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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Buchanan County, Missouri
Containing
A History of its Citizens, Buchanan County in the Late War,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers
and Prominent men, History of Missouri,
Map of Buchanan County, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Publ. St. Joseph MO
Union Historical Company.
1881
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HENRY DITTEMORE
farmer, section 35, postoffice DeKalb, was born in
Greene County, Tennessee Jan. 25 1813, and when two
years of age his parents moved to Indiana. In
1840, he came to Buchanan County, Missouri, and has
followed farming during life; now has about 460 acres of
land, which is fairly improved. In April, 1837, he
was married to Miss Elizabeth Yeakley. She
is a native of Indiana. They had thirteen
children, ten are now living: William T., Nancy A.,
Samuel P., Mary, Adam, Belle, Alexander, Josephine,
Alice and George. His second marriage
occurred in September, 1866, to Miss Jane Roberts,
of Illinois. Their family consists of Henry,
Ida, Frederick, Mary J. and Charley.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 1001 |
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JAMES C. T. DITTEMORE,
farmer and stock dealer, section 36, postoffice
St. Joseph, was born in Owen County, Indiana, Feb. 23,
1833, and when fifteen years of age he, with his
parents, came to Buchanan County, Missouri, where he has
since resided, except from about 1854 till 1865, which
time he spent in Kansas. His landed estate
consists of 320 acres of good land. He was married
Oct. 15, 1852, to Miss Nancy A. Sandy. She
was born in Owen county, Indiana, Dec. 29, 1832.
They have had three children, Roccilania, born
Aug. 29, 1853; William H., born Aug. 11, 1856,
died April, 1869, and Adam P., born July 2, 1859.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 1001 |
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JAMES E.
DITTEMORE, farmer and stock
raiser, section 25, postoffice St. Joseph. On the
2d day of May, 1848, the family of Michael and
Priscilla Dittemore, who were citizens of Buchanan
County, Missouri, was increased in population by one who
in due time was given the name used as the subject of
this sketch. He has closely adhered to
agricultural pursuits and now has a finely improved farm
of eighty acres, all of which are the savings of his own
labor. June 14, 1868, he was married to Miss
Mary E. Lux. Five children are the fruit of
this union: Henry M., born Apr. 29, 1869; Enos,
born Aug. 9, 1871, died Aug. 18, 1872; Sarah G.,
born May 1, 1876; Charley, born Sept. 18, 1877,
died Mar. 6, 1879; Pearly born Feb. 8, 1881.
Mrs. L. was born Oct. 12, 1853, and is a native
of Indiana.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 1001 |
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