====== Julia Dinsmore ====== Julia Stockton Dinsmore was born on March 6, [[1833]], to [[james_dinsmore|James]] and [[martha_keturah_macomb_dinsmore|Martha Macomb Dinsmore]], in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Her father was part-owner of a sugar cane and cotton plantation along Bayou Black. Julia was a child of nine when her [[dinsmore family|family]] moved up the Mississippi and [[ohio river|Ohio Rivers]] to their new home in the [[Belleview]] Bottoms section of [[Boone County]]. Julia Dinsmore Julia was the middle of three daughters. The youngest sister, Susan, died in a drowning accident. The oldest, Isabella, married a first cousin, and moved to Minnesota. She died shortly after the birth of their second child. Isabella's husband sent the children to the [[farming|farm]] in Kentucky to be raised by their Aunt Julia. Several years later, Julia inherited the farm upon her father's death. Well-educated and from a cultured and prosperous family, "Miss Julia" (as she was known) traveled the world and was a published poet. One of the county's most famous [[Women of Boone County|women]], she successfully managed the large farm, and raised her two nieces on her own. The daughter of one of the girls, Isabella Greenway -- no doubt inspired by her great-aunt's example -- became Arizona's first congresswoman. Julia Dinsmore died April 19, 1926 at the age of 93. She is buried in the family [[cemeteries|cemetery]] on the [[Dinsmore Homestead]]. ===== More Information ===== * //[[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/30533/0|Daily Journal of Julia Dinsmore 1873-1876]]// ==== Related websites ==== * [[http://www.dinsmorefarm.org|Dinsmore Homestead website]] * [[https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA270&dq=encyclopedia+of+northern+kentucky+dinsmore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_tLve9MjYAhUBn1MKHYUkDvgQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=encyclopedia%20of%20northern%20kentucky%20dinsmore&f=false|Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky: Dinsmore]] at Google Books * Full text of Julia Dinsmore's poem [[http://books.google.com/books?id=nfJrAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA295&lpg=PA295&dq=julia+dinsmore+kentucky&source=bl&ots=xkNj1Fj6Q5&sig=12ELgVnVNCZRBU_KIwQVH_v1tik&hl=en&ei=4xVNSuX-AY7gNdPgtO4D&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5|"Love Among the Roses"]] at Google Books * Full text of Julia Dinsmore's poem [[http://books.google.com/books?id=w1AqAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=julia+dinsmore+kentucky&source=bl&ots=_AoQPfEI5-&sig=ryGQ6rApiafPv8VvcxUGBnRLcGM&hl=en&ei=QxdNSq7SLpD-M-2a3esD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9|"Mammoth Cave"]] at Google Books ===== Related Topics ===== * [[Dinsmore family]] * [[Dinsmore Homestead]] * [[dinsmore_cemetery|Dinsmore Cemetery]] * [[Women of Boone County]] * [[Biographies]]