Belle met with a fatal accident. She was hurrying to catch a tram car that had stopped on the crossing. As she put her foot on the step of the car, the car moved, causing her to loose her balance. She fell face down under the car where the iron coupling that secures two tram cars together struck her head. She was rushed to the hospital, unconscious, with a fractured skull.

Eleanor Jane Dunwoody (William James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) Was born 10 Mar 1877 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

She married Dr. Bradford Cleaver Powers (Noel Erectus, John Reynolds, John, John, John, Lawrence).

She died Jun 1970. Eleanor was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vermont.

The child of Eleanor Jane Dunwoody and Bradford Cleaver Powers was:

Gladys Powers

Margaret Gertrude Dunwoody (William James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) Born 16 Feb 1879. Married Daniel LaViolette. Married O. B. Anderson.

The children of Margaret Gertrude Dunwoody and Daniel LaViolette are:

Gertrude Ruth LaViolette
Ross Dunwoody LaViolette

Each family tree has at least one rogue that tends to shake the branches and upset the roots planted deeply by the family’s ancestors. The first son of William James Dunwoody and Jane Eleanor Griffith was just such a person.

William (Will) James Griffith Dunwoody (William James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William Dunwodis, James Dunwodis) was born 5 Dec 1881 in Watertown, New York. He was baptised at the Asbury Methodist Church in Watertown, Jefferson, New York on 14 Feb 1884.

About 1897 he moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada with his mother, Jane Eleanor (Griffith) Dunwoody.

Family of William James Griffith Dunwoody (c. 1920)

Henry Charles Hamilton Dunwoody (William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 5 Jul 1885 in Watertown, New York. Abt. 1897 he moved to Montreal, Quebec, , Canada with his mother. While living in Montreal with his mother, Henry earned a living for himself and his family by peddling one gallon jars of coal oil (kerosene) on the streets of the city.

About 1901, at the age of 15, Henry went to live with his Aunt and Uncle, Charles Hamilton Dunwoody and Mary Dunwoody. (The 1901 Census of Ontario and Montreal list Henry as living in both Montreal, Quebec and Tyendinaga, Ontario).

Shortly after arriving in Ontario, Henry quickly felt he had overstayed his welcome as he never really felt welcome in the home of his aunt and uncle and left to seek his fortune.

As time went by, Henry left employment with the railroad and traveled further west. In 1903/04, when he was eighteen, he acquired employment with the Kangley mining operation in the state of Washington. While employed with this company, Henry became acquainted with a young man about his own age that had ambitions of acquiring riches. This young man tried to convince Henry to go off with him to acquire their own stake and seek their fortune in gold. Henry thought about this opportunity and decided to stay where he was. Shortly after, Henry was informed that his ambitious friend had staked a claim and began mining for gold. Unfortunately, someone else had already staked the same claim--the young ambitious friend was found dead, hanging from a tree, with a rope around his neck.

During his travels, Henry also found work with a lumber operation. When he arrived on the job the foreman asked if he could use an ax to cut down a tree. Although he had never done this before, Henry stated he could and proceeded into the woods to demonstate his skill. Upon his return, the foreman, apparently not that impressed with Henry's skill as a lumberjack, asked if he could cook. Again, with little true experience as a cook, Henry stated he could and then commenced to teach himself the skills necessary to bring food to the table of the hungry lumberjacks with whom he worked.

About 1905, Henry arrived in San Francisco, California. At age twenty-one he had worked his way across the continent and had very little to show for his efforts. He was so poor in fact that he approached a local pastor to seek work in exchange for a meal. The pastor agreed that if Henry would cut and split a cord of wood that was "out back" the pastor would provide him with a meal. Henry performed the work that was asked of him and ate the meal provided. After much soul searching,hHe decided it was time to return to his home in the East.

After returning to the East, Henry worked in a textile factory in Montreal, Canada. He eventually made his way to the Leominster area where he worked for several textile companies as a shirt cutter. It was in this city that he met his future wife.

On 31 Dec 1910 Henry married Rose Elda Fournier (John B.) in Boston, Massachusetts. The couple moved to Saskatchewan to take advantage of the western land grants being issued by the Canadian government. Henry received a land grant in the town of Leney, designated as Part SE, Section 19, Township 34, Range 12, Meridian W3. This township is located west of Saskatoon and just south of Perdue.

His brother, William James Griffith Dunwoody also received a land grant close by in the same township. During the winter of 1912, Henry sent his wife and newborn daughter to Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts to live with his wife's parents while Henry worked as a baker and earned the money to purchase the materials required to build the family's house. Henry worked as a wheat farmer and baker throughout his stay in Saskatchewan.

About 1920, Henry and his family, consisting of a wife and three young girls, returned to the United States and settled in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1923, Henry built a home for his family at 602 North Main Street in Leominster, Massachusetts.

In 1928 Henry and his family moved to Kingston, Ulster, New York, a community south of Albany on the Hudson River, so Henry could find work at a textile factory. They lived in Kingston until the start of the Great Depression in 1929. They then returned to Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts. Like many heads of households during the 1930's, Henry worked at several occupations, doing anything he could to maintain a home for his family. He once agreed to turn, rake, and seed the entire lawn of the president of the local bank in exchange for one month's mortgage payment. He had an old model T and would commute to Fall River, Massachusetts to work in the factorys in this well known manufacturing city.

Henry lost his wife, Elda, to tuberculosis in 1934 and his eldest daughter, Helen, to tuberculosis in 1937. Also in 1937, his son, Henry, was admitted for a two year course of treatment for tuberculosis and his other two daughters, Belle and Emma were admitted, as a precaution, for the assessment and treatment of this disease.

After returning to Leominster, Henry moved into the property at 602 N. Main Street and opened the Dunwoody Trailer Park. This facility he later named the Dunwoody Mobile Home Park as this name seemed to have a higher class sound to it and the new name changed the impression that the park was intended for transient clientele.

Henry later married Susan Morrison, a woman with three daughters from previous marriages. They eventually divorced.

Throughout his life, Henry maintained a longstanding relationship with his Canadian cousins. They would visit as frequently as possible and enjoyed many family occasions together.

In the 1950's, during one of these visits, Henry, his cousin Harold, Harold's daughter Iris and her boyfriend, Dean, were taking a trip to visit Harold's wife Jennie at Camp Kennebec as she was employed as a cook at this facility. Upon their arrival, Harold, the driver of the vehicle, pulled up to the gate. Harold expected that Henry would get out of the vehicle to open the gate so Harold could drive through. Henry, on the other hand had a different perspective. He believed that since he was the guest, that Harold would get out of the vehicle and open the gate. A lengthy argument on the merits of each opinion ensured, neither individual budging on their position in the slightest. Eventually Dean, got out of the vehicle and opened the gate.

As shown by this story, Henry grew to be known as a very independent soul with a strong personalit; a personality developed over years of a hard life and hard work providing for himself and his family.

As he grew older, Henry was taken in by his son, Henry William, but eventually became too difficult to handle due to his declining health and diminishing mental status.

He died at the Brimfield Nursing Home in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts on 19 Apr 1964 as a result of cancer (renal carcinoma). Henry was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery, Section 16, Lot 230, Leominster, Massachusetts.

Children of Henry Charles Hamilton Dunwoody and Rose Elda Fournier:

Helen Elda Dunwoody
Belle Anna Dunwoody
Emma Marion Dunwoody
Baby Boy Dunwoody
Henry William Dunwoody

The eldest child of James Dunwoody and Elizabeth A McKinney, Rosabella Dunwoody (James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 16 Dec 1873.

Belle never married but kept house for her brother Thomas William at the family farm in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

She died 5 Mar 1936 and was buried with her father at the Riverview Cemetery, Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.

Edith Elizabeth Dunwoody (James Dunwoody; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 30 Jun 1882.

She married William Henry King (Henry; Horace; Sardus; Peletiah; Joseph; Benjamin; James Kinge; William; William; William; Thomas) on 18 Jan 1911.

She died in 1943 and was buried at the Melrose Cemetery, Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

Children of Edith Elizabeth Dunwoody and William Henry King:

Harold William King
Edith Elizabeth (Bessie) King
Charles Bruce King
Walter Wesley King

Rowland H. Dunwoodie (John Dunwoodie; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born in 1879.

He died in 1900 and was buried in Plot 74 of the Deseronto Cemetery, Deseronto, Ontario.

Norma M. Dunwoodie (John Dunwoodie; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) born 16 Sep 1881 in Tyendinega Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

At the time of the 1901 Census, she was listed as a lodger in the home of John V. Toppings of Tyendinega, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Norma married John Neil, a banker.

Children of Norma M. Dunwoody and John Neil:

Isabella Neil
Lindsay Neil

Jennie Mae (Bella) Dunwoodie (John Dunwoodie; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William; James) Was born in 1890.

She died in 1946.

She was buried in Plot 74 of the Deseronto Cemetery, Deseronto, Ontario.

Barbara Jean Dunwoody (William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) the first child of William James Griffith Dunwoody and Mabel Isobel Yondeau was born 6 Sep 1904 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

She married Phillip Ernest Melsom on 6 Oct 1926.

She died 11 Sep 1958.

Children of Barbara Jean Dunwoody and Phillip Ernest Melsom:

Phillip Allen Melsom
Lesley James Melsom

Wiltrude Belle Dunwoody (William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 10 Oct 1905 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine.

She married Gerold Michael Patrick Brown on 27 Dec 1926.

She died 10 Feb 1987.

Children of Wildrude Belle Dunwoody and Gerold Michael Patrick Brown:

Gerold Michael Brown
Joyce Marion Brown

Mabel Ruth Dunwoody (William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 21 Jul 1909 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

She married Fredrock Urich on 6 Dec 1928.

She married Garnet Wilfred Blackburn (Alva; Louis; James; Robert; John; Anthony; John, John) on 10 Dec 1936.

Ruth died on 6 August 2008 from a severe stroke caused by a blood clot after falling and breaking her hip on 3 August 2008. She died peacefully with her daughter, Linda in attendance.

Ruth was buried at the Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Child of Mabel Ruth Dunwoody and Fredrock Urich:

Geaorg Fredreck Urich

Children of Mabel Ruth Dunwoody and Wilfred Garnet Blackburn:

Constance Lynn Blackburn
Linda Frances Blackburn

Eleanor Marguerite Dunwoody (William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 1 Mar 1911 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

She married Clarence Alexander Walker (John) on 20 Nov 1929.

She married Carl Hollis Mitchell in 1947.

She married Dr. Harold Russell in 1978.

She married William Henderson Kane in 2005.

She quietly slipped away on 5 Jan 2010 at Columbia Assisted Living in Lethridge, Alberta, Canada while her husband, William Henderson Kane, held her hand. She was buried at stone #69 with her husband Carl Hollis Mitchell at the Goulais River Cemetery in Goulais Bay, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.

Children of Eleanor Marguerite Dunwoody and Carl Hollis Mitchell:

John Arlo Walker Mitchell
Lyn Elizabeth Buxton (adopted)

Helen Elda Dunwoody (Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) the first child born to Henry Charles Hamilton Dunwoody and Rose Elda Fourniers was born 19 September 1912 in Perdue, Saskatchewan.

She died 7 February 1937 in West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts following a long struggle with tuberculosis. She was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery, Section 16, Plot 230, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Belle Anna Dunwoody (Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 28 July 1914 in Perdue, Saskatchewan.

She married Harold Earl Nutter (Charles E.) on 15 June 1935 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Belle died 11 May 2009 at Coves Edge, Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine. She was buried with her husband, Harold Earl Nutter, on 4 June 2009 at the Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Children of Belle Anna Dunwoody and Harold Earl Nutter:

Jean Frances Nutter
Loren Earl Nutter

Emma Marion Dunwoody (Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 2 July 1916 in Perdue, Saskatchewan, Canada.

She married James Porter June 1937 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

She married Thomas Bishop in 1947 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. The couple moved to Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona.

In her later years she married Earl Nutter however the marriage was annulled.

Emma died 30 May 1982 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan as a result of cancer.

Child of Emma Marion Dunwoody and James Porter:

Patricia Jean Porter

Children of Emma Marion Dunwoody and Thomas Bishop:

Thomas Bishop
Paul Bishop

Baby Boy Dunwoody (Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born on 8 Jun 1918. He died at birth.

Henry (Hank) William Dunwoody (Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 4 Nov 1921 in Leominster, Massachusetts.

From 1928 to 1929 , he lived in Kingston, Ulster, New York with his family while his father worked at a textile factory. He attended schools in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts. After his sophomore year at Leominster High School, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1937 he contracted tuberculosis and was admitted to the Westfield State Hospital Sanitarium, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He spent two years at this facility.

Hank graduated from Leominster High School in 1942. From 1942 to 1944 he attended the Rutland Training Center to regain his strength and to receive training in occupational skills. While attending the Rutland Training Center, he met his future wife.

Henry William Dunwoody
(c. 1926)

He was also a Deacon of the First Baptist Church, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts and was on the Board of Directors of the East Longmeadow Christian School. This school eventually changed its name to the Pioneer Valley Christian School. Hank presided over the first High School graduation ceremony as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors in 1989.

He was also actively involved in the Senior Center in the town of Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts. Following the death of his first wife in 1987, he took on the role of Cemetery Commissioner, a postion held by his Connie for several years prior to her death.

Hank married Barbara Jean (Bentley) Willey on 13 Oct 1990 at the Federated Community Church in Hampden, Massachusetts.

Children of Henry William Dunwoody and Corinne Elizabeth Otis:

Barbara Louise Dunwoody
Patricia Elizabeth Dunwoody
William Henry Dunwoody

William Dunwoody (Allen Elcome; William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 11 May 1936 in Windsor, Ontario. He died Dec 1936 and was buried at the Assumption Cemetery, Windsor, Ontario.

James Robert Dunwoody (Allen Elcome;William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 17 Dec 1937 in Windsor, Ontario.

He married Barbara Cookson in Windsor, Ontario.

He married Loree Cignac.

James died 13 Nov 2006 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. At Jim's request, cremation was performed and a private memorial service was held. A tree was planted in memory of Jim Dunwoody in the Sutton Heritage Forest. A dedication service was held Sunday, September 30, 2007.

Children of James Dunwoody and Barbara Cookson are:

Karen Lee Dunwoody
Susan Dunwoody

John Michael Dunwoody (Allen Elcome;William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 5 Nov 1938.

David Dunwoody (Allen Elcome; William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James)

David married Carol.

He married Patricia.

He married Sharon Lynn Brandt 19 April 1986 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.

Children of David Dunwoody and Carol are:

Lisa Dunwoody
Jason Dunwoody

Children of David Dunwoody and Sharon Lynn Brandt are:

Kelly Lillian Dunwoody
Katelynn Alvina Dunwoody
Kerri Lynn Dunwoody
Kimberly Marie Dunwoody
Allen Ronald Dunwoody

Back Row - Kerry Lynn, David, Sharon Lynn Brandt, Kelly Lillian,
Front Row - Katelynn Alvina, Allen Ronald, Kimberly Marie

Audrey Ann Dunwoody

(Allen Elcome;William James Griffith; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 23 Dec 1944 in Windsor, Ontario.

She married Joseph C. Byrne 30 Apr 1966 at the Sacred Heart Church, Windsor, Ontario.

Children of Audrey Ann Dunwoody and Joseph C. Byrne:

Jodi Lynn Byrne
Thomas Allen Byrne
Bradley Joseph Byrne

Barbara Louise Dunwoody (Henry William; Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 5 Dec 1949 at the Wesson Women’s Hospital in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

She graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts in 1967. Barbara attended the Licensed Practical Nurse program at Western Massachusetts Hospital, Westfield, Massachusetts for one semester.

She married Kevin Anthony Sullivan on 19 Apr 1968 at the Holy Cross Church, Springfield, Massachusetts. During their marriage, Barbara and Kevin lived in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, and LaGrange, Troup, Georgia.

Barbara Louise Dunwoody
(1967)

Barbara worked for Digital Equipment Corporation as an assembler and spent her free time caring for and riding horses. While living in New Hampshire, she was involved in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in a broken neck. She was rushed to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts where she was treated for her injuries and had, what was described as, a miraculous recovery.

Barbara and Kevin were divorced in Oct 1983. She moved into her parents home on Sessions Drive in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts and remained there until 1988.

Barbara attended the Springfield Technical Community College Nursing Program and graduated in 1988 with an Associates degree in Nursing.

She married Edward Zamerovsky on 30 Jul 1988 at the Federated Community Church, Hampden, Massachusetts. After her marriage, Barbara moved to Levittown, Pennsylvania and took a positon in psychiatric nursing.

Child of Barbara Louise Dunwoody and Kevin Anthony Sullivan:

Brian Wayne Sullivan

Patricia Elizabeth Dunwoody (Henry William; Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 21 Feb 1956 at the Wesson Women’s Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts.

She graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in 1974.

She attended Glen Cove Bible College, Glen Cove, Maine and acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education in 1978.

She married Wyatt Lee Anderson (Robert Carr) on 14 Oct 1978 at the First Baptist Church, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

Tricia primarily concentrated her time on managing her home and raising her son. After her son entered college, she returned to college at the University of Maine-Orono to take courses in education in order to obtain her State teaching credentials. After completing several required courses, she began working as a kindergarten teacher in a private christian school

Child of Patricia Elizabeth Dunwoody and Wyatt Lee Anderson:

Seth Wyatt Anderson

Patricia Elizabeth Dunwoody
(c. 2002)

William Henry Dunwoody
(c. 1962)

William Henry Dunwoody (Henry William; Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) was born 27 Feb 1959 at the Wesson Women’s Hospital, Hampden, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

He lived in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts from 1959 to 1983.

He attended the Green Meadows Elementary School and Thornton Burgess Intermediate School, Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts. In 1977, he graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts.

During high school he volunteered for the Massachusetts Audubon Society at Laughing Brook Environmental Education Center in Hampden, Massachusetts and worked in the computer center at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts until Aug 1977.

After graduation he worked at Laughing Brook as a temporary grounds maintenance supervisor, traveled with friends and by himself throughout the United States and worked during the summer of 1978 for the Massachusetts Audubon Society at the Wildwood Nature Camp, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Bill attended Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Caledonia, Vermont for one year from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1979 in pursuit of an education in Environmental Education. During this time he became involved in the college operated ambulance service and fire department and acquired his Vermont certification as an Emergency Medical Technician.

After returning to Massachusetts, Bill began working for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company as an assistant foreman in the building services department. Over the next several years, Bill attended Springfield Technical Community College where he acquired his Massachusetts certification as an Emergency Medical Technician and Holyoke Community College where he began the pursuit of an Associates degree in biology.

In the summer of 1980, Bill began volunteering with Hampden County Rescue, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts.

William Henry Dunwoody
(c. 1977)

In October 1983, Bill moved from his parent's home in Hampden, Massachusetts to Glendale Road in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts.

He was married 25 Aug 1984 to Virginia Smith (Ernest Leonard; Ernest John Charles; Ernest) at the Stanley Park Rose Garden, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. A reception followed at the American Legion Hall in Sprinfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. The couple honeymooned at the Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine.

Bill left Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in April 1985 and held positions as Sales Manager for the North American Marketing Company and with the Holyoke Mall as Maintenance Manager.

In January 1986, Bill obtained a position as an Emergency Medical Technician with Charter Ambulance, Springfield, Hampden,Massachusetts. In October 1986, he left this position and was hired by Baystate Ambulance, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

Bill attended an Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate program at the Western Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services Council, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts and was certified at this level in 1988. In May 1989, Bill was recruited to return to Charter Ambulance as the Division Manager of the company's new operation in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He attended the Springfield College Paramedic Program from January 1990 to June 1991 and was certified as a Nationally Registered Paramedic in July 1991. In April 1991, Bill left Charter Ambulance and accepted a position with Commonwealth Ambulance (formerly Baystate Ambulance)-- the primary emergency services provider for the cities of Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Bill began his pursuit of his family's history in 1991. Inspired by his mother's work, he began to expand on the information previously acquired by his mother. This web site is a visual expression of this labor of love.

In May 1992, Bill and his family sold their home on Glendale Road, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, a home originally purchased by his grandfather and grandmother, John Edward Otis and Mary Elizabeth Burke. Bill had inherited this property from his mother's estate in 1989. He accepted a position as a Paramedic and Prehospital Education Coordinator at Redington-Fairview General Hospital, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine. They purchased a home on East Madison Road, Madison, Somerset, Maine in October 1992. In January 1995, Bill was elected to the Executive Committee of the Kennebec Valley EMS Council as the Chairperson of the Education Committee.

He was promoted to Director of EMS in December 1995. He was appointed to the State of Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services by Governor Angus King in October 1996. Bill was elected to the position of Treasurer of the Maine Ambulance Association in January 1997. He was elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson of the Kennebec Valley Emergency Medical Services Council in January 1998.

Bill acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Studies (Business Administration), Summa Cum Laude, from Thomas College, Waterville, Maine in July 1998. Also in July 1998, Bill was recruited by Delta Ambulance, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine and accepted the position of Operations Manager of the company's Waterville operation. During his employment in this position, Bill revitalized the company's human resources operations, created an operational guideline development process that promoted increased company efficiency, and developed employee team and quality improvement initiatives that led to the company receiving the 2000 Margaret Chase Smith Quality Award - Level 1. In November 1999, Bill was re-appointed by Governor Angus King for a second term as a member of the State of Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services. He was elected to the position of Chairperson of the Kennebec Valley Emergency Medical Services Council in January 2000.

Delta Ambulance reorganized in January 2001 and Bill was promoted to Director of Operations -- responsible for all ambulance, wheelchair van, and dispatch operations at all company office locations. He acquired a Master of Business Administration Degree from Thomas College, Waterville, Maine in May 2001.

In 2002, Bill was re-appointed by outgoing Governor Angus King to his third term on the State of Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services.

Bill acquired certification in Quality Management from the American Society for Quality in 2003 and began to participate in local and National organizations devoted to the promotion of quality management and effective business processes.

Beginning in 2003 and culminating in the publication of his work in 2005, Bill participated in a project with the National Association of EMS Physicians in rewriting the organization's book on Improving Quality in EMS. Bill's contribution consisted of a chapter on traditional benchmarking practices. Also during 2003, Bill was elected to a position on the Board of Directors of the National Emergency Medical Services Management Association.

From 2006 to 2007 Bill took on leadership roles with the American Society for Quality Healthcare Diviison as the Regional Counselor for Region 1 (Connecticutt, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and as the Secretary of the Healthcare Division. He also began to offer presentations on quality management, process management, and performance excellence at EMS conferences throughout the country as a participant in the American Society for Quality Healthcare Division Speakers Bureau and as an independent consultant under the name of the International Institute for Organizational Excellence, LLC.

Also during this period, Delta Ambulance went through another reorganization due to its rapid growth. Bill's role was changed again to allow him to concentrate in operations management and research, process improvement, and information technology systems development.

In January 2008, Bill was accepted for enrollment in a PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a concentration in Knowledge Management through Walden University of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He left his position with Delta Ambulance to pursue his education on a full-time basis and to devote his spare time to participating in consulting and educational opportunities in the area of healthcare quality improvement and performance excellence.

Bill was recruited by the State of Maine in July 2009 to manage the quality, process improvement, accreditation, and risk management functions of the Dorothea Dix and Riverview Psychiatric Centers in Bangor and Augusta, Maine. In September 2010 his responsibilities expanded to include the management of all health information technology, clinical informatics, and knowledge management functions of both facilities. These positions were designed to develop an integrated system of process management that consolidated the functions of the two hospitals and develop a collaborative culture for the delivery of inpatient psychiatric care in the State of Maine.

Child of William Henry Dunwoody and Virginia Smith

John Edward Dunwoody

John Edward Dunwoody
(c. 1986)

John Edward Dunwoody (William Henry; Henry William; Henry Charles Hamilton; William James; William James Dunwoodies, William Dunwodis, William, James) John was born 8 Oct 1985 at the Wesson Women’s Hospital, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He was named after his father's maternal grandfather, John Edward Otis.

John attended the Sixteen Acres Nursery School and Kindergarten, Springfield, Massachusetts from 1990 to 1991. In the fall of 1991 he entered Kindergarten at the Memorial School, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts. John's family moved to Maine in May 1992.

He attended public schools in Madison, Somerset, Maine including the Old Point Avenue School, the Main Street Elementary School, the Madison Junior High School, and the Madison Area Memorial High School.

During his academic career, John received several academic and citizenship awards, including membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in 2003 and the National Honor Society in 2004.

In 2000, John received the President's Academic Achievement Award and the American Legion Citizenship Award. He also received the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award and the University of Maine-Orono Scholar Achievement Award, both in 2003.

Throughout his childhood, John was very active in several extracurricular activities. He participated in community baseball programs and was able to achieve a blue belt ranking in Karate from Connolly's Dojo in Madison, Maine.

John was actively involved in drama productions at his high school and as part of the Shakespeare Summer Camp for Teens at the Waterville Opera House, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine.

He graduated third in his class from the Madison Area Memorial High School in 2004.

During his senior year, his high school drama club participated in the State finals in one act play competition with a presentation of, "Tragedy of Tragedies, the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great."

He was also active in school sports programs and maintained a varsity position on the Madison Area Memorial High School Cross Country and Track and Field Teams.

Throughout his school sports career, John's teams accumulated an impressive record of local and State championships and runner-up positions. His team also participated in the Disney Cross Country Classic in 2000 and 2001. His team placed second among a field of teams from significantly larger schools from throughout the United States during the 2000 competition.