Gideon Sherman Dysart (1845 - 1928)

Born 24 Jul 1845 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Isabel (Myers) Dysart — married 21 Mar 1871 (to 20 Aug 1883) in Davis County, Iowa

Husband of Nora Quin (Evans) Dysart — married 21 Sep 1892 in Davis County, Iowa

Descendants

Died 28 May 1928 at age 82 in Des Moines, Iowa

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Biography

1845 Birth

Gideon Sherman Dysart was born July 24, 1845. ^[1]

1851 Move to Iowa

Milton Dysart brought the family from Marshall County Tennessee to Troy, Davis County, arriving on the 11th of April, 1851. ^[2]

1860 U.S. Census

In 1860, Milton and Harriet Dysert [Dysart] lived in Union Township, Davis, Iowa with their six children. Milton, Harriet, and four of the children had been born in Tennessee. Between 1849, when Harriet was born in Tennessee, the family moved to Iowa, where Emma was born in 1856. Family members were:

• Milton H Dysert, age 44
• Harriet C Dysert, age 40
• Henry M Dysert, age 18
• Samuel A Dysert, age 16
• Gideon S Dysert , age 14
• Harriet R J Dysert, age 11
• Emma A Dysert, age 4
• William M Dysert, age 2 ^[3]

1861-1864 Military service

Gideon Dysart was a bugler in Company G, 7th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry (Union). ^[4]

1870 U.S. Census

Milton H. Dysart and Hariett Dysart lived in Iowa in 1870. Their family included:

• Milton H Dysart, age 54, born in Tennessee
• Hariett Dysart, age 50, born in Tennessee
• Gideon Dysart, age 25, born in Tennessee
• Jennie Dysart, age 22, born in Tennessee
• Addie Dysart, age 14, born in Iowa
• William Dysart, age 12, born in Iowa
• Ella Z Dysart, age 10, born in Iowa
• Frank Dysart, age 7, born in Iowa ^[5]

1871 Marriage

G. S. Dysart married Mary Isabel Myers on March 21, 1871 in Davis County, Iowa. ^[6]

1880 U.S. Census

G. S. Dysart, age 34, was a farmer near Perry, Davis County, Iowa, in 1880. Family members were:

• G S Dysart, age 34, born in Tennessee
• Mary I Dysart, Wife, age 26, born in Iowa
• Roy Dysart, Son, age 5, born in Iowa
• Mabel Dysart, Daughter, age 1, born in Iowa ^[7]

1892 Second marriage

G.S. Dysart married Nora Evans on September 21, 1892 in Davis County, Iowa. ^[8] The bride was born in Troy, Iowa to John R. Evans and Adaline Miller. ^[9]

1895 Iowa Census

In 1895, Gideon Dysart lived in Davis County, Iowa. Family members were:

• Giddeon Dysart, age 49
• Nora Dysart, age 31
• Roy Dysart, age 19
• Ethel Dysart, age 14
• Jessie Dysart, age 1
• Harriot Dysart, age 75 ^[10]

1900 U.S. Census

Gideon S. Dysart had moved to Des Moines by 1900. Gideon was born in Tennessee. Nora was born in Iowa, but both her parents were from Tennessee. Roy and Jessie were born in Iowa. Gideon and Nora rented rooms to seven other people. Family members were:

• Gideon S Dysart, Head, age 55
• Nera [Nora] Q Dysart, Wife, age 47
• Roy S Dysart, Son, age 25
• Jessie E Dysart, Daughter, age 6 ^[11]

1905 Iowa Census

Gideon S Dysart lived in Polk County, Iowa in 1905.^[12]

1910 U.S. Census

G S Dysart lived in Des Moines Ward 1, Polk County, Iowa, in 1910. Family members in the household were:

• G S Dysart
• Nora Dysart
• Jessie Dysart ^[13]

1920 U.S. Census

Gideon and Nora Dysart continued to live in Des Moines. Their children had all left home, and they rented rooms to two lodgers. ^[14]

1925 Iowa Census

In 1925, Giddeon L. Dysort [Dysart], still in Des Moines, was head of a three-generational family. The household included:

• Giddeon L Dysort, Head, age 79
• Nara [Nora] Dysart, Wife, age 61
• Mable Holeffman [Hoffman?], Daughter, age 52
• Mark S Larson, Grandson, age 5 ^[15]

1928 Death

Gideon Sherman Dysart died May 28, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa. ^[16] He was buried in Glendale Cemetery. ^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV27-9VGS : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon Sherman Dysart, 1927; Burial, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States of America, Glendale Cemetery; citing record ID 65904082, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren counties, Iowa, Lake City publishing co., Chicago, 1890, pp. 521-522. https://archive.org/stream/portraitbiograph02lake#page/521 Accessed June 13, 2015 by Karen Wilhelm.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82N-1BS : accessed 11 June 2015), Henry M Dysert in household of Milton H Dysert, Union Township, Davis, Iowa, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 125, household ID 868, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,317.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSR5-BN1 : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon Dysert, 7th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company , G, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M541 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJY-72G : accessed 12 June 2015), Milton H Dysart, Iowa, United States; citing p. 11, family 86, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,885.
6. ↑ "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJLK-JLW : accessed 14 June 2015), G. S. Dysart and Mary Isabel Myers, 21 Mar 1871; citing Davis, Iowa, reference 2:3M03FB4; FHL microfilm 968,462.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2W-XWY : accessed 14 June 2015), G S Dysart, Perry, Davis, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district 45, sheet 65A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0335; FHL microfilm 1,254,335.
8. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ24-J6T : accessed 14 June 2015), G.S. Dysart and Nora Evans, 21 Sep 1892; citing Davis County, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
9. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZK-X62 : accessed 15 June 2015), A. S. Dysart and Nora Quinn Evans, 21 Sep 1892; citing Troy, Davis, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
10. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTS8-Z5D : accessed 14 June 2015), Giddeon Dysart, Davis, Iowa, United States; citing p. 353, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,196.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L4-Y4R : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon S Dysart, Des Moines Township, Precinct 3 Des Moines city Ward 1, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,453.
12. ↑ "Iowa, State Census, 1905," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2S88-ZNL : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon S Dysart, 1905; citing Census, Polk, Iowa, United States, card 833, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,583.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9S-HK2 : accessed 14 June 2015), G S Dysart, Des Moines Ward 1, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 2A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,432.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMQ-SRW : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon Dysart, Des Moines Ward 1, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,507
15. ↑ "Iowa, State Census, 1925", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-YR6R : accessed 14 June 2015), Giddeon L Dysort, 1925.
16. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZH-NN7 : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon S Dysart, ; citing Des Moines, , Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
17. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV27-9VGS : accessed 14 June 2015), Gideon Sherman Dysart, 1927; Burial, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States of America, Glendale Cemetery; citing record ID 65904082, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJY-72G : accessed 12 June 2015), Milton H Dysart, Iowa, United States; citing p. 11, family 86, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,885.
• G. L. Dysart to Frances L. Creel 28 Feb 1884 Lee, Iowa, United States

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJWS-42Z

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65904082