Trying to locate Dicks Family relatives associated with the ROSS/GOFF/Pennington/Lanier Families of North Florida -Suwannee County. My GAunt Dollie(?) ROSS/Lanier married a Dr. Dicks from the St Pete/Tampa areaon 16 Sept 1914. Dr Dicks first name is unknown. They had the following children: Leslie, b. 4 Dec 1916; Ella, b. 25 Sept 1916; Mattie, b. 23 Feb 1922; Gladis, b. 23 Jan 1925. Dr Dicks was known to have a summer home on the Withlacoochee River. Any help in locating or obtaining information on these relatives would be greatly appreciated.

Found the following information at various locations on the Web.

According to the Bethlehem Church Cemetery Index, Mason City, Columbia County, FL:

DICKS, Dollie A., b. Apr 10 1886 d. Oct 23 1958

Florida Death Index:

Name: Dolly Annie Dicks
Volume: 1998
Certificate: 34478
Place: Columbia
Race: W
Gender: F
Death Date: Oct 1958

The following is information was submitted to the LDS (Morman Church) and is posted at thier website, by a JOHN ORTON LANIER, 169 RIVERVIEW ROAD FORT MYERS FL, 33905

Modified Register for Reid E. DICKS


First Generation

1. Reid E. DICKS 1 was born on 19 Aug 1897 in Lake City, Columbia, Fl. He died on 9 Jun 1972 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Fl. He was buried on 12 Jun 1972 in Royal Palm Cem, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Fl.

Reid married Sarah Emmaline "Dolly" LANIER 2 daughter of Roan Monroe LANIER and Martha Rebecca ROSS on 16 Sep 1914 in Perry, Taylor, Fl. Sarah was born on 5 Oct 1896 in Live Oak, Suwannee, Fl.

They had the following children:

2 i. <Unknown> .

3 F ii. Elouise Dicks 3 was born on 25 Sep in Day, Lafayette, Fl.

4 F iii. Mattie Lee Dicks 4 was born on 23 Feb in Day, Lafayette, Fl.

5 F iv. Gladys Anita Dicks 5 was born on 23 Jan in Dowling Park, Suwannee,Fl.

6 F v. Johnnie Mae Dicks 6 was born on 15 Nov in Dowling Park, Suwannee,Fl.

7 vi. <Unknown> .

8 M vii. Douglas Monroe Dicks 7 was born on 5 Sep in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Fl.




Appendix A - Sources


1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R).
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R).
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R).
5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R).
6. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R).
7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R).

I would certainly make contact with Mr. Lanier. I don't know if his address is current. Looks like your cousin has done quite a bit of work on this family, and sure you have information he doesn't have.

I've only cut and pasted a small portion of the file Mr. Lanier has at the LDS website. Looks like he goes back a few more generations with the Ross, LANIER and related families.

He may already have the obituaries for all of the folks, but if he doesn't, I may be able to help you out once we verify death dates, location, etc. You would probably want to get death certificates for everybody first and then look for obituaries.

I have access to just about all the old Florida papers on microfilm, but I don't do lookups as a volunteer.

Let me know if I can be of anymore assistance.
Hope all of this as helped.

Chris E. Welch
Gainesville, FL
welchdude@hotmail.com