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Rev Alexander Sweeny Gunn
22 Oct 1812 – 24 Oct 1886
| Birth | 22 Oct 1812 |
| Death | 24 Oct 1886 |
| Cemetery | Gunn Cemetery Morgan County , Illinois , USA |
| Added by | Connie Klotz Clark on 16 Feb 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21768680 |
Bio
Alexander was the eldest son of the founders of the cemetery, James and Ursula (Sweeney) Gunn. After their father's death, he and his sister Nancy (Gunn) Story formally deeded this cemetery to the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rev. Gunn was a Methodist minister for 30 years, and also a member of the Masonic Lodge. He married Mary "Polly" Wright 15 December 1831 in Morgan County, IL. Their children were: George M., Margaret, Sarah Caroline, James A., Ursula Jane, Martha D., John W., William A., Jesse W., a stillborn daughter, Mary M., Caleb W., and another unnamed daughter. Several of these children are buried in this cemetery.
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- Mary W. Gunn McAlister 1808–1889 FaG
- John W Gunn 1813–1896 FaG
- Bernard William Gunn 1817–1882 FaG
- Lucinda J. Gunn Dikis 1820–1873 FaG
- Nancy Jane Gunn Story 1823–1882 FaG
- Rev Jesse C. Gunn 1825–1890 FaG
- Abisha James Gunn 1827–1917 FaG
- Reuben Walker Gunn 1829–1890 FaG
- Joseph D. Gunn 1832–1900 FaG
Children
- George M. Gunn 1832–1916
- Margaret Gunn Kimple 1834–1889
- Sarah E. Gunn Rousey 1836–1899
- Rev James A. Gunn 1837–1868
- Ursula Jane Gunn Rousey 1839–1919
- 2 Lieutenant John Wright Gunn 1842–1925
- William A. Gunn 1844–1879
- Jesse Wiley Gunn 1846–1871
- Elijah M. Gunn 1848–1848
- Infant Gunn 1849–1849
- Mary A Gunn Gross 1850–1902
- Caleb W. Gunn 1854–1893
- Infant Gunn 1859–1859
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