Merle R Dickson

Brief Life History of Merle R

When Merle R Dickson was born on 21 May 1906, in Missouri, United States, his father, Guy Alvin Dickson Sr., was 25 and his mother, Bessie May Ryan, was 24. He lived in Jefferson Township, Shelby, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Ohio, United States in 1985. He died on 28 August 1985, in Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Guy Alvin Dickson Sr.
1880–1961
Bessie May Ryan
1881–1947
Merle R Dickson
1906–1985
Margaret J Dickson
1909–1977
Lela Mae Dickson
1911–2009
James Edward Dickson
1913–1997
Florence Dickson
1914–1989
Clara Blanch Dickson
1916–1992
Guy Alvin Dickson Jr.
1918–1968
Helen Frances Dickson
1919–2019
Joe Harold Dickson
1922–1997

Sources (5)

  • Merle R Dickson in household of Jim A Dickson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Merle R Dickson, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"
  • Merle Dixson in entry for Guy A Dickson, Jr, "Illinois, Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, ca. 1959-1981"

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dick + son.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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