My Genealogy Hound

DAVID DEMPSEY, retired, post office Bennett, was born Aug. 22, 1828, in County Derry, Ireland, son of Daniel and Mary E. (McCalister) Dempsey. The father died in Ireland, and in 1831 the mother came to America with her children, and settled at Girty’s run, now Millvale, on the same place where David now resides; she rented thirty acres of land of William Sample, farmed this and built a home. Here she reared her six children: John (a bachelor), James (of Cincinnati), Mrs. Mary Quinn (of Mercer county), Mrs. Catharine Logrin, Mrs. Mary McGaghey (of Erie county) and David. The mother died in 1864, aged seventy-two years, a woman of remarkable courage, a devout Catholic, much beloved and esteemed. David Dempsey remained in this county, and for eleven years was employed in the rolling-mills, subsequently became captain of a steamboat for eleven years, since then has been teaming for Graft, Bennett & Co. He was married, in 1847, to Mary Disert, who died, leaving six children, viz.: Richard, John, Lillie, Maggie, James and Alfred. His present wife was Mrs. Isabella Robinson, nee Lightcap, daughter of G. C. Lightcap, Sr., an old settler. They are members of the M. E. Church; politically he is a republican. He voted for W. H. Harrison, the whig, and hauled two logs for the campaign cabin.