GEORGE A. DUNN, Hawley, Pennsylvania.
George A. Dunn was born on a farm in Delaware County, New York, on August 18, 1863, and his father, John Dunn, being one of the prosperous farmers of that neighborhood, the young man spent the early portion of his life assisting in the work at home and attending the district school. When he was 13 years of age he commenced his railroad career as a water boy for a construction crew. After a short time he left to enter the employ of the Standard Oil Company. Soon after he went to work on a fence crew of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, but left that place to enter the lumber business in Delaware County; a year later he secured a position as freight man on the Erie, and for five years served in that capacity between Port Jervis, Susquehanna, and various other terminals. In November, 1887, he was advanced to fireman and the ensuing four years was spent in that service, two years on freight and two years on passenger. In the fall of 1891 he was promoted to engineer, and assigned to the freight department. At the present time, owing to slack business, he is running extra, but this in no wise reflects upon his ability, as he is considered one of the best of the younger engineers at this point.
On September ll, 1894, he was united in marriage to Miss May Detrick, daughter of Joe Detrick, a teamster of Orange County, New York. They have a family of three charming children, of whom Madolin, aged 4, is the eldest; the others are Mildred, aged 2, and May, aged 7 months. Mrs. Dunn is a member of Easter Lily Lodge, No. 59, Auxiliary of B. of L. F., while Mr. Dunn is affiliated with Port Jervis Lodge, No. i, B. of L. F., and Susquehanna Division, No. 137, B. of L. E.
Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.
From the December, 1939 issue of Erie Magazine:
George A. Dunn, 76, retired Delaware Division engineer of 48 years service, died late in October (1939) at his home on North Orange Street, Port Jervis. He retired in 1935. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, B of LF&E, Erie Veterans Association, Drew Methodist Church, Elks and Odd Fellows. Surviving relatives are two daughters, Madolin A., at home, and Mildred A., wife of Dr. George O. Tremble of Port Chester, NY; one sister, Mrs. Annetta Adams of Binghamton; and one granddaughter, Jean Evamae Tremble of Port Chester. He is further survived by serveral nieces and nephews.