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William Dinsmore, one of the leading citizens of Bethel township, thi s county, was born September 5, 1842. He is the son of John Johnsto n Dinsmore, who was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, December1,1805 . His father, Mathew Dinsmore, was a pioneer of Boone county, Kentucky ,and married Miss Margaret Johnston, whose father and brother were kil led by the Indians. At an early day Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore removed to t he then territory of Ohio, and lived first in Greene county and afterw ards in Montgomery county, Ohio. In 1819 he moved to Miami county an d settled in Brown township. He was one of the first trustees and just ices of the peace elected in that Township. He died in 1846, but his f arm is still in the Dinsmore family. The genealogy of the Dinsmore fa mily is as follows: The first ancestor to which the family is traced w as Robert Dinsmore, who was born and reared in the north of Ireland an d emigrated to America about the year 1766. He was married on the 11t h day of September, 1766, to Jane Gault . He settled in Baltimore, Mar yland and engaged in the tannery business. His eldest child, Elizabet h Dinsmore, was born June 10, 1768. His son John was born June 28, 177 1; Mathew was born April 13, 1773, and Jane in February, 1775. Mathe w Dinsmore purchased one hundred acres of land in Fleming county, Kent ucky, and lived on it five years, when it was claimed by an older mili tary title and he lost it. He then came to Ohio in 1807, and lived i n Greene county, two miles east of Fairfield. He then removed to Mont gomery county, nine miles north of Dayton. He afterwards moved to Miam i county, and purchased a farm in Brown township as above stated. Joh n J . Dinsmore the father of our subject, was married March 14, 1837 , to Miss Maria McConnaughey, daughter of David and Anna (Grimes) McCo nnaughey, a pioneer family of Bethel township. The writer knew John J . Dinsmore well and can state that he was an honest and useful man, wh o served for twenty years as justice of the peace. He was the owner o f one hundred and sixty acres of land, well improved. He was a good fa rmer and an influential member of the Presbyterian church. He died Jun e 6, 1889, respected while living and sincerely mourned when dead. Hi s aged wife is now living with her son, William D insmore, possessin g in a wonderful degree for one of her age her mental faculties. She h as been totally blind for sixteen years and is patiently waiting for t he summons to cross the river to the other shore. She is the mother o f seven children: Captain Robert G. Dinsmore, who was a brave soldie r and noble citizen, but is now dead; Theodore, Anna, Margaret, Alber t and Frances, all of whom are deceased; and Mary Belle, wife of Natha niel Bond, who is living near Franklin, Warren county, Ohio. William D insmore, the subject of our sketch, was also a soldier in the civil wa r in the same company with his brother, namely: Company C, Seventy-fir st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he enlisted as a private, was app ointed corporal December 21, 1864, and was mustered out with the regim ent November 30,1865, with an honorable discharge as a good and faithf ul soldier. Theodore and Albert were also soldiers, belonging to Compa ny B, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Ohio Infantry. Mr. Dinsmore, of t his review, returned home and lived with his parents until he was marr ied, June 1, 1871, to Miss Sarah Brenner, of Montgomery county, Ohio . He soon afterward settled on the farm which he now owns, and which i s near the farm where he was born and made his home until he was marri ed. His farm contains one hundred and sixty-two acres, well improved . He makes a specialty of butter making ,and keeps a large herd of Jer sey cows. He has a family of four children: One daughter, Clare, the w ife of Dr. E.E. Bohlender, of Dayton, Ohio;and three sons:Allen, who i s farming, the old homestead; Earl and Walter , who are living with th eir parents. Mr. Dinsmore is a member of the English Lutheran church , of Brandt, in which he has been an elder for ten years. William Dins more's life has been that of a man who is useful in his neighborhood , church and township, a type of the men who make this country what i t now is, great in peace and strong in war . He was a brave soldier an d a good citizen and of such are the bone and sinew of this great repu blic.
E.S.W Source: James Johnston(e).pdf Author: Roger Johnston Receive d in Email May 2007
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