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James Samuel Dishman (circa 1945)       James Samuel Dishman was also known as Sam Dishman. He was born on 21 December 1885 in Prim, King George County, Virginia.1 He was the son of James William Dishman and Anna Edwards Suttle. James Samuel Dishman was listed as James William Dishman's son on the 1900 census in King George County, Virginia.2 James Samuel Dishman was listed as James William Dishman's son on the 1910 census in King George Co..3 James Samuel Dishman was an informant for the death of James William Dishman on 6 November 1912 in King George Co.4,5 James Samuel Dishman married Betty Bell Grigsby, daughter of James Dallas Grigsby and Caroline Virginia McGinniss, on 23 November 1916 in Shiloh Baptist Church, King George County, Virginia.1,6 During World War I, James Samuel Dishman registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in King George Co..7 He was described as tall and of medium build, with blue eyes and light colored hair.7 He was a farmer in 1918.7 He and Betty Bell Grigsby lived on 12 September 1918 in Alden, King George County, Virginia.7 James Samuel Dishman was Census enumerator in January 1920 in Shiloh District, King George County, Virginia.8 James Samuel Dishman was listed as the head of household on the 1920 census in King George Co.. The household included his wife, Betty Bell, his daughter, Virginia Rae.9 James Samuel Dishman was named an heir in the will of Anna Edwards Suttle dated 1 March 1927 in King George Co.10 James Samuel Dishman was listed as the head of household on the 1930 census in Shiloh District, King George County, Virginia. The household included his wife, Betty Bell, his son, William Kenneth and James Dallas, his daughter, Virginia Rae, Hazel Grigsby, Anna Carolyn and Betty 'Mae'.11 James Samuel Dishman was Sheriff of King George County, Virginia from 1 December 1942 to 31 December 1959. James Samuel Dishman was a defendant in a trial in King George County Circuit Court on 29 May 1954 in King George, Virginia. Horace T. Morrison, the Commonwealth Attorney for the County, was attempting to oust from office, James Samuel Dishman, the Sheriff of the County. The conflict had its origin in the desire of the Commonwealth Attorney to dominate the constitutional officers of the County and thereby attempt to have political control of the activities of the local Democratic Party Committee. All of the County Officers at that time were either elected as Democrats or were appointed with the Democratic Committee approval. The trial transcript covers the actual proceedings of the all day trial and is concluded by the written opinion of Circuit Court Judge Leon M. Bazile. The opinion of Judge Bazile adequately sets forth the result and the tone of the trial: "None of the proof of the charges made against the Sheriff here measure up to the requirements of the law. For the most part they are frivolous and emanate from the mind of a Commonwealth's Attorney, who is a bitter enemy of the Sheriff, and who attributes corrupt or unlawful motives to any one who disagrees with him. For the good of himself and those who he has to deal with it is unfortunate that he is so constituted. For the foregoing reasons Sheriff Dishman is found not guilty of the charges made against him."12 James Samuel Dishman died intestate at the home of his son, James Dallas Dishman, on 8 April 1979 in Campbell County, Virginia, at age 93.13,14 He was buried in Round Hill Church Cemetery, King George County, Virginia.

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          Complete Pedigree for James Samuel Dishman

     Last Edited=23 Nov 2003

     Children of James Samuel Dishman and Betty Bell Grigsby:

Virginia Rae Dishman   (excluded)
Hazel Grigsby Dishman   (excluded)
Anna Carolyn Dishman   (excluded)
Betty 'Mae' Dishman   (excluded)
James Dallas Dishman   (excluded)
William Kenneth Dishman   (excluded)
Alice Dishman   (excluded)

1. [S3] James William Dishman family, Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., circa 1890); Original owned in 2001 by James Dallas Dishman, Lynchburg, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as James Wm. Dishman Family Bible.
2. [S46] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, James W. Dishman household, ED 41, Sheet 10A, line 1, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), Image 19 of 30, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
3. [S47] 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, ED#57, Shiloh District, Sheet 5B, Image 10, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
4. [S126] Obituary, The Daily Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 9 Nov 1912, p. 2, col. 3,Obituary dated 7 Nov 1912.
5. [S143] James W. Dishman, Certificate of Death 11419 (9 Nov 1912), Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Richmond, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Certificate of Death.
6. [S16] James Samuel Dishman and Betty Grigsby marriage, 23 Nov 1916, County Clerk's Office, King George County, Virginia. Marriage License with Minister's Return. No citation of original book or page..
7. [S198] World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Virginia, King George County, Local Board (Code No. 45-1-22C); Record Group 163, National Archives and Records Administration - Southeast Region, East Point, Fulton County, Georgia, card of James Samuel Dishman, serial no. 435, order no. A406. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Cards.
8. [S48] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, ED#60, Shiloh District, Sheet 1A, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
9. [S48] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, James S. Dishman household, ED#60, Shiloh District, Sheet 1A, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), Image 1 of 20, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
10. [S136] Anna E. Dishman will (1 Mar 1927), Will Book 5, page 442, County Clerk's Office, King George County, Virginia.
11. [S49] 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, Samuel J. Dishman household, ED 50-6, Sheet 4B, line 79, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2003), Image 8 of 29, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
12. [S103] Commonwealth of Virginia v. J. Samuel Dishman, Transcript of Trial Proceedings, King George County Circuit Court, May 29, 1954., Personal Papers of Keith Dishman, Alpharetta, Georgia.
13. [S17] James Samuel Dishman, Certified Copy of Death Record, Registration Area Number 115, Certificate Number 24 (16 Apr 1979), Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Richmond, Virginia, Issued 18 Apr 1979, Campbell County, Virginia, Certificate Number 24. Hereinafter cited as J. S. Dishman Death Certificate.
14. [S128] Obituary, The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 9 Apr 1979, p. 12, col. 1.

         

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