Luther DICKERSON

1825 - 1910  (85 years)

• Birth	12 Apr 1825	Washington Co., OH   [1, 2]
  Census	24 Oct 1850	District 90, Saline Co., MO   [3]
  	1850 census at District 90, Saline, MO shows: Luther Dickerson, 24, wagonmaker, b. OH; Margaret, 24, b. KY; Evaline, 2, b. MO.
  Census	12 Jul 1870	Shannon, Atchison, KS   [4]
  	1870 census at Shannon, Atchison, KS shows: Luther Dickerson, 46, farmer, b. OH; Margaret, 46, b. KY; children, all but David b. KS: David, 19, b. MO; Joseph, 13; Mary, 10; Aurelius, 8; Aurelia, 8, twins; Luther, 5; John, 3.
  Census	21 Jun 1880	Shannon, Atchison, KS   [5]
  	1880 census at Shannon, Atchison, KS shows: Luther Dickerson, 56, farmer, b. OH, parents b. VA/Atlantic; Margaret, 55, b. KY, parents b. IRELAND; children, KS: Joseph B., 22, studying xxxx(illegible); Mary, 17, seamstress; Aurelius, 17, binding wheat; Luther, 14, driving team; John, 12, harvesting; Sallie, 10. Also listed is Luther Hamilton or Harrington, 4, nephew, b. KS, parents b. IL/MO.
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Shannon, Atchison, KS   [6]
  	1900 census at Shannon, Atchison, KS shows: Luther Dickerson, b. Apr 1825, age 75, married twice, b. OH, parents b. VA/VA, farmer; Amanda, b. Sep 1863, age 36, married twice, 5 children born / 2 living, b. KY, parents b. KY/KY; Curtis, b. Aug 1899, age 9/12, b. KS; George Johnson, stepson, b. Apr 1887, age 13, b. KS, parents b. IN/KY.
  Residence	Atchison, Atchison, KS   [2]
  	Luther was sited as the first white settler in Atchinson, KS.
  Death	13 Dec 1910	Atchison, Atchison, KS   [2]

  
  

  Father	Joseph DICKERSON,   b. 16 Mar 1783, Ohio Co., VA (now WV) d. Between 1832 and 1836, Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Sarah DAILEY,   b. 1785, Washington Co., PA d. 1839, Muscatine Co., IA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F1434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Allie Margaret FIZER
  Marriage	25 Dec 1845	Saline Co., MO   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Amanda HAM,   b. Sep 1863, KY d. 1923, KS (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1890  [2]
  Family ID	F100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Apr 1825 - Washington Co., OH Marriage - 25 Dec 1845 - Saline Co., MO Residence - - Atchison, Atchison, KS Death - 13 Dec 1910 - Atchison, Atchison, KS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] Dailey, Richard Allen, Richard Dailey FGS, 68. [S17] Dickerson, William Harrison, Dickerson FGS, 17. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), 1850. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.