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DICKEY Family

Julie's father, Robert Dickey was the son of Cord L. Dickey, and Edith Farmer. Cord Dickey was the son of Jim Dickey and Francis Ellen Wilkes. The Dickey family looked like this:

1-William Dickey b: 1790, SC

sp: ? (Possible Sarah W. Dickey, buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, McNairy County, TN)

2-John A. Dickey b: 1812, Pendleton, SC

sp: Sarah French b: 1814, AL

m: Apr 17, 1834, Lawrence Co, AL

3-James M. Dickey b: 1835, MS

sp: Mary Martha Patterson b: 1840, TN

4-James Bennet Dickey b: 7 Jul 1863, McNairy Co, TN, d: 28 Jun 1939, Hillsboro, Hill Co, TX Buried at Ridge Park

sp: Fanny(Francis) Ellen Wilkes b:June 15, 1865, Tupelo, MS

5-Cord L. Dickey b: May 1890, Stantonville, McNairy Co, TN, d: May 12, 1966 ( Obit )

sp: Edith Farmer b: 4 Nov 1896, Hill Co, TX (Picture of Cord and Edith) The Farmer Family

5-Fannie Dickey b: 1882, McNairy, TN

5-Arthur Andrew Dickey b: 6 Oct 1886, McNairy Co, TN

5-Arlis T. Dickey b: 5 Aug 1887, McNairy Co, TN

5-Cora Dickey b: 4 Dec 1893, McNairy Co, TN

5-Josie Dickey b: 2 Mar 1897, McNairy Co, TN

5-Thomas Clide Dickey b: 16 Feb 1900, McNairy Co, TN

5-Vera Mae Dickey b: Dec 2, 1895, McNairy Co, TN

5-Herchel Harvey Dickey b: 1906, McNairy Co, TN

5-Bill ? Dickey b: 1907, McNairy Co, TN

4-Sarah Jane "Josie" Dickey b: May 1860, McNairy Co, TN

4-Thomas M. Dickey b: 1865, McNairy Co, TN

James' 2nd marriage

sp: Sarah Catherine Deaton b: Apr 1850

4-Robert T. Dickey b: 1874, McNairy Co, TN

4-Frances E. Dickey b: 1876, McNairy Co, TN

4-John W. Dickey b: 1878, McNairy Co, TN

4-Sarah Isabella "Bell" Dickey b: Dec 10, 1881, McNairy, TN

4-Joseph Calvin Dickey b: Nov 15, 1882, McNairy, TN

4-Minnie Dickey b: Jan 1886, McNairy, TN

4-William D. Dickey b: May 15, 1888, McNairy, TN

4-Phillip "Mack" O'Neal Dickey b: June 30, 1890, Selmer, McNairy, TN

3-Jane Dickey b: 1834, AL

3-Thomas Dickey b: 1839, MS

3-John Dickey b: 1842, MS

3-Emily C. Dickey b: 1844, MS

3-George Dickey b: 1846, MS

3-Louisa Dickey b: 1852, MS

3-Andrew Dickey b: 1854, MS

3-Amanda Dickey b: 1856, MS

3-Dolphus R. Dickey b: 1860, MS

2-Thomas Dickey b: 1809, Pendleton, SC (Moved to Arkansas before the war.)

m: Louisa Splan, Sept. 1, 1831, Lawrence Co, AL

2-Female Unknown, b: Pendleton, SC

William's 2nd marriage

sp: Milly ? b: 1822, AL

m: about 1851, Tishomingo, MS

Milly already had Perlena, John M., and James L, last name unknown, before she married William.

2-William Dickey b: 1851, Tishomingo, MS

2-Nelson T. Dicket b: 1854, Tishomingo, MS

2-Mary A. Dickey b: 1855, Tishomingo, MS

2-Abby E. Dickey b: 1857, Tishomingo, MS

THE DICKEY'S STORY

I am certain William Dickey came from Pendleton County, South Carolina. (Pendleton no longer exist, divided into 3 new counties: Pickens, Oconee, and Anderson) His father is unknown to me so far, but the choice is narrowed down to one of two Williams who lived there in 1800. I also believe he had a brother named John. Whoever William's father was, most likely he died by the time William was a young man. John moved to Lawrence County, Alabama by 1820, and William followed close behind. At this time William had 4 children, Thomas Henderson, and John A.(Arnold?), and 2 girls whose names are not known. His wife's name is not known for sure, but it is believed to be Sarah. Both boys were married in Lawrence County.

In July of 1836 the sheriff of Lawrence County tried to serve court papers on William, in the matter of Benjamin Sherrod vs. William Dickey, but could not find him. Evidently, the Dickeys had moved to Itawamba County, Mississippi. Shortly after this, that area of Itawamba became Tishomingo County. (Which later became Alcorn County. Note: Leroy Farmer is also found living near the Dickeys. There descendents would eventually marry many years later in TX, see the Farmer Line) William's first daughter had married by now, but his second daughter is handicapped as either deaf, dumb, or both. The family lived near the town of Corinth, a community called Wenasoga, for several years. Thomas was elected as a judge, and John became a Justice of the Peace (1842-1843).

William's first wife died before 1850, and William remarried a woman named Milly (her previous surname is unknown). Milly already had 3 children from a previous marriage. In 1851 William was taxed for his possessions of 1 clock and 30 head of cattle, at one dollar and twenty-one cents. William and his sons bought and sold land here several times, though William probably keep arround 100-150 acres at any one time. Shortly before 1860 the family moved to a place called Anderson's Store in McNairy County, TN. Apparently, Anderson's served as a post office for the nearby farmer's, but doesn't exist anymore.

In April of '62, the Union and Confederate armies would be marching over Dickey lands on their way to meet at Shiloh. Yet, records of the Dickey's participation have been hard to decipher. John's son James M. Dickey, our direct ancestor, was of the right age, but there are several men of the same name who fought with different units. So far I can't tell which one is ours. Supposedly his younger brother, Andrew J. Dickey, fought with the 13th Tennessee Confederate Infantry, and his cousins (Thomas' sons) fought with the 33rd Arkansas. (The 33rd AR is the same unit my Caswell ancestors fought with!)

It should also be noted that many people in McNairy County were pro-Union to begin with. After Shiloh, the Confederates retreated to Corinth, and this left the county open to Union occupation. During this time, the North recruited men from the county into their army. Some of these men may not have been Unionist at the start, but once they were in the midst of what appeared to be the winning side, they decided to 'go with 'em, instead of agin 'em.' This was not uncommon during the war. The North would often threaten to arrest men for being Confederates unless they declared their loyalty by taking the oath or joining the Union army. They were always afraid of these men becoming guerrilas behind their lines, and McNairy was in Union held territory for most of the war. (This didn't stop the county from supplying men to the Southern cause.) However, I haven't located him in the Union army either.

After the war the family is found near Bethel Springs (Once called Bethel Station because it becaame a stop on the railroad before the War. Bethel is just north of Selmer.) The family stayed in McNairly County for the next 50 years. The later generation growing up in Stantonville. James B. Dickey moved his family to Hill County, TX between 1910 and 1920.