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William Franklin Alexander Dickson

Male 1835 - 1872  (37 years)

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  • Name William Franklin Alexander Dickson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 21 Mar 1835  Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military Service North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Military Service 12 Aug 1862  Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial 1872  Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    • Olney Presbyterian Cemetery
    Death 27 Sep 1872  Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Person ID I31582  MontyHistNotes_2014 | William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father William Sample Dickson,   b. 1787, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1870, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Abigail Alexander,   b. 1793, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1859, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1806 
    Family ID F6223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Rebecca Ratchford,   b. 28 Nov 1839, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1911, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1859  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. George Meek Dickson,   b. 14 Nov 1860, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1917, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Frances E Dickson,   b. 6 Jun 1862, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1923, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Captain William Thomas Dickson,   b. 31 Jul 1866, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1920, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Jonas Hoffman Dickson,   b. 25 Jul 1868, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1934, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Laban Eli Dickson,   b. 8 Nov 1870, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1949, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F8037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Mar 1835 - Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1859 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 12 Aug 1862 - Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1872 - Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Sep 1872 - Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S667] Heritage Book Committee, Heritage of Old Mecklenburg County, (Name: Name: Walsworth Publishing; Date: 2006;;), "The Heritage of Old Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1763-2003",book found in Charlotte Public Library. Has many articles contributed by family members about history and biographies of Old Mecklenburg Art 808 Sample-Alexander by Mildred Jo Roberts Owens, NCR 929.3756a M43 C85.

    2. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina;Roll: M432_630; Page: 458A; Image: .
      Record for Wm F A Dickson

    3. [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for George M Dickson

    4. [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Francis E Dickson

    5. [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Laban Eli Dickson

    6. [S1653] Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Name: findagrave; Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA;;).

    7. [S2642] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2009;;).

    8. [S2967] Ancestry.com, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    9. [S2488] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;).



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