Joseph Dickson, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1785 - Aft 1873  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Joseph Dickson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1785	Duplin, North Carolina, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Possessions	7 Feb 1809	Dickson, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  	a slave girl and two cows and two calves purchased from Robert McNairy
  	For $500, Robert McNairy sold to Joseph Dickson a negro girl named Bett or Betsy, one Roan Mare, and two cows and two calves together with their increase and also one feather bed and furniture. Deed book A, p. 345, Dickson County, Tennessee. 7 Feb 1809
  Possessions	30 Jun 1824	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	slaves purchased from his grandfather Michael for the benefit of his sons
  	Purchased "... a certain negro woman slave by the name of Pinah, about eighteen years of age and her child, a boy, one month old, by the name Simon and her increase" Recorded 13 Apr 1849, Volume 6, page 467, Ponotoc County, Mississippi Deeds
  Census	20 Jan 1837	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	Enumeration: Male > 40: 1 Male 21-40: 1 Male 18-21: 0 Male < 18: 3 Female > 16: 2 Female < 16: 3 Male Slaves: 3 Female Slaves: 0 Total Free White: 10 Total Acres cultivated 1836: - Bales of cotton produced 1836: -
  Census	1840	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	Enumeration: 02100001-1011001, Slaves: 02-, Total: 10 2M 5-10: George, Joseph 1M 10-15: John 1M 50-60: Joseph 1 F <5: unknown 1 F 10-15: Nancy 1 F 15-20: Mariah 1 F 40-50: Mary
  Census	1845	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [5]
  	Enumeration: 5 male, 4 female, 9 total. Joseph appears in the index for 1841, but no records are available for that census.
  Census	16 Nov 1850	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  	Joseph does not show up as a slaveowner in 1850.
  Census	12 Sep 1860	Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [7]
  	There is a Mary C Carothers, age 14, born Alabama, listed in the house. Perhaps a granddaughter. Joseph does not appear as a slave owner in 1860
  Possessions	9 May 1873	Lafayette, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  _AMTID	162485316496:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L6C4-QS4
  _UID	9FAA742926AA497585F7C8176A21A2EEEAA9
  Death	Aft 9 May 1873	Thaxton, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	Died before Feb 1880.
  Person ID	I2581	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dickson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1744, Duplin, North Carolina, United States d. 1803, Yellow Creek, Dickson, Tennessee, United States (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Jane Moulton,   b. Abt 1757, Duplin, North Carolina, United States d. Bef Jul 1814 (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775  [2]
  Family ID	F3170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary McNairy,   b. 18 Dec 1791, North Carolina, United States d. 21 May 1816 (Age 24 years)
  Children	+ 1. David Dickson,   b. 8 Jul 1808, Dickson, Tennessee, United States d. Bef 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States (Age < 71 years)   2. William Dickson,   b. 14 Apr 1810, Dickson, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Hamiton Dickson,   b. 24 Jan 1812, Dickson, Tennessee, United States d. 1 Apr 1890, Desoto, Mississippi, United States (Age 78 years)   4. McNairy Dickson,   b. 14 Mar 1813, Dickson, Tennessee, United States d. Aft 1860, Prairie, Arkansas, United States (Age > 48 years)
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Smith,   b. CA 1797, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Children	1. Sarah Jane Dickson,   b. 1818, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mariah Molton Dickson,   b. 13 Dec 1824   d. 1916, Davilla, Milam, Texas, United States (Age 91 years)   3. John H. Dickson,   b. 1827, Alabama, United States d. 24 May 1910, Arkansas, United States (Age 83 years)   4. Nancy Dickson,   b. 1829, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Dickson,   b. Jan 1831, Franklin, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph Dickson, III,   b. Abt 1834, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert B. Dickson,   b. 22 Dec 1842, Mississippi, United States d. Dec 1862, Staunton, Staunton (City), Virginia, United States (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F3165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1785 - Duplin, North Carolina, United States Possessions - a slave girl and two cows and two calves purchased from Robert McNairy - 7 Feb 1809 - Dickson, Tennessee, United States Possessions - slaves purchased from his grandfather Michael for the benefit of his sons - 30 Jun 1824 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - 20 Jan 1837 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - 1840 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - 1845 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - 16 Nov 1850 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Census - 12 Sep 1860 - Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Possessions - 9 May 1873 - Lafayette, Mississippi, United States Death - Aft 9 May 1873 - Thaxton, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph apparently lived in Giles County, Tennessee since he returned a report on the accounts of Joanna Smith, his ward, in that county, Giles County Court Minutes, 1830-1839, p. 128. Even though Joseph supposedly did not die until 1873 or later, he doesn't appear in the 1870 census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Email between Eric Williams (ewilliams14@midsouth. [S1048] Descendants of Simon Dickson, 20 May 2016; p. 151. [S1409] 1837 Mississippi State Census, Pontotoc Co., Joseph Dixson; Page 5. [S1405] 1840 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Not Stated; Page 12; Joseph Dickson. [S1408] 1845 Mississippi State Census, Pontotoc Co, Joseph Dickson; Page 2. [S1404] 1850 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Not Stated; Page 198; Dwelling 1906, Family 1906; Joseph Dixon. [S550] 1860 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Not Stated; Page 274; Dwelling 1800, Family 1800; Joseph Dickson.