William J. Dishman1,2

Male, #736, (1834 - circa 1915)

FatherWilliam Jackson Dishman2,3 b. 1807, d. 1851
MotherElizabeth C. Miller2,3 b. 1807, d. 1897

Relationship 3rd great-grandson of Samuel Duchemin.

Birth*1834 William J. Dishman was born in 1834 in Virginia.2 
(males 5-10) Census18401840 He was probably one of the males, age 5 to 9, in William Jackson Dishman's household on the 1840 census in Westmoreland County, Virginia.4 
(Witness) Census18501850 William J. Dishman was listed as a household member living with William Jackson Dishman on the 1850 census in King George County, Virginia.5 
Marriage*1858 William J. Dishman married Anna E. King in 1858 in Virginia.6,7 
Census1870*1 Jun 1870 William J. Dishman was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 census in Westmoreland County, Virginia.8 
(Informant) Death17 Nov 1872 He was an informant for the death of Anna E. King on 17 Nov 1872 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.2,9 
Death*circa 1915 William J. Dishman died after being struck by lightning circa 1915 in Virginia.2,10 

Family

Anna E. King b. 1840, d. 17 Nov 1872
Children

Last Edited 29 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S104] Elizabeth Nuckols Lee, compiler, King George County Virginia, Loose Chancery Papers, Volume 1: 1811-1875 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Company, 1998), p. 85.
  2. [S106] Dishman Family, Informal Genealogical Notes, James Dallas Dishman, Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, Lynchburg, Virginia, Chart 1.
  3. [S346] Genealogical papers of William Anderson Hagey, ca. 1940-1998, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, box 2, file 117, "Dishman, James (1712-1800) and Mary (Weedon), 5 of 5", letter from R.G. Clarke of Fairfax, Va to S.R. Dishman dated 1 Feb 1916, states that she is the daughter of Fauntleroy Dishman, and that the Dishman family consisted of William J. Dishman and wife Elizabeth Miller Dishman, and their children Fauntleroy J. Dishman, James Dishman, Robert Dishman, William I. Dishman (all deceased), Miss Mary Dishman, and the "one who went west". He was somewhat deaf and went by the nickname of Toosh.
  4. [S65] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Westmoreland County, Virginia, p. 284, line 4, Wm. J. Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 15 of 57, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  5. [S42] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, p. 210, dwelling 60, family 60, William J. Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 10 of 62, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  6. [S144] Anna Dishman entry, Westmoreland County Death Register, 1872, line 9, age 30, consort of William J. Dishman, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Westmoreland County Death Register.
  7. [S238] Elizabeth Nuckols Lee, transcriber, King George County Virginia, Loose Chancery Papers, Volume 2: 1876-1912 (Athens, Georgia: New PapyrusPublishing Company, 2004), entry 1876-06, p. 3.
  8. [S68] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Westmoreland County, Virginia, dwelling 1101, family 1091, Wm. J. Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 19 of 63, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC). Age listed as 28.
  9. [S144] Westmoreland County Death Register, 1872, line 9, age 30.
  10. [S346] Genealogical papers of William Anderson Hagey, ca. 1940-1998, Virginia Historical Society, box 2, file 117, "Dishman, James (1712-1800) and Mary (Weedon), 5 of 5", letter from R.G. Clarke of Fairfax, Va to S.R. Dishman dated 1 Feb 1916, states that her uncle William was killed by lightning.
  11. [S68] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Westmoreland County, Virginia, dwelling 1101, family 1091, Wm. J. Dishman household (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 19 of 63. Sadie's age listed as 4.
  12. [S68] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Westmoreland County, Virginia, dwelling 1101, family 1091, Wm. J. Dishman household (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 19 of 63.
  13. [S346] Genealogical papers of William Anderson Hagey, ca. 1940-1998, Virginia Historical Society, box 2, file 117, "Dishman, James (1712-1800) and Mary (Weedon), 5 of 5", letter from Mrs Elizabeth F. Rollins of Colonial Beach, VA to S.R. Dishman dated 18 Feb 1916. States that William Dishman had daughter Inez who married a Durham.
  14. [S144] Westmoreland County Death Register, 1872, line 10, age 2 days, daughter of William J. and Anna Dishman.
 

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