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John Overton Dickinson 1877–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1877

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1910

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jacob War

Mother: Martha Overton

Spouse(s): Helen Trenholm

Children(s): Martha Dickinson, Helen Dickinson

John Overton Dickinson was born in 1877 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jacob Mcgarvock Dickinson Secretary Of War And Martha Marwell Overton. John Overton Dickinson married Helen Grimball Trenholm, and had children including Helen Trenholm Dickinson, Martha Overton Dickinson. John Overton Dickinson passed away in 1910 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Overton Dickinson was born in 1877 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jacob Mcgarvock Dickinson Secretary Of War And Martha Marwell Overton.
  • John Overton Dickinson married Helen Grimball Trenholm, and had children including Helen Trenholm Dickinson, Martha Overton Dickinson.
  • John Overton Dickinson passed away in 1910 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dickinson's Ancestors

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John Dickinson
1877–1910
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War
1851–1928
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Martha (MarWell) Overton
1853–1917
"Travelers Rest", Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Hon (Henry) Dickinson
1806–1872
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Anne (Eliza Grundy) McGavock
1820–1868
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dickinson
1779–1832
Elizabeth McDowell
1793–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archelaus Sr
1749–1806
Prudence 6x
1755–1812

John Dickinson's Descendants

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John (Overton) Dickinson (18 Aug 1877–24 Nov 1910) m. Helen (Grimball) Trenholm (13 Aug 1877–07 Sep 1909)
  1. 1. Martha (Overton) Dickinson 1906–1992 m. Goode (Paschall) Davis 1906–1989
    1. 1. Goode (Paschall) Davis 1930–1993
  2. 2. Helen (Trenholm) Dickinson 1909–1990 m. John (Sterling Bransford) Sr. 1906–1984
    1. 1. John (Sterling Bransford) Jr. 1930–2012
    2. 2. McGavok (Dickinson Bransford) Sr. 1933–2001

John Dickinson's Timeline

2 Records

1877
18 Aug 1877
Birth of John Overton Dickinson in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1910
24 Nov 1910
Age 33
Death of John Overton Dickinson in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1910
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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