Biographical Sketch of Newton Dishon, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Newton Dishon, farmer and dairyman, Section twenty-six, postoffice St. Joseph, was born in Grayson County, Virginia, September 15, 1827. In the fall of 1855, he came to Buchanan County, Missouri. He was raised on a farm, and has followed the same during life. He came to this county in rather meager circumstances and now has about 285 acre of land, 265 of which are in a home farm, and is lately directing his attention toward the raising of stock and the dairy business, keeping at the present time twenty to thirty milk cows. He was married July 9, 1847, to Miss Mary Buckley. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina, April 9, 1831. They have had eleven children, ten of whom are now living: John W., born December 26, 1849; Sarah, born October 6, 1851; Francis E., born December 24, 1853; Frealen H., born Febru- ary 10, 1856; Lena E., born April 29, 1858; Alexander J., born April 2, 1861; Robert, born December 25, 1862, and died August 17, 1863; Lucy A., born June 12, 1864; Stephen A., born November 11, 1866; Oliver N., born January 28, 1869; and Mary E., born June 26, 1879. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================