31Vencie in a family portrait taken circa 1894 (judging from the apparent ages of other children in the portrait).1 Cropped and resized from a larger portrait. I've colorized and enhanced the image; use the slider to see the image in its more original appearance, or see the original black-and-white scan or the scan juxtaposed with a colorized enhancement.

30Barney and his wife 31Vencie in an undated photograph.2 Cropped from a larger portrait. I've colorized and enhanced the image; use the slider to see this portion of the image in its more original appearance, or see my unedited scan of the full portrait or the scan juxtaposed with a colorized enhancement.

30Barney and his wife 31Vencie in another undated photograph.2 Cropped from a larger portrait. I've colorized and enhanced the image; use the slider to see this portion of the image in its more original appearance, or see my unedited scan of the full portrait or the scan juxtaposed with a colorized enhancement.

31Vencie in a family portrait taken circa 1894 (judging from the apparent ages of other children in the portrait).1 Cropped and resized from a larger portrait; see the original black-and-white scan .

30Barney and his wife 31Vencie in an undated photograph.2 Cropped and resized from a larger portrait; see my unedited scan of the full portrait.

30Barney and his wife 31Vencie in another undated photograph.2 Cropped and resized from a larger portrait; see my unedited scan of the full portrait.

31Frances Luvincy Dunkin was born 25 May 18813,4 in Cullman County, Alabama4 to parents 62Isaac W. Brown4-6 and 63Sophronia Waldrip.4,5

31Vencie married 30Barney B. Dunkin on 12 January 1899 in Marshall County, Alabama.7 She was only 17 years old, so her father 62Isaac wrote a note consenting to the marriage.6 For further information about their marriage, their lives together, etc., see 30Barney's profile since that information won't be repeated here.

An excerpt from 31Vencie's and 30Barney's marriage license. Full page.7

31Vencie's father 62Isaac wrote a note consenting to the marriage. Full page.6

After her husband's death in summer 1953,8 31Vencie apparently remained in Lawrence County, Tennessee in her final years. In 1956 she successfully sued a man named John Hall for $3750, although the nature of the dispute isn't stated.9

31Vencie died of myocarditis at about 10:30 AM on 24 January 1960.5 She's buried next to her husband in John Lay Cemetery, Ethridge, Lawrence County, Tennessee at coordinates N35.3257 W87.2956. Her death certificate,4 obituary,5 and a photo of her grave3 are below. (Due to regulatory requirements, the court clerk obscured 31Vencie's cause of death on this copy of her death certificate.) You'll notice that her tombstone shows the wrong month of her death.

31Vencie's death certificate. Bigger copy.4

Sources Cited:

3: The grave of Vencie Dunkin (25 May 1881 - 24 June 1960), John Lay Cemetery, Ethridge, Lawrence County, Tennessee at coordinates N35.3257 W87.2956. Photograph taken by 1Bryant Knight on 7 November 2010.

4: Tennessee death certificate 60-01575 for Frances Louvencie Dunkin, who died 24 January 1960 in Lawrence County

5: "Mrs. Dunkin Dies After a Long Illness," The Democrat-Union (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee), Monday 25 January 1960, pages 1 (lower right from the center of the page) and 3 (center of the page)

6: Marshall County, Alabama. Marriage records and index books for the years 1836-1950, reel for Wm. H. Duncan through Jasper Lee Ellenburg, folder for the marriage of Barney B. Dunkin and Francis L. Brown, note (labeled "#10) dated 10 January [18]99 from Guntersville, Alabama signed by Isaac W. Brown. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G15T-9MK6?i=22&cc=1743384&cat=25072>, accessed 30 September 2021.

7: ibid., document labeled "MARRIAGE LICENSE." FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-815T-9SS8?i=19&cc=1743384&cat=25072>, accessed 28 September 2021.

8: Tennessee death certificate for Barney Basbus Dunkin, who died 16 June 1953 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, certificate number 53-16066. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62TW-9H8?i=2633&cc=1417505&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANSLG-7L4>, accessed 26 September 2021.

9: Lawrence County, Tennessee. Circuit Court, Civil Minutes, Volume 2 (April 1953 - January 1959), pages 280 (microfilm image #1002), 312 (image #1035), and 313 (image #1036). Tennessee Archives, microfilm room, reel A-13,726.