Born in Iowa, United States
Daughter of Thomas Mathewson Dickson
and Jessie (McPherson) Dickson
Sister of
Anna Claretta (Dickson) Snedden and Margaret (Dickson) Dixon
Wife of
Joseph Melvin Leatham
— married
14 Jun 1905 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Created 30 Sep 2019
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Biography
Grace was born in 1884. She appears in an 1885 Iowa census with her parents and other family. The Dickson parents and Alexander Mcpherson were born in Scotland and the children in Delaware county, Iowa.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dickson | M | 42 |
| Jessie Dickson | F | 39 |
| Anna Dickson | F | 14 |
| Margaret Dickson | F | 12 |
| James Dickson | M | 7 |
| George A Dickson | M | 4 |
| Grace Dickson | F | 0 |
| Alexander Mcpherson | M | 39 |
All of the Dicksons were still together in Iowa in 1895 and there were no new children.[2] The parents died before the 1900 census and the siblings, now aged 11 to 24, were living together in Salt Lake City. The ages are not consistent. In the 15 years since 1885 Anna aged 10 years, James added 13, George added 14, and Grace added 14. Margaret's age is the oddest, showing her birth month as June 1889 and an age overwritten so that it could have been 20, 21, 10, or 11.[3]
Grace E (age 20) married Joseph M. Leatham (age 22) on 14 June 1905 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States.[4] About 4 years later they married again. Both records are clearly written, giving both ages and the date. A possible reason is that the first marriage was performed by a Rev. Simpkin of the Phillipe Congregational Church and the second by Elder J. U. Eldredge of the Church of J. C. of L. D. S. [his abbreviation, not mine]. Grace (age 24) married Joseph M. Leatham (age 26) on 10 August 1909 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States.[5]
In 1910 the census recorded Joseph and Grace in Salt Lake City, married 3 years. There were no children listed.[6]
In 1920 Grace was still married, but living with the family of her sister Margaret.[7] Margaret died of cancer the next year, and it seems likely that Grace was there to help out during her illness.
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H Dixon | M | 38 years | Married | Head | Clerk, Church Ofice | England |
| Margaret Dixon | F | 40 years | Married | Wife | Iowa | |
| Gladys Dixon | F | 12 years | Single | Daughter | Utah | |
| Stanley Dixon | M | 10 years | Single | Son | Utah | |
| Leona Dixon | F | 7 years | Single | Daughter | Utah | |
| Grace Dixon | F | 5 years | Single | Daughter | Utah | |
| Harold Dixon | M | 3 years 6 months | Single | Son | Utah | |
| Grace Leatham | F | 35 years | Married | Boarder | Iowa |
By 1930 Joseph and Grace were in San Antonio, Los Angeles with all of the Dixon children except Stanley. They are listed as Leatham, but it is unclear whether there was a formal adoption. Later in life some of the children were known as Dixon and others as Leatham. [8]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Leatham | M | 48 | Married | Head | Utah | |
| Grace E Leatham | F | 45 | Married | Wife | Iowa | |
| Gladys Leatham | F | 22 | Single | Daughter | Utah | |
| Leona Leatham | F | 17 | Single | Daughter | Utah | |
| Grace M Leatham | F | 15 | Single | Daughter | Utah | |
| Harold Leatham | M | 13 | Single | Son | Utah |
By 1940 Grace was a widow and just Gladys remained with her.[9] Then in 1950 daughter Grace Leatham had returned home and Gladys was Gladys M. Thomas, divorced.[10]
Grace passed away in 1969.[11] A California index has her mother's maiden name as "Mcpherso" and birth date 4 Dec 1884.[12]
Research Notes
Grace was born 4 Dec 1884 according to her death record.
There is no record that Grace was the biological mother of any children.
Some trees show that Grace died in Cudahy, Los Angeles, California. This is plausible, but so far no source is more specific than the county.
Sources
- ↑ 1885 Census: "Iowa State Census, 1885", citing Page: 22; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 004539589; FHL microfilm: 1021461; Image number: 124; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00986-1, FamilySearch Record: HCPJ-LMM (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 939Z-YG9C-S, Grace Dickson (0) in Coffins Grove, Delaware, Iowa.
- ↑ 1895 Census: "Iowa State Census, 1895", citing Page: 115; Line: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004234897; FHL microfilm: 1020198; Image number: 105; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N04389-0, FamilySearch Record: VTSD-CZR (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTL3-P3D, Grace Dickson (10) in Delaware, Iowa, United States.
- ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 67; Digital film/folder number: 004115259; FHL microfilm: 1241684; Image number: 232; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00674-9, FamilySearch Record: MMR2-DSV (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ2Q-DZZ, Grace Dickson (15), single sister, in household of Anna Dickson (24) in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Born in Iowa.
- ↑ Marriage: "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", citing Digital film/folder number: 004262221; FHL microfilm: 000429297; Record number: 179; Packet letter: C, FamilySearch Record: F8G7-JJK (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L99P-R999-3 Image number 00156, Grace E Dickson (20) marriage to Joseph M. Leatham (22) on 14 Jun 1905 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
- ↑ Marriage: "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", citing Digital film/folder number: 004705948; FHL microfilm: 000429072; Record number: 68; Packet letter: G, FamilySearch Record: KSGT-HXK (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 939K-BQ9C-W Image number 00727, Grace Dickson (24) marriage to Joseph M. Leatham (26) on 10 Aug 1909 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
- ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157492; FHL microfilm: 1375619; Image number: 59; Sheet number: 26; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03567-2, FamilySearch Record: M5X3-FKK (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY2-SJ7, Grace Latham (24), wife, in household of Joseph Latham (26) in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Born in Iowa.
- ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 004968920; FHL microfilm: 1821865; Image number: 1102; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03120-1, FamilySearch Record: M8P6-XXL (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJ2-H9S, Grace Leatham (35), married boarder, in household of Grace Leatham (35 years) in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Born in Iowa.
- ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 44; Digital film/folder number: 004950163; FHL microfilm: 2339907; Image number: 518; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03994-7, FamilySearch Record: XC8B-N7J (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4T-H53, Grace E Leatham (45), wife, in household of Joseph Leatham (48) in San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Iowa.
- ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 005456315; Image number: 364; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: K9WX-JZB (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MT-X7RK, Grace E Leatham (55), widowed head of household in San Antonio Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Iowa.
- ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", citing Page: 71; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 108821808; Image number: 13, FamilySearch Record: 6XG9-3Q4Z (accessed 20 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-LQH7-19JN-S, Grace E Leatham (65), widowed head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Iowa.
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Number: 562-66-1927; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1962 (California SSN issued in 1962, death May 1969, last residence Huntington Park)
- ↑ Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997", FamilySearch Record: VGRY-LG9 (accessed 20 August 2023), Grace E Leatham death 5 May 1969 (born 04 Dec 1884), daughter of Mcpherso, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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