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John Dinsmore
1810 - Aft 1891 (82 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. John Dinsmore was born in 1810 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died after 1891 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Notes:
John succeeded his father on the home of his forefathers, in the parish of his birth. There he remained several years after the death of his father and in 1838, he, the last of the name there, left his native land, the old home of his people for several generations, and with his family an venerable mother removed to Bloomington, Indiana, were he has ever since lived, and where he resides in April 1891. Thus the ancestral home of the Dinsmores on Irish soil passed into the hands of others. It is occupied in 1891 by Archibald Usher.
John and his family, his father and his family, are, and were, members of the Presbyterin Church. In a letter dated Oct. 1 1890, he says: "I hope and trust, through the intercession of the Lord and Saviour jesus Christ, that our names will e enrolled in the Book of Live". He married in 1832, Margaret Small, who died in 1882, at Bloomington Indiana.
John married Margaret Small in 1832 in Ballymoney Presbyterian Church. Margaret was born about 1812 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died in 1882 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Samuel Dinsmore
was born on 8 Feb 1834 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died in in Burden, Kansas. - 3. Joseph Dinsmore, 8. was born on 1 Jan 1836 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died in in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
- 4. Mary Dinsmore was born in Jan 1838 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 20 Oct 1853 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
- 5. William J. Dinsmore was born on 4 Mar 1840 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died in in Earlville, IL.
- 6. Andrew Dinsmore was born in Feb 1842 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died in Mar 1863 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
- 7. Theophilus W. Dinsmore was born on 27 Sep 1846 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died on 14 Apr 1872 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
- 8. Matilda H. Dinsmore was born on 4 Jan 1850 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died in in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
- 2. Samuel Dinsmore
Generation: 2
2. Samuel Dinsmore (1.John1) was born on 8 Feb 1834 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died in in Burden, Kansas. Notes:
Married Magdelene T. Hudsenpell, children: John, Julia, Mary.
3. Joseph Dinsmore, 8. (1.John1) was born on 1 Jan 1836 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died in in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Notes:
Married Mary A. Henderson, children Wadsey, William, Paul.
4. 
Mary Dinsmore (1.John1) was born in Jan 1838 in Ballywattick, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 20 Oct 1853 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. 5. William J. Dinsmore (1.John1) was born on 4 Mar 1840 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died in in Earlville, IL. Notes:
William married Mary Gates, their children in 1891 were Theophilus and Annie.
6. Andrew Dinsmore (1.John1) was born in Feb 1842 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died in Mar 1863 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. 7. Theophilus W. Dinsmore (1.John1) was born on 27 Sep 1846 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died on 14 Apr 1872 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Notes:
Theophilus Dinsmore married Sarah Bunger.
8. Matilda H. Dinsmore (1.John1) was born on 4 Jan 1850 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA; died in in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Notes:
Matilda married Benjamin Kirby, by 1891 they had one son and four daughters.