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John DICKENS

John DICKENS

Male 1863 - 1889  (25 years)

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  • Name John DICKENS 
    Born 26 Oct 1863  Caroline Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 3 Feb 1889  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: "run over by cars" (i.e., struck by train) 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I98084  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2015 

    Father William N. DICKENS,   b. May 1827, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Oct 1915  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane ___,   b. 29 Sep 1830, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1921, Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F41648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth E. COTTRILL,   b. CA 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Feb 1889  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F14113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: "run over by cars" (i.e., struck by train) - 3 Feb 1889 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    98084_JohnDickens_ElizabethCottrillMale_MarriageRecord_15Oct1885.jpg    		98084_JohnDickens_ElizabethCottrillMale_MarriageRecord_15Oct1885.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR. p. 16 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048546&Type=Death.
      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.)

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 35 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789987&Type=Marriage.
      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.)