Re: DICKSON Families of Upper Middle TN
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DICKSON Families of Upper Middle TN
russell james 8/04/04
My Dickson line is very short in that only my great grandfather is known.John William Dickson b. May 8 1846 d. March 3, 1914.He married Mary DeWitt in Clifton, IL June 6, 1867.They had 4 children 2 who lived, Eva and Earl.
The family came from Indiana and lived in Martinton, IL according to the 1880 census of which Denmark is shown as the country of birth for John's father and Ireland for his mother.
John enlisted into the Union army but when he was discharged after serving, his name was recorded as DIXON.
This family also tried its hand at homesteading and went to Beadle SD area but decided to relinquish their landholding and return to IL.Stayed in the Kankakee/Iroquis County area for the rest of lives.
Would like to know if there were more siblings and who was John's parents.Does anything mesh with your research?Contact me at [email protected]