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Robert Gray Dickerson 1925–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1925

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1987

Death Location: Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA

Father: Willard Jr

Mother: Madeline Gray

Spouse(s): Adelaide Melvin

Children(s):

Robert Gray Dickerson was born in 1925 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of Willard Saulsbury Dickerson Jr And Madeline May Gray. In 1930, Robert Gray Dickerson resided in Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Robert Gray Dickerson resided in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA. Robert Gray Dickerson married Adelaide M Melvin. Robert Gray Dickerson passed away in 1987 in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Gray Dickerson was born in 1925 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of Willard Saulsbury Dickerson Jr And Madeline May Gray.
  • In 1930, Robert Gray Dickerson resided in Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Robert Gray Dickerson resided in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA.
  • Robert Gray Dickerson married Adelaide M Melvin.
  • Robert Gray Dickerson passed away in 1987 in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willard Jr
1896–1976
Birth Location: Ellendale, Sussex, Delaware, USA
WJ
Madeline Gray
1899–1986
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Adelaide Melvin
1928–2020
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
AM

Children(s)

Robert Dickerson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Dickerson
1925–1987
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Parents
Willard Saulsbury Dickerson Jr
1896–1976
Ellendale, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Madeline (May) Gray
1899–1986
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Thomas) Gray
1866–1935
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Martha (Ann "Mattie") Shahan
1872–1949
Cheswold, Kent, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Shahan
1837–1888
Hannah Hammond
1841–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hammond
1811–1875
Martha Hughes
1823–1887

Robert Dickerson's Timeline

8 Records

1925
22 Nov 1925
Birth of Robert Gray Dickerson in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Robert Gray Dickerson resided here in Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Robert Gray Dickerson resided here in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
1940
1940
Age 15
Robert Gray Dickerson resided here in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
1943
06 May 1943
Age 18
Robert Gray Dickerson resided here in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Robert Gray Dickerson resided here in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
1987
23 May 1987
Age 62
Death of Robert Gray Dickerson in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
1987
25 May 1987
Age 62
Burial of Robert Gray Dickerson in Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 18
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00544; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-26
    [3] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 222-14-5748; Issue State: Delaware; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 2341764
    [6] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Delaware, Marriage Records
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Morning News; Publication Date: 25 May 1987; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America; ,0.046511006,0.683883,0.2323
    [10] 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: Camdew, Kent, Delaw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 2341764

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00544; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00544; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 May 1943
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1943
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware, 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: Camdew, Kent, Delaw

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1987
    Event Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 222-14-5748; Issue State: Delaware; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Morning News; Publication Date: 25 May 1987; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America; ,0.046511006,0.683883,0.2323

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 1987
    Event Place: Camden, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Morning News; Publication Date: 25 May 1987; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America; ,0.046511006,0.683883,0.2323
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