Christopher married Candace Nicole Stiegelmar [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Rhonda Karen Ponder [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316501:1030:191555462
• _UID: D604C02ABFAD41A6AF9AC335FB1195EFE882
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs
• Military: 13 Oct 1942; enlisted in the Army - PFC US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
• Census: 2 May 1950, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
• Residence: 30 Jun 1963, Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1982, Troup, Smith, Texas, United States

Notes:

In the census, Artie is listed as R.D. This led to some confusion on my part for some time (until I re-read my notes and figured out what had to be the case). Rhonda Dickson, wife of David Noyle Dickson, son of Artie Dickson has provided information on this line.

Birth:
Some sources say 3 Mar 1922

Died:
Preceeded in death by his wife Dorothy Koonce Dickson, son Artie Lee Dickson, and grandson Nathan Dickson

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142775193

Artie married Dorothy Mae Koonce on 21 Apr 1943 in Harris, Texas, United States. Dorothy was born on 8 Oct 1924 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; died on 20 Apr 2001 in Troup, Smith, Texas, United States; was buried in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316541:1030:191555462
• _UID: 4E22938F5B39422DA4A1D8ECC85F603F647A
• Census: 2 May 1950, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Notes:

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142775221

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316464:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: 9M91-NSH
• _UID: FD696E04D3FC4334A03C26CE5025937D7339
• Census: 25 Jun 1880, Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 11 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 12 Sep 1918, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; registered for WWI Draft
• Census: 23 Jan 1920, Richland Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs

Notes:

Probably from Desoto Co, Miss. He left home around the age of 16 due to not getting along real well with his step-father. Had a number of children including Joe, Edwin, and Arty, plus some other sons and daughters. Cecil killed himself. R.H. Dickson traveled from Fort Smith to Rudy for the funeral in the caboose of a freight train. He made the round trip in a single day. It is likely that Cecil, his family and his parents might be buried near the church they attended in Rudy.

(R.D. is Artie - He was listed wrong on the census.)

In addition to the children listed, there were at least a couple of girls whose names Granddad did not recall. R.D. is the youngest and could be Robert D. There is a auto garage along Highway 71 north of Fort Smith owned by a Dickson who is the illegitimate child of R.D. According to Crawford County Marriage Book E, Cecil Dickson, age 19, married Zena Jones, age 16, on 21 Aug 1895. The marriage was performed by J. Brim.

OCCUPATION: By way of occupation, Cecil was a farmer and cotton laborer.

CALLED: Some list Cecil as Cecil Noel, but more, who have closer knowledge, call him Cecil Noyle Dickson

23 Feb 2001 - From Millie McGrane:

Kathleen O'Kelly, just 1/2 mile from where it all happened, relates: I called a member of the Hunter family today to ask why Cecil Noel Dickson killed himself. He told me that Cecil was a kind man, who worried a lot. Apparently, Cecil had mortgaged the farm at Citizen Bank. Due to the depression at the time (1931) and possibly a crop failure, he could not make the payment on the mortgage. This upset Cecil very much. One morning, he went into Rudy and some men there were razzing him about the bank taking the farm. This upset him very much. Cecil went back home and ate dinner. Then he got his 22 rifle to go squirrel hunting. Along in the late afternoon when he had not returned, Zenia decided to send the boys to look for him. When they returned without finding him, she thought for a little while and told one of the boys "I know where he is. Go look in the old house." This old house was to the left and up on the hill from the house they lived in. They went there and looked in the window. There sat Cecil against the wall, with the gun braced on a stick of wood. He had shot himself, the 10th of November 1931 and he died. He was buried in the Mt. McCurry Cemetery which was not very far from his home. The farm that Cecil mortgaged was known at the time as the old Jones place. It had apparently belonged to Zenia's family. The next generation called it the old Dickson place. The new generation calls it where the Stallings live. It is a pretty valley. The banker who repossessed the farm allowed Zenia and the children to continue to live there. Joe was still at home and he ran the farm. They still had their chickens,cows, pigs, and horses, as these were not mortgaged. Their family did pretty well and did not go hungry. They were as prosperous as the other families in that area at the time. I do not know Cecil's parents names. They can probably be found in the census records for Crawford or Mississippi Co, AR. Cecil's occupation was apparently farmer, but the family also picked cotton as did all the other families in the fall. It was extra money for all.

Sincerely, Kathleen O'Kelley

kakelley@arkansasusa.com

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31689235

Cecil married Elzenia Mildred Jones on 21 Aug 1895 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States. Elzenia (daughter of Jack A. Jones and Caroline Baker) was born on 27 Aug 1879 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States; died on 11 Jan 1955 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 13 Jan 1955 in Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317922:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L7LT-T2D
• _UID: C833E60EE47C473782A721F9E198E12D97FF
• Census: 11 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 23 Jan 1920, Richland Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Oliver Springs
• Census: 12 Apr 1950, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Cates Apts, N. 3rd Street

Notes:

Elzenia is also seen as Zena Jones on several occasions, including her marriage license. She married her step-brother, Cecil Dickson.

Birth:
In the 1900 Census, her birth year is given as 1880.

Census:
The census reports that in 1900 2 of her 3 children were living.

Census:
The census says that in 1910 6 of her 7 children were alive.

Census:
Zinia is living with her son, Walter, in 1940.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31689252