James Edward and Churchill Dishman Family

Churchill Dishman¹

M, #1278, b. abt 1811

This person has not been connected to the author's Dishman of Virginia line and is assumed to be unrelated. If you have any evidence to the contrary please share it.

Parents

Father: James Edward Dishman, Sr (b. abt 1769, d. est 1820)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Age	Description
Name			Churchill Dishman was also known as Churchwell Dishman.^2,3
Birth	Abt 1811	~0	He was born abt 1811 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.^4,5,1,6
Marriage	17 Jan 1832	~21	He and Mary A. Noe married on 17 Jan 1832 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.⁷

Children with Mary A. Noe (b. abt 1804)

Sarah Dishman (b. abt 1832)
James J. Dishman+ (b. abt 1834)
Elizabeth Dishman (b. abt 1836)
William T. Dishman+ (b. 28 Aug 1837, d. 10 Jan 1896)
Ann E. Dishman (b. abt 1841)
Samuel R. Dishman+ (b. Jul 1846)

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Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Court Order	13 Sep 1827	Churchill Dishman was named in the orders of the Court of Hustings on 13 Sep 1827 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was described as a white boy aged 16 years and ordered by the court to be bound out by the overseers of the poor to Capt. Robert Lewis to be taught the knowledge of farming.⁴
Census1840	1 Jun 1840	He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census in Cabell County, Virginia.⁸
Census1850	1 Jun 1850	He was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 census in Wayne County, Virginia.⁹
Census1860	1 Jun 1860	He was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 census in Wayne County, Virginia.¹⁰
Census1870	1 Jun 1870	He was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 census in Wayne County, West Virginia.¹¹

Other Information

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Last Edited: 4 Jul 2025 14:18:26

Research Note

The following is from a family history sent by Mary Virginia Dishman Baldwin to Samuel Roland Dishman in about 1935.

"James Edward Dishman, my great-grandfather, had two sons - Churchill or John Churchill and my grandfather, James Edward. We are told their parents died when these boys were very young. One a new born baby, and they were raised by people named Curtis or Curry. We aren't sure of their mother's name and think it may have been confused with the people who brought up the children. The father choked to death on a fish bone and the mother died from the shock of his death, being still in bed from her confinement. The boys were left some property and this man Curtis or Curry made poor investments and lost it, but felt he should do what was right as far as possible and offered them an education. The older one wasn't inclined that way but my grandfather was and we were told graduated from some college in Virginia. He was very well educated for the time and became a teacher, was proficient in Latin, also the regular branches. It is said he and his brother started west together with a group of people, among others were some named Bolling and Balthine. They separated some place in Kentucky, part of them going to Southern Indiana - my grandfather among this group."

Last Updated on 10 Apr 2025.^12,6,3

Citations

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[S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), (West) Virginia, Wayne County, page 271, dwelling 734, family 774, line 18, Churchwell Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), image 107 of 109, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Churchwell Dishman, age 46.
[S183] Therese A. Fisher, compiler and editor, Book - Fredericksburg Marriage Records, 1722-1850, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1990). page 52.
[S386] City of Fredericksburg, "Historic Court Records of Fredericksburg, VA," database without images, Historic Court Records - Fredericksburg, VA, Dishman vs Garnett, Record ID 79-16, CR-SC-H Collection, Recorded 1823, Churchill Dishman and James Dishman, infants, by Ann Currie their next friend sued James M. Garnett and William Bell. Record only contains summons issued 22 Aug 1823 and 10 Oct 1823. Case was dismissed 12 Jun 1825, no reason stated..
[S1771] Fredericksburg, Virginia, Hustings Court Order Book I, 1827-1834: p. 28, Churchill Dishman order to be bound out, 13 Sep 1827; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37S-T921-S): accessed 4 Jul 2025), image group number 008572275 (Item 2 of 3), image 34 of 232; citing Fredericksburg, Virginia court records.
[S92] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), (West) Virginia, Wayne County, page 25, dwelling 184, family 184, line 26, Churchwell Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), image 25 of 168, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Churchwell Dishman, age 48.
[S330] Samuel Roland Dishman notes concerning James Edward and Churchwell Dishman, abt 1935, document no. 307, family history of James Edward Dishman believed to have been prepared by his grandaughter Mary Virginia Dishman Baldwin circa 1935.
[S183] Therese A. Fisher, Fredericksburg Marriage Records, 1722-1850, page 52, Churchill Dishman and Mary Noah, 17 Jan 1832, Spotsylvania County marriage bond.
[S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), (West) Virginia, Cabell County, page 60, line 25, Churchwell Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), image 71 of 81, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Churchwell is probably the 30-40 year old male.
[S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), (West) Virginia, Wayne County, page 271, dwelling 734, family 774, line 18, Churchwell Dishman household(Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 107 of 109.
[S92] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), (West) Virginia, Wayne County, page 25, dwelling 184, family 184, line 26, Churchwell Dishman household(Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 25 of 168, Churchwell, age 48, Mary A., age 55, Eliza, age 18, Samuel, age 15, James, age 25, Ann Noe, age 72.
[S93] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), West Virginia, Wayne County, page 26, dwelling 179, family 179, line 9, Churchill Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), image 26 of 33, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Churchill Dishman's age listed as 40 which is most probably an error.
[S330] Samuel Roland Dishman notes concerning James Edward and Churchwell Dishman, abt 1935, document 205, letter dated 25 Feb 1930 from Judge James S. Baldwin to S. R. Dishman requesting information about the Dishman family and providing details about the family of his wife (Mary Virginia Dishman). States that her father was Francis Edward Dishman, born 1 Apr 1841, died 11 Jan 1893 at New Albany, Indiana, married 11 Sep 1866 to Martha Gilbrith. Her grandfather was James Edward Dishman, born 20 Mar 1814 in Virginia, died 26 Dec, 1858, married 17 May 1838 to Mary Black, lived in Fredericksburg, VA and New Albany, IN. Great-grandfather was Edward Dishman, born 1769 and married to Jane Curry or Currie.

Mary A. Noe^1,2

F, #1279, b. abt 1804