John Dinsmore

1774 - 1858  (84 years)

• Name	John Dinsmore
  Birth	15 Sep 1774	SC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 8, Lawrence Co, AL   [2]
  	age 76, living with Thomas and Sarah Woodruff
  Death	16 Dec 1858	Lawrence Co, AL   [1]
  Obituary	24 Dec 1858	Lawrence Co, AL   [3]
  	Moulton Democrat
  Findagrave.com	03 Feb 2022
  	See Notes
  Burial	Moulton, Lawrence Co, AL   [1]
  	Dinsmore Cemetery
  Person ID	I2958	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	David Dinsmore,   b. 1750, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret ???,   b. 1747, Ireland d. Between 1806 and 1807, Wayne Co, KY (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1767	Ireland
  Family ID	F285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phebe ???-xx
  Marriage	Bef 1803
  Notes	Children: son David Lewis Dinsmore 1803 - 1888 - on 3/19/1833 married Eleanor Kyle 1811 - 1883 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** dau Phebe Dinsmore 1835 AL dau Mary Kyle Dinsmore 1837 - 1867 - married ??? Goodlett dau Ester A Farley Dinsmore 1839 - 1911 - married ??? Goodlett son John T Dinsmore 1843 - 1862 dau Henrietta C Dinsmore 1846 - 1914 - married ??? Rosamond son David Findley Dinsmore 1848 - 1925 son William Lewis Dinsmore 1851 - 1933 - ** See death record later ** - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Nannie L Wert 1854 - 1883 - married Elizabeth Neelley 1862 - 1933 - 1850 census lists him age 47, Elen-age 39, 6 children, and 2 Woodruff children - living in District 8, Lawrence Co, AL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDPC-BFP Name: William Lewis Dinsmore Sex: Male Age: 82 Address: 705 Line Street Burial Date: 1933 Death Date: 1933 Death Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States Death Place (Original): Decatur, Morgan, Alabama Birth Date: 1851 Birthplace: Moulton, Ala. Marital Status: Married Occupation: Physician Retired Race: White Ethnicity: American Father's Name: David Dinsmore **** Father's Sex: Male Father's Birthplace: Ky. **** Mother's Name: Elenor Kyle **** Mother's Sex: Female Mother's Birthplace: N.C. **** Spouse's Name: Bessie Dinsmore **** Source Details: cn 5871 Additional Relatives: X Cemetery: Decatur Cemetery Household Role Sex Age Birthplace David Dinsmore Father M Ky. Elenor Kyle Mother F N.C. Bessie Dinsmore Spouse U Digital Folder Number: 004196042 Microfilm Number: 1908508 Image Number: 00286 Indexing Batch: B01944-1 Citing this Record "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDPC-BFP : 11 January 2021), William Lewis Dinsmore, 1933. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 76, living with Thomas and Sarah Woodruff - 1850 - District 8, Lawrence Co, AL Death - 16 Dec 1858 - Lawrence Co, AL Obituary - Moulton Democrat - 24 Dec 1858 - Lawrence Co, AL Burial - - Moulton, Lawrence Co, AL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 2/3/2022 John Dinsmore Birth: 15 Sep 1774 Death: 16 Dec 1858 (aged 84) Lawrence County, Alabama, USA Burial: Dinsmore Cemetery, Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA Memorial #: 189314320 Bio: The Moulton Democrat Dec. 24, 1858 Obituary DIED -- At the residence of his son, David L. Dinsmore, Esq., on Thursday the 16th of December, 1858, Mr. JOHN DINSMORE, an old and highly respected citizen -- aged 84 years, 3 months and 1 day. Family Members Children David Lewis Dinsmore 1803-1888 Maintained by: Grave Site Seeker (47416896) Originally Created by: Texas Genealogy Bug (46546584) Added: 30 Apr 2018 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189314320/john-dinsmore Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189314320/john-dinsmore : accessed 03 February 2022), memorial page for John Dinsmore (15 Sep 1774–16 Dec 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 189314320, citing Dinsmore Cemetery, Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Grave Site Seeker (contributor 47416896) . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents.