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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2007CHICAGO SUN-TIMESCONTROVERSY | 2B | | 3BSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

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10th Great-Grandparents

Sarah SooleDied: Aug. 18,

1656 in Barnstable,Mass.

Sigoma Unknown

UlrichStehle

AnnaDied: May 1793in Mifflin Co.,

JohnOverall

Born: 1701in VirginiaDied: 1743in PrinceWilliamCo., Va.

Ogelo Unknown

John OverallBorn: 1735Fought inAmerican

RevolutionDied: March

16, 1821

5th Great-Grandparents Otondi Unknown

SamuelGoodnightBorn: 1761Died: 1845in FayetteCo., Ohio

MagdalenaBerkheimerBorn: About

WilliamStroup

Born: April 27,1785. Died:Nov. 3, 1863

AnnThomasBorn:

About 1790Died: 1868

Robert OverallBorn: About

1770Died: About

Gabriel DuvallBorn: Oct. 3,

1787Died: Aug. 1,

4th Great-Grandparents Obongo Unknown

John StroupBorn: About

1814Occupation:

1850 Farmer inTipton Co., Ind.Died: Aug. 12,

Eliza JaneClemmons

Born: About1816 in VirginiaDied: Feb. 12,1882 in Tipton

Co., Ind

JosephKearney

Occupation:Shoemaker inMoneygall, Co.

Offaly,Ireland

Phoebe

Thomas ClarkBorn: About

1811 inKentucky

Died: After1870

ElizabethDavis

Born: About1821 in

KentuckyDied: After

3rd Great-Grandparents Okoth Unknown

Jacob MackeyDunham

Born: May 7, 1824Occupation: Farmerin Tipton Co., Ind.,

in 1870Died: June 12, 1907

in Okmulgee,Oklahoma Territory

Louisa ElizaStroup

Born: Oct. 8, 1837in Madison Co.,

OhioDied: Oct. 26,

Falmouth or FulmuthKearney

Born: About 1832 inIreland

Occupation: 1870Farmer in Tipton Co.,

Ind.Died: March 21, 1878

CharlotteHollowell

Born: About1834 in Ohio

Died: Sept. 11,1877

George ArmourBorn: 1850 in Ohio

Occupation:Farmhand in

Ellington, AdamsCo., Ill., in 1880.Died: After 1880

AnneBorn: 1849in MissouriDied: After

2nd Great-Grandparents

ObiyoRaised in Alego,

Kenya, but moved toKendu Bay, Kenya,as a young man.

Unknown

Jacob William DunhamBorn: Feb. 7, 1863

Occupation: 1920 Pharmacist inWichita, Kan.

Died: Aug. 13, 1936 in Wichita, Kan.

Mary Ann KearneyBorn: Sept. 19, 1869 in

Tipton Co., Ind.Died: Aug. 13, 1936 in

Wichita, Kan.

Harry Ellington ArmourBorn: Jan. 10, 1874 in Illinois

Occupation: Roustabout for Magnolia PetroleumCo. in El Doradao, Kan., in 1918; Oiler in oil

fields in Wichita, Kan., in 1920; working an oillease in 1930. Died: After 1930

Gabriella ClarkBorn: June 1877 in

MissouriDied: After 1930

Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham Sr.Born: Dec. 25, 1894 in Argonia, Kan.

Occupation: Automobile mechanic in Wichita, Kan.,in 1920; later worked for Boeing Aircraft in the

tooling department.Died: Oct. 4, 1970 in Wichita, Kan.

Ruth Lucille ArmourBorn: Sept. 1, 1900

in IllinoisDied: Nov. 25, 1926

in Wichita, Kan.

GrandparentsHussein Onyango

ObamaBorn: 1895 in Kenya

Died: 1979

Akumu(Second wife of Hussein Onyango

Obama. Mother of Barack Obama Sr.and two sisters)

SiblingsAbongo(Roy)

ObamaAuma

ObamaAbo

Barack ObamaBorn: Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii

Occupation: Democratic presidential candidate for 2008 election; electedU.S. Senator in 2004; former state senator and law instructor at the

University of Chicago Law School.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson ObamaBorn: Jan. 17, 1964 in Chicago, Ill.

Occupation: Vice president of community andexternal affairs at the University of Chicago

Medical Center.

Children Natasha “Sasha” ObamaBorn: 2001

Miwiru Unknown

Samuel HinckleyDied: Oct. 31, 1662

in Barnstable,Mass.

John SmithDied: Oct. 2, 1710in Sandwich, Mass.

Susannah HinckleyDied: Nov. 6, 1675

in Barnstable, Mass.

OwinyOccupation:Warrior and

leader

Unknown

Jonathan Singletaryalias Dunham

Born: Jan, 17, 1639or 1640

Died: Before Sept. 6,1706

Mary BloomfieldBorn: Jan. 5, 1642 inNewburyport, Mass.

Died: 1705 inWoodbridge, N.J.

JohnRolph

MarySculliard

Samuel SmithBorn: Oct. 20, 1644Died: Dec. 15, 1719

ElizabethPeirce

Kisodhi Unknown Prudence FitzRandolphBorn: Aug. 20, 1696 inDied: Sept. 12, 1766 in

Woodbridge, N.J.

JohannPhilippStraub

Barbara

BenjaminDunham

Born: Aug. 22, 1681

Died: Dec. 31,1715 in

Woodbridge,N.J.

Mary RolphBorn:

1681 inWoodbridge,

Shubael SmithBorn: Jan. 2, 1692

Died: May 31, 1769in Woodbridge, N.J.

MaryElliottBorn:1703

Died: July24, 1738in PrinceWilliamCo., Va.

JonathanDunham

Born: BetweenJan. 7-12, 1710Died: Sept. 21,

1748 inWoodbridge,

Mary SmithBorn: Dec. 27,

1717Died: 1791

Christian Gutknecht-Goodnight

Died: Dec. 26, 1795Maria

MagdalenaLeonhard

BerkheimerMaria

CatharinaJohn StroupDied: Feb.

4, 1832

Mary StehleDied: Nov. 4,

FrancesWhitledgeBorn: Oct.27, 1732

Died: Dec. 5,1816

SamuelDunham

Born: May 11,1742 in

Woodbridge,N.J. Died: Feb.

18, 1824(Slaveowner)

HannahBorn: About

1758Died: 1826

in ButlerCo., Ohio.

Annie BrowningBorn: 1780 inCulpeper Co.,

Va.Died: After

Jacob DunhamBorn: June 1, 1795in Berkeley Co.,Va. (Now W.V.)

Occupation: 1850Farmer in Prairie,Tipton Co., Ind.Died: July 30,

CatherineGoodnight

Born: 1794 inMontgomery

Co., Pa.Died: After

George WashingtonOverall

Born: July 4, 1820Occupation: Between1850 - 1870 Farmer in

Nelson Co., Ky.Died: Jan. 9, 1871

(Slave owner)

ChristopherColumbus Clark

Born: December 1846Civil War: Fought on Union sideas private in 69th Regiment ofthe Enrolled Missouri Militiabetween April 30 and Oct. 4,

1864 Died: After 1930

Susan C.Overall

Born: June1849

Died: Before1920

ObamaBorn in Kendu Bay, Kenya, but movedback to Alego, Kenya. He had three

other wives, one of whom is themother of his daughter, Dorsila.

Nyaoke

Helima(First wife ofHussein, no

children)

Kezia(First wife of Barack Hussein Obama Sr. Motherof Abongo (Roy) Obama, Auma Obama, Abo

Obama and Bernard Obama.)

Barack Hussein Obama Sr.(Barack Obama’s father.)

Born: 1936 in Alego, KenyaOccupation: Kenya government official

Died: 1982 in Nairobi, Kenya

Stanley Ann Dunham(Barack Obama’s mother)

Born: Nov. 29, 1942, in KansasMarried: 1960

Occupation: Cultural anthropologistDied: Nov. 7, 1995

BernardObama

Lolo Soetoro(Stanley Ann’s second husband,

Barack’s stepfather.)Born: Jan. 2, 1930 Died: Jan. 1987

MayaSoetoro

Born:Aug. 151970

(Daughterof StanleyAnn and

LoloSoetoro)

Malia ObamaBorn: 1999

GreatGrandparents

Parents

15 15 15 15 15

WilliamWhitledge

Born:About 1712

Died:Aug. 5,1782

FrancesOverallBorn:

Aug. 22,1716

Died: After1745

JohnBrowning

Born: 1728Fought inAmerican

RevolutionDied:

Dec. 1803

ElizabethDemarest

Born:1728 in

NewCastle,

Del.Died:1803

Jacob DuvallBorn: April19, 1715 in

PrinceGeorge's

County, Md.Died: March

7, 1796

Mary MilesBourne

Born: 1719

SamuelBunch

Born: 1726in Hanover

Co., Va.Died: 1783in LouisaCo., Va.

MaryHudsonBorn:

1726 inHanoverCo., Va.

Died: Jan.31, 1792

John Miles DuvallBorn: About 1745 in

Prince George’s Co., Md.Fought in American

Revolution.Died: 1787 in St. Mary's

Co., Md.

Anne RosellePhilomena TarletonBorn: About 1754Died: June 6, 1823

SolomonAllredBorn:

Possibly1734

Died: 1790

MaryBorn: 1726Died: 1792

Mary GrableBorn: Oct. 13,

1791Died: Aug. 6,

1868(Slaveowner)

MaryThomas

Born: 1787Died: About

JohnMcCurry

LydiaWilliams

Nathaniel BunchBorn: April 23,

1793Occupation: 1850Mechanic/Black-smith, ArkansasDied: Feb. 16,

Sarah WadeRay

Born: 1793Died: 1874 in

Dinsmore,Newton Co.,

John S. BlackBorn: Aug. 9,

1805. Farmer inKnox Co., Mo.,

in 1850.Died: May 19,1870 in Knox

Co., Mo.

Sarah TaylorBorn: July18, 1806Died: Oct.

26, 1892 inHurdland,Knox Co.,

JonathanAbbott

Died: 1848 inLicking Co.,

AdahWright

Born: 1799in MarylandDied: After

EdwardMcCurry

Born: 1790Died: 1844 in

Missouri

Harbin WilburnMcCurry

Born: March 11,1823 in Indiana

Died: July 24, 1899in Center, Oklahoma

Territory

Elizabeth EdnaCreekmore

Born: March 23,1827 in IllinoisDied: Jan. 15,1918 in Ada,

OklahomaTerritory

Joseph Samuel WrightBorn: 1819 in Kentucky

Occupation: Farmer in OvertonCo., Tenn., in 1850; Farmer in

Carroll Co., Ark. from 1870until at least 1880

Died: April 29, 1894 in Hale,Kan.

Frances AllredBorn: 1834 inOverton Co.,

Tenn.Died: After

Charles T. PayneBorn: June 1861 in Missouri

Occupation: Cattle buyer in Knox Co., Mo., in 1880; Auctioneer in Johnson Co.,Kan., in 1900; Farmer in Aubrey Township, Johnson County, Kan., in 1910; Tire

repair shop worker in Rosedale City, Wyanotte Co., Kan., in 1920; Livestock dealerin Kansas City, Wyanotte Co., Kan., in 1930. Died: After 1930

Della WolfleyBorn: May

1863 in OhioDied: Between1900 – 1910

Thomas Creekmore McCurryBorn: January 1850 in Missouri

Occupation: Farm laborer in Andrew Co., Mo., in 1870, and ElkCo., Kan., in 1880; Farmer in Chautauqua Co., Kan., from at

least 1900 to at least 1920Died: 1939 in Peru, Kan.

Margaret Belle WrightBorn: Aug. 11, 1869 in Dry

Fork, Carroll Co., Kan.Died: Nov. 28, 1935 in Elk City,

Rolla Charles PayneBorn: Aug. 23, 1892 in Olathe, Kan.

Occupation: Bookkeeper for oil well supplycompany in Tulsa, Okla., in 1917; bookkeeper for

oil company in Augusta City, Kan., in 1930.Died: October 1968

Leona McCurryBorn: May 1897 in

KansasDied: After 1930

Stanley Armour DunhamBorn: March 3, 1918 in KansasArmy Sergeant in World War II.

Married: May 5, 1940.Occupation: Furniture salesman.

Died: Feb. 8, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii

Unknown(Barack Sr.’s fourth

partner.)Zeituni Yusuf Sayed

Mareen DuvallDied: 1694 in Anne

Arundel Co., Md.

SusannaBrasseur

Died: 1692

MareenDuvall

Died: June1741

ElizabethJacob

John BunchBorn: About 1690

Died: Before March14, 1742

RebeccaBorn: About 1699Died: March 16,

James HickmanBorn: March 3,

1723 in CulpeperCo., Va.

Fought in AmericanRevolution

Died: April 16,1816 in Clark Co.,

Hannah LewisBorn: Oct. 6, 1721 in

Hanover Co.,Va.

Died: June 4,1822 in Clark

Co., Ky.

JamesTarleton

Died: April10, 1756

in St.Mary's Co.,

AnnHenning

JohnBellamy

Born:About 1735in LouisaCo., Va.

Died: 1815in LouisaCo., Va.

Susan RoeBorn:About1738

James BrowningBorn: About 1745 in

Culpeper Co., Va.Fought in American

Revolution, possibly as acaptain.

Died: About 1812

SusannahHickman

Born: About1745 Died:

Before 1833

JamesWilborn

MaryIsabelTeague

MaryBellamy

Born: 1769in LouisaCo., Va.

Died: 1792

JohnBlock Unknown

GeorgeTaylor

Born: 1787Died: After

AbrahamWright

Born: 1755Died: 1833

NaomiBorn: 1757Died: July26, 1823

JohnWilsonDied:About1830

RuthWilburn

John AllredBorn: June

7, 1772Died: Nov.

5, 1828

PhoebeThompsonBorn: 1787

inRandolph,

LouisianaDuvall

Born: March26, 1826

Died: Dec.18, 1855

ChristineWilson

ThomasCreekmore

Born: inVirginia

MaryEdna EllisBorn: inVirginiaor NorthCarolina.

Obediah C.Wright

Born: May9, 1787Died:

March 3,1876

MalindaJonesDied:

Before1850

Anna BunchBorn: March

27, 1814Died: June21, 1893

Benjamin PayneBorn: April 30, 1839

in Quincy, AdamsCo., Ill. Occupation:Farmer in Knox Co.,

Mo., in 1870.Died: April 15, 1878

in Knox Co., Mo.

Eliza BlackBorn: April 3,

1837 in Quincy,Adams Co., Ill.Died: 1921 in

Kansas City, Mo.

Robert WolfleyBorn: 1834 in OhioOccupation: Farmerin Johnson County,

Kan., in 1880.Died: July, 1895

Rachel AbbottBorn: December1835 in Licking

Co., OhioDied: After 1900

Madelyn Lee PayneBorn: October 1922 in Kansas

Occupation: Bank vice president

Omar(Oldest son of Hussein

Onyango and SarahObama.)

Sarah Hussein Onyango Obama(Third wife of Hussein Onyango Obama.

Mother of Omar, Zeituni, Yusuf and Sayed)

Ruth(Barack Sr.’s third wife.

Mother of Mark and David.)

David(Deceased)

George

CharlesBunchBorn:

1765 inLouisaCo., Va.

Samuel ThompsonAllred

Born: Oct. 6, 1809Occupation: 1850Farmer in Osage

Township, NewtonCo., Ark.

Died: Nov. 4, 1857

SOURCES: To trace Barack Obama’s her-itage, the Sun-Times started with hisbook, Dreams From My Father: A Story ofRace and Inheritance, and the genealogi-cal research of William AddamsReitwiesner on Reitwiesner’s Web site,www.wargs.com. In addition, we verifiedinformation and dug up new facts withdocuments on Ancestry.com, in statearchives, from public libraries and fromother sources. Those who helped includeSam Dunnam of Dunham-SingletaryFamily Connections, Donna Dodson of theNewton County (Ark.) Historical Society,Virginia genealogist Brigitte Burkett,genealogist Christopher Challender Childof the New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, David Lee Dunham, LeonMcCurry, Robert Mardock, Rae JanetteMcCurry Marshall, Virginia Goeldner andMaya Soetoro-Ng.

Gabriel Duvall Sr.’s secondcousin Gabriel Duvall

Sarah Obama

Jacob Mackey Dunhamand wife Louisa Eliza

Stroup Dunham

Elizabeth EdnaCreekmoreMcCurry, wife of

Harbin WilburnMcCurry

Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham Sr.

Gabriel Duvall shared the name ofhis second cousin — BarackObama’s direct ancestor — andspent more than six decades inpublic life, including serving inCongress. He was a close friend ofThomas Jefferson, but it wasPresident James Madison whotapped him to served on the U.S.Supreme Court in 1811. He wasalso a major slave owner, owningas many as 37 slaves at one point.

Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather, Jacob MackeyDunham was a farmer inTipton County, Ind., in the1870s. He later ownedrestaurants and a confec-tionary in the OklahomaTerritory, where he died in1907, according to researchby David Lee Dunham.

Pro-slavery “bushwackers”burned their home, killedtheir son and nearly blind-ed their infant daughterwith fiery coals.

He was named for one of America’sgreatest poets, but Barack Obama’sgreat-grandfather Ralph WaldoEmerson Dunham never cared forhis name. “It embarrassed him,”said daughter Virginia Goeldner. Dunham was an outdoorsman but hehad a tender side. “He told meonce: ‘If a dad has to tell their kidswhether he loves them or not, he’snot doing his job right,’” Goeldnersaid.“He said, ‘If you love your kids,they feel it.’ ”

Sarah Obama wasjust 16 when shemarried Obama’sgrandfather. She’sreally his step-grandmother, butBarack Obamacalls her“Granny.”

THE OBAMA FAMILY TREEFor more information about the Obama ancestors onthe Family Tree whose names are the numberedblack-lined boxes, please turn to pages 4B and 5B. For still more details about these ancestors andmany more, read the Chicago Sun-Times online atwww.suntimes.com.

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