WR 6: Dickinson Family Records |
4 folders (.04 cubic feet)
(1853-1927)
Bulk: 1853-1871
Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD
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Identifier: |
WR 6 |
| Creator(s): |
Dickinson Family |
| Acquisition: |
The Dickinson Family Records were donated to the Worcester County Library from the estate of Herbert Bounds. |
| Language(s): | English |
| Use: | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”. |
| Preferred Citation: |
“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.” |
| Attribution: |
Finding aid written by Alec Staley, August 2019. |
| Related Materials: | None. |
| Separated Materials: | None. |
The Dickinson Family Records date from 1853-1927, with the majority of the documents dating from 1853-1871. This collection include letters, statements of account, invoices and receipts, notes and judgments, postcards, envelopes, and checks from various members of the Dickinson family. All the records in this pertain to some financial transaction. Also included is a money bag marked by the Pocomoke City Bank.
The Dickinson family mostly resided in Pocomoke City. James Tilghman Dickinson (1803-1866) was born and died in Pocomoke City, while his children, Henry P. Dickinson (1825-1865), William Saunders Dickinson (1833-1891), and Marietta (Merrill) Dickinson Mills (1844-1899) moved to various areas while retaining contact.
James Tilghman Dickinson (1803-1866) “was born in 1803 near New Town. His parents were James and Nancy Dickinson, both worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New Town until their death. Mr. Dickinson was apprenticed to Handy Mills to learn the undertaker's business. After he became of age he married Miss Nancy Burnett, daughter of James Burnett, Sr., and moved to New Town, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was thrice married, and was the father of five sons by his first wife and one daughter by his second wife, only two of whom survive him. By industry and economy he provided amply for his family and the education of his children, and at the same time accumulated considerable property. He was a man of strict integrity and of a kind and genial nature. He was modest and retired and never sought preferment, and was esteemed and respected by the entire community. He was a member and ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and was often selected to represent her in the church courts. He died in 1866, aged 63 years. His remains rests in the Presbyterian Cemetery of Pocomoke City.”
Source: "History of Pocomoke City, Formerly New Town: From its origin to the present time" by Rev. James Murray, Baltimore:Curry, Clay and Company, 1883. Retrieved from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160107276/james-tilghman-dickinson
Henry P. Dickinson (1825-1865) “was born near New Town, Maryland [Pocomoke City] on the twenty-sixth day of September, 1826. His parents were James T. and Nancy Dickinson. Dr. Dickinson was raised and educated in New Town, studied medicine under Dr. Joseph L. Adreon, and graduated at the University of Maryland, in 1850. He commenced practicing medicine at Barren Creek Springs, Somerset County, (now Wicomico,) Md. In 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. A. Waller, of that county, who died in a year or two after her marriage leaving one son in his infancy. After the death of his wife, Dr. Dickinson moved to New Town and commenced the practice of medicine. In a few years he married Miss Emma F. Lambdon, of Worcester County, after which he moved to the country, on his farm, and there continued the practice of medicine until he died, which event occurred in 1865. He left four children, one by his first wife and three by his last, one of whom has since died. Granville E. Dickinson, his oldest son, studied medicine and graduated at the University of Maryland, in 1874, at the age of twenty-one years, and commenced the practice of medicine in Fairmount, Somerset County, Maryland, where he still continues.”
Source: "History of Pocomoke City, Formerly New Town: From its origin to the present time" by Rev. James Murray, Baltimore:Curry, Clay and Company, 1883. Retrieved from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160117178/h_-j_p_-dickinson
William Saunders Dickinson (1833-1891) “Sr. of Pocomoke City, Md., died in Scotland, August 31, but the first intimation his son in Pocomoke City had of it was a week ago, when he received a bill of lading for his father's remains, which were received via New York and buried today. A letter of explanation followed. Mr. Dickinson left home several weeks ago for a trip abroad in company with his son-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wolverton. During the voyage Mr. Dickinson suffered greatly from seasickness, and never recovered from its effects.The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Dickinson was an elder for more than twenty years. The whole town and surrounding county turned out to pay him the last tribute of respect. Addresses in eulogy of him were delivered by Rev. J. S. Howk, pastor, and Rev. J. L. Polk, of Fagg's Manor, Pa. Dr. S. S. Quinn, representing the citizens of Pocomoke City, also delivered an address.”
Source: The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Monday morning, September 21, 1891, p. 1. Retrieved from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160106397/william-saunders-dickinson
Marietta (Merrill) Dickinson Mills (1844-1899) “on Thursday, April 20, 1899 at 10:30 P.M. [died] at her home, in Brooklyn, Anne Arundel county, MARIETTA DICKINSON, beloved wife of Rev. Joseph L. Mills.”
Source: Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, April 21, 1899, p. 4. Retrieved from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160268549/marietta-mills
Included in the Dickinson Family Records are transactions that have been made between the Dickinson family, or the Dickinson family and corporations. The most prominent Dickinson family members in this collection are: James Tilghman Dickinson (1803-1866), Henry P. Dickinson (1825-1865), William Saunders Dickinson (1833-1891), and Marietta (Merrill) Dickinson Mills (1844-1899). Some of the corporations included in these records are: Chesapeake Guano Co., Eastern Shore Steamboat Co., Worcester and Somerset Railroad Co., Hoper, McGraw & Co., Vandegrift & Co., and the Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company.
The Dickinson Family Papers are arranged first by the financial documents relating directly to the family. Then, there are documents loosely related to the family. The last folder contains an old Pocomoke City bank money bag.
Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.
Topical Terms
Dickinson Family
Pocomoke City (Md.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Personal Names
Dickinson, Henry P. (1825-1865)
Dickinson, James Tilghman (1803-1866)
Mills, Marietta (Merrill) Dickinson (1844-1899)
Dickinson, William Saunders (1833-1891)
Location Terms
Pocomoke City (Md.)