Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322147:1030:191555462
• _UID: 2F29C5801A61459C83649DABFC85B4A60394

Notes:

Mary was the eldest daughter of Robert McNairy and Ann Hamilton.

Died:
She could have died in North Carolina or in Tennessee

Family/Spouse: Joseph Dickson, Jr.. Joseph (son of Joseph Dickson, Sr. and Jane Moulton) was born about 1785 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States; died after 9 May 1873 in Thaxton, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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: 162485322155:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KC7Z-47T
• _UID: 76293B0B6C66420AAA8A18CA6A2237543058
• Census: 1845, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 26 Aug 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

Census:
Enumeration: 1 Male, 2 Female, 3 Total

Census:
Census indicated he owned 6 slaves
Male, 45
Female, 17
Female, 15
Male, 12
Female, 10
Female, 1

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322156:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K24R-FQF
• _UID: FBFCD1B0FECA42D1A3FD78BCD76CB0C8E29C
• Census: 1845, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

Census:
Enumeration: 3 Male, 4 Female, 7 Total

Census:
Listed as owning one slave, female, 65 years old.

Family/Spouse: Joanna W. Smith. Joanna (daughter of William Austin Smith and Mary Smith) was born in 1817 in Tennessee, United States; died about Dec 1889 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322157:1030:191555462
• _UID: 4C537A9088154C3D8E451883F36FBBD52FD3
• Census: 1845, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 7 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

Census:
Enumeration: 4 male, 1 female, 5 total

Census:
Census records that he owned 4 slaves:
Female, 26
Female, 4
Male, 2
Male, 6/12

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316520:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHS4-P3B
• _UID: 2436558F952D404184D543A58CD36C7F0CC5
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Census: 31 Aug 1860, Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 5 Jun 1880, Totten Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 3 May 1910, Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Mary E. Dixon came with her youngest brother and four children to DeSoto County, now Tate Co., MS.

Mary must have married A.J. Gates in Mississippi around 1872 since their daughter was born there in 1873. That means they did not move to Arkansas until after 1873.

Census:
In 1900, Mary reports that she has had 4 children, three of whom are still alive in 1900.

Census:
In 1910, Mary still reports 4 children, 3 alive.

Mary married Lorenzo Dow Williams before 1854. Lorenzo (son of Solomon T. Williams and Mahulda Harper) was born in 1837 in Leake, Mississippi, United States; died on 1 Dec 1864 in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Andrew J. Gates in 1876. Andrew was born in Mar 1831 in Tennessee, United States; died in Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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:

• _AMTID: 162485316514:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSH-ZWV
• _UID: 8F0A32035073473DA7C037AB3EDA67926F04
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Lucinda married William C. Boyd on 28 Aug 1860 in Leake, Mississippi, United States. William was born in 1841 in South Carolina, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316456:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSH-Z7D
• _UID: 2936B5B26F0542C4BDF6175DA61F5E20AA5B
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

There is a marriage in 1873, desoto marriage book f, p. 339 between E F Dixon (bride) and L P Dixon (groom).

Birth:
Eric Williams reports her birth as 1845 in Mississippi.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316474:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSH-Z4P
• _UID: D55DDF177C954B51A752C85A437B68B1C704
• Census: 5 Sep 1850, Marengo, Alabama, United States
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

Birth:
Eric Williams reports her birth as 1847 in Alabama.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316535:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSH-ZH1
• _UID: 92C550F4D1AA4E6CA85F4539F68117C5A843
• Census: 4 Aug 1860, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Leflore, Mississippi, United States

William married Martha R. Veatch on 18 Dec 1872 in Desoto, Mississippi, United States. Martha (daughter of James Minor Veatch and Mary A. Howard) was born in Sep 1851 in Mississippi, United States; died before 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Lucy A.W. Dickson
• _AMTID: 162485316515:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSH-ZCG
• _UID: 220C11B693874BACB68F1C2C2D045FDCFF22
• 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:

Eric Williams does not report Lucy Ann. Perhaps she is confused withLucinda, born 1842.

Lucy married J. F. Pardue on 16 Feb 1873 in Desoto, Mississippi, United States. J. was born in 1852 in South Carolina, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323305:1030:191555462
• _UID: 9B803A882E87453AB14759AB0B42F86FC12C
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323307:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: 94NQ-WJW
• _UID: 36D893F6DA7646CD9DD0B1F86A7180339E8F
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323310:1030:191555462
• _UID: 087700B0C9F847E5A915C22135B60B4CFFB4
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323311:1030:191555462
• _UID: E0099568172048D480AD401437D512E2BAAD
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323313:1030:191555462
• _UID: D6C3CC7FAA1E4EFC81CDFE44285EB5884929
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323315:1030:191555462
• _UID: 7F947595F5C84C07A4070C7873BA28A859C1
• Census: 16 Nov 1850, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320501:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K6W8-4XM
• _UID: A9A31C6E00F84C5FBCFB9272AE833838D57E
• Census: 31 Aug 1860, Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Jun 1880, Cedar Creek Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Van Buren Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 20 Apr 1910, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  916 S. 7th St.
• Census: 14 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  423 3rd St.
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  611 N. 5th St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 3 Apr 1940, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1009 N. 5th St

Notes:

George Collier Williams died either in Fort Smith, Arkansas or Muskogee, Oklahoma, immediately across the Arkansas river.


Birth:
Eric Williams reports his birth as 1857.

Census:
In the 1860 census, George is listed as 3 years old.

Census:
George reports that he was 46 at his last birthday, he was born in Mississippi, his father was born in Mississippi, and his mother in Alabama.

Census:
In 1910, George Williams worked in the railroad roundhouse.

Census:
In the 1920 census, George's father is reported as being from France with French as his first language and his mother is from Illinois. This is clearly bogus. He is working as a shoe repairman. I wonder if he works with Granddad's father. He is listed as 64 years old.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50025869

George married Sarah Frances Coleman on 11 Apr 1880 in Cedar Creek Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. Sarah (daughter of Zill Coleman and Frances Neal) was born in Oct 1854 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States; died on 2 Apr 1924 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320590:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LTG3-4T8
• _UID: 21E0AD9059F247188AE2AE52B0DC29666F5E
• Census: 31 Aug 1860, Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 12 Jun 1880, Union Township, White, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 9 Jun 1900, Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 3 May 1910, Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 19 Jan 1920, Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: Apr 1930, Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Somewhere I saw that she died in 1916, but since she appears in many records after that, apparently, that was false.

Birth:
The 1930 census says she was 20 at her first marriage. That means she most likely was born in 1856.

Census:
The 1900 census says that she has had 9 children, 8 of whom are living.

It also records that even though she is only 41 years old, that she and James have been married for 38 years. In reality, the number is 24 years.

Census:
The 1910 census records that she has had 12 children, 10 of whom are still living. They have been married 34 years.

Census:
According to the 1920 census, she was born in 1856

Mary married James Thomas Berry on 14 Sep 1876 in Tate, Mississippi, United States. James was born in May 1846 in Tennessee, United States; died on 24 Sep 1930 in Prairie, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Hickory Plains, Prairie, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320535:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHS4-PWZ
• _UID: 205CC0E558364805B685C36734636AF3559C
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 5 Jun 1880, Totten Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Census:
Enumerated as W.D. Williams, step-son

Family/Spouse: Georgia Augusta Veatch. Georgia (daughter of James M. Veatch and Mary Ann Howard) was born on 25 Aug 1866 in Desoto, Mississippi, United States; died in Jul 1955 in Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485320500:1030:191555462
• _UID: 94453DAE08DA4C7783648A3DADC670ABA52E
• Census: 16 Aug 1870, Desoto, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 5 Jun 1880, Totten Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Census:
Enumerated as F.L. Williams, step-daughter.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322140:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHSW-5RN
• _UID: C1BBA29755A74B0185E3C5B44C1AE84571BE
• Census: 5 Jun 1880, Totten Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 7 Feb 1920, Caswell Township, Calhoun, Arkansas, United States

Family/Spouse: William S. Leonard. William was born in 1862 in Illinois, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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: 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:

• _AMTID: 162485316523:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: KLN4-VB3
• _UID: 862A879E69034689BE8038DEC79D6DC6FB81
• Census: 25 Jun 1880, Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 2 May 1910, Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 7 Feb 1920, Osage, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  Bigheart Township
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Creek Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 22 Apr 1940, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
• Residence: 18 Feb 1942, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 4 Apr 1950, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; Address:
  517 E. 4th
• Residence: 1961, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

Notes:

This Minnie and Minnie Jones may be confused, especially since Granddad says Minnie Jones married a Shipplett.

According to Crawford Co., AR Marriage Book G, Minnie Dickson, age 22, married George W. Shipplett, age 22, on 18 May 1902. The marriage was solemnized by W.C. Gentry, J.P.

Birth:
Census says October, delayed birth certificate says November.

To add more confusion, the birth certificate says John was 32 at the time of her birth, when it appears he was more like 43. It says Martha / Susie was 29, which seems

Her obituary says she was born in 1877.

Census:
The 1910 census records that George and Minnie have been married 8 years and she has had just one child.

Census:
In the 1930 Census, Minnie reports that her father was born in Kansas and her mother born in Alabama. Her mother (Martha) reports that she and both her parents were born in Alabama.

Census:
Minnie's half-sister Addi Mullen is living on the same property, presumably in a home in the back yard, with her daughter Geneva.

Died:
inferred from obituary of her husband

Minnie married George Washington Shipplett on 18 May 1902 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States. George was born on 15 Apr 1880 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; died on 12 Sep 1963 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States; was buried in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316532:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LRQZ-DVK
• _UID: 8675100EC68A41F8A1AC77BFEDC41A3222F0
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 3 Apr 1940, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 1942, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; registered for the World War II draft
• Residence: 18 Feb 1942, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

According to the Crawford Co., AR Marriage Book H, J.W. Dickson, age 24, married Myrtle Ballentine, age 19, on 8 Mar 1908. The marriage was performed by C.W. O'Kelley.

SSDI: Maybe SS card issued in WV. SSN 233-01-5741

NAME: Everyone appears to have always called him Walter, but he may have been J. Walter. Much more frequently, I see him as Walter J. Dickson than J. Walter Dickson.

Southwest Times Record Obituary (or other paper)

J..W. Dickson

J.W. Dickson, 78, of Route Two, Alma, Arkansas, father of Mrs. Eula Newell of Fort Smith, died at his home Thursday morning after a long illness. A retired farmer, Mr. Dickson was a former resident of Rudy,Ark, and moved to Alma in 1929. He was a charter member of Kenner Chapel church near Rudy. Other survivors include a son, Alvie C. of the home; another daughter, Mrs. Helen Kalinsky of Detroit, Mich; a sister Mrs. Minnie Shifflett of Bristow, Okla; and six grandchildren.Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ocker Funeral Home, Van Buren.

Birth:
Some census record his birth as Arkansas, but his draft card says Mississippi.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31689331

Walter married Myrtle Stella Ballentine on 8 Mar 1908 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States. Myrtle (daughter of J. C. Ballentine and Luny Byrum) was born on 22 Apr 1888 in Crawford, Arkansas, United States; died on 5 Apr 1958 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 8 Apr 1958 in Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534725922:1030:191555462
• _UID: 803DA306A63E4EFC94296AA5ABA5C2BD2F75
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534725917:1030:191555462
• _UID: 6D7E1CFE8A044692A9C30FEB9D527998D1A4
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534725892:1030:191555462
• _UID: F12079C8D7004BB2AAE98756E9041B3AD8A1
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534725908:1030:191555462
• _UID: C38EACAE2B274F91BEA6C63DBC451C1C7D02
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: A. E. Dickson
• Name: Aner Eliza Dickson
• _AMTID: 162485316502:1030:191555462
• _UID: B55459225C9D464EAB75E0A080449D162864
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

Census:
The 1900 census records that she has had 2 children, both alive.

Census:
In the 1910 census, Eliza is listed as divorced and with two children, both living. Only one is in the home with her.

Family/Spouse: Walker Hall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Will N. Boatman on 5 Sep 1897 in Desoto, Mississippi, United States, and was divorced before 1910. Will was born in May 1879 in Mississippi, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316465:1030:191555462
• _UID: 746E88630AB145388562A258EA145A599731

Notes:

Died at age 70.

Family/Spouse: Jessie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322145:1030:191555462
• _UID: 5FE55499301644DAA2805D53C8B2BCB14EF8
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322146:1030:191555462
• _UID: B5718040194143F3B59F68DC419ABBEA8E3E
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316512:1030:191555462
• _UID: 7D2EEC64B466493D819C5207099B479F9BCC
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 29 Apr 1910, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Tyronza, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 29 Apr 1930, Proctor, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1944, West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States

Family/Spouse: Charles M. Clark. Charles was born in 1882 in Mississippi, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316479:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LHV5-4XH
• _UID: 49F55E2142A541DB8EDC42BC59B0C5544A26
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485316524:1030:191555462
• _UID: E4E30BBE83DE4751800539870129B86E1E93
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States
• Military: 5 Jun 1917, Glendora, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States; registered for WWI draft
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Leflore, Mississippi, United States
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Leflore, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 6 Apr 1940, Leflore, Mississippi, United States

Paul married Clara Peterson in 1925. Clara was born in 1897 in Mississippi, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534727691:1030:191555462
• _UID: 935715253CAF464898A5AA5940948B1D59D4
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534727690:1030:191555462
• _UID: 01D982F7E8B84A1496AD39E55AE2B701A685
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162534727689:1030:191555462
• _UID: 3DF6845A873D4B399C82CA1B4D50170515EE
• Census: Jun 1880, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States