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ROBERT DICKSON came to the United States from County Antrim, Ireland, when he was a young man, and finally located in what was known as Scott Township, the village of Mount Lebanon, being about one mile away. Robert Dickson and his brother Alexander who came with him were stone masons. They worked at their trade about the country and then acquired a track of land of about fifty acres, which they cleared and built a log house on it. There the two brothers kept bachelor hall for about 4 years when Robert Married Agnes Ballintyne, the daughter of Rose Ann Kithcart and Joseph Ballintyne, who had come from County Down, Ireland, but were originally Scotch, migrating to Ireland during the persecutions of the Scotch Catholics under Queen Mary.
Robert Dickson and Agnes Ballintyne were married March 27, 1853; to them were born four children, who were John, James, Margaret Ann, and Mary Jane. Margaret Ann Married Edward MacFarlane Long of Mt. Lebanon and Mary Jane married Samuel Gamble of Mansfield, but now known as Carnegie, PA John Dickson married Mary Goodboy of MT. Lebanon and James Alexander married Hester Bausman of MT Lebanon. John Dickson had no children and James had nine, seven of whom are now living, in Western cities. Margaret Dickson Long had two children.
Robert Dickson Long and Mary Agenes who married James Omar Young, of Pittsburgh, PA. mary Jane Gamble had four children, but only one daughter is now living, Mary Ethel who married Charles Schwab Bullions, and is the mother of four children: Jane G., Samuel G., Mary Ethel and Charles S. Jr.
Robert Dickson lived a quiet farmers life, tilling the soils and bore the respect of the community. Agnes B. Dickson died Feb 14, 1890 and Robert Dickson followed her in June 1893, after 47 years of married life.
James Alexander Dickson died 1916 or 17 I think, his wife Hester died December 15, 1928
John Dickson died January 22, 1929. His wife, Mary Goodboy, having proceeded him, January 7, 1928. His second wife was Susie Stewart.
The brother, Alexander Dickson, continued to live with his brother Robert on the farm until his death at about the age of 68 years. He never married. There ws another brother William who remained in Ireland.
On Grandmother Dickson's side of the house there were several sisters all of whom are now dead. I think there is only one of the cousins now living.
Grandfather Dickson had two sisters, Eliza Jane who married David Hill and Margaret Ann who married William Dalzell. Margaret A Dickson Dalzell lived to be 106 years old and was quite an interesting old lady until the time of her death. One of her daughters is all that remains of her family - - Mrs Theodore H. Bolce, Pittsburgh.
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