Bøger af Virginia Barrs

Using original records, and historical events, come explore the lives of Paul Dismukes' two middle sons and their children. Both Elisha 'Ellis' Dismukes and Marcus Lafayette Dismukes were born in Virginia and spent their teenage years in Tennessee. Just two years apart in age, they had a close relationship made even stronger when they married two sisters!Ellis and Marcus Dismukes evidently found work down in Huntsville, Alabama in the early 1820's. There they met and married two young heiresses from Georgia. By the 1840's both men moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee. There they may have built a manufacturing business. Ellis had two daughters by his second wife, but he died suddenly before the age of fifty. Meet Marcus and Delia's four sons. Isham Paul Dismukes an attorney who became a sergeant in artillery regiment; Marshall Bradshaw Dismukes who tried to get his baby brother discharged from the Confederate Army, and ended up enlisting himself; George Richardson Dismukes who served in Nathan B. Forrest's Escort; and William Henry Dismukes whose wartime experience encouraged him to become a physician.Included are many photos of actual documents, a complete list of sources, with copious notes separating fact from speculation and suggestions for future research.

Explore the stories of Dismukes who lived in North and South Carolina before 1870. Existing records are combined with historical events to re-create the lives of early Dismukes. One of the largest family groups settled in Chatham County, but others moved from Virginia to Rockingham, Rowan & Davie Counties. Also included are some rare and elusive records found for a John Dismukes in South Carolina.

Using original records, and historical events, the lives of Dismukes family members who lived in Kentucky and Missouri before 1870 are explored. Meet James Dismukes who was the first to migrate west just after the American Revolution. His two sons were among the Kentucky volunteers at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. One of his son, Joseph Dismukes was the first family member to migrate to Missouri. Trace the lives of Dismukes and their descendants from southern Virginia who migrated to western Kentucky, where cotton was 'King'. Follow the life of Dr. John Lynch Dismukes, dedicated surgeon of the Confederacy, and protector of war veterans. Included is not only a complete list of sources, but copious notes to guide future research.

Explore the lives of four Dismukes siblings who migrated from Virginia to Tennessee using original documents and historical events. The stories of Elisha Dismukes' (c. 1725-1817) nine children with his second wife Ann (c. 1762-?) that began in Virginia Barrs' book "The Dismukes Family in Virginia," continue here. Four of Elisha's children: Susannah (1761-c.1846), Paul (1762-1838), Daniel (c.1771-1855), and Mary also known as 'Polly' (c.1771-c.1847) moved to Middle Tennessee when Nashville was a village of just a few hundred settlers surrounded by a vast wilderness. These Dismukes would witness the westward migration and arrival of the early steamboats that would build the city into a commercial powerhouse and eventually the state capital.Daniel Dismukes was the first of these four siblings to migrate west to Middle Tennessee sometime before 1808. He and his wife Nancy Townes traveled from Halifax County, Virginia nearly 600 miles with two or three of their children. Seven more children were born later in Tennessee. Daniel most likely inspired his older brother Paul Dismukes (1862-1838) and their married sister Susannah Coats to settle their families near him in the vicinity of Mansker's Creek, the border between Sumner and Davidson counties, Tennessee.Paul Dismukes, a veteran of the American Revolution, had married Sara Richardson and they settled near her family in Goochland County, Virginia where ten of their children were born. Paul was an adept businessman and landowner, who carefully avoided debt. He purchased land in Tennessee near his brother in 1810, but did not move his family there until late 1811. Paul bought more land on both sides of Mansker's Creek, and eventually operated a ferry at Gallatin Turnpike (Gallatin Pike). Most of Paul's children continued to live in Middle Tennessee and some of their descendants still live in the area.Susannah Dismukes married American Revolution veteran William Coats shortly after he returned home from the war to Spotsylvania County, Virginia. They followed her father Elisha Dismukes to Halifax County, Virginia. When Susannah and William decided to move west, some of their older children were already married and remained behind in Virginia. With a few of their younger children, they settled near her brothers in Middle Tennessee sometime before 1813.Revealed here for the first time are records of another sister who also moved to Tennessee: Mary Dismukes. She married Edmond Cook in Halifax County, Virginia where she was known as Polly Cook. After her husband died, Mary (Polly) and her four children apparently accompanied her Cook relatives to Williamson County, Tennessee. Settling in the town of Franklin, she remarried Armstead Boyd (c.1768-1815) in 1808 and with him had two more daughters. This volume is replete with sources and photos of documents prior to 1870. There are copious notes clarifying fact from fiction as well as offering suggestions for future research.

Explore the lives of Paul Dismukes' (1762-1838), two oldest sons John Thompson Dismukes (1791-1846) and George Richardson Dismukes (1793-1835) and their descendants. The story of their childhood began in Virginia Barrs' book "The Dismukes Family in Virginia" continues here. On the eve of adulthood, these boys moved with their family to Middle Tennessee near the village of Nashville. There each son would establish themselves, marry and father many children. John and George were part of the western movement that would convert wilderness into plantations and small farms. They witnessed Marquis d'Lafayette on his tour of America as he greeted Revolutionary War veterans including father and uncle. John Thompson Dismukes (1791-1846) would become an attorney. He would marry twice; first to Sarah Miller Royster, a first cousin who he had known since childhood. They married in 1820 but Sarah died not long after giving John his first son. John married again in 1825 to Ann Munroe, a recent emigrant from Scotland. With Ann, John would have eleven more children. However, John died suddenly before their last child was born. After several years of widowhood in Tennessee, Ann moved with her younger children to Quincy, Florida to be near her brothers. Included here are the stories of John's surviving sons: Dr. John Frederick Dismukes (1821- ) who lived in Wilson County, Tennessee, renowned riverboat captain Robert Logan Dismukes (1827-1893), the merchant Thomas Crutcher Dismukes (1829-1904), merchant, banker and state senator Elisha Paul Dismukes (1839-1918), merchant George Woodson Dismukes (1845-1876) and John Thompson Dismukes, Jr. (1847-1925). Each son survived the Civil War and most of them lived to the Industrial Age of the late 19th century.As a young man George Richardson Dismukes (1793-1835) served under Andrew Jackson during the Creek War. When he returned home he bought land from his father and was the first of his siblings to marry. With his wife, Jane Porter (1795-1858) he fathered four known children. George died at the relatively young age of forty two. Jane educated of her children; she guided into marriage and was rewarded with many grandchildren. Included is the story of George' only son, Paul Dismukes (1826-1884) became an inventor and manufacturer of agricultural machinery. Thorough Paul's sons the name George Richardson Dismukes perpetuated; carried first to Texas and later to Oklahoma.This volume is replete with sources and photos of documents prior to 1870. There are copious notes clarifying fact from fiction as well as offering suggestions for future research.

Using original records, and historical events, come explore the lives of Daniel Dismukes' four sons and their children. George Ellis, Stephen Coleman, John Dudley Dismukes were close in age but were men of very different temperament and interests. Meet George Ellis Dismukes who married twice, having six children by his first wife Harriet Williamson. Two of her three sons would go to Alabama and join the Confederate Army. The third would later be nominated for governor. George would have another seven children with his second wife Lucy Ann Buster. During the Civil War and Tennessee's brief Reconstruction, George served in various local political offices. When federal troops left Tennessee, he was forced to move to Mississippi, where federal troops still offered some protection. After he lost his second wife, he followed his younger children to Southern California.See hard to find records of Stephen Coleman Dismukes who followed a sister and his younger brother down to Alabama, where he married Elizabeth O'Neil and had a daughter. But his first wife died and he evidently left his daughter to be raised by relatives. He returned to Tennessee settling in Henry County, near another sister. There he married Mary Jane Grubbs and with her had two children. Meet John Dudley Dismukes who married first his sister-in-law Nancy Williamson and with her had two children. Her son would move to Illinois just before the Civil War began. John's second marriage with Amanda Gleeves resulted in had eight more children. He was among the leading residents of Cheatham County serving as a Justice of the Peace. Meet the four sons, whose childhoods ended with his death as they were compelled to take responsibility for the family farm, their mother and sisters. Included are many photos of actual documents, a complete list of sources, with copious notes separating fact from speculation and suggestions for future research.