I’m not related to any member of this family.
1930 is the last available census at this time.

Facts you should know about the early census records -
All census records [1790 – 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of household; whether male or female.
NO specific age was stated for any family member
NO place of birth was stated – city, state, or country
NO city, town, or village is stated – only the county; however some census takers listed the township
NO street address was stated
NO marital status was stated – single, married, widowed, or divorced
NO family relationship was stated – brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw, etc…
NO occupation was stated
NO parental birthplaces are stated
NO race was stated [but assume “white”]

1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships, marital status or parental birthplaces.

Step children are not enumerated as “step” children
Adopted children are not enumerated as “adopted”
Grand children are not enumerated as “grand children”
Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan"

1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members

1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces +++



Missouri Death Records
Death certificates for Missouri 1910-1959 deaths can be downloaded and printed out for FREE, at this site:

- - Birth & Death records for Missouri began in 1910 - -

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/#...

1860 -
Name: Miller Smith [aka = Millee]
Age in 1860: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Township 39 Range 22, Benton, Missouri
Gender: Female
Post Office: Warsaw

Jackson D Smith 43, VA - farmer
Miller Smith 33, KY
Annaliza Smith 1, MO
Jackson Smith 4m, MO

1870 -
Name: Milley J Dickerson
Birth Year: abt 1828
Age in 1870: 42
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Fristoe, Benton, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Quincy

Milley J Dickerson 42, KY
Analizia Smith 11, MO
Jackson R Smith 10, MO
Sarah J Smith 8, MO
Shermon Dickerson 4, MO
Elizia Cusck 60, KY
Martishesha Smith 71, VA



STORY -
My great grandfather??? was the only child born to this union. As far as I can find, Milly and A. G. H. never lived together - at least not for long. By 1870 (4 years after they were married) they lived in different homes.

1880 -
Name: Albert G. H. Dickerson
Home in 1880: Fristoe, Benton, Missouri
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Father
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farming
Race: White
Gender: Male

Wm. H. Dickerson 42, KY - farmer
Sarah L. Dickerson 29, MO [possibly a 2nd wife??][1851]
Albert E. Dickerson 7, MO
Jno. W. Dickerson 5, MO
Luther H. Dickerson 3, MO
Wm. R. Dickerson 1, MO
Albert G. H. Dickerson 71, Ky - father, farmer

marriage record -
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Miss Sarah L White [see 1880 above]
Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1871
Marriage County: Benton
Spouse Name: Mr. William H Dickerson


1880 -
Name: Sherman Dickerson
Home in 1880: Fristoe, Benton, Missouri
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Milly Dickerson
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male

Milly Dickerson 52, KY - listed as married
Sherman Dickerson 13, MO

1900 -
Name: Abe Dickerson [aka- Sherman]
Home in 1900: Fristoe, Benton, Missouri
[Benton, Missouri]
Age: 30
Birth Date: Jan 1870
Birthplace: Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Flora I Dickerson
Marriage year: 1892
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 8
Occupation: merchant

Abe Dickerson 30
Flora I Dickerson 24, 1/76 NY - 3 children
Lewis J Dickerson 7, 2/93 MO
William T Dickerson 5, 8/94 MO
Nellie M Dickerson 2, 4/98 MO



death record -
Albert Sherman Thomas Dickerson
B:8 Nov 1866 in Fristoe, Benton, Missouri, United States
D:21 May 1933 in Fristoe, Benton, Missouri
on his death cert the informant stated that -
his father's name was - unknown
father's birthplace is unknown
his mother's name was - unknown
mother's birthplace is unknown

1910 -
Name: Sherman Dickerson
Age in 1910: 42
Estimated Birth Year: 1868
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
[United States]
Spouse's Name: Katie Dickerson
Home in 1910: Cross Timbers, Hickory, Missouri
Marital Status: Married 4 yrs
Race: White
Gender: Male

Sherman Dickerson 42, MO - 2nd marriage, general store merchant
Katie Dickerson 20, KS - 2 children
Willie Dickerson 15, MO
Nellie Dickerson 13, MO
Irene Dickerson 11, MO
Harvey Dickerson 4, MO
Katie Dickerson 2, MO


Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Albert G. H. Dickerson
State Filed: Missouri
Widow: Milly J. Dickerson
invalid status filed 1889
widow status filed [can't read the date]


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