William
D. Graves
Dickens
Born about in Mississippi, United States
Son of David John Dickens
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca Jane (Brantley) Dickens
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Jane (Dickens) Nall, Elizabeth J (Unknown) Dickens, John F Dickens and Frances M (Dickens) Harvey
Died about
at about age 35
in Red River, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2013
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Biography
William Graves Dickens was born about 1825 in Mississippi.
He married Rebecca Jane Brantley. In 1850 they lived in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana with their daughters Elizabeth and Mary[1]. By 1860 they had moved to Red River Township, Lafayette Arkansas with their children Elizabeth, Frances, William, and J. T.[2]
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-56R : 12 April 2016), Wm D Dickins, Claiborne parish, part of, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 639, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Wm D Dickins Male 25 Mississippi
- Rebecca Dickins Female 20 Mississippi
- Mary J Dickins Female 8 Louisiana
- Elizabeth Dickins Female 1 Louisiana
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-3PZ : 18 February 2021), W G Dickens, 1860.
- W G Dickens Male 38 Mississippi
- Rebecca Dickens Female 35 Mississippi
- Elizabeth J Dickens Female 10 Louisiana
- Frances Dickens Female 6 Louisiana
- Wm W Dickens Male 3 Louisiana
- J T Dickens Male 1 Louisiana
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.39%
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Lynette Jester
Lynette Jester
Dickens-670 and Dickens-285 appear to represent the same person because: Mary Dickens Nall did not have two fathers. The DOB of William is negligible.
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by Lynette Jester
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