Rev. William Currens Dimmitt
1825 - 1901 (76 years)
1773 - 1833 (60 years)-
Name William Currens Dimmitt [1] Prefix Rev. Birth April 4th, 1825 Kentucky 
Gender Male 
Census1870 Princeton, Caldwell Co., Kentucky Census1880 Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas Military Service He was a captain in Company K of the 10th Kentucky Partisan Rangers during the Civil War. Occupation Methodist preacher Death 21 Dec 1901 Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas Patriarch & Matriarch 
James Dimmitt
b. 17 Sep 1772, Baltimore Co., Maryland
d. 23 Jan 1833, Mason Co., Kentucky (Age 60 years) (Grandfather) 
Margaret Thompson
b. 20 Feb 1773, Virginia
d. 4 Jun 1833, Bracken Co., Kentucky (Age 60 years) (Grandmother) Notes - He was a preacher after the War, and so was part of the evangelist, especially Methodist, revival which spread during the latter half of the 19th century throughout especially the midwest. His uncle James Phillips Savage was also a preacher. Here is a note taken originally from Scott, Laurence W. (editor), Texas Pulpit by Christian Preachers. (St. Louis: Christian Publishing Company, 1888): 386.
"Born: Macon County, Kentucky, April 4, 1825; Died: 1901.
W. C. DIMMITT was born in Macon [sic; read "Mason"] county, Ky., April 4th, 1825. He obeyed the gospel in 1846, and united with the church at Republican, Hopkins county, Ky. He was educated at Germantown, Ky., but spent a short time at Bethany College, Va. He married Miss Ann F. Winstead, Feb. 2d, 1847. He was ordained to the ministry in 1848. He accepted a call to the church at Sherman, Texas, in 1879, where he has been preaching ever since with great acceptance. In addition to his regular work at Sherman, he has held succe ssful protracted meetings in different portions of the State, and made one tour to California."
Person ID I11663 Last Modified 23 Mar 2025
Father Robert Parker Dimmitt, Sr.
b. 12 Mar 1795, Loudoun Co., Virginia
d. 28 Jun 1872, Germantown, Bracken Co., Kentucky (Age 77 years) Mother Maria Currens
b. 7 Oct 1808, Germantown, Bracken Co., Kentucky
d. 1 Mar 1884, Germantown, Bracken Co., Kentucky (Age 75 years) Marriage 4 Sep 1823 Germantown, Bracken Co., Kentucky
Spouse / Partner Anne Frances Winstead
b. 20 Mar 1830, Hopkins Co., Kentucky
d. 1908, Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas (Age 77 years)
Marriage 2 Feb 1847 Hopkins Co., Kentucky Family ID F8192 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Mar 2025
- He was a preacher after the War, and so was part of the evangelist, especially Methodist, revival which spread during the latter half of the 19th century throughout especially the midwest. His uncle James Phillips Savage was also a preacher. Here is a note taken originally from Scott, Laurence W. (editor), Texas Pulpit by Christian Preachers. (St. Louis: Christian Publishing Company, 1888): 386.
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Event Map 
Birth - April 4th, 1825 - Kentucky 
Marriage - 2 Feb 1847 - Hopkins Co., Kentucky 
Census - 1870 - Princeton, Caldwell Co., Kentucky 
Census - 1880 - Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas Death - 21 Dec 1901 - Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Histories 
The Civil War - Kentucky and Indiana This includes people on the site from Kentucky and Indiana who fought in Civil War units, both Union and Confederate.
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Reference Pitard, D. "Rev. William Currens Dimmitt". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I11663&tree=1sttree (accessed March 24, 2025).
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