Robert married Bette Carole Wren [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Brian Scott Dickson
2. Marcus Wren Dickson

Robert married Mary Ellen Daly [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316528:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LYVL-RBZ
• _UID: 9C1140D235BD49D081B45824AD52826D6981
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Graduation: 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Fort Smith High School
• Residence: 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Misc: 8 Jun 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; met Susan Louise Bailey
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Occupation: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; helper in a shoe store
• Residence: Jun 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Address:
  3934 1/2 S. Western Ave., Apt. 5
• Military: 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; registered for the draft
• Occupation: 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Western Auto Supply Co, display advertising printer; Address:
  1100 South Grand Ave
• Residence: 1 Jul 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Address:
  3934 1/2 S. Western Ave
• Residence: 18 Feb 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 11 Sep 1944, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; enlisted; Address:
  Camp Joseph T. Robinson
• Military: Feb 1945, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Military: Oct 1945, Leyte, Leyte, Philippines; landing in the Pacific
• Military: 1946, Seoul, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea; in the occupation force after the end of hostilities
• Military: 18 Feb 1946; Release date from U.S. Army
• Residence: 1951, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1996, Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Notes:

Military: Served in WWII

Residence: Fort Smith AR, moved to Allison Park, PA, 1996

Robert served in the 40th Infantry Division of the US Army, 108th Battalion. Though he did not actively seek to enlist, due to the fact that he had two small children, when he was called for the draft, he did not seek deferment. He trained at Camp B. in Florida before shipping out to the Philippine Islands. He arrived on Leyte island in the spring of 1945 after the fighting in Europe had already ended and participated in battle there. Given the choice between being a machine gunner and an mortar man, he selected the mortar. He said that he would much rather be back behind the mountain than out in front just making the enemy mad. He was the 2nd gunner in an mortar team,carrying the mortar tube itself. His unit served in the Philippines through the end of hostilities and them moved to Korea in October 1945 to serve with the occupation forces there. During his time in Korea,Robert served as a truck driver.

While in the Army, Robert received his marksman medal, a good conduct medal, and campaign ribbons for the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and the Liberation of the Philippines Campaign. He served 16 months in the army and returned home in June 1946. His serial number from his dog-tag was 38732441 T44.

Granddad says that he and Grandmother met on June 8, 1938. They were at a church youth meeting. She knew who he was but he didn't know her. They met and talked. He walked her home, since she lived close to him. He walked her home the next week as well. After that, she was babysitting on a regular basis and would take the child she was babysitting to the drug store for a soda. He would meet up with her there and talk. After they met one another, they neither one ever dated anyone else.

Granddad died peacefully around 5pm on Monday, July 2, 2007.

Birth:
Are birth certificates available from the time of Granddad's birth? What about a delayed birth certificate?

Residence:
Dickson, Robt H jr shoe repr R H Dickson r 2230 No 14th

Residence:
On Bob's birth certificate, dated 6 Oct 1941, it says that they had lived in California for only four months.

Military:
Draft registration notes that he is 5' 9 1/2" tall, 140 lbs, ruddy complexion, and that his mouth draws to the left when laughing.

Military:
Enlisted for the duration of the war plus 6 months.

Military:
U.S. Army, 40th Infantry Division, 108th Bat.

Residence:
Dickson, Robt H jr (Susan L) whsemn Ft Smith Vehicle h 5106 Speers

Buried:
Robert was cremated and his remains are in the columbarium at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Allison Park, PA.

Robert married Susan Louise Bailey on 23 Feb 1940 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. Susan (daughter of Charles Council Bailey and Viola Tennison) was born on 1 Oct 1919 in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; died on 11 Jan 2006 in McCandless Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314503:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LYVL-RB5
• _UID: EE78F6F521EE491DB63871289C6297B1938D
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 26 Jan 1935, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Residence: Jun 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Address:
  3934 1/2 S. Western Ave., Apt. 5
• Census: 2 Apr 1950, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  5016 Speer St.
• Residence: 1951, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 19 Oct 1970, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Ref: [Bailey, 1963, Francis Baker Bailey]

EDUCATION: B.S., M.S. in Math, University of Arkansas

OCCUPATION: High School Math Teacher

RESIDENCE: Hackett, Arkansas; Fort Smith, AR; Allison Park, Pa.

She was named for the middle name of her two grandmothers. As a child, she would complain to her mother about being named Louise. Her mother would remind her that she could have been named Druscilla!

11-Jan-2006 Grandmother died this morning around 2:30AM. She was in hospice care at North Hills Passavant Hospital after suffering from congestive heart failure, leaking heart valves, and kidney problems for some months. Over the past year, she has had several times when she was near death and roused to return home, each time a bit weaker than before. She died just 6 weeks shy of being married to Granddad for 66 years.

Residence:
Dickson, Robt H jr (Susan L) whsemn Ft. Smith Vehicle h 5016 Speers

Buried:
Susan was cremated and her remains are in the columbarium at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Allison Park, PA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316526:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LYVL-R1F
• _UID: C499B88E67F24DDB98866CC71B77CF4D23FD
• Census: 25 Jun 1880, Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 7 Jul 1900, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Address:
  Twp 17 N Range 18 E
• Occupation: 7 Jul 1900, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, United States; farm laborer; Address:
  Twp 17 N Range 18 E
• Census: 25 Jul 1910, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  N. 6th St
• Occupation: 25 Jul 1910, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; machinist in a factory; Address:
  N. 6th St
• Occupation: 1911, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; engineer at Ketcham Iron Co
• Residence: 1911, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  rooms 206 N. 8th
• Military: 12 Sep 1918, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; registered for the World War I draft
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 1925, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Car Operator
• Residence: 1925, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Occupation: 1928, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Motorman; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Residence: 1928, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Occupation: 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Motorman, Fort Smith Traction Company; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Residence: 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Occupation: 4 Apr 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; street car operator
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Residence: 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Occupation: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; operator in a shoe shop
• Military: 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; registered for the World War II draft
• Residence: 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 18 Nov 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St

Notes:

OCCUPATION: Streetcar Driver, Owned a shoe repair shop.

granddad

His father died when the children where very young. His mother then remarried. The new husband never allowed any discussion of the previous marriage, hence information past this point is likely lost. Left home around the age of 14, since he didn't get along well with his step-father. Worked for the railroads in and around Fort Smith, AR. Drove streetcars in Fort Smith until they were discontinued. After . the streetcars shut down, he opened a shoe repair shop. Granddad worked with him in the shop for a while.

ACTION: Get the address of this store from Granddad. The store is now a Harley Davidson shop.

Southwest Times Record: Ex-Street Car Man Opens Shoe Repair Shop -R.H. Dickson, formerly for years a faithful street car motorman, has just opened a shoe repair shot at 19 North Ninth St, across from the Tribune. Mr. Dickson has installed machinery and equipment and is now well prepared to render good service.

Robert was a motorman until the Ft. Smith streetcars shut down on November 3, 1933. After that, he opened his shoe shop. He had done some shoe repair as a young man. Once he left the street car line, a cousin George taught him what he needed to open his own shop. Shortly after opening his store downtown, a space came open at "The Junction",much nearer to the house, so he moved his store there. Granddad worked with him for several years before marrying and moving to California. Prior to working on the streetcar, Robert had worked in a steel foundry and had seriously injured his back. He and two other men were carrying a long steel beam. The man in the middle lost his grip and dropped his load. That left only Robert in the back and another man in the front. When the man in the front then lost his grip, Robert was injured, having his back muscles pretty badly torn.From then on, he was unable to do any sort of heavy lifting.

Census:
I am skeptical of this record. There is another Robert Dickson who shows up in Texarkana that could be this person.

In the 1900 Census, Robert is enumerated as boarder and farm laborer east of Broken Bow, OK. One discrepancy is that his father is listed as being born in Georgia.

Occupation:
I am skeptical of this record.

Census:
Robert is listed as a lodger in the home of Bert E. Anderson.

Census:
Between 1930 and 1935, the city of Fort Smith renumbered streets at Divison St. so that 14th St became 29th St.

Residence:
Dickson, Robt H (Ethel) shoe repr 2121 Midland blvd r 2230 No 14th

Residence:
WWII Draft Registration card shows address 2230 N. 14th (29th) St,Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51297178

BURIAL: Forrest Park Cemetery, Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas

Robert married Mildred Ethel Garner on 28 Apr 1912 in Yell, Arkansas, United States. Mildred (daughter of Isaac G. Garner and Florence Magdalene Hames) was born on 20 Sep 1887 in Ranger, Yell, Arkansas, United States; died on 11 Apr 1974 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Ethel Mildred Garner
• _AMTID: 162485317014:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L4H6-8B1
• _UID: CDBCFFA505904F6AB972675DA03AEC87B711
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 22 Apr 1910, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 22 Apr 1910, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States; teacher
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1925, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Residence: 1928, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Residence: 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 14th St
• Residence: 11 Mar 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Residence: 1938, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Residence: 20 Jul 1943, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  2230 North 29th St
• Census: 3 Apr 1950, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Van Buren Rd
• Residence: 1951, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

In trying to figure out where Ethel and Robert might have met,Granddad said that Ethel came to Ft. Smith from Yell County to attend a business college as a young woman. Presumably, that put her in Ft.Smith where she met Robert.

Granddad says that while his parents were never overly affectionate in public toward one another, it was always evident that they loved each other. He said that once in a while if he and Richard might come back from playing early, they would find their parents sitting on the porch with Ethel sitting in Robert's lap.

Residence:
Dickson, Ethel M (wid Robt H) drsmkr 3514 VanBuren rd r do

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51297141

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314380:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MT29-3GN
• _UID: 9B935AAFE68F464196FC747AD3DC47A14ACB
• Census: 17 Sep 1870, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 3 Jul 1880, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 13 Jun 1900, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 23 Apr 1910, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; carpenter doing house framing
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 12 Jan 1920, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 10 Apr 1930, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; farmer

Notes:

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33243587

Charles married Viola Tennison on 1 Sep 1895 in Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States. Viola (daughter of John William Biggers Tennyson and Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo) was born on 19 Jul 1875 in Winona, Montgomery, Mississippi, United States; died on 19 Aug 1970 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 21 Aug 1970 in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319923:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LVG4-XXF
• _UID: A50451B3DD74438081BD3D92FF9A97E8E6E2
• Census: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 13 Jul 1900, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 27 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Ref: [Bailey, 1963, ]

Death certificate gives place of birth as Weyona, MS. Another source says it is Bankston, Choctaw Co, MS.

Census:
In 1900 all three of Viola's children are living.

Census:
The 1910 census lists that 4 of Viola's 6 children are still living.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34665681

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: 162485317015:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LQRT-ZR8
• _UID: 30FAC973464B46ECAC01155FA967BF183133
• Census: 24 Jul 1860, Union, South Carolina, United States
• Census: 26 Aug 1870, Bullock Creek, York, South Carolina, United States
• Occupation: 26 Aug 1870, Bullock Creek, York, South Carolina, United States; farm laborer
• Census: 19 Jun 1880, Spring Creek Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Misc: 12 Oct 1882, Yell, Arkansas, United States; appointed administrator for Jefferson Garner's estate
• Possessions: 25 Feb 1887, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States; 6 cattle, 1 mule, 9 hogs
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 5 Jun 1900, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Misc: 21 Jan 1904, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; attended the Arkansas Good Roads Association conference in Little Rock as a delegate from Belleville
• Misc: 11 Jan 1905, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; named a delegate to the 1905 Good Roads Association convention to be held 18 Jan 1905
• Census: 22 Apr 1910, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 22 Apr 1910, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Residence: 25 Jan 1914, Danville, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 26 Jan 1920, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 26 Jan 1920, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Residence: 11 Mar 1930, Ranger, Yell, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Possessions:
Paid poll tax
Owned 6 cows ($35), 1 mule ($66), 9 hogs ($10)

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61225303

Isaac married Florence Magdalene Hames on 29 Nov 1886 in Yell, Arkansas, United States. Florence (daughter of Milton A. Hames and Eliza Lavona Huckaby) was born on 22 Jan 1866 in Chickalah, Yell, Arkansas, United States; died on 20 Jul 1943 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 28 Jul 1943 in Danville, Yell, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485317158:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LQRT-ZPF
• _UID: 418DDED753CD441391E84DB7A3F4A07F2DD0
• Census: 16 Jun 1880, Magazine Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 22 Apr 1910, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 26 Jan 1920, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 21 Apr 1930, Prairie Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 13 Apr 1940, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: Bef 1943, Danville, Yell, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 20 Jul 1943, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; in the home of her daughter, Ethel Dickson; Address:
  2230 North 29th St

Notes:

Florence Hames had been living with her daughter, Ethel Dickson, for some seven months prior to her death due to ill health.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61225267

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485314437:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KG9N-TJ6
• _UID: 2F6CD19F45D2485E8FA8884256D2AB821E55
• Census: 14 Nov 1850, Galla Rock, Pope, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 14 Nov 1850, Pope, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Residence: 1854, Galla Rock, Pope, Arkansas, United States; appears in Pope County tax list
• Residence: 1856, Galla Rock, Pope, Arkansas, United States; appears in Pope County tax list
• Residence: 1857, Galla Rock, Pope, Arkansas, United States; appears in 1857 Pope County tax list
• Census: 20 Jun 1860, Galla Rock, Pope, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 20 Jun 1860, Galla Rock, Pope, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Misc: 30 Mar 1868, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; granted guardianship of Phillip O. Brewer
• Census: 17 Sep 1870, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 17 Sep 1870, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Census: 3 Jul 1880, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: 3 Jul 1880, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 24 Nov 1886, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; sold right of way to St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co
• Possessions: 23 Dec 1886, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; sold 5 acres to city of Hackett for Vinita Cemetery

Notes:

Hume Bailey was a devoted Union sympathizer during the Civil War. Since he was a widower with young sons, he was exempted by the Union army from service (Ft. Smith being a Union stronghold in an otherwise Confederate state). However, the Confederate army, when it moved into that part of Arkansas forced him to enlist on the threat of death. Susan Dickson says that he may have enlisted and then deserted at the first opportunity.

In the compiled service records, there are two jackets for H.F. Bailey, but no firm places are listed and the service appears to have been short in the Confederate army in any case. More research is needed.

Interestingly, there are a number of letters written to Hume F. Hill of Memphis, TN. These appear to be an uncle of Hume F. Bailey - the brother of his mother, perhaps.

Residence:
Bailey, HF
1 poll
1 cow, value $10

Residence:
Bailey, HF
1 poll
1 horse, value $60
2 cows, value $20
total property $80

Residence:
Bailey, HF
1 poll
1 horse, value $80
1 cow, value $12

Does not appear in subsequent tax lists.

Misc:
I have another fact showing that Hume was granted guardianship on 17 Oct 1876 in the court at Greenwood. However, this document shows that he was granted guardianship of Philip D. Brewer, a minor under the age of 14, on 30 March 1868 in Fort Smith.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33243154

Hume married Sarah Louise Council on 10 Oct 1867 in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. Sarah (daughter of Uriah Allison Council and Louisa Anna Green) was born on 29 Jan 1837 in Alabama, United States; died on 23 Mar 1915 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316051:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHT4-6FN
• _UID: 974121C428B545779550CD8AC3BD9F19CA7B
• Census: 29 Nov 1850, Madison, Alabama, United States
• Census: 13 Jul 1860, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 17 Sep 1870, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 3 Jul 1880, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Possessions: 24 Nov 1886, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; sold land with her husband
• Census: 13 Jul 1900, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

[bailey, 1963, ], [bailey, 1868, gm11]

Was from near Hackett, Sebastian, AR. Originally married to Mr. John O. Brewer. He was killed in the Civil War. He died in camp shortly after reporting and never actually saw battle. After the war, she married Hume F. Bailey. It was also his second marriage.Census reports that she was born in AL, and her parents were born in TN.

Census:
In 1900, 6 of Sarah's 8 children are living.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33243171

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485319941:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K4NC-SJY
• _UID: 46612AFE4B874043BFCDC58AE632DCF2E528
• Census: 29 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Township 18 Range 10
• Census: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
• Occupation: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States; laborer in a steam mill

Notes:

Lived in AR, around Polk county. Had a saw mill with Zenas TENNYSON. Bill died of blood poisoning. He got a splinter building a table. His wife took the splinter out with a needle. He then went on that day to butcher a hog. Perhaps he got infected then.

1870 Census lists him as Wm. J.B. Tennison and says he was born in Alabama.

Ref: [,1970,gm1]

Died:
Why does this say Yell County? I thought he lived around Polk County. In 1880, he was in Pike County.

John married Mary Susan Druscilla Deshazo in 1874 in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States. Mary (daughter of Rev. John Walker Deshazo and Mary Frances Elizabeth Phelps) was born in Feb 1858 in Eupora, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; died after 1905 in Arkansas, United States; was buried in Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316407:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: 9F6Z-86X
• _UID: 04CCB7C78FB143638CCC13AE3166A5FC85C1
• Census: 8 Oct 1860, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 12 Aug 1870, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
• Census: Jun 1880, Clark Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: Feb 1888, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 9 Jun 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Address:
  Township 9 N
• Residence: 20 Apr 1902, Jenson, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; returned from a visit to her father in Lancaster, Arkansas
• Misc: 21 Oct 1902, Stigler, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; Rejected claim as member of Mississippi Choctaw Nation

Notes:

Mary Susan Druscilla was 16 when she was married. The marriage to John W.B. Tennyson was not well thought of by either set of parents. To solve the problem of no consent, they sent a black man to the courthouse to get the marriage license. When he came back with it,they just crossed out the race, changed it to white, and got married.This marriage record has not yet been found, but it could be recorded as either black or white. Her first marriage could have been in Choctaw or Pontotoc Co, MS. After J.W.B. Tennyson died, she remarried to Mr. Phillips. He was not well liked by the first family and was regarded as a mean person by his stepchildren.

Ref: [,1970,gm1]

Birth:
Her second marriage lists that she was about 30 years old.

Census:
The 1900 census lists her as Susan Phillips and her children Frank and Larkin as Phillips, though they retained the name Tennyson. She is listed as widowed, born Feb 1858 in Mississippi. She had had 5 children, 4 of whom are still living. All of these facts match the rest of what we know about her already.

Residence:
"Mrs. M.S. Phillips has returned from Lancaster, where she went to visit her father J.W. Deshazo."