Early Years
Dunlap was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1859. Both of his parents died when he was age 10. Dunlap did not attend school after his parents died and spent his youth playing baseball. Lacking formal education, Dunlap remained illiterate throughout his life.
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