Robert Martin Dickenson1

b. 23 October 1852
FatherWilliam Bourn Dickenson2 b. 27 Nov 1818, d. 9 Aug 1887
MotherMary Elizabeth Beattie Edmondson2 b. 16 Feb 1827, d. 27 Jan 1896
Birth23 Oct 1852 Robert Martin Dickenson was born on 23 Oct 1852 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 
Marriage30 Nov 1887 He married Hattie Jane Gardner, daughter of Thomas Edmondson Gardner and Ellen Eliza Lansdown, on 30 Nov 1887 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
  They were second cousins.  
Marriage26 Oct 1899 He married Blanche Steele on 26 Oct 1899.4 

Family

Hattie Jane Gardner b. 15 Oct 1866, d. 26 Oct 1892
Child
Last Edited9 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2352] Document containing names and dates of birth for children of Robert Buchanan Edmiston and Nancy Dysart Beattie; entries in handwriting of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Beattie (Edmondson) Dickenson (1827-1896); also information on other family members. The entry reads: "Robt Martin [Dickenson] was born Oct. 23 1852."
  2. [S165] William Dickenson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 65 (stamped), dwelling 217, family 218, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 25 of 54. Enumeration includes: William Dickenson, 61, farmer; Mary B. 53, wife; Robert M., son, 26; Elizabeth, 23, dau; Laura, 13, dau; Lucy Haines, 19, servant; also an unidentified 1 month old infant listed under Lucy; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, pp. 27, 38. Record reported as: R.M. Dickenson, 35, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o W.B. & M.B. Dickerson AND Hattie J. Gardner, 21, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Thos & Ellen Gardner; marr: 30 Nov. 1887.
  4. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 179. Stone reported to read: Roy Gardner Dickenson, s/o R.M. & Hattie Dickenson, 1 Sept. 1892-19 Feb. 1893.