Husband: William N. Dickens Also known as: William M. Dickens 1,2
Born: May- -1827 in Virginia 3 Died: bef Oct 1915 1 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 farmer 3 Occupation: 1880 railroad worker 4 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary Jane ___
Married: ca 1855 3 (see note 1)
Born: Sep-29-1830 in Virginia 5 (see note 2)
Died: Jan- 8-1921 in Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS 5
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1920 in Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father:
Mother:
Notes
M Child 1: William F. Dickens Born: ca 1860 in Caroline Co, VA 6 Died: Nov-20-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Cause of death: kidney disease 6
M Child 2: John Dickens Census name: John G. Dickens Born: Oct-26-1863 in Caroline Co, VA 7,4 Died: Feb- 3-1889 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Cause of death: "run over by cars" (i.e., struck by train) 6 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Elizabeth E. Cottrill b. ca 1864 d. bef Feb 1889 Married: Oct-15-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Jesse L. Dickens Born: ca 1868 in West Virginia 4 Resided: 1921 in Washington, Washington Co, PA 10 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Charles Brooks Dickens Also known as: C. B. Dickens 11 Born: 1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,7 Died: 1953 12 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS 13 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS 14 Resided: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920, 1930, 1940 oil & gas producer 15,16,17 Occupation: 1910 oil driller 14 Wife: Myde Tate b. 1872 d. Oct-27-1914 Census name: Mide Tate Married: May-13-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Wife: Alice R. ___ b. 1887 d. 1975 Married: ca 1921 16
M Child 5: Thomas Hugh Dickens Also known as: Thomas Hughes Dickens Born: Jun-11-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19,3 Resided: 1921 in Independence, Montgomery Co, KS 10 Census: 1920 in Independence, Montgomery Co, KS Resided: 1918 in Independence, Montgomery Co, KS 19 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1901 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1918 contractor & driller 19 Occupation: 1900 carpenter 3 Wife: Susan Janet McHenry b. ca 1882 Census name: Sue J. Married: Apr-24-1901 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20
F Child 6: Hattie M. Dickens Born: 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 3) Died: Dec-29-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Cause of death: diphtheria 6 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Republican, 10/28/1915. (2) Obituary of wife. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) Obituary. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John E. Dickens, white male, widowed, age 25, nationality Irish, born in Caroline Co Virginia, occupation laborer; died Feb 3 1889 at Smithton, cause of death "run over by cars." Burial in Smithton on Feb 4 1889. Informant: Joseph Cheuvront, West Union, undertaker. (NOTE: Middle initial given as G in 1880 Census. Unclear which is correct. "Run over by cars" would refer to train cars, as Smithton (now Smithburg) was the location of a B & O Railroad depot. The Smithton burial location is presumed to refer to Archbold Cemetery, where his mother was buried some years later.), DR. p. 16 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048546&Type=Death. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Dickens, age 21 as of Oct 26 1884, born in Caroline County, Virginia, res. in Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Elizabeth Maley (sic), 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 15 1885 "at the residence of Owen Breniger" by F. J. Ashburn, a Minister of the Gospel. (Note: Wife was the widow of Sanford Male, not Maley. In the the 1880 Census of Grant District, Doddridge County, Owen Brinegar, 34, b. North Carolina, blacksmith, was head of household with a wife (Naomi Riggs Huffman Brinegar) and six children. His relationship to either of the parties in this marriage is not known.), MR p. 35 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789987&Type=Marriage. (10) Obituary of mother. (11) Headstone. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) 1910 Census. (15) 1920 Census. (16) 1930 Census. (17) 1940 Census. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (20) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage date given as 1872 in wife's obituary. But the 1900 Census, which shows that they had been married for 45 years, puts it in about 1855. Note (2) Age in 1880 Census puts birth in about 1835, 1920 Census puts it in about 1833. But 1900 Census states birth date as Sep 1829, while obituary specifies Sep 29 1830. Note (3) Age was 11 months at time of June 11 1880 census enumeration, putting birth in about July 1879. Conflicting with this is age 4y 9m at time of her Dec 29 1883 death, putting her birth in March 1879. The July 1879 date would appear to be more reliable. The original birth record entry is unreadable. www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2608206&Type=Birth