Matilda Dunbar
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Shelbyville |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Children | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
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| ID | 3458946 |
Matilda Dunbar Life story
(born: 1848 - died: 1934) Mother of Paul Laurence Dunbar, she was born Matilda Murphy in Shelby County. She left Kentucky after the ratification of the 13th Amendment freed all slaves in Kentucky. Dunbar, who outlived her son by 28 years, kept his library until her death.
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