Doddridge County Roots


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William N. DICKENS

William N. DICKENS

Male 1827 - Bef 1915  (~ 88 years)


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  • Name William N. DICKENS
    Birth May 1827  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1880  [2] 
    railroad worker 
    Occupation 1900  [1] 
    farmer 
    Census 1880, 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Bef Oct 1915  [3] 
    Person ID I96361  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2015

    Family Mary Jane ___,   b. 29 Sep 1830, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1921, Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Marriage CA 1855  [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.
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
      Wm. N. Dickens, 52, b. Va, works on railroad; M. J. (female), 45, b. Va; John G, 16; Jesse L, 12; Chas. B, 8; Thos. H, 4; Hattie M, 11 months.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 25 1900:
      William N. Dickens, 73, b. May 1827 in Va (both parents b. Va.), farmer, married 45 yrs; wife Mary J, 70, b. Sep 1829 in Va (both parents b. Va.), married 45 yrs, mother of 9 children (4 still living); son Thomas, 23, b. Jun 1876 in WVa, carpenter, single; adopted dau Minnie Dickens, 16, b. May 1884 in WVa.
    Children 
     1. William F. DICKENS,   b. CA 1860, Caroline Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 10 years)
    >2. John DICKENS,   b. 26 Oct 1863, Caroline Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1889, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     3. Jesse L. DICKENS,   b. CA 1868, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Charles Brooks DICKENS,   b. 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1953 (Age 81 years)
    +5. Thomas Hugh DICKENS,   b. 11 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Hattie M. DICKENS,   b. 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F41648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

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

    3. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 10/28/1915.