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Dunham House
The Dunham House, located just south of Kempton, Indiana, USA, was built circa 1880s. The house was built by William Riley Dunham who served the U.S. Democratic Party for several years and represented Hamilton County and Tipton County in the Indiana General House of Assembly from 1913-1915.〔Indiana State Legislator Manual 1913, Indiana General Assembly Biography〕 The home has made and is continuing to make history in this very small Indiana town, most recently with a visit from President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
==History==
The land on which the Dunham House is built was originally a part of the Miami Indian Reserve in Indiana (Treaty of St. Mary's).〔Tipton County Heritage Center, The Great Miami Reserve Publication, Tipton, Indiana〕 In 1849, Jacob Dunham bought of land in what is now Jefferson Township from the State of Indiana.〔Deed Land Grant; U.S. Department of the Interior; General Land Office, Record Number 108; Page 110〕 Dunham is buried in the Kempton Cemetery north of the town of Kempton. The land was passed on to his son, Jacob Mackey Dunham in 1856.〔Deed Transfer; Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book G; Page 304, Tipton County Recorders Office〕 Jacob Mackey eventually moved his family to Oklahoma, and the Dunham Family land was passed to Mackey’s sister-in-law, Eliza (Reese) Dunham, in 1891.〔Deed Transfer; Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book 40; Page 578, Tipton County Recorders Office〕 She was the wife of Mackey’s brother, Samuel Dunham. She passed the land on to her son, William Riley Dunham, in 1900.〔Deed Transfer; Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book 41; Page 477, Tipton County Recorders Office〕 The farm house that he built on the land is known today as The Dunham House. Local legends have been told that William Riley was an acquaintance of President Grover Cleveland and that the President had spent a night in the home. In fact, Riley’s son was named Grover Cleveland Dunham and eventually inherited the home from his father.〔Life Estate Affidavit ; Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book 30; Page: 233, Tipton County Recorders Office〕 On the death of Dr. Grover Cleveland’s wife, Hazel Dunham, the house was sold to buyers outside the Dunham family.〔Deed Transfer; Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book 113; Page: 10, Tipton County Recorders Office〕 The home fell into many years of neglect and abuse after it left the Dunham family. The home was purchased and is now owned by Shawn Christopher Clements〔Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book 157; Page: 809, Tipton County Recorders Office〕 and is in the process of being restored.
The Dunham family played a significant role in the local community. They were farmers, doctors and teachers working within the town limits of Kempton and throughout Tipton and Clinton Counties. Many of their descendants still live in the area today.
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