Jefferson and Rebecca Dickson
 

Information comes from census records, obituaries and newspapers.

Jefferson Dickson, was a well-known river boat captain. He was born 14 Oct 1814 in Tyler County, Virginia. He married Rebecca Harbolt 25 Aug 1837 in Louisville Ky. She was born 4 July 1819 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1850 Jefferson and Rebecca were in Newport Ky. in 1870 the family was in Goshen, Clermont Oh.

Children of Jefferson Dickson and Rebecca Harbolt

1. Jefferson Dickson b-2 Sep 1840 in Newport Ky. d-15 Jan 1919 in Montgomery Co Oh
2. Sophia Dickson b-23 Mar 1843 in Newport; d-14 Jan 1918 in Ft Wayne Indiana; br-Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati; m-John Grafton
3. Thressa Dickson b-1845 in Cincinnati; d-4 May 1901 in Fort Wayne. m-Shunk
4. Richard Dickson b-1848 in Cincinnati
5. Robert D Dickson b-1853 in Newport
6. Nellie Dickson b-1857 in Newport
7. Anna E Dickerson b-3 Nov 1864 in Newport; d-23 July 1943 in Ft Wayne Indiana; br-Spring Grove Cemetery; m-John Sim; in 1900 Anna was working as a teacher in Fort Wayne.
8. Helen Mar "Nellie" Dickson b-May 1865 in Newport; d-4 May 1901 in Fort Wayne; br-Spring Grove Cemetery; m-Nathaniel S Smith 28 May 1884 in Ft Wayne.

Jefferson Dickson died 1 February 1904 in Ft Wayne and was buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery. Rebecca Harbolt Dickson died 31 Mar 1908 in Ft Wayne and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery.

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