David Dickson^{[1, 2]}

1808 - Bef 1880  (< 71 years)

• Name	David Dickson
  Born	8 Jul 1808	Dickson Co., Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Gibson Co., Tennessee   [3]
  	Is this really the right David Dickson? Why would he start out in Tennessee, go pretty far south into Alabama, quickly come back to Tennessee, and then head back to Alabama and on to Mississippi? I am no longer really convinced that this is him.
  Census	5 Sep 1850	Marengo Co., Alabama   [4]
  	Interestingly, there is a Dixon's Mills in Marengo County. Wikipedia - Beginning in the late 1820s, Joel B. Dixon, Sr. operated a water-powered gristmill at a dam that he and his sons built on Mill Creek along the old Linden-to-Choctaw Corner Road. The modern U.S. Route 43 bridge over Mill Creek now stands at the location. Dixon (January 11, 1777 – December 23, 1861), a native of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, was one of the early settlers of Marengo County. His business grew and eventually included a steam engine-driven sawmill and two steam-powered cotton gins. The mills remained in use into the first years of the 20th century. They were still standing in 1923, when they were demolished during the construction of Route 43. Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The Heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, pages 177-178. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X
  Possessions	1 Oct 1859	Leake Co., Mississippi   [2]
  	east half of the southwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 8, in township eleven, north of range eight, east in the district of lands subject to sale at Columbus, Mississippi, containing one hundred nineteen and forty six hundreths of an acre
  Census	4 Aug 1860	Leake Co., Mississippi   [5]
  Census	16 Aug 1870	Desoto Co., Mississippi   [6]
  Died	Bef 1880	Coldwater, Tate Co., Mississippi   [7]
  	I originally had a death date of 1885, maybe from Eric Williams. But in 1880, Eliza is listed as a widow.
  Person ID	I2561	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dickson, Jr.,   b. Abt 1785, Duplin Co., North Carolina ,   d. Aft 9 May 1873, Thaxton, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Mary McNairy,   b. 18 Dec 1791, North Carolina ,   d. 21 May 1816  (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza W. Johnson,   b. 1812, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage License	27 Jan 1835	Marengo Co., Alabama   [8]
  Married	29 Jan 1835	Marengo Co., Alabama   [2, 9, 10]
  	One source says 24 Jan, other say 29 Jan. Both could be mis-read as each other. Some even say 9 Jan .
  Children	1. Mary E. Dickson,   b. 1835, Alabama ,   d. Bef 1920, Arkansas  (Age < 84 years)   2. John H. Dickson,   b. 1836, Alabama ,   d. Aft 1892, Arkansas  (Age > 57 years)   3. Lucinda Dickson,   b. 1842, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frances Dickson,   b. 1845, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hester Ann Dickson,   b. 1848, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William A. Dickson,   b. Mar 1851, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lucy Ann Dickson,   b. 1855, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F1399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jul 1808 - Dickson Co., Tennessee Marriage License - 27 Jan 1835 - Marengo Co., Alabama Married - 29 Jan 1835 - Marengo Co., Alabama Census - 1840 - Gibson Co., Tennessee Census - 5 Sep 1850 - Marengo Co., Alabama Possessions - east half of the southwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 8, in township eleven, north of range eight, east in the district of lands subject to sale at Columbus, Mississippi, containing one hundred nineteen and forty six hundreths of an acre - 1 Oct 1859 - Leake Co., Mississippi Census - 4 Aug 1860 - Leake Co., Mississippi Census - 16 Aug 1870 - Desoto Co., Mississippi Died - Bef 1880 - Coldwater, Tate Co., Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Of the children listed on the 1870 Census, I suspect that the younger 4 are children of Mary E. Dixon Williams. The dates just don't jive otherwise. Likewise, Lucy Vaugh listed there would likely be the mother of Elisa. In the 1850 AL census, David Dixon had a son John who matches in age to my John H. Dickson. In 1860 in Leake Co., MS, we find him again with John 22 years old. Mary E Dickson, sister of John, moved to Tate Co, MS, to Coldwater after the war with four children and a brother William. Her husband, Lorenzo Dow Williams, was killed in a battle at Franklin, TN. All of this according to her g-grandson, Eric Williams. NOTE: Uncertain, but looks likely. Might be descended from the Dicksons of Dickson County, TN, probably through Michael Dickson. In Marengo Co., there are a lot of Dicksons already there in 1830. Likely connected - Joel, Samuel, N.F., Watson, Thomas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Email between Eric Williams (ewilliams14@midsouth. [S1048] Descendants of Simon Dickson, 20 May 2016; p. 151. [S465] 1840 US Federal Census, Gibson Co, TN, Gibson County; page 60; David Dickson. [S470] 1850 US Federal Census, Marengo Co, AL, Not stated; page 44; dwelling 304, family 304; David Dickson. [S704] 1860 US Federal Census, Leake Co., MS, Carthage post office; page 67; dwelling 426, family 426; David Dixon. [S548] 1870 US Federal Census, Desoto Co., MS, Township 5 R 7; page 52; dwelling 365, family 365; David Dickson. [S934] 1880 US Federal Census, Tate Co., MS, Coldwater; 183; Page 29; Dwelling 80, Family 84; E.W. Dickson. [S1274] Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, 26 June 2017; Marengo County, Alabama, 27 Jan 1835, David Dickson. [S394] Marriage Record - David Dickson to Eliza W. Johnso. [S1050] Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935, 26 February 2017; Marengo Co, David Dickson to Eliza W. Johnson, 24 Jan 1835.