John Dimond was a Confederate soldier who served briefly at West Point, Muscogee County, Georgia. With his family of wife and 12 children he emigrated to Minnesota following the war. The story of the journey can be found in The Dimons of Fairfield, Connecticut: A Family History, by John M. Sheftall.
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John Dimond came to Sauk Centre, Minnesota after the Civil War. He was probably the first settler near Sauk Lake and he lived on the high point overlooking Sauk Lake on the NE side. His name lives on in the Dimond Point landmark.
1959 newspaper article, Sauk Centre Herald (MN)
John Dimond was a Confederate soldier who served briefly at West Point, Muscogee County, Georgia. With his family of wife and 12 children he emigrated to Minnesota following the war. The story of the journey can be found in The Dimons of Fairfield, Connecticut: A Family History, by John M. Sheftall.
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John Dimond came to Sauk Centre, Minnesota after the Civil War. He was probably the first settler near Sauk Lake and he lived on the high point overlooking Sauk Lake on the NE side. His name lives on in the Dimond Point landmark.
1959 newspaper article, Sauk Centre Herald (MN)
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A Christian Pioneer
John Dimond
of
Dimond Bay
1819 - 1875
Family Members
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Sarah Matilda Dimon LaHatt
1842–1887
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Henry Abel Dimon
1843–1917
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Sophia Leonora Dimon Sargeant
1845–1914
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Charles Leopold Dimond
1847–1936
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Matthew Edward Dimon
1851–1920
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Samuel Wesley Dimond
1853–1922
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John Franklin Dimond
1856–1906
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Frederick Nicholas Dimond
1858–1925
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Martin Luther Dimond
1860–1930
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Catherine Beatrice "Katie" Dimond Wirt
1861–1931
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Robert Cicero Carlton Dimond
1863–1930
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Albert Ward Dimond
1866–1929
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