Brief Life History of William Robert
When William Robert Dickerson was born on 8 December 1859, in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, his father, Hiram Thomas Dickerson, was 25 and his mother, Francais Swift, was 24. He married Lucy Aldine Smith on 14 November 1883, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Byrd Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 28 March 1939, at the age of 79, and was buried in Byrds Settlement, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States.
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- Wm R Dickerson in household of Hiram Dickerson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Robert Dickerson - Published information: birth-name: William R Dickerson
- William R Dickinson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): post-medieval form of Dickeson , a shortened form of Dickenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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