On 19 Nov 1874 when John C. was 28, he first married
Esther Stickles, daughter of
Whitney Stickles &
Sarah Ann Briggs (3 Nov 1818-), in St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Churchtown.
646 John P. Dinehart of Copake & Ester Stickles of Claverack [R1431].
Born on 15 Apr 1853 in Greenport, Columbia County, New York. Esther died in Copake, Columbia County, New York, on 15 Mar 1894; she was 40. Buried in West Copake Cemetery.
Information from the Van Deurson Family,424 pages 280–181.
Sarah Ann Briggs, born 3 Nov 1818, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Van Deusen) Briggs, married 31 Jan 1843 Whitney Stickles. Their children
i. Abraham Stickles;
ii. Lewis Stickles, m. Letty Windsor;
iii. George Stickles, res. West Copake NY;
iv. Esther Stickles, d. 1894, m. John C. Dinehart, res. West Copake;
v. Mary Stickles, m. Harvey Boice, res. Stamford CT;
vi. Elizabeth Stickles, m. Dewitt Varick, res. Poughkeepsie NY.