After ninety-three years of life most of which was spent in Pike County, Mrs. Priscilla Jane Barney Dinsmore, passed peacefully to the other life at the family home in Jacksonville Friday, Feb. 6, 1925, surrounded by her devoted sons and daughters. The children are John Ernest Dinsmore of Pittsfield, Dr. George Dinsmore of Jacksonville, Dr. J. W. Dinsmore of Nebo, Dr. Virginia Dinsmore of Jacksonville.
In 1890 Mrs. Dinsmore left Pike county for Jacksonville where she had led a most happy and useful life as long as her strength permitted making a home for her talented son and daughters who lived with her, none of the three, George, Virginia or Tillie, having married. To her children and grand-children she was the bright star, the nucleus around which all the family affection clustered and even to the very youngest great-grand-child, the aged great-grand-mother became greatly attached. Mrs. Dinsmore was an unusual character and a woman of many accomplishments and her life work is reflected in her stalwart sons and daughters. Her husband, John C. Dinsmore came to Pike county in 1830 with his parents, who settled in Hardin township. Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore went to house keeping on a farm near Time where they worked hard and prospered owning a goodly portion of land in Hardin Township at the time of Mr. Dinsmore's death in 1874. To Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore eleven children were born, six of whom lived to a good age, they being Virginia, Tillie, Alfred, Ernest, George and J. W. Miss Tillie and Alfred are now both dead. Mrs. Dinsmore remained on the farm with her children until they were all grown and Virginia, George and J. W. each taught several terms of school in the County before entering College preparatory to the profession which they have so successfully followed ever since. Miss Tillie remained at home to assist her mother with the housekeeping. Alfred went West where he made his home until the time of his death. Ernest made his home in Pittsfield where he filled the office of Circuit Clerk and has been a Justice of the Peace for several years.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Dinsmore home, Rev. M. L. Pontious of the First Christian Church, paying a beautiful tribute to the long and useful life of this mother. Interment was made in the Dinsmore family plot in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville.
A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. A. R. Gregory, with Miss Alice Hathias as accompanist.
In care of the flowers were Mrs. C. J. Wall and the Misses Irene Merrill and Eleanor Dinsmore.
The bearers, all sons and grandsons of the deceased, were Ray Johnston, C. J. Wall, Hugh Dinsmore, George Dinsmore, J. E. Dinsmore and J. W. Dinsmore.
(Copied from Fannie Buchanan's scrapbook by Kenneth Conner & transcribed by Carolyne Conner Puskas)
In 1890 Mrs. Dinsmore left Pike county for Jacksonville where she had led a most happy and useful life as long as her strength permitted making a home for her talented son and daughters who lived with her, none of the three, George, Virginia or Tillie, having married. To her children and grand-children she was the bright star, the nucleus around which all the family affection clustered and even to the very youngest great-grand-child, the aged great-grand-mother became greatly attached. Mrs. Dinsmore was an unusual character and a woman of many accomplishments and her life work is reflected in her stalwart sons and daughters. Her husband, John C. Dinsmore came to Pike county in 1830 with his parents, who settled in Hardin township. Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore went to house keeping on a farm near Time where they worked hard and prospered owning a goodly portion of land in Hardin Township at the time of Mr. Dinsmore's death in 1874. To Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore eleven children were born, six of whom lived to a good age, they being Virginia, Tillie, Alfred, Ernest, George and J. W. Miss Tillie and Alfred are now both dead. Mrs. Dinsmore remained on the farm with her children until they were all grown and Virginia, George and J. W. each taught several terms of school in the County before entering College preparatory to the profession which they have so successfully followed ever since. Miss Tillie remained at home to assist her mother with the housekeeping. Alfred went West where he made his home until the time of his death. Ernest made his home in Pittsfield where he filled the office of Circuit Clerk and has been a Justice of the Peace for several years.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Dinsmore home, Rev. M. L. Pontious of the First Christian Church, paying a beautiful tribute to the long and useful life of this mother. Interment was made in the Dinsmore family plot in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville.
A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. A. R. Gregory, with Miss Alice Hathias as accompanist.
In care of the flowers were Mrs. C. J. Wall and the Misses Irene Merrill and Eleanor Dinsmore.
The bearers, all sons and grandsons of the deceased, were Ray Johnston, C. J. Wall, Hugh Dinsmore, George Dinsmore, J. E. Dinsmore and J. W. Dinsmore.
(Copied from Fannie Buchanan's scrapbook by Kenneth Conner & transcribed by Carolyne Conner Puskas)
After ninety-three years of life most of which was spent in Pike County, Mrs. Priscilla Jane Barney Dinsmore, passed peacefully to the other life at the family home in Jacksonville Friday, Feb. 6, 1925, surrounded by her devoted sons and daughters. The children are John Ernest Dinsmore of Pittsfield, Dr. George Dinsmore of Jacksonville, Dr. J. W. Dinsmore of Nebo, Dr. Virginia Dinsmore of Jacksonville.
In 1890 Mrs. Dinsmore left Pike county for Jacksonville where she had led a most happy and useful life as long as her strength permitted making a home for her talented son and daughters who lived with her, none of the three, George, Virginia or Tillie, having married. To her children and grand-children she was the bright star, the nucleus around which all the family affection clustered and even to the very youngest great-grand-child, the aged great-grand-mother became greatly attached. Mrs. Dinsmore was an unusual character and a woman of many accomplishments and her life work is reflected in her stalwart sons and daughters. Her husband, John C. Dinsmore came to Pike county in 1830 with his parents, who settled in Hardin township. Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore went to house keeping on a farm near Time where they worked hard and prospered owning a goodly portion of land in Hardin Township at the time of Mr. Dinsmore's death in 1874. To Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore eleven children were born, six of whom lived to a good age, they being Virginia, Tillie, Alfred, Ernest, George and J. W. Miss Tillie and Alfred are now both dead. Mrs. Dinsmore remained on the farm with her children until they were all grown and Virginia, George and J. W. each taught several terms of school in the County before entering College preparatory to the profession which they have so successfully followed ever since. Miss Tillie remained at home to assist her mother with the housekeeping. Alfred went West where he made his home until the time of his death. Ernest made his home in Pittsfield where he filled the office of Circuit Clerk and has been a Justice of the Peace for several years.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Dinsmore home, Rev. M. L. Pontious of the First Christian Church, paying a beautiful tribute to the long and useful life of this mother. Interment was made in the Dinsmore family plot in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville.
A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. A. R. Gregory, with Miss Alice Hathias as accompanist.
In care of the flowers were Mrs. C. J. Wall and the Misses Irene Merrill and Eleanor Dinsmore.
The bearers, all sons and grandsons of the deceased, were Ray Johnston, C. J. Wall, Hugh Dinsmore, George Dinsmore, J. E. Dinsmore and J. W. Dinsmore.
(Copied from Fannie Buchanan's scrapbook by Kenneth Conner & transcribed by Carolyne Conner Puskas)
In 1890 Mrs. Dinsmore left Pike county for Jacksonville where she had led a most happy and useful life as long as her strength permitted making a home for her talented son and daughters who lived with her, none of the three, George, Virginia or Tillie, having married. To her children and grand-children she was the bright star, the nucleus around which all the family affection clustered and even to the very youngest great-grand-child, the aged great-grand-mother became greatly attached. Mrs. Dinsmore was an unusual character and a woman of many accomplishments and her life work is reflected in her stalwart sons and daughters. Her husband, John C. Dinsmore came to Pike county in 1830 with his parents, who settled in Hardin township. Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore went to house keeping on a farm near Time where they worked hard and prospered owning a goodly portion of land in Hardin Township at the time of Mr. Dinsmore's death in 1874. To Mr. and Mrs. Dinsmore eleven children were born, six of whom lived to a good age, they being Virginia, Tillie, Alfred, Ernest, George and J. W. Miss Tillie and Alfred are now both dead. Mrs. Dinsmore remained on the farm with her children until they were all grown and Virginia, George and J. W. each taught several terms of school in the County before entering College preparatory to the profession which they have so successfully followed ever since. Miss Tillie remained at home to assist her mother with the housekeeping. Alfred went West where he made his home until the time of his death. Ernest made his home in Pittsfield where he filled the office of Circuit Clerk and has been a Justice of the Peace for several years.
Funeral services were held at two-thirty o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Dinsmore home, Rev. M. L. Pontious of the First Christian Church, paying a beautiful tribute to the long and useful life of this mother. Interment was made in the Dinsmore family plot in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville.
A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. A. R. Gregory, with Miss Alice Hathias as accompanist.
In care of the flowers were Mrs. C. J. Wall and the Misses Irene Merrill and Eleanor Dinsmore.
The bearers, all sons and grandsons of the deceased, were Ray Johnston, C. J. Wall, Hugh Dinsmore, George Dinsmore, J. E. Dinsmore and J. W. Dinsmore.
(Copied from Fannie Buchanan's scrapbook by Kenneth Conner & transcribed by Carolyne Conner Puskas)
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Her name and birth date are listed on the side of her husband's stone at Time Cemetery, Time, Pike County, Illinois
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