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James Dinehart

Male 1836 - 1920  (83 years)


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  • Name James Dinehart 
    Birth 1 October 1836  Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 March 1920  Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Nettle Valley Cemetery, Potter Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • From the History of Yates County, page 645:
      Dinehart, James, son of Peter J. and Eliza (Covert) Dinehart, was born October 1, 1836, in this town. His father, Peter, was born December 11, 1802, in Columbia County, N.Y., came to this country in 1826, and died October 15, 1891; mother died November 4, 1891. James was educated at the district schools of the town, and also at Penn Yan, and has been a farmer all his life. He represents some of the largest insurance companies in the country. In politics a Republican, he has been commissioner of highways for seven years, which office he holds at the present time [1892]. December 24, 1856, Mr. Dinehart married Elizabeth, daughter of T. Jefferson Andrews, of this town, and they have one daughter, Clara E.

      1860 Federal Census. Potter, Yates County, New York
      Roll 885, page 879
      Post Office Potter
      James Dinehart, 23, farmer, $7700 real estate, $1311 personal estate, b. NY
      Elizabeth Dinehart, 20, b. NY
      John Andrew, 23, month laborer, $200 real estate, $200 personal estate, b. England

      1870 Federal Census. Potter, Yates County, New York
      Roll 1120, page 580B
      Post Office Rushville
      James Dinehart, 33, farmer, $6000 real estate, $2500 personal estate
      Elizabeth Dinehart, 30, keeping house
      Mary Corey, 20, domestic servt.
      All were born in New York. The family of Peter J. Dinehart is next door.

      1880 Federal Census. Potter, Yates County, New York
      Roll 949, page 508D
      James Dinehart, 43, farmer
      Elizabeth Dinehart, 40, wife, keeping house
      Clara Dinehart, 4, daughter
      All were born in New York as were their parents.

      1900 Federal Census. Potter, Yates County, New York
      Roll 1179, page 6A
      James Dinehart, head, b. Oct 1836, 63, m. 40 years, b. NY parents b. NY, farmer
      Elizabeth Dinehart, wife, b. Mar 1840, 60, m. 40 years, no children, b. NY, father b. RI, mother b. NY

      1910 Federal Census. Potter, Yates County, New York
      Roll T624_1075, page 7B
      James Dinehart, 73, head, m1. 52 years, b. NY parents b. NY, farmer, own farm
      Elizabeth Dinehart, 70, wife, m1. 52 years, no children, b. NY, father b. RI, mother b. NY [2]
    Person ID I114993  Schirado
    Last Modified 13 October 2013 

    Father Peter J. Dinehart,   b. 11 December 1801, Copake, Columbia County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 October 1891, Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Eliza Covert,   b. 7 September 1809, Columbia County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 November 1891, Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage about 1827 
    Family ID F25789  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse Elizabeth Andrews,   b. 11 March 1840, Safford, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 April 1919, Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 24 December 1856  Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F75653  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S520] Yates County Office of Public History.

    2. [S598] Lewis Cass Aldrich, (Mason & Co, Syracuse NY, 1892).


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