On 2 Dec 1846 there appeared a legal notice in the "Academist", a Wayne Co., TN publication, in which William K. and Joseph Dixon were suing others to settle the estate of James Dixon."
Marriage 1 Sarah A. MCCAGE b: 3 OCT 1811
Married: 1836
Children:
Jane Paralee DICKSON b: 3 MAR 1837 in Perry County, Tennessee
Mary Ann DICKSON b: 6 OCT 1838 in Perry County, Tennessee
James Bedford DICKSON b: 1 MAY 1840 in Tennessee
William Porter DICKSON b: 10 JUL 1842 in Perry Co., TN
Jacob Tipton DICKSON b: 23 DEC 1843 in Perry County, Tennessee
Margaret Wilson DICKSON b: 3 DEC 1844, d.s.p.
Suzanne Lugenie DICKSON b: 1845 in Perry County, Tennessee d.s.p.
Nancy Harriet DICKSON b: 20 AUG 1847 in Perry County, Tennessee d.s.p.
Elizabeth Ann DICKSON b: 1849 in Perry County, Tennessee d.s.p.
Marriage 2 Sarah A. STRICKLAND b: ABT. 1836
Married: AFT. 1850
1840 Census
1840 Perry Co. Census - (No. 4)
signed by John S. Houston Head of Household: Kenedy Dickson.
Males under 5 - 1 (Male under 5 was James Bedford b-1840)
Males 20/30 - 1 (Male was William Kennedy b-1811)
Females under 5 - 1 (Female was Mary Ann b-1838 )
Females 5/10 - 1 (Female was Jane Paralee b-1837)
Age does not add up to over 5 yrs. old Females 20/30 - 1 (wife Sarah McCage) [1]
Jacob T. 14 (Jacob's age is transcribed as 14 and is either an error or typo - his age should be 17)
Nancy H. 11
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Transcribed by Name: 1833741. Green Family Tree. Updated: 05-15-2019 12:05:59. Owner: Deborah Green. Online at Rootsweb Green Family Accessed Sept 15, 2021
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-CNP : 21 September 2021), William K Ditan, Perry, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444848.
Court Record: Book F, p. 274 - Linden, TN --James and Margrett Dickson, "for love and affection" deed land on Lick Creek to son W.K. Dickson.......possession after their death," May 14, 1839
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