Individual Details

Merrit Randolph Dickerson

(13 Nov 1846 - 17 Nov 1921)



1870 Census. Oconee, Shelby Co, IL, Hh 4
Merrit Dickerson, 23, Laborer, b. IN
Irena 20, b. IN
Janetta, 1, b. IL
Lucy, 3 months, b. IL in April

1880 Census. Oconee, Shelby Co, IL Hh 126
M. Dickerson, 33, Laborer
Irene, 30, wife
N. V., 4, dau, b. IL as were all the children
Lucy E., 10, dau, b.
George, 8, son, b.
E. J., 6, dau
James B., 4, son
E. H., 1, son

Married for the second time to Electa Haptonstall, 20 Mar 1899, Izard Co, AR.

1900 Census. Mountain Home, Baxter Co, AR, Hh 26
Merrit R. Dickerson, b. Nov 1846, 53,married 1 year, Farmer
Electa, wife, b. Nov 1856, 43, married 1 year 1 child, b. OH
Hh 27 (same house)
James B. Dickerson, b. Feb 1846, 44, married 20 years, farmer
Rebecca E., wife, b. Feb 1864, 36, 10 children, 7 living, b. AR
Nancy T., dau, b. Mary 1885, 15, b. IL
Dosha B., dau, b. Mar 1889, 11, b. AR as were the rest of the children
Gracy A., dau, b. Aut 1891, 8
Joel Steven, son, b. Oct 1893, 6
Lawrence, son, b. Nov 1895, 4
Osha Y., dau, b. Jan 1898, 2
Robert G., son, b.Jan 1900, 4 months

Events

Birth13 Nov 1846Indiana
Marriage5 Jan 1868Shelby County, Illinois - Irena May Hildbrant
Death17 Nov 1921Baxter County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseIrena May Hildbrant (1850 - 1935)
ChildErnest Homer Dickerson (1879 - 1936)
FatherGeorge Fountain Dickerson (1818 - 1863)
MotherElizabeth McCaslin (1818 - 1903)
SiblingWilliam Dickerson (1839 - )
SiblingOliver Dickerson (1842 - 1929)
SiblingGeorge M. Dickerson (1843 - )
SiblingNancy A. Dickerson (1845 - )
SiblingAbby J. Dickerson (1849 - )