Dishong

Double Dishong Lineage

Brothers Peter Filmore Dishong 1797-1849 and Paul Sheridan Dishong 1795-1877 married sisters Margaret Ann Riblet 1802-1872 and Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882, respectively.  As a result, the ancestry of both couples is identical. 

Additionally, Abraham, son of Peter and Margaret, married his first cousin Mary Ann, daughter of Paul and Elizabeth and they became parents of Abbie Ann Dishong. 

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Abbie Ann Dishong, 2nd Great-Grandmother
13 July 1860 - 1 May 1914 954)
b. Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
d. Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pike Grace Brethren Church Cemetery

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Maternal Lineage:
Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger 1736-1820, mother of Catherine Livengood 1773-1854, mother of Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882 mother of Mary Ann Dishong 1821-1914, mother of Abbie Ann Dishong 1860-1914

Father: Abraham Dishong 1819-1873
Mother: Mary Ann Dishong 1820-1913

Maternal Lineage:
Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger 1736-1820, mother of Catherine Livingood 1773-1854, mother of Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882, mother of Mary Ann Dishong 1821-1914, mother of Abbie Ann Dishong

Spouse 1: Patrick Ribblet
Married: 1878

Children: 

1. Jacob S Ribblet 1879-1909

Spouse 2: Jonathan Huston Rummel Jr 1857-1910
Married: 1 Jan 1881

Children:

1. Mary Ann Rummel 1881-1932
2. Ida May Rummel 1884-1973
3. William Henry Rummel 1885-1972
4. Elizabeth Kevia Rummel 1887-1961
5. John Alexander Rummel 1888-1972
6. Samantha Viola Rummel 1890-1968
7. Catherine Adams Rummel 1891-1970
8. David Howard Rummel 1893-1907
9. Flora Ellen Rummel 1895-1967
10. George B Rummel 1897-1975
11. Elpha Trilbie Rummel 1899-1978
12. Irvin S Rummel 1900-1984
13. Rose Geraldine Rummel 1903-1987

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Abraham Franklin Dishong, 3rd Great-Grandfather
1819 - 18 December 1873
b. Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
d. Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

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Parents:

Peter Filmore Dishong 1797-1849

Margaret Ann Ribblet 1802-1872

Maternal Lineage (shared with wife / first cousin Mary Ann Dishong):

Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger 1736-1820, mother of Catherine Livengood 1773-1854, mother of Margaret Ann Riblet 1802-1872 mother of Abraham Dishong

Spouse: Mary Ann Dishong 1821-1914

Married: 27 May 1840
First Cousins Abraham Franklin Dishong (1819-1873) and Mary Ann Dishong (1821-1914) married.  Their fathers Peter and Paul were brothers.

Children:  12

1. Henry E Dishong 1840-1842
2. Israel Daniel Dishong 1841-1865
3. Noah A Dishong 1845-1919
4. David Filmore Dishong 1847-1916
5. Amanda Jane Dishong 1849-1926
6. Elizabeth Kiziah Dishong 1842-1933
7. Catherine A Dishong 1858-1943
8. Abbie Ann Dishong 1860-1914
9. Samantha Ann Dishong 1861-1935
10. George Brinton McClelland Dishong 1863-1925
11. Isaac Dishong 1863-1925
12. Julia Ann Dishong 1868-1943

 

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Mary Ann Dishong, 3rd Great-Grandmother
1 October 1821- 21 June 1914 (92)
b. Fulton, Blair, Pennsylvania
d. Greenfield, Blair, Pennsylvania

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Parents:

Paul Sheridan Dishong 1796-1877

Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882

Maternal Lineage (shared with husband / first cousin Abraham Franklin Dishong):

Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger 1736-1820, mother of Catherine Livengood 1773-1854, mother of Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882 mother of Mary Ann Dishong

Spouse 1: Abraham Franklin Dishong 1819-1873

Married: 27 May 1840
First Cousins Abraham Franklin Dishong (1819-1873) and Mary Ann Dishong (1821-1914) married.  Their fathers Peter and Paul were brothers.

Children:  13

1. Henry E Dishong 1840-1842
2. Israel Daniel Dishong 1841-1865
3. Noah A Dishong 1845-1919
4. David Filmore Dishong 1847-1916
5. Amanda Jane Dishong 1849-1926
6. Elizabeth Keziah Dishong 1842-1933
7. Catherine A Dishong 1858-1943
8. Abbie Ann Dishong 1860-1914
9. Samantha Ann Dishong 1861-1935
10. George Brinton McClelland Dishong 1863-1925
11. Isaac Dishong 1863-1925
12. Julia Ann Dishong 1868-1943

Spouse 2: Ribblet 1839-1875

Children: 1

1. Patrick Ribblet 1860-1920

Spouse 3: George L Bowser 1822-1891

Married: May 1877

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Paul Sheridan Dishong, 4th Great-Grandfather

1795 - 9 May 1877 (82)
b. Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania

d. Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania

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Parents:

Frederick B Dishong 15 Aug 1797

Catherine Ruth Banzhaf 1775-1826

Maternal Lineage:

Susan Crawford, mother of Catherine Ruth Banzhaf, mother of Paul Sheridan Dishong

Spouse: Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882

Married: 15 Dec 1815

Children:  13

1. Susannah Sophia Dishong 1816-1911
2. Frederick Dishong 1818-1907
3. Mary Ann Dishong 1821-1914
4. William Dishong 1823-1851
5. Catherine Dishong 1825-1905
6. John P Dishong 1827-1891
7. Paul W Dishong 1829-1917
8. Elizabeth Margaret Dishong 1831-1900
9. Baltzer Dishong 1835-1864
10. Peter C Dishong 1837-1920
11. Jacob Dishong 1839-1927
12. Margaret Dishong 1842-1916
13. Henry Clay Dishong 1845-1887

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Peter Filmore Dishong, 4th Great-Grandfather
15 August 1797 - 10 March 1849
b. Hopewell, Belfast, Bedford (Fulton), Pennsylvania, USA
d. Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Parents:

Frederick B Dishong 15 Aug 1797

Catherine Ruth Banzhaf 1775-1826

Maternal Lineage:
Susan Crawford, mother of Catherine Ruth Banzhaf, mother of Peter Filmore Dishong

Spouse: Margaret Ann Riblet 1802-1872

Married: 1816

Children:4

1. Abraham Franklin Dishong 1819-1873
2. Isaac Peter Dishong 1822-1886
3. Jacob Paul Dishong 1824-1889
4. Daniel P Dishong 1839-1910

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Sisters Elizabeth and Margaret Ann Riblet married brothers  Paul and Peter Dishong. Their children, cousins Abraham and Mary Ann, then married.

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Frederick B Dishong, 5th Great-Grandfather

1765 - 24 August 1840
b. Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania Colony
d. Licking Creek, Bedford (Fulton), Pennsylvania

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Parents:

Christof Freidrich Banzhaf 1745-1831

Susan Crawford 1750-1831

Maternal Lineage:
Anna M Gampfer 1705-1781, mother of Catherine Catrow 1745-1798, mother of Frederick B Dishong

Spouse:   Frederick B Dishong 1765-1840

Married:   1800

Children:  11

1. Paul Sheridan Dishong 1795-1877
2. Mary Susan Dishong 1796-1872
3. Peter Filmore Dishong 1797-1849
4. William F Dishong 1800-1866
5. Frederick F M Dishong 1803-1866
6. Henry F Dishong 1806-1889
7. Eve Ann Dishong 1810-1880
8. Mary Ann Dishong 1812-1893
9. Susannah A Dishong 1814-1881
10. John F Dishong 1816-1896
11. Jacob M Dishong 1819-1904

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Moritz Wilhelm Dishong, 6th Great-Grandfather

18 November 1730 - 18 January 1798

b. Dierdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
d. Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

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Parents:

Mathias Henrich Dishong 1696-1802

Anna Elizabeth Kaulbach 1695-1799

Maternal Lineage:

Julia Catharinae, mother of Anna Elizabeth Kaulbach, mother of Moritz Wilhelm Dishong

Spouse:   Catherine Catrow 1745-1798

Married:  1754

Children:  11

1. William Dishong 1763-1840
2. Henry Dishong 1764-1845
3. Frederick B Dishong 1765-1840
4. Elizabeth Dishong 1770-1853
5. Christopher Dishong 1774-1815
6. Mary Dishong 1776-1885
7. Peter Dishong 1780-1870
8. Matthias Dishong 1782-1871
9. Baltis Dishong 1783-1871
10. Adam Dishong 1790-1874
11. Caty Dishong 1792-1850

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Mathias Henrich Dishong, 7th Great-Grandfather

1 August 1696 - 1802
b. Dierdorf, Germany
d. Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

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Parents:

Johannes Dishong 1670-1730

Anna Christiana Schellman 1670-1730

Maternal Lineage:
Anna Christinae, mother of Mathias Henrich Dishong

Spouse:   Anna Elizabeth Kaulbach 1695-1799

Married:   28 Sep 1729

Children:  9

1. Moritz Wilhelm Dishong 1730-1798
2. Dietrich William Deshong `1735-1806
3. Mathias Dishong 1737-1764
4. Johann Peter Dishong 1737-1784
5. Maurice Dishong 1738-1798
6. Anna Elisabetha Dishong 1739-1741
7. Johann Heinrich Dishong 1742-1764
8. Johann Frederick Dishong 1744-1807
9. Johann Balthaser Dishong 1747-1820

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Johannes Dishong, 8th Great-Grandfather
1670-1730
b. Dierdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
d. Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Parents & Maternal Lineage Unknown

Spouse:  
Anna Christina Schellman 1670-1730
Married:   1690
Children:  

1. Mathias Henrich Dishong 1696-1802
2. Johann Ludwig Dishong 1698-1758

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Dishong Lineage:

Mathias Henrich Dishong, father of Moritz Wilhelm Dishong, father of Frederick B Dishong, father of Peter Filmore Dishong and father of Paul Sheridan Dishong. Peter Filmore Dishong is father of Abraham Franklin Dishong, father of Abbie Ann Dishong. Paul Sheridan Dishong is  father of Mary Ann Dishong, mother of Abbie Ann Dishong.

Dishong Migration
Dierdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany > Somerset, Pennsylvania > Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania > Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania > Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania > Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania,

Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 4 September 2025

Most recently updated: 24 September 2025

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