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Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson 1921–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1921

Birth Location: Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1994

Death Location: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Richard Sr.

Mother: Viola Lewis

Spouse(s): Junice Griffin, Udith Townsend

Children(s): Gary Townsend, Richard Dickerson

Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson was born in 1921 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA, the child of Richard Bion Dickerson Sr And Viola Mae Dickerson Nee Lewis. In 1930, Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided in Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. In 1942, Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson established residence. Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson married Junice Elizabeth Dickerson Boyd Nee Griffin, Udith Elizabeth Dickerson Nee Townsend, and had children including Deborah Mead, Delores Dickerson, Gary Garland Townsend, Kevin Dickerson, Kruse Alan Dickerson, Kurt A Dickerson, Richard William Dickerson, William Edgar Dikerson. Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson passed away in 1994 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson was born in 1921 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA, the child of Richard Bion Dickerson Sr And Viola Mae Dickerson Nee Lewis.
  • In 1930, Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided in Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1942, Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson established residence.
  • Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson married Junice Elizabeth Dickerson Boyd Nee Griffin, Udith Elizabeth Dickerson Nee Townsend, and had children including Deborah Mead, Delores Dickerson, Gary Garland Townsend, Kevin Dickerson, Kruse Alan Dickerson, Kurt A Dickerson, Richard William Dickerson, William Edgar Dikerson.
  • Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson passed away in 1994 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sr.
1898–1973
Birth Location: Richland, Union, South Dakota
RS
Viola Lewis
1896–
Birth Location: California
VL

Spouses(s)

Junice Griffin
1926–1955
Birth Location: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
JG
Udith Townsend
1921–1968
Birth Location: Homer, Dakota County, Nebraska, United States of America
UT

Children(s)

Gary Townsend
1944–2017
Birth Location: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
GT
Richard Dickerson
1942–2012
Birth Location: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
RD

Richard Dickerson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Dickerson
1921–1994
Birth Place: Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
Parents
Richard Bion Dickerson Sr.
1898–1973
Richland, Union, South Dakota
Viola (Mae Dickerson née) Lewis
1896–
California
Grandparents
Bion (Henry) Dickerson
1871–1934
Richland, Union County, South Dakota, USA
Susie (Melissa Dickerson née) Knapp
1876–1947
Westfield, Plymouth, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knapp
1851–1890
Amarilla Keagle
1860–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alfred Knapp
1812–1888
Sarah ??
1815–1857

Richard Dickerson's Descendants

1.
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Richard ("Dick" Ellsworth) Dickerson (Abt 1921–18 Feb 1994) m. Junice (Elizabeth Dickerson Boyd née) Griffin (17 March 1926–1 Nov 1955) m. Udith (Elizabeth Dickerson née) Townsend (27 Dec 1921–23 Feb 1968)
  1. 1. Gary (Garland) Townsend 1944–2017 m. Alta (P) Carmon 1942–2016
  2. 2. Richard (William) Dickerson 1942–2012

Richard Dickerson's Timeline

10 Records

1921
Abt 1921
Birth of Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here in Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1942
abt 1942
Age 21
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here
None
1944
abt 1944
Age 23
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here
None
1946
1946
Age 25
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson was married in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1949
9 May 1949
Age 28
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here in Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1952
1952
Age 31
Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson resided here in Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
1994
18 Feb 1994
Age 73
Death of Richard "Dick" Ellsworth Dickerson in North Sioux City, Union, South Dakota, USA
North Sioux City, Union, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1921
    Event Place: Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] Montana, U.S., Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 21 Feb 1994; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.5231757,0.18055089,0.80768794&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2340424

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1942
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1944
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 May 1949
    Event Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sioux City, Woodbury

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1968
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Udith Elizabeth Townsend Dickerson

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 5115 Military Road
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 21 Feb 1994; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.5231757,0.18055089,0.80768794&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Iowa, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 117

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1994
    Event Place: North Sioux City, Union, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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