Dishman Family Genealogy Chart

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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The collection is open to research.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Dishman Family Genealogy Chart, Ms1994-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder
Creator:
Dishman, James Dallas
Abstract:
This collection contains a genealogy chart for the Dishman family of King George and Westmoreland counties, Virginia, originating in France (as Duchemin). The chart lists the descendants of Samuel Dishman, who immigrated to the American Colonies from France sometime before 1693. The chart was compiled by James Dallas Dishman (1926-2021) of Lynchburg, Virginia.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Dishman Family Genealogy Chart, Ms1994-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a genealogy chart for the Dishman family of King George and Westmoreland counties, Virginia, originating in France (as Duchemin). The chart lists the descendants of Samuel Dishman, who immigrated to the American Colonies from France sometime before 1693. The chart was compiled by James Dallas Dishman of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

James Dallas Dishman (1926-2021) was the son of James Samuel and Betty Gigsby Dishman. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and earned a degree in accounting from the University of Richmond after the war. He retired from the Internal Revenue Service after 40 years of service. He then operated a tax consulting business for 30 years. He married Joan Bennett, and they had several children. After Joan's death, Dishman married Virginia "Ginny" Hahn.

External Sources:

"James Dishman Obituary", The Free Lance - Star, Jan. 10, 2021, accessed online from Legacy.com, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/fredericksburg/name/james-dishman-obituary?id=12704938, accessed October 8, 2025.

"James Dallas Dishman", The Dishman Family of Virginia, rev. March 27, 2025, https://www.dishmanweb.com/Dishman-o/g1/p8.htm#i183, accessed October 8, 2025.

This collection lists the decendants of Samuel Dishman (Duchemin). Samuel Dishman was a 17th century immigrant to the Northern Neck of Virginia. Samuel Dishman immigrated sometime between 1687 and 1693 and was a French Huguenot from around Normandy. Samuel immigrated with his brother, Isaac Duchemin, and the two both purchased land in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

External Source:

The Dishman Family of Virginia, https://dishmanweb.com/, accessed December 2023.

Acquisition information:
The Dishman Family Genealogy Chart was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in October 1994.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Dishman Family Genealogy Chart was completed in December 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard