History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 744.
[Nicholas County]  [Carlisle City and Precinct]

MISS SARAH DINSMORE, farmer, P. O. Carlisle, was born on the place where
she now lives, April 9, 1810; her father was John Dinsmore who was of
Irish descent, a native of Westmoreland County, Pa., and a farmer by
occupation; he was a son of Samuel and Margaret (Yost) Dinsmore. John came
very early to Nicholas, where he died about 1828, aged about 70 years. His
wife was Catharine Van Meter, also a native of Westmoreland County; died
in 1856, aged 94 years.  She was a daughter of Capt. John Van Meter, who
served in the revolutionary war.  Mr. Dinsmore was married, and had three
children before coming to Kentucky in 1792.  He settled near Paris, then
became one of the earlier settlers of Nicholas.  They had, in all, eleven
children, five sons and six daughters, viz: Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret,
John, Samuel, Jane, Mary, James, Catharine, William and Sarah, the latter
the only one living.  Four of the daughters were unmarried, the others
left heirs in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky.  Miss
Dinsmore has been carrying on farming for many years, although a cripple
for eleven years, by an accident.  Her nephew, Thomas Dinsmore, is
residing with her, lending his assistance in farming.  She is a member of
the Christian Church.

Dinsmore Yost Van_Meter
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Bourbon-KY Westmoreland-PA

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