Orlando Alger Dimmick (1837 - 1920)

Born 28 Jun 1837 in Claridon, Geauga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah A. (Young) Dimmick — married 13 Jun 1877 in Geauga, Ohio, United States

Died 6 Jun 1920 at age 82 in Geauga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Orlando was born in 1837.

Books

Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio

Orlando A.Dimmick, an old citizen of Chardon township, and an honored member of the medical fraternity in Geauga county, is the subject of the following biographical sketch. He was born in Claridon township, Geauga county, Ohio, July 28, 1837, a son of Asa Dimmick, a native of Tolland, Connecticut, and grandson of William Dimmick, also of Tolland, Connecticut, of English descent. The latter was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and removed to Geauga county, Ohio, in 1832, preaching throughout this section until his death, at the age of seventy-six years. Asa Dimmick was married in Connecticut, and in 1832 came to Geauga county, settling in Claridon township, on land which he developed into a good farm, the same consisting of 127 acres. He died at the age of 84 years. He married Mary Alger of Connecticut, and they had a family of five children, three of whom grew to maturity: Mary died as age of seventeen years, of small-pox; Lorena died in infancy; Asa also died in childhood; Parley P. died at the age of fifty-two years; he left two sons, Gordon and Dan, agents for the Northwestern Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dr. Dimmick is the only surviving child. The mother died at the age of twenty-seven years.

Dr. Dimmick received his elementary education in the district schools, and was also a pupil at the old Kirtland Academy in Lake county and at the academy at Austinburg, Ashtabula county, Ohio. When the great Civil war broke between the North and the South, he went out in defense of the Union flag, enlisting in Company F, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered in at Cleveland, Ohio, and joined the Army of the Cumberland in Kentucky. He was attacked with the measles soon after going into the service, and was confined to hospital in New Albany, Indiana. He rejoined his regiment at Gallatin, Tennessee, just before the Battle of Stone River. In the Battle of Chickamauga he received a gunshot wound in the right hand, losing a finger; he was disabled for a time, and was afterward transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps. It was during this portion of his military career that he developed a taste for the practice of medicine, as he did hospital duty until his dishonorable discharge, June 28, 1864. He read medicine while in service at the hospital, and after his return home entered the medical department at the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, Michigan, from which he graduated with the degree of M. D., in 1869. He located at Waterville, Kansas, and was engaged in practice there until 1873, when he returned to his old home.

The doctor was united in marriage, June 13, 1877, to Hannah Young, and they are the parents of one child, a son named Paul. Mrs. Dimmick’s father, Allison W. Young, was born in Parkman township, Geauga county, a son of William Young, a pioneer of Parkman township, having removed from the state of Maryland to Ohio. Allison Young was a merchant here for many years, and was Recorder of the county from 1867 to 1875, when he died at the age of sixty-one years. His wife was Harriet A. Moseley, a native of Genesee county, New York; they had a family of five children, all of whom lived to maturity. Mrs. Young died at the age of 62 years; they were both were the members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and active in the work of their Master.

Dr. Dimmick has a large general practice, ramifyimg over a large scope of country; he is a man well informed upon the discoveries and improved methods of the science of medicine, and has met with very satisfactory results in his professional labors. In politics he is a Republican. In religious faith his wife adheres to the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The doctor is identified with the State and county medical societies. ^[1]

Hoard’s Dairyman

The Story of a Thousand

Enlisted in to Company F of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 14, 1862 at age 25 as Private. He was captured with the forage train on January 21, 1863 near Murfreesboro and later paroled. He was wounded at Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. On March 7, 1864, he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion Veterans Reserve Corps (V. R. C.). He was mustered out at the close of the war 1865-Jul-17. ^[2]

Newspapers

1863-Oct-10, “Cleveland Daily Leader”

Killed and Wounded in the 105th. — The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the 105th Ohio Regiment in the late battles of Chickamauga ...

Company F — Wounded — ... Orlando Dimmick, ... ^[3]

1863-Oct-30, "The Jeffersonian Democrat"

Casualties in the 105th Regiment.

A Noble Letter from Col. Tolles.

EDITOR JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT: -- Enclosed I forward you an official report of the casualties in the 105th O. V., in the engagement near Chattanooga, Sept. 20th. The report was made to include the 26th Sept., and no doubt would be materially changed if made to include to the present date, as I am informed by A. Adj't Gen. Wm. R. Tuttle, the exchange of wounded commenced on 30 inst., 500 being brought off in one train, most of whom were able to sit up in the ambulances. The Rebels claim to hold 2,000 of our soldiers that would bear transportation inside our lines. ...

Report of casualties in the 105th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., during the engagement of the 19th and 20th of Sept., near Chattanooga, Tenn.: ...

Company F. -- ... Orlando Dimmick, head; ... ^[4]

1869-Jun-30, “Detroit Free Press”

... Degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist: ... Orlando A. Dimmick, ... ^[5]

1874-Mar-26, “Detroit Free Press”

... degree of Doctor of Medicine: ... Orlando A. Dimmick, ... ^[6]

1878-Sep-21, “Northern Ohio Journal”

Murder and Suicide.

A Mother Kills, First Herself Then Her Child.

... Dr. Dimmick, who was summoned, and arrived about an hour after the death of Mrs. Morse, found a deep gash across the throat of the child, severing the windpipe, jugular vein and the carotid artery, which must have produced almost instant death; also cuts on her hands, showing she made a desperate struggle to save her life. ... ^[7]

1910-Apr-12, “Oakland Tribune”

... Among the residents of Oakland who claim the University of Michigan as their alma mater are: ... Dr. O. A. Dimmick, Paul M. Dimmick, ... ^[8]

1999-Jun-27, “The Daily News-Journal”

... “More men died of disease during the Civil War than anything else,” Cook says. Disease could kill more quickly and unexpectedly than a cannon ball.

”It is nice weather down here,” Spencer Sober writes to his parents. “All kinds of spring birds are singing in the trees about us... There is nothing of any importance to write, so I will close. Goodbye for the present, write soon.

Very soon the young soldier is dead. His friend Orlando Dimmick tells Sober’s parents that their son died of “the lung fever.” ^[9]

Letters

Letter from Charles C. Caley to his wife, Juliaett, 24-Sep-1863, page 4, from Chattanooga, about the Battle of Chickamauga

... we had a great many wounded but not but a fu killed thoes in our co was E Crawford Severly in the ankel and will probably have to have his leg taken off O Dimmick [i.e., Pvt. Orlando Dimmick, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] wounded in the hand Corp King [i.e., Corp. John Harvey King, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] in the leg and H. F. March [i.e., Pvt. Henry March, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] also in the leg and R. B. Barlas [i.e., Pvt. Robert Barlass, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] Woodard [i.e., Pvt. Dwight H. Woodard, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] was wounded but I dont no whare the rest of us got off all right a Small Shot hit my right Shoe just above the Sole and went through just enough to make a mark on my foot we retreated back about two milds Stayed untill about darck and went back to or near the plaice we had faught it being my turn I went out on picket and Stayed untill the next morning and was relieved ...

Sources

1. ↑ Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio: Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake. Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, with a Biography of Each, Together with Portraits and Biographies of Joshua R. Giddings, Benjamin F. Wade, and a Large Number of the Early Settlers and Representative Families of To-day, Lewis Publishing Company, 1893, pages 785-786, https://books.google.com/books?id=c5SQWU7LOm4C&pg=PA785
2. ↑ The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896
3. ↑ ”Cleveland Daily Leader”, (Cleveland, Ohio), 1863-Oct-10, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31902604/cleveland_daily_leader/
4. ↑ "The Jeffersonian Democrat", (Chardon, Ohio), 1863-Oct-30, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37204303/the_jeffersonian_democrat/
5. ↑ ”Detroit Free Press”, (Detroit, Michigan), 1869-Jun-30, page 4, https://www.newspapers.com/image/118147355/
6. ↑ ”Detroit Free Press”, (Detroit, Michigan), 1874-Mar-26, page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/118155372/
7. ↑ “Northern Ohio Journal”, (Painesville, Ohio), 1878-Sep-21, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/339495822/
8. ↑ “Oakland Tribune”, (Oakland, California), 1910-Apr-12, page 8, https://www.newspapers.com/image/76941829/
9. ↑ “The Daily News-Journal”, (Murfreesboro, Tennessee), 1999-Jun-27, page 29, https://www.newspapers.com/image/423427133/

Census

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQS-W9Z : 12 April 2016), Orlando Dimick in household of Asa Dimick, Claridon, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing family 71, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2T-Q2Y : 13 December 2017), Orlando A Dimmick in entry for Asa Dimmick, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62W-MZ7 : 14 June 2019), Orlando Dimmick in entry for Asa Dimmick, 1870.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MN-V1G : 13 September 2017), Arlando A Dimmick, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 68, sheet 37A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1018; FHL microfilm 1,255,018.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8S-M63 : accessed 4 August 2019), Orlando A Dimmick in household of Thomas N Taylor, Chardon Township Chardon village, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44, sheet 6B, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,271.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV23-HS3 : accessed 4 August 2019), Orlando Dimmick in household of Paul M Dimmick, Oakland Ward 1, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 11B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 69; FHL microfilm 1,374,082.

Marriage

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD2M-Q4L : 10 December 2017), O.A. Dimmick and Hannah A. Young, 13 Jun 1877; citing Marriage, Geauga, Ohio, United States, p16, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

Military

"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDY6-TCN : 13 March 2018), Orlando Dimmick, 1876.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHDJ-HM5 : 24 March 2016), Orlando Dimmick, 1907.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSQM-NM5 : 4 December 2014), Orlando Dimick, Private, Company 126, 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M636 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 10; FHL microfilm 1,205,363.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS5L-92N : 4 December 2014), Orlando Dimmick, Private, Company 126, 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M636 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 10; FHL microfilm 1,205,363.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS6L-T6D : 4 December 2014), Orlando Dimmick, Private, Company F, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 882,240.

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HL-9XJ : 11 March 2018), Orlando Dimmick, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,630.

Death

"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK57-B2X : 8 December 2014), Orlando Dimmic, 06 Jun 1918; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

"Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F68C-SPG : 9 March 2018), Orlando Alger Dimmick, 1918; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 182,723.

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