====== Dinsmore Family ======
In [[1839]], James Dinsmore purchased approximately 700 acres in Boone County, Kentucky. He and his family settled there, growing grapes, raising sheep and growing willows for a basket-making business. Their house was completed in [[1842]].  [[james_dinsmore|James]] and [[martha_keturah_macomb_dinsmore|Martha Dinsmore]] had three daughters, [[isabella_ramsay_dinsmore_flandrau|Isabella]], [[julia dinsmore|Julia]] and Susan. Isabella married and had two daughters, [[martha_macomb_flanrau_selmes|Martha (Patty)]] and [[sarah_gibson_flandrau_cutcheon|Sarah (Sally)]]. Susan died at age 15 in a boating accident. Julia never married and inherited the [[dinsmore homestead|farm]] in [[1872]]. She operated it successfully for 54 years until her death at age 93.

The Dinsmores were a well-educated and well-traveled family. James Dinsmore's great-grandaughter [[isabella_d._selmes_ferguson_greenway_king|Isabella]] (1886-1953) was involved in national politics in the early 20th-century and was a life-long friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. While living in Arizona in 1933, [[isabella_d._selmes_ferguson_greenway_king|Isabella Selmes Ferguson Greenway King]] was elected Arizona's first female Congresswoman. In addition, Theodore Roosevelt was a great fan of [[julia_dinsmore|Miss Julia]]'s poetry and did make a visit to the farm.

===== Name Variations =====
  * Dinsmoor
  * Dinsmoore

===== More Information =====
  * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qf=BCPL_COLL%09BCPL_COLL%09Dinsmore+Family%09Dinsmore+Family&te=ASSET|Dinsmore Family File 1]]
==== Related websites ====
  * [[http://www.dinsmorefarm.org|Dinsmore Homestead website]]
  * [[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000435|Isabella's Congressional Biography]]

===== Related Topics =====
  * Biography of [[Julia Dinsmore]]
  * Biography of [[Silas Dinsmoor]]
  * [[Dinsmore Homestead]]
  * [[families|Boone County families]]
  * [[Wine Production in Boone County]]
  * [[dinsmore_cemetery|Dinsmore Cemetery]]
  * [[dinsmore_teacher_kit|Dinsmore Family Teacher Kit]]