NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11221 SIMPSON CO – JAMES H. DASHWOOD – Dashwood, Sage, Smith, Woodson, Cavanaugh, Witt, Featherston, Bothick, Slaw, McClellan 11221 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume IV, Battle-Perrin-Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Simpson Co. JAMES H. DASHWOOD was born March 24, 1829, in London, England, and is the seventh of eight boys and five girls born to William and Eleanor (Sage) Dashwood, natives of Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England. William H. Dashwood was an able and distinguished lawyer of England. James H. was reared in London and received a liberal education. At the age of fifteen he joined the English Army, and remained in the service ten years; was twice wounded during a riot in Ireland in 1847. January 1, 1856, he married Mrs. Ann Smith, whose maiden name was Woodson, of London, England. In June, 1857, Mr. Dashwood landed in New York City, and came to Franklin, Ky., direct, where he engaged in the cabinet business with success. He resided two years at Cross Plains. In 1860 he was ordained a deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church, two years later was ordained elder by Bishop Cavanaugh. After preaching for ten years in that denomination he was ordained elder of the Baptist Church in December, 1871, by V. K. Witt, moderator, George W. Featherston, Samuel Bothick and S. M. Slaw, and has been almost constantly engaged in preaching since. Mr. Dashwood makes a specialty of undertaking and embalming. He is a member of the Masonic and K. of H. fraternities; also of the M. E. Insurance Company of Louisville. He is a fine business man, one who has many friends and is honored and respected by all. He cast his first presidential vote for Gen. MacClellan. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx