In 1955, Stanley and Madelyn moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a salesman for the Standard-Grunbaum Furniture Company, where their daughter Stanley Ann attended Eckstein Middle School. 27 Nov 1942 who married (1) Barack H. Obama Sr. in 1960 in HI, divorced 1963. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. In high school in El Dorado, Kansas, Stanley was expelled for punching the principal in the nose. Failed to report flower. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Try again. I thought you might like to see a memorial for SGT Stanley Armour Dunham I found on Findagrave.com. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Ann & Barack had one son Barack Hussein Obama Jr., US Sen from IL and President of the US, who married Michelle L. Robinson and who has two girls: Sasha and Malia Obama. To Dad + the family. Stanley Armour Dunham (March 23, 1918 – February 8, 1992) was the maternal grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama. [13], Stanley Armour Dunham’s distant cousins include six US presidents: James Madison, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. He returned to Honolulu at age ten to live with his maternal grandparents in the Makiki district and enrolled in the fifth grade at the Punahou School. His young life was filled with adventures, living off odd jobs, “hopping rail cars to Chicago, then California, then back again, dabbling in moonshine, cards and women,” Obama wrote in his autobiography entitled Dreams from My Father. We have set your language to In 1955, Stanley and Madelyn moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a salesman for the Standard-Grunbaum Furniture Company, and where their daughter Stanley Ann attended Eckstein Middle School. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account.

Stanley Armour Dunham (March 23, 1918 – February 8, 1992) was the American grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama.

He married Madelyn Lee Payne (1922-2008) 5 May 1940 in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. [15][16][17], 1,944: Handwritten note: "26 October 1944 Somewhere in France. Dubbed "Gramps" by Obama, Dunham has been depicted in news reports as a patriot who served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. His father's ancestors settled in Kempton, Indiana in the 1840s, before relocating to Kansas. He and his wife Madelyn Payne Dunham raised Obama from the age of 10 in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the war, the family moved to Berkeley, California and then eventually back to El Dorado, Kansas, where Stanley managed a furniture store. However, a photograph has emerged of Stanley Armour welcoming Barack Obama, Sr., complete with traditional Hawaiian welcoming leis, from Kenya. [22][23][24] Stanley Dunham and Wild Bill Hickock are sixth cousins, four times removed, through Jacob Dunham. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. Resend Activation Email. In 1955, Stanley and Madelyn moved to Seatt… Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. [21] Through a common ancestor, Mareen Duvall, a wealthy Huguenot merchant who emigrated to Maryland in the 1650s, Stanley Dunham is related to former Vice-President Dick Cheney (an eighth cousin once removed). [4] His parents were married on October 3, 1915 at a home on South Saint Francis St. in Wichita, and opened The Travelers' Cafe on William St. situated between the old firehouse and the old Wichita City Hall. He could have held off.”. [6] In 1970s Honolulu, both women and the minority white population were routinely the target of discrimination. In 1956 they moved to the Shorewood Apartments on Mercer Island, a Seattle suburb, where they lived until 1960 and where their daughter Ann Dunham attended Mercer Island High School. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Make sure that the file is a photo. Ann would later come back to Hawaii and pursue graduate studies; she eventually earned a PhD in anthropology and went on to be employed on development projects in Indonesia and around the world helping impoverished women obtain microfinance. [11][12], After two years of military service in Europe (1943–1945), Dunham was discharged from the U.S. Army on August 30, 1945. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. After the Obama marriage fell apart, the young Barack spent four years with his mother and stepfather in Jakarta, Indonesia. After two years of military service in Europe (1943-1945), Stanley was discharged from the U.S. Army on August 30, 1945. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [20], Stanley Armour Dunham’s distant cousins include six US presidents: James Madison, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush and George W. Described as "gregarious, friendly, impetuous, challenging and loud," he was a furniture salesman "who could charm the legs off a couch.". [10] Before the Invasion of Normandy, the Dunhams once met accidentally as Stanley went in search of rations at Hotel Russell in London, where his sibling Ralph happened to be staying. Obama knew him as "Gramps," and Stanley referred to him as "Bar." 1894 in Argonia, KS, and Ruth Lucille Armour b. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. He eloped with Madelyn Lee Payne (1922-2008) just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, and he was quick to enlist after the Japanese attack. Verify and try again. [7] A rebellious teenager, Stanley allegedly punched his high school principal and spent some time drifting, hopping rail cars to Chicago, then California, then back again. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. "[18][19], Dunham died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992 and is interred in the Punchbowl National Cemetery. Madelyn gave birth to a daughter whom they named Stanley Ann at Fort Leavenworth on November 29, 1942. Oops, something didn't work. There is a problem with your email/password. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. *US Army, WWII, PVT, enlisted on 18 Jan 1942 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS; mustered out as SGT.From WikipediaSergeant in 1830th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company of the Third Army Dunham enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on January 18, 1942, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and served in the European Theatre of World War II with the 1830th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company, Aviation. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Failed to remove flower. In February 1945, at Saint-Dizier his unit was transferred to infantry and assigned to Patton's 3rd Army. [16][17], In Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams From My Father, he mentions, "One of my earliest memories is of sitting on my grandfather's shoulders as the astronauts from one of the Apollo missions arrived at Hickam Air Force Base after a successful splashdown." “He didn’t have to go because he was married. Stanley Armour Dunham was born 23 March 1918 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States to Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham (1894-1970) and Ruth Lucille Armour (1900-1926) and died 9 March 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of unspecified causes. Before the Invasion of Normandy, the Dunhams once met accidentally as Stanley went in search of rations at Hotel Russell in London, where his sibling Ralph happened to be staying.Stanley was the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham b.

[10] Madelyn gave birth to a daughter they named Stanley Ann, who was later known as Ann, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita on November 29, 1942. Stanley’s first ancestor to be born in the United States was Jonathan Singletary Dunham, born in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1640. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Stanley and his brother Ralph were deployed to France six weeks after D-Day. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. Sergeant in 1830th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company of the Third Army Dunham enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on January 18, 1942, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and served in the European Theatre of World War II with the 1830th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company, Aviation. Maya and Konrad have two daughters: Suhaila and Savita Ng. They lived in an apartment in the Wedgewood Estates in the Wedgwood, Seattle neighborhood. In 1956 they moved to the Shorewood Apartments on Mercer Island, a Seattle suburb, where they lived until 1960 and where their daughter Ann attended Mercer Island High School.