| Ditmore is believed to be an anglicized version of the name Detmar or Ditmar, which originated in Bavaria. Because the name was changed to Ditmore, probably as late as the 1600's, it is an uncommon name and it is believed that all persons carrying this surname may be related by blood. Our early American ancestors lived in Charleston, South Carolina around the time of the American Revolution and moved to eastern Tennessee around 1820. Today there are about 350 Ditmore families scattered throughout the United States, most descendents of John Ditmore and Eliza Hendrickson. This site is dedicated primarily to the descendents of John Ditmore and Eliza Hendrickson who were married in 1809 at Hampstead a village outside of Charleston, South Carolina and migrated around 1820 to Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee. John and Eliza had 10 children: Edward H., John Hendrickson, Mary, Eliza Louisa, Vincent Gary, Emelina, Caleb Starr, Henry McGarth, Francis Marion, and Charles Willis. Under Family Tree Maker Reports & Trees (below) I have also added some family tree information on other branches of my family. Each of these families includes a descendent who married into the Ditmore family: J. Baetgin Heinrichson's daughter Eliza married John Ditmore; two of John M. Durham's granddaughters married into the Ditmore family -- Pernie O. Durham married George W. Ditmore Jr., and Lula Frances Durham married John Henry Ditmore; Edward Manery's daughter Mary married Vincent Gary Ditmore; John Caldwell's granddaughter Jane married George Washington Ditmore. For this reason this information will be of interest to many other Ditmore descendents who trace their ancestry through these same lines. In July 2001 a 600+ page book entitled "The Ditmore Family History" was published on this family. A copy of the book is available for review in the genealogy division of the Allen County Public Library, 900 Webster Street, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The book is not available through interlibrary loan. Individuals interested in researching this family may also wish to contact family members at http://clubs.yahoo.com/groups/ditmorecenter or at out new website currently under construction: http://ditmorecenter.com |
The John and Eliza (Hendrickson) Ditmore Family
Updated January 21, 2006 |
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Carol Ditmore mowglidit@aol.com |
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