John H. Dickson^{[1, 2]}

1836 - Aft 1892  (> 57 years)

• Name	John H. Dickson
  Born	1836	Alabama
  	Eric Williams reports John H. Dickson's birth as 1838.
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Sep 1850	Marengo Co., Alabama   [3]
  Census	4 Aug 1860	Leake Co., Mississippi   [4]
  Military	21 Mar 1862	Carthage, Leake Co., Mississippi   [5]
  	mustered into Co. F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry, CSA
  	I am confident that this John Dickson is the one in Co. F. Co. F of the 33rd Mississippi Infantry was organized in Carthage, Leake Co., Mississippi. John was enumerated in the 1860 Census in this county, where Carthage was the county seat. I have not found any other John Dickson in the county. http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/davidg33/rosters.htm https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CMS0033RI
  Military	10 Jul 1863	Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi   [5]
  	Absent, sick in the hospital
  	Address: Lorings Division Hospital
  Military	Sep 1863	Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi   [5]
  	returned to service from hospital stay
  	Address: Lorings Division Hospital
  	While in the hospital, John was assigned extra duty as a nurse.
  Military	31 Oct 1863  [5]
  	promoted to Corporal, Co. F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry
  Military	21 Apr 1864	Demopolis, Marengo Co., Alabama   [5]
  	rejoins his unit, demoted to Private
  	Service card says that John rejoined his unit after desertion, losing several cartridges to his rifle along the way. He is demoted to Pvt from Cpl.
  Military	Jul 1864  [5]
  	listed as 2nd Corporal
  Military	31 Dec 1864  [5]
  	promoted to 4th Sergeant
  Military	26 Apr 1865  [5]
  	paroled at the end of the Civil War as 3rd Sergeant, Co F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry
  Census	16 Aug 1870	Desoto Co., Mississippi   [6]
  Census	25 Jun 1880	Bridge Bend Twp., Prairie Co., Arkansas   [7]
  Occupation	25 Jun 1880	Bridge Bend Twp., Prairie Co., Arkansas   [7]
  	farmer
  Died	Aft 1892	Arkansas   [8]
  	I have always thought that John had to have died by 1889 because his wife remarried to Jack A. Jones in 1890. However, he appears in the 1892 list of voters who have paid the poll tax. If he paid a poll tax in 1892, he had to be alive. That means that perhaps there was a divorce between him and Martha. Or the record of the voter list is wrong. So, for now, I will note the new death date, but consider that he may have died before 1890.
  Person ID	I2580	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	David Dickson,   b. 8 Jul 1808, Dickson Co., Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1880, Coldwater, Tate Co., Mississippi  (Age < 71 years)
  Mother	Eliza W. Johnson,   b. 1812, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage License	27 Jan 1835	Marengo Co., Alabama   [9]
  Married	29 Jan 1835	Marengo Co., Alabama   [10, 11, 12]
  	One source says 24 Jan, other say 29 Jan. Both could be mis-read as each other. Some even say 9 Jan .
  Family ID	F1399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha A. Taylor,   b. Sep 1858, Alabama ,   d. 11 Sep 1931, Creek Co., Oklahoma  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1872	Desoto Co., Mississippi   [13]
  Children	1. Cecil Noyle Dickson,   b. 20 Aug 1876, Mississippi ,   d. 10 Nov 1931, Rudy, Crawford Co., Arkansas  (Age 55 years)   2. Robert Harrison Dickson,   b. 12 Aug 1878, Coldwater, Tate Co., Mississippi ,   d. 18 Nov 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas  (Age 64 years)   3. Minnie Z. Dickson,   b. Oct 1879, Prairie Co., Arkansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Walter Dickson,   b. 12 Mar 1883, Senatobia, Tate Co., Mississippi ,   d. May 1961, Alma, Crawford Co., Arkansas  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F1352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1836 - Alabama Census - 5 Sep 1850 - Marengo Co., Alabama Census - 4 Aug 1860 - Leake Co., Mississippi Military - mustered into Co. F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry, CSA - 21 Mar 1862 - Carthage, Leake Co., Mississippi Military - rejoins his unit, demoted to Private - 21 Apr 1864 - Demopolis, Marengo Co., Alabama Census - 16 Aug 1870 - Desoto Co., Mississippi Married - 12 Sep 1872 - Desoto Co., Mississippi Census - 25 Jun 1880 - Bridge Bend Twp., Prairie Co., Arkansas Occupation - farmer - 25 Jun 1880 - Bridge Bend Twp., Prairie Co., Arkansas Died - Aft 1892 - Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  We know very little about John H. Dickson. In the 1880 US Census, he reports that his father was from Tennessee and his mother was from Virginia. By the 1900 US Census, we find his family in the household of Jack A. Jones in Arkansas. From this, we can deduce that he died sometime between 1880 and 1900, most probably before 1889, based on the ages of the children of Jack A. Jones and his wife. According to Eric Beard, John H. Dickson was the son of David and Elisa Dickson. This family lived in Talladega, AL at the time of John's birth, later moving to Leake Co., MS. At some point, John's sister Mary E. Dickson and her husband Lorenzo Dow Williams, along with John's brother William, moved from Leake Co., to Desoto Co., MS. It seems likely that John must have joined them there. While many deeds are recorded during this time in Desoto and Tate Co.,MS, for William Dickson, the only records of John Dickson in Desoto Co., MS are a marriage record for J.H. Dickson to Martha A. Taylor and a mention in the 1873 tax assessment. In the 1880 US Census, John's wife is in fact recorded as Martha A. Dickson, so this appears to be the correct marriage record. However, no Taylor family has yet been found to place Martha in a family. The 1873 tax assessment of Desoto Co, MS shows J.H. Dickson owning 80 acres. The 1880 census of Prairie Co, AR shows him and his family. It shows his mother as from VA and his dad from TN. The 1890 census is lost, but 1900 shows his wife(?) and his children in the home of Jack A.Jones in Sebastian Co. From this, we can guess that he died around 1889. While no family for Martha Taylor has been found, the 1870 US Census of Desoto Co., MS includes a family of William Taylor. Enumerated with this family is a J. Dickson, age 21. No Martha is in this family, however. Assuming that John is part of the family of David Dixon, in 1870, he is enumerated with his parents. According to Rhonda Dickson, wife of David Noyle Dickson, grandson of Cecil Dickson, John Dickson married Martha Taylor. They knew this as factual, so the marriage records found in MS are the right ones. MARRIAGE: IGI M516483, 1051 Need better Marriage Record. I believe John served in the Confederacy - 33rd Miss Inf., enlisted in Carthage

  
  

• Sources

  [S476] 1873 Tate Co, Mississippi Land Assessment. [S250] Email between Eric Williams (ewilliams14@midsouth. [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. [S1592] Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi, 1 March 2020; John H Dixon, Co., F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry; NARA Film M269. [S548] 1870 US Federal Census, Desoto Co., MS, Township 5 R 7; page 52; dwelling 365, family 365; David Dickson. [S597] 1880 US Federal Census, Prairie Co., AR, Bridge Bend Township; ED 247; page 211; dwelling 218, fmaily 218; John H. Dickson. [S1593] A true and correct list in alphabetical order, names of all electors of Crawford County, Arkansas : who have paid their poll tax for the year, 1892, 1 March 2020; p. 14. [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. [S1048] Descendants of Simon Dickson, 20 May 2016; p. 151. [S1050] Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935, 26 February 2017; Marengo Co, David Dickson to Eliza W. Johnson, 24 Jan 1835. [S639] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, 26 May 2012; J.H. Dickson to Martha Taylor, 11 Dec 1872, Desoto County.