Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316498:1030:191555462
• _UID: 66B8077DFAD04DC9AC603248F21BE549435E

Notes:

Edward appears to be the missing child who was born and died early.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316491:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSH-ZQS
• _UID: BFC7D85D37CF4013B899996389B57E5C79D5
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Military: 21 Mar 1862, Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States; mustered into Co. F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry, CSA
• Military: 10 Jul 1863, Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; Absent, sick in the hospital; Address:
  Lorings Division Hospital
• Military: Sep 1863, Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; returned to service from hospital stay; Address:
  Lorings Division Hospital
• Military: 31 Oct 1863; promoted to Corporal, Co. F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry
• Military: 21 Apr 1864, Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, United States; rejoins his unit, demoted to Private
• Military: Jul 1864; listed as 2nd Corporal
• Military: 31 Dec 1864; promoted to 4th Sergeant
• Military: 26 Apr 1865; paroled at the end of the Civil War as 3rd Sergeant, Co F, 33rd Mississippi Infantry
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 25 Jun 1880, Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 25 Jun 1880, Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States; farmer

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

Records in Crawford county are sketchy at best. There are limited probate indexes and even fewer actual records. No deeds to speak of. Limited tax records.

Birth:
Eric Williams reports John H. Dickson's birth as 1838.

Military:
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:
While in the hospital, John was assigned extra duty as a nurse.

Military:
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.

Died:
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.

John married Martha A. Taylor on 12 Sep 1872 in Desoto, Mississippi, United States. Martha was born in Sep 1858 in Alabama, United States; died on 11 Sep 1931 in Creek, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Susan Taylor
• _AMTID: 162485319865:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: 948K-3WX
• _UID: CE8A7B7706014AC6B25F3A82C902488ECF3F
• Census: 25 Jun 1880, Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 7 Feb 1920, Osage, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  Bigheart Township
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Creek Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

Notes:

Martha remains a mystery. While a marriage record for a J.H. Dickson to Martha A. Taylor exists in Desoto Co., MS in 1873, no other Taylor information has been found. In 1870, a J. Dickson appears to be enumerated with a Wm. Taylor family in Desoto Co. But no Martha is in that family.

In the 1880 Prairie Co., AR census, Martha and John Dickson are enumerated. However, after that, Martha's name gets difficult to trace. She is enumerated with Jack A. Jones in 1900, but the name given is Emma. Maybe that's M. A. One of her step-daughters was named Emma, as well. However, in the marriage return for her marriage to Jack Jones, she is listed as Mrs. Sue Dickson.

MARRIAGE: IGI M516843, 1051

Though I found her in the 1880 census for sure, I'm not certain about 1900. I found the household of Jack A. Jones, her second husband, as well as her children in this household. But, in 1880, she is listed as Martha A. and in 1900 she is listed as Emma S. The length of the marriage is such, though that I think this must be the same person.Her father and mother are reported from GA in 1900. 1900 census lists her birthdate as Sept. 1858.

Perhaps the key to finding Martha is to concentrate on her children by her second marriage. Maybe the Jones family has some information. Moreover, Clida Taylor is listed as a step-niece of Jack Jones in the 1900 census. That gives credence to the Taylor connection. Probably she is the daughter of one of Martha's brothers. Look for Taylors near the Jones family in Arkansas, as well as near them in Mississippi and Alabama (near Dicksons).

In the 1880 census, Martha reports that she has had 6 children, of whom 5 are living. In the 1910 census, it says she has had only 1 child. From this, I would surmise that there were two children with Jack Jones, one of whom who died

Perhaps, she was Martha Susannah Taylor. There is a Taylor family on the next page of the census in 1870 with a Susannah, age 12, which would fit Martha. See Desoto Co, T5R7, dwelling 372. It appears that her mother is Martha and that she has an older brother W. A. Taylor. This leaves us still with no father for her.

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Given that Martha A. Taylor is later on known as Susannah, let's focus on that.

Just one page over from the David Dickson family in the 1870 census, there is a W.A. Taylor family with a daughter, Susannah. She was born in 1858 in Alabama, which is consistent with what has always been reported for the wife of John H. Dickson. This may be a really good lead. This family is headed by W.A. Taylor, but he is only 22 years old. I would propose that he is an older brother to Susannah. There is a Martha that is 40 years old that is likely the mother.


Birth:
Based on census responses, her parents might have been from Georgia or Alabama. She was likely born 1856-1858. There are several likely candidate families in Alabama and Mississippi that need more research to narrow down which might be hers.

Minnie's delayed birth certificate says she was born in Tennessee and was 29 when Minnie was born.

Name:
She seems to have gone by both names.

Census:
In the famiy of George W Shifflett & Minnie Z Shifflett, a Martha S Anner is listedas George's mother-in-law. Since he has been married only once, this must be Minnie's mother. So this is our Martha / Susan. She is listed as 64 years old and widowed, born in Alabama.

Census:
In 1930, Martha is shown as Martha Jones, living in the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Oklahoma. She says that she is 73 years old (b. abt. 1857) and was 16 when she was first married. That's a bit later than earlier censuses would indicate.

Died:
In the Oklahoma death index, there is a Martha A. Jones listed as having died on 11 Sep 1931. However, the death certificates are not open records in Oklahoma and require considerable proof to obtain. Therefore, this may not be a great record to pursue to get more data on Martha.

Notes:

Marriage License:
W.W. Whitten, security.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317927:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KJ8J-YZC
• _UID: 1967910F947441A0AA4F1CDDA4C426E871E2
• Residence: 1892, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 23 Apr 1910, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; farmer

Notes:

granddad

John (Jack) A. Jones was the second husband of Martha A. Taylor Dickson. After the death of John H. Dickson, Martha remarried. The family story is that Jack Jones never allowed discussion of the first husband, the father of Martha's children. As such, they never got along with him and left home early.

According to the marriage records of Crawford Co, AR, a Jack Jones,age 21, married Caroline Baker, age 20, on 24 Apr 1878. This could have been the first marriage of this Jack Jones, but I think not. the ages do not correspond very well at all to those reported in the census. They would work, however, with the age of Zena Jones, the daughter of Jack Jones. Perhaps the ages on the marriage license are in error.

A second marriage record is found in Crawford Co. on 11 Jan 1890 for John A. Jones and Mrs. Sue Dickson. This appears to be the record for his marriage to the widow of John H. Dickson. However the name is in error. A notation in the margin of the record says that this record was mailed to Jack Jones in Rudy, Crawford Co., AR on 5 Sep 1896. The Jones family definitely lived in the small town of Rudy. Married granddad's grandmother after grandfather died. Never allowed discussion of first husband.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15451455

Jack married Caroline Baker on 2 May 1878 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States. Caroline was born in 1849 in Arkansas, United States; died in 1914 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314561:1030:191555462
• _UID: 67E262BD39C0411EBBC6C8D8C62344C9D723

Notes:

Died:
If Caroline did not die until 1914, then did she and Jack Jones divorce?

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316476:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: 9J35-G38
• _UID: C47DE1074E58404294CDDE505A82E9E1861E
• Census: 1840, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Possessions: 1 Oct 1859, Leake, Mississippi, United States; 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, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States

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.

In Desoto / Tate county, there are a large number of Dicksons who do not appear to be connected. The History of Tate County has a submitted history of a lot of them.

Census:
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:
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

Died:
I originally had a death date of 1885, maybe from Eric Williams. But in 1880, Eliza is listed as a widow.

David married Eliza W. Johnson on 29 Jan 1835 in Marengo, Alabama, United States. Eliza was born in 1812 in Virginia, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317902:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MDQ6-V5S
• _UID: 39A11B47E9AA4F068EA92ACC30FAB1C7F378
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

There is an E.W. Dickson listed in the 1880 census, Coldwater, Tate Co., Mississippi, listed as Mother in Law of J.F. Pardue and wife L.A. Pardue. David & Eliza have a daughter Lucy Ann.

The next house down is Bob Blackburn. There is a will for a John Dixon in 1900 that lists Bob Blackburn as his father in law. I am not sure who this John Dickson is, unless he is the John Dickson that I have called mine.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Certificate clearly states 29 Jan 1835.

Hugh McLean is security for the bond with David Dickson