William Dickinson (abt. 1798 - 1881)

Born about 1 Jan 1798 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA

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Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1881 at about age 83 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

William Dickinson lived in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

William Dickinson, Jr., son of William Dickinson Sr.,^[1] was born in in Bedford County, Virginia.^[2] about 1795.^[3][4]

He married Mary Church Grey,^[2] daughter of John P., on 8 November 1825.^[5]

Their son John Quincy Dickinson was born 20 November 1831 in Bedford County, Virginia.^[2] The 1860 census finds William and his son living in Bedford County:^[3]

Head, Wm Dickinson, Jr. (65), born in Virginia^[3]

Jno Q Dickinson (28), born in Virginia^[3]

Dr. Jno A Cabb (48), born in Virginia - Dentist^[3]

Jas Steptoe (F, 32), born in Virginia^[3]

William died 10 November 1881 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.^[6]

Dickinson & Shrewsbury

By the 1830s, William Dickinson Jr. (1798-1881) became active in the business created by William Dickinson (1772-1861) and Joel Shrewsbury (1779-1859) - William Jr.'s father and Sr.'s brother-in-law were the founding partners of the salt-works firm of Dickinson & Shrewsbury.^[7]

By the 1850s, his sons Henry C. Dickinson (1830-1871) and John Q. Dickinson (1831-1925) were also playing active roles in the salt works.^[7]

Will

William Dickinson of Kanawha County, West Virginia left a will dated 1 March 1881 that was proved 6 December 1881.^[8]

• Son John Q. Dickinson
• Daughter Mary T. Winkler and her four children: Roemer, Henry, John and Mary Winkler
• Son Henry C. Dickinson (deceased) - his six children
• Granddaughters Mary Cobb, Sally Cobb, and Martha Cobb
• Nephew Charles C. Lewis

The first item of his will addressed the disposition of his interest in the Kanawha Valley Bank, which he later refers to as "the Kanawha Valley Bank; that bank having bought it of Col William H. Edwards in collecting of him a debt he owed said bank." Other items address land he owned.

Executors: my son John L. Dickinson, my nephew Charles C. Lewis, and my two grandsons, Roemer Winkler and Henry Winkler

Witnesses: John W. Slack, A. B. Aultz, D. L. Ruffner

Sources

1. ↑ He was the son of William Dickinson Sr., but there is uncertainty over the identity of his mother. See his father's profile (Dickinson-1358) for further discussion.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Death certificate of John Quincy Dickinson (died 26 November 1925, Kanawha County). Online record posted by West Virginia Archives & History, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (accessed 29 April 2022).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "United States Census, 1860," database with images (FamilySearch : 24 March 2017), Virginia > Bedford > Southern Revenue District > image 204 of 225; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database (Fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Image (accessed 29 April 2022).
4. ↑ He was born 1 January 1798, according to the Dickinson memorial stone (Find a Grave image, accessed 9 February 2023), although the 1860 census puts his birth about 1795.
5. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z41-LNNL : 13 March 2021), William Dickerson, 2 Jan 1790; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia. Image (accessed 27 March 2022).
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58578138
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Records of the Dickinson & Shrewsbury salt works (accessed 13 March 2022). The information about the founders and their Dickinson descendants is followed by the following citation:
   • Stealy, "Virginia's Mercantile-Manufacturing Frontier: Dickinson & Shrewsbury and the Great Kanawha Salt Industry," in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 101:4 (October 1993), pages 509-534.
8. ↑ William Dickinson Will, transcribed from microfilm by Tammy and Steve Barber, posted by WVGenWeb, accessed 27 March 2022.

See also:

• FamilySearch PID for William Dickenson Jr (1 January 1798–10 November 1881)
  • FamilySearch Person: LBJ4-CQL
  • FamilySearch Person Sources: LBJ4-CQL 8 sources as of 9 October 2022
  • FamilySearch Person Discovery: LBJ4-CQL