Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322148:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LRG4-4SB
• _UID: B76492FCA02848A397FF829140B7ED8E77F6

Notes:

Buried:
From FindaGrave:
Robert McNairy was the son of Francis McNairy and Mary Boyd. He married Anne Hamilton, daughter of Gen. John Hamilton and Elizabeth Archer, on 23 Jul 1790 (documented by the "Shorter Family Bible). They lived in Giles Co, TN for many years and are buried in the McNairy Cemetery on their home place. The cemetery is a cow lot now, and the graves and tombstones are TOTALLY destroyed. (There ought to be a law!!!!) Thank heaven, years ago there was an old cemetery survey taken that recorded, at least, the graves that had not yet been destroyed.

Additional children for whom I have been unable to find places of burial:
1. Mary McNairy (1791-1816)- married Joseph Dickson, Jr.
2. Sarah "Sally" McNairy (1796-1850)- married Hubbard S. Harwell
3. Caroline Bell McNairy (1813-1849)- married Alfred Wilson
4. Mary Ann McNairy (1816-1870)- married Henry Ambrose Shorter

Were some of these additional children buried in the Robert McNairy Cemetery and their graves were lost before the cemetery survey was finally taken?

If anyone finds the graves of any of the listed children, PLEASE let me know!

Robert married Ann Hamilton on 23 Jul 1790 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. Ann (daughter of General John Hamilton and Elizabeth Archer) was born on 27 Sep 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States; died on 24 Dec 1853 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Giles, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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• _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]

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• _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