Laura Dunston, b. 1846, Louisburg, NC
Laura Dunston was the daughter of Simon and Susan Reed Dunston, of Louisburg, NC. She was born June 17, 1846 into a family of Free People of Color. On September 13, 1865 she married Wilson “Wils” Dunston, with whom she had five children – Susan, Daniel, Judy, Rosa, and Eddie. Laura died on March 28, 1920. At the time of her death, she was living in Raleigh, NC with her granddaughter, Mabel Green Powell. Lovingly submitted by great-great granddaughter, Renate Yarborough Sanders