Keziah Dishman Descendants

Originating in North Carolina, later migrating to Kentucky and Tennessee

Keziah [Dishman]1

F, #3690, b. abt 1755
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EventDateAgeDescription
NameKeziah [Dishman] was also known as Kirsiah Dishman.2
NameShe was also known as Kizey Dishman.3
NameShe was also known as Keziah Dishman.
BirthAbt 1755~0She was born abt 1755.4,3,2
MarriageEst 1775~20Dishman and she married est 1775.1

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Deed-Land2 Jan 1800Keziah [Dishman] received 100 acres of land on Rockey Creek from the State of North Carolina for 50 shillings in Iredell County, North Carolina, on 2 Jan 1800.1
Census18004 Aug 1800She was listed as the head of a family on the 1800 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.3
Deed-Land10 May 1803She conveyed 100 Acres on Rockey Creek for $100 in Iredell County, North Carolina, to Lewis Dishman on 10 May 1803.5
Census18106 Aug 1810She was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Wilkesborough, Wilkes County, North Carolina.2
Census18207 Aug 1820She was probably the female, age 45 or more, in Jefferson Dishman's household on the 1820 census in Wayne County, Kentucky.6
Census18301 Jun 1830She was probably the female, age 70 to 79, in Archibald Dishman's household on the 1830 census in Morgan County, Tennessee.4
MovedAbt 1840She relocated from North Carolina to Wayne County, Kentucky, abt 1840.7

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  1. [S1232] Iredell County, North Carolina, Register of Deeds, Vol. D, 1800-1803: p.9, Keziah Dishman deed, 2 Jan 1800; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98G-PNV6): accessed 21 Jan 2026), image group number 7540064, image 414 of 780. Keziah Dishman, female, purchased 100 acres for 50 shillings from the State of North Carolina, located in Iredell County at the dropping off branch of Rockey Creek, surveyed 21 Nov 1798.
  2. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wilkesborough, page 862, Kirsiah Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 21 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one female age 45 or older.
  3. [S86] 1800 U. S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 610, Kizey Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, 2003), viewed 21 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 10, three males age 16 to 25, one female age 16 to 25, one female age 45 or older.
  4. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Tennessee, Morgan County, page 95, Archabald Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 1 March 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 5, one male age 20 to 29, one female age 20 to 29, one female age 70 to 79.
  5. [S1932] Iredell County, North Carolina, Register of Deeds, Vol. E, 1803-1808: pp.273-274, Dishman to Dishman deed, 10 May 1803; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898G-G4W9): accessed 21 Jan 2026), image group number 7540063, images 157-158 of 890. Keziah Dishman sold 100 acres for 100 dollars to Lewis Dishman, located in Iredell County at the dropping off branch of Rockey Creek.
  6. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Kentucky, page 100, Jeffery Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of four males under age 10, two males age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44, one female under age 10, two females age 16 to 25, one female age 26 to 44, one female age 45 or older.
  7. [S1234] Application of Jefferson Dishman, 34541; Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1909; M1104; 2110769 (Washington. DC: NARA), affidavit of Sam Abbott, 1 Mar 1909, states that Kizzie Dishman came to Wayne County, Kentucky from North Carolina about 1840 and that her son was Jefferson Dishman, father of Archibald Dishman and Joel Dishman.

Lewis Dishman1,2

M, #3691, b. abt 1777, d. 1864
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EventDateAgeDescription
BirthAbt 1777~0Lewis Dishman was born abt 1777 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.3,4,5
MarriageEst 1800~23He and Unknown Unknown married est 1800.6
Death1864~87He died in 1864 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.7

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Census18004 Aug 1800Lewis Dishman was probably one of the males, age 16 to 25, in Keziah [Dishman]'s household on the 1800 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.8
Deed-Land10 May 1803He received 100 Acres on Rockey Creek for $100 in Iredell County, North Carolina, from Keziah [Dishman] on 10 May 1803.2
Census18106 Aug 1810He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Wilkesborough, Wilkes County, North Carolina.6
Census18207 Aug 1820He was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.4
Census18301 Jun 1830He was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 census in Wilkes County, North Carolina.9
Deed-Land13 Sep 1834He received 100 acres from Andrew King, attorney for J. F. Alexander, deceased, for $1000 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on 13 Sep 1834.10
Census18401 Jun 1840He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census in Wrights District, Wilkes County, North Carolina.11
Census18501 Jun 1850He was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 census in Wilkes County, North Carolina.3
Census18601 Jun 1860He was listed as a household member on the 1860 census in Lower Division, Wilkes County, North Carolina.12
Will11 Jul 1860He made a will on 11 Jul 1860 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Sarah Dishman, Kizzy Dishman, John Dishman, James Dishman, Jefferson Dishman, Jeremiah Dishman, William Dishman, Nathaniel Dishman, Rebecca Dishman, Lewis Dishman, Jr, and Jesse Dishman were named as heirs.13
ProbateNov 1864His estate was probated in Nov 1864 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.7

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  1. [S1235] Letter from Dishman, B. T. (Slickford, KY) to S. R. Dishman, 5 Mar 1916; S.R. Dishman Papers (copies held by William Keith Dishman) (Georgia)., this associates Jeffrey (Jefferson), Lewis, and James Dishman as likely brothers.
  2. [S1932] Iredell County, North Carolina, Register of Deeds, Vol. E, 1803-1808: pp.273-274, Dishman to Dishman deed, 10 May 1803; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898G-G4W9): accessed 21 Jan 2026), image group number 7540063, images 157-158 of 890. Keziah Dishman sold 100 acres for 100 dollars to Lewis Dishman, located in Iredell County at the dropping off branch of Rockey Creek.
  3. [S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, page 360b, line 32, dwelling 1737, family 1737, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Lewis, age 73, born Wilkes Co. NC, no one else in household.
  4. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, page 234, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of four males under age 10, two age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44 (Lewis), three females under age 10 (Sarah), one female age 10 to 15, one female age 26 to 44.
  5. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wilkesborough, page 876, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), age 26 to 44.
  6. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wilkesborough, page 876, Lewis Dishman household(Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), viewed 26 January 2021, with a household consisting of two males under age 10, one male age 26 to 44, one female under age 10, one female age 16 to 25.
  7. [S1238] Lewis Dishman will (11 Jul 1860), Will Book 5, pp. 399-400, County Clerk's Office, proved Nov term, 1864.
  8. [S86] 1800 U. S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 610, Kizey Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, 2003), viewed 21 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 10, three males age 16 to 25, one female age 16 to 25, one female age 45 or older.
  9. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, page 389, Louis Lishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 5, three age 5 to 9, one age 10 to 14, two age 15 to 19, one age 20 to 29, one age 50 to 59, one female age 10 to 14, one, age 15 to 19, one age 40 to 49.
  10. [S1277] Wilkes County, North Carolina, Wilkes. Deeds 1837–1839, 1895–1896: p.570, deed, Andrew King to Lewis Dishman, 13 Sep 1834; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DK-RS93): accessed 20 Jan 2026), image group number 007551541, image 681 of 688. 100 acres for $1000.
  11. [S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wrights District, page 66, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male age 60 to 69, one female age 50 to 59.
  12. [S92] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Lower Division, page 93, dwelling 1314, family 1314, Sarah Harris household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Sarah Harris, head, 47, household members Bennet Harris, 16, William Harris, 14, Lewis Harris, 10, Lewis Dishman, 84.
  13. [S1238] Lewis Dishman will (1860.)

Jefferson Dishman1

M, #3692, b. abt 1780, d. abt May 1847
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BirthAbt 1780~0Jefferson Dishman was born abt 1780 in North Carolina.1,2,3,4,5
MarriageEst 1805~25He and Lydia Upchurch married est 1805 in North Carolina.6,7
DeathAbt May 1847~67He died abt May 1847 in Wayne County, Kentucky.8,1

Children with Lydia Upchurch (b. abt 1780, d. abt 1848)

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Census18004 Aug 1800Jefferson Dishman was probably one of the males, age 16 to 25, in Keziah [Dishman]'s household on the 1800 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.9
Census18106 Aug 1810He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Iredell County, North Carolina.5
Census18207 Aug 1820He was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census in Wayne County, Kentucky.3
Census18301 Jun 1830He was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 census in Morgan County, Tennessee.4
LandAcquisition10 Sep 1833He acquired 126 acres on Otter Creek from John Slagle and his wife Cynthia for $150 paid by Thomas Jones on 10 Sep 1833 in Wayne County, Kentucky.10
Tax List1836He appeared on the tax list in 1836 in Morgan County, Tennessee. He owned 50 acres.11
LandAcquisition24 Mar 1836He acquired 50 acres of land located on both sides of Sandy Valley Fork of Otter Creek from Abraham Vanwinkle on 24 Mar 1836 in Wayne County, Kentucky.12
LandGrant15 Apr 1836He was granted 50 acres on 15 Apr 1836 in Otter Creek, Wayne County, Kentucky.13
LandAcquisition25 Jan 1838He acquired 100 acres of land on Otter Creek from Elijah Kogan on 25 Jan 1838 in Wayne County, Kentucky.14
Census18401 Jun 1840He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census in Wayne County, Kentucky.2
Deed-Land7 Oct 1842He conveyed 50 acres of land, originally a Kentucky Land Grant to Jefferson, on both sides of the Sandy Valley Fork of Otter Creek plus another tract, size not specified, on Otter Creek in Wayne County, North Carolina, to Moses Dishman on 7 Oct 1842.15
LandAcquisition15 Nov 1845He acquired 75 acres of land on the headwaters of Otter Creek from Thomas Jones on 15 Nov 1845 in Wayne County, Kentucky.16
Deed-Land22 Feb 1847He and Lydia Upchurch conveyed three tracts of land at the head of Otter Creek in Wayne County, Kentucky, to John Upchurch on 22 Feb 1847.7

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  1. [S1234] Application of Jefferson Dishman, 34541; Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1909; M1104; 2110769 (Washington. DC: NARA), Jefferson Dishman states in 1907 that his grandfather Jefferson Dishman was son of Kizzie Dishman, was born in North Carolina, and was deceased in 1851.
  2. [S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Kentucky, Wayne County, page 169, Jefferson Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 24 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male age 50 to 59, one female age 20 to 29, one female age 30 to 39.
  3. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Kentucky, page 100, Jeffery Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of four males under age 10, two males age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44, one female under age 10, two females age 16 to 25, one female age 26 to 44, one female age 45 or older.
  4. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Tennessee, Morgan County, page 95, Jefferson Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male age 5 to 9, two males age 10 to 14, one male age 15 to 19, one male age 50 to 59, one female age 10 to 14, one female age 20 to 29, one female age 50 to 59.
  5. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 175, Jephthue Dishmany household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of two males under age 10, one male age 26 to 44, three females under age 10, one female age 26 to 44.
  6. [S1257] Upchurch and Allied Families - A Genealogy Project, online https://www.alliedfamilies.com/. Lydia Upchurch biofile XID-138. Hereinafter cited as UAFA.
  7. [S1950] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. I, 1837-1847: pp. 444-445, Dizmang to Upchurch deed, 22 Feb 1847; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4F-N9PW-K): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 7895630, image 260 of 549. Jefferson Dishman and wife Lydia to John Upchurch, 3 tracts of land at head of Otter Creek for $134.10, same land as sold on courthouse steps 2 Feb 1846 by sherriff to Micajah Phillips, who sold it to Moses Dishman on 17 Feb 1847, who sold it to John Upchurch on 22 Feb 1847.
  8. [S1242] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. K, 1832-1851: pp. 31-33, Dizmang to Dizmang deed, 24 May 1847; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4Y-69D7-B): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 7901925, images 39-40 of 641. Lydia Dizmang, widow of the late Jeffersom Dizmang, to Moses Dizmang, dower rights to two tracts of land, one 50 acres, $1, Sandy Valley Fork of Otter Creek.
  9. [S86] 1800 U. S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 610, Kizey Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, 2003), viewed 21 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 10, three males age 16 to 25, one female age 16 to 25, one female age 45 or older.
  10. [S1946] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. F, 1831-1835: pp. 307-308, Slagle to Dizmang, 10 Sep 1833; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-39C5-J): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 8151152, image 464 of 554. John Slagle & wife Cynthia to Jefferson Dizmang, $150 cash paid by Thomas Jones on behalf of Jefferson Dizmang, 126 acres on Otter Creek.
  11. [S1241] , "Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," database with images, Ancestry, Jefferson Dishman, 1836, Morgan County, Tennessee, 50 acres.
  12. [S1947] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. G, 1835-1839: pp. 149-150, Vanwinkle to Dishman deed, 24 Mar 1836; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-Q84T): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 8151153, image 110 of 560. Abraham Vanwinkle to Jeptha Dishman, 50 acres, $100, both sides of Sandy Valley Fork of Otter Creek, witnesses Archibald Dishman and Moses Dishman.
  13. [S1240] , "Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924," database without images, Ancestry, Jefferson Dishman, 50 acres, Otter Creek, Wayne County, KY, surveyed 15 Apr 1836.
  14. [S1948] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. G, 1835-1839: pp. 341-342, Kogan to Dishman deed, 25 Jan 1838; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-QCLS): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 8151153, image 212 of 560. Elijah Kogan to Jeptha Dishman, 30 acres, $100, Otter Creek.
  15. [S1951] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. J, 1839-1845: pp. 150-151, Dishman to Dishman deed, 7 Oct 1842; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4F-N9GF-9): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 7895630, images 377-378 of 549. J, 1832-1851||pp.148-150, Jefferson Dishman to Moses Dishman, two tracts of land, one 50 acres, $150, Sandy Valley Fork of Otter Creek.
  16. [S1949] Wayne County, Kentucky, Deeds, Vol. I, 1837-1847: pp. 177-178, Jones to Dizmang deed, 15 Nov 1845; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4F-N9L4-J): accessed 25 Jan 2026), image group number 7895630, images 119-120 of 549. Thomas Jones to Jefferson Dizmang, 75 acres, $100, headwaters of Otter Creek.

Dishman1

M, #3693, d. bef 1798
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MarriageEst 1775Dishman and Keziah [Dishman] married est 1775.1
DeathBef 1798He died bef 1798.1

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  1. [S1232] Iredell County, North Carolina, Register of Deeds, Vol. D, 1800-1803: p.9, Keziah Dishman deed, 2 Jan 1800; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98G-PNV6): accessed 21 Jan 2026), image group number 7540064, image 414 of 780. Keziah Dishman, female, purchased 100 acres for 50 shillings from the State of North Carolina, located in Iredell County at the dropping off branch of Rockey Creek, surveyed 21 Nov 1798.

William Tyler Dishman1,2

M, #3694, b. 9 Aug 1898, d. 8 Sep 1976
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Birth9 Aug 18980William Tyler Dishman was born on 9 Aug 1898 in Virginia.1,2
MarriageEst 1915~17He and Lizzie married est 1915 in Virginia.3
Marriage26 Jun 195960He and Georgie Baker married on 26 Jun 1959 in Dickenson County, Virginia.4
Death8 Sep 197678He died on 8 Sep 1976 in Wise, Wise County, Virginia.2

Children with Lizzie (b. abt 1900)

  • Ellen Dishman (b. abt 1916)
  • Link Dishman
  • Thelma Dishman
  • Warren Dishman
  • Daisy Dishman
  • Samuel Dishman
  • Elizabeth Dishman
  • Eva Dishman
  • Edna Dishman
  • McConnick Dishman
  • Ralph Dishman
  • Richard Dishman
  • Loretta Dishman
  • Donald Dishman

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Census19001 Jun 1900William Tyler Dishman was listed as John D. Dishman's son on the 1900 census in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia.1
Census191015 Apr 1910He was listed as John D. Dishman's son on the 1910 census in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia.5
Census19201 Jan 1920He was listed as the head of household on the 1920 census in Ervinton, Dickenson County, Virginia.3
Census19301 Apr 1930He was listed as the head of household on the 1930 census in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia.6
Census19401 Apr 1940He was listed as the head of household on the 1940 census in Dante, Russell County, Virginia.7
Census19501 Apr 1950He was listed as the head of household on the 1950 census in Dante, Russell County, Virginia.8

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  1. [S96] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Russell County, Castlewood, ED 0051, page 8, dwelling 36, family 139, John Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 20 Nov 2022, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household John Dishman, age 21, laborer (lumber mill), born Apr 1879, household members wife Ollie Dishman, 20 (May 1880), son Wm F Dishman, 2 (Aug 1898) son Hayter Dishman, 10 mo (Jul 1899).
  2. [S1597] William Tyler Dishman, Certificate of Death no. 28027 (1976), Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
  3. [S98] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Dickenson County, Ervinton, ED 23, page 10A, Tiler W Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 20 Nov 2022, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Tiler W Dishman, age 21, born Virginia, married, household members wife Lizzie Dishman, 20, daughter Ellen Dishman, 4, son Link Dishman, 3, daughter Thelma Dishman, 8 months.
  4. [S1024] , "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014," database, Ancestry, Georgie Baker Mullins and Tyler Dishmond, married 26 June 1959 at Clintwood, Virginia, USA, daughter of Edd Baker and Rosa Keel, son of John Dishmond and Ollie Couch.
  5. [S97] 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Russell County, Castlewood, ED 0053, page 2B, John Dishmon household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 20 Nov 2022, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household John Dishmon, age 33, farmer, married 13 years, household members Ollie Dishmon, Taylor Dishmon, Giles Dishmon, Julia Dishmon, Olga Dishmon, Evert Dishmon.
  6. [S99] 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Russell County, Castlewood, ED 0001, page 9A, dwelling 143, family 143, Tyler Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 20 Nov 2022, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Tyler Dishman, age 32, born Virginia, household members Lizzie Dishman, Ellen Dishman, Lank Dishman, Thelma Dishman, Warren Dishman, Daisy Dishman, Samuel Dishman, Elizabeth Dishman, Eva Dishman.
  7. [S434] 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Russell County, Dante, ED 84-1, page 17B, , household number 259, Tyler Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,http://www.ancestry.com, 2012), viewed 20 Nov 2022, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Tyler Dishman, age 41, miner, born Virginia, household members Lizzie Dishman, Warren Dishman, Daisy Dishman, Sam Dishman, Lola Dishman, Eva Dishman, Edna Dishman, McConnick Dishman, Ralph Dishman, Richard Dishman.
  8. [S1342] 1950 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Russell County, Dante, ED 84-4, sheet 4, Tallord Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,http://www.ancestry.com, 2022), viewed 20 Nov 2022, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Tallord Dishman, male, age 54, born Virginia, other household members Locy Dishman, Warnt Dishman, Samuel Dishman, Edna Dishman, McCormick Dishman, Ralph Dishman, Richard Dishman, Donald Dishman, Loretta Dishman, Warren Dishman.

James Dishman1

M, #3695, b. abt 1782, d. 1859
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EventDateAgeDescription
MarriageJames Dishman and Elizabeth married.2
BirthAbt 1782~0He was born abt 1782 in Virginia.3
Death1859~77He died in 1859 in Iredell County, North Carolina.2

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Census18004 Aug 1800James Dishman was probably one of the males, age 16 to 25, in Keziah [Dishman]'s household on the 1800 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.4
Census18106 Aug 1810He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Iredell County, North Carolina.5
Census18207 Aug 1820He was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.6
Census18301 Jun 1830He was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.7
Census18401 Jun 1840He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.8
Census18501 Jun 1850He was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.3
Will25 Feb 1854He made a will on 25 Feb 1854 in Iredell County, North Carolina.2
ProbateAug 1859His estate was probated in Aug 1859 in Iredell County, North Carolina.2

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  1. [S1235] Letter from Dishman, B. T. (Slickford, KY) to S. R. Dishman, 5 Mar 1916; S.R. Dishman Papers (copies held by William Keith Dishman) (Georgia)., this associates Jeffrey (Jefferson), Lewis, and James Dishman as likely brothers.
  2. [S1243] James Dishman will (25 Feb 1854), Will Book 3, pp. 82-83, County Clerk's Office, proved Aug 1859, wife Elizabeth, children Archy Dishman, Mark Dishman, Wesley Dishman, Dicey Massey, Silas Dishman, Letty Lambeth, Susy Lambeth, Kezia Shoemaker, grandchildren James G. W. Dishman, Nancy Dishman, executor J. W. Williams.
  3. [S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 432a, line 36, dwelling 418, family 425, James Dishmon household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household James Dishmon, age 68, household members Elizabeth Dishmon, 60, Keziah Dishmon, 21, Washington Dishmon, 3, Camada Dishmon, 1, Elizabeth Matheson, Violet Matheson, Alzea Mathison, Elizabeth Mathison, Susan Mathison, Martha Mathison, Frances Mathison.
  4. [S86] 1800 U. S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 610, Kizey Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, 2003), viewed 21 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 10, three males age 16 to 25, one female age 16 to 25, one female age 45 or older.
  5. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 168, James Disham household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of two males under age 10, one male age 26 to 44, , one female age 16 to 25.
  6. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, page 234, James Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 10, two age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44, two females under age 10, one female age 10 to 15, one female age 26 to 44.
  7. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 41, James Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male age 10 to 14, one male age 15 to 19, two males age 20 to 29, one male age 40 to 49, one female age 5 to 9, one female age 10 to 14, one female age 15 to 19, one female age 30 to 39.
  8. [S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 186, James Dismal household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 31 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male age 15 to 19, one male age 40 to 49, one male age 60 to 69, two females age 10 to 14, one female age 40 to 49.

Sarah Dishman1

F, #3696, b. abt 1813
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EventDateAgeDescription
NameSarah Dishman was also known as Sarah Harris.1,2
BirthAbt 1813~0She was born abt 1813 in North Carolina.1
MarriageEst 1835~22Elisha Harris and she married est 1835.1,3,2

Child with Elisha Harris (d. bef 1860)

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Census18207 Aug 1820Sarah Dishman was probably one of the females, age under 10, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1820 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.4
Census18301 Jun 1830She was probably the female, age 15 to 19, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1830 census in Wilkes County, North Carolina.5
Census18501 Jun 1850She was listed as a household member on the 1850 census in Wilkes County, North Carolina.6
Census18601 Jun 1860She was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 census in Lower Division, Wilkes County, North Carolina.1
Will11 Jul 1860She was named as an heir in the will of Lewis Dishman on 11 Jul 1860 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, together with Kizzy Dishman, John Dishman, James Dishman, Jefferson Dishman, Jeremiah Dishman, William Dishman, Nathaniel Dishman, Rebecca Dishman, Lewis Dishman, Jr, and Jesse Dishman.7

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  1. [S92] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Lower Division, page 93, dwelling 1314, family 1314, Sarah Harris household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Sarah Harris, head, 47, household members Bennet Harris, 16, William Harris, 14, Lewis Harris, 10, Lewis Dishman, 84.
  2. [S33] Assumption of this researcher:Oldest child age 14 in 1850 census, so marriage date assume to be about 1835.
  3. [S1237] Benjamin Harris, Certificate of Death no. 190 (1927), Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, father Elishia Harris, mother Sarrah Dishman, both born Iredell Co. NC.
  4. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, page 234, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of four males under age 10, two age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44 (Lewis), three females under age 10 (Sarah), one female age 10 to 15, one female age 26 to 44.
  5. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, page 389, Louis Lishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 5, three age 5 to 9, one age 10 to 14, two age 15 to 19, one age 20 to 29, one age 50 to 59, one female age 10 to 14, one, age 15 to 19, one age 40 to 49.
  6. [S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, page 292a, line 5, dwelling 609, family 609, Elisha Harris household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 27 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Elisha Harris, age 40, household members Sally Harris, 35, Jane Harris, 14, John Harris, 12, Easter Harris, 10, Bennet Harris, 7, Lewis Harris, 1, William Harris, 3.
  7. [S1238] Lewis Dishman will (11 Jul 1860), Will Book 5, pp. 399-400, County Clerk's Office.

Elisha Harris1,2

M, #3697, d. bef 1860
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EventDateAgeDescription
MarriageEst 1835Elisha Harris and Sarah Dishman married est 1835.1,2,3
DeathBef 1860He died bef 1860.4

Child with Sarah Dishman (b. abt 1813)

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Census18501 Jun 1850Elisha Harris was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 census in Wilkes County, North Carolina.5

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  1. [S92] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Lower Division, page 93, dwelling 1314, family 1314, Sarah Harris household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), Sarah Harris, head, 47, household members Bennet Harris, 16, William Harris, 14, Lewis Harris, 10, Lewis Dishman, 84.
  2. [S1237] Benjamin Harris, Certificate of Death no. 190 (1927), Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, father Elishia Harris, mother Sarrah Dishman, both born Iredell Co. NC.
  3. [S33] Assumption of this researcher:Oldest child age 14 in 1850 census, so marriage date assume to be about 1835.
  4. [S33] Assumption:Wife is head of household in 1860 census and he is not found, so he is assumed to be deceased.
  5. [S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, page 292a, line 5, dwelling 609, family 609, Elisha Harris household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 27 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Elisha Harris, age 40, household members Sally Harris, 35, Jane Harris, 14, John Harris, 12, Easter Harris, 10, Bennet Harris, 7, Lewis Harris, 1, William Harris, 3.

Benjamin Harris1

M, #3698, b. 2 May 1837, d. 13 Jun 1927
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EventDateAgeDescription
Birth2 May 18370Benjamin Harris was born on 2 May 1837 in Iredell County, North Carolina.1
Death13 Jun 192790He died on 13 Jun 1927 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.1

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  1. [S1237] Benjamin Harris, Certificate of Death no. 190 (1927), Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, father Elishia Harris, mother Sarrah Dishman, both born Iredell Co. NC.

Unknown Unknown1

F, #3699, b. est 1785, d. bef 1850
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EventDateAgeDescription
NameUnknown Unknown was also known as Unknown Dishman.1
BirthEst 1785~0She was born est 1785.1
MarriageEst 1800~15Lewis Dishman and she married est 1800.1
DeathBef 1850She died bef 1850.2

Children with Lewis Dishman (b. abt 1777, d. 1864)

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Census18106 Aug 1810Unknown Unknown was probably the female, age 16 to 25, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Wilkesborough, Wilkes County, North Carolina.1
Census18207 Aug 1820She was probably the female, age 26 to 44, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1820 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.3
Census18301 Jun 1830She was probably the female, age 40 to 49, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1830 census in Wilkes County, North Carolina.4
Census18401 Jun 1840She was probably the female, age 50 to 59, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1840 census in Wrights District, Wilkes County, North Carolina.5

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  1. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wilkesborough, page 876, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of two males under age 10, one male age 26 to 44, one female under age 10, one female age 16 to 25.
  2. [S33] Assumption of this researcher:husband Lewis living alone in 1850 census.
  3. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, page 234, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of four males under age 10, two age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44 (Lewis), three females under age 10 (Sarah), one female age 10 to 15, one female age 26 to 44.
  4. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, page 389, Louis Lishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 5, three age 5 to 9, one age 10 to 14, two age 15 to 19, one age 20 to 29, one age 50 to 59, one female age 10 to 14, one, age 15 to 19, one age 40 to 49.
  5. [S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wrights District, page 66, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male age 60 to 69, one female age 50 to 59.

Kizzy Dishman1

F, #3700, b. abt 1809
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NameKizzy Dishman was also known as Kizzy Hartness.2,3,4
BirthAbt 1809~0She was born abt 1809 in North Carolina.2,3
MarriageEst 1830~21Alexander Hartness and she married est 1830 in North Carolina.2,3,4

Children with Alexander Hartness (b. abt 1795, d. bef 1850)

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Census18207 Aug 1820Kizzy Dishman was probably the female, age 10 to 15, in Lewis Dishman's household on the 1820 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.5
Census18401 Jun 1840She was probably the female, age 30 to 39, in Alexander Hartness's household on the 1840 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.6
Census18501 Jun 1850She was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 census in Iredell County, North Carolina.3
Will11 Jul 1860She was named as an heir in the will of Lewis Dishman on 11 Jul 1860 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, together with Sarah Dishman, John Dishman, James Dishman, Jefferson Dishman, Jeremiah Dishman, William Dishman, Nathaniel Dishman, Rebecca Dishman, Lewis Dishman, Jr, and Jesse Dishman.7

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  1. [S1238] Lewis Dishman will (11 Jul 1860), Will Book 5, pp. 399-400, County Clerk's Office, names heirs as daughters Kizzy Harkness, Sally Harris, "with whom I live with", Rebecca Johnson (deceased), and sons John (deceased), James (deceased), Jefferson, Jeremiah, William, Nathaniel, Lewis (deceased), and Jesse (deceased.)
  2. [S1238] Lewis Dishman will (1860), names daughter Kizzy Harkness, she is named first so assumed to be oldest child.
  3. [S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 431b, dwelling 411, family 418, Keziah Hartness household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 20 Feb 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), head of household Keziah Hartness, age 41, household members Hiram Hartness, 18, Susana Hartness, 16, Abraham Hartness, 14, Mary Hartness, 12, Nancy Hartness, 10, James A Hartness, 5, Elizabeth Hartness, 4.
  4. [S33] Assumption of this researcher:assumes marriage occured before birth of oldest child.
  5. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, page 234, Lewis Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 26 January 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of four males under age 10, two age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44 (Lewis), three females under age 10 (Sarah), one female age 10 to 15, one female age 26 to 44.
  6. [S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), North Carolina, Iredell County, page 202, Alexr Hartness household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 20 February 2021, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), with a household consisting of one male under age 5, two males age 5 to 9, one male age 40 to 49, one female age 10 to 14, one female age 30 to 39.
  7. [S1238] Lewis Dishman will (1860.)

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