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John Tunnard Dickinson
1840 - 1931 (91 years)-
Name John Tunnard Dickinson Birth 9 Jan 1840 Bicker, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 22 Jan 1931 Jordan Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois Burial Maple Ridge Cemetery, Jordan, Whiteside County, Illinois Notes - John Dickinson, a farmer on section 8, Jordan Township, was born in England, Jan. 9, 1841. His parents emigrated with their family to the United States when he was a child, and made a settlement in Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y. His father, Thomas Dickinson, died when he was five years of age, and he was afterwards cared for by John P. Furry (whose sketch is given on another page), by whom he was brought up, and with whom he lived through his minority. He was married Dec. 22, 1869, to Diana Pierce. She was born Dec. 22, 1844, in East Mendon, Monroe Co., N. Y. She was two years of age when her parents came to Illinois and lived with them in Jordan Township until she was married. She died Nov. 13, 1883, at her home in Jordan Township. Mr. Dickinson entered into a second matrimonial alliance March 24, 1885, with Alma I. Gordon. Her parents, James W. and Mary A. (Orr) Gordon, were respectively of Scotch, English and French descent, and were born in the province of Ontario, Canada. Their daughter was born March 14, 1856, in Durham Co., Ont. Her parents came when she was about 14 years of age to Sterling, Ill. She and a younger sister went back to Canada, where she was mostly educated, and afterwards moved to Vinton, Iowa. The parents reside at the latter place. Mr. Dickinson earnestly indorses the views of the party known as Anti-monopolists. He is at present a School Director. In the spring of 1863 he made a purchase of 40 acres of land on section 8, Jordan Township. It had been somewhat improved, and Mr.
Dickinson added 20 acres to his estate by a later purchase. His farm is all under tillage, with necessary farm buildings.
Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.
Person ID I41477 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 29 Nov 2013
Father Thomas Dickinson, b. 25 Dec 1810, Bicker, Lincolnshire, England d. 1845, Rush, Monroe County, New York (Age 34 years) Mother Biddy Barnard, b. 20 Mar 1810, Lincolnshire, England d. 1864 (Age 53 years) Marriage 17 May 1836 Lincolnshire, England Family ID F14662 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Diana Pierce, b. 22 Dec 1844, Mendon, Monroe County, New York d. 13 Nov 1883, Jordan Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois (Age 38 years) Marriage 22 Dec 1869 Family ID F14663 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Nov 2013
Family 2 Alma I. Gordon, b. 14 Mar 1856, Durham, Grey County, Ontario Marriage 24 Mar 1885 Family ID F14664 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Nov 2013
- John Dickinson, a farmer on section 8, Jordan Township, was born in England, Jan. 9, 1841. His parents emigrated with their family to the United States when he was a child, and made a settlement in Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y. His father, Thomas Dickinson, died when he was five years of age, and he was afterwards cared for by John P. Furry (whose sketch is given on another page), by whom he was brought up, and with whom he lived through his minority. He was married Dec. 22, 1869, to Diana Pierce. She was born Dec. 22, 1844, in East Mendon, Monroe Co., N. Y. She was two years of age when her parents came to Illinois and lived with them in Jordan Township until she was married. She died Nov. 13, 1883, at her home in Jordan Township. Mr. Dickinson entered into a second matrimonial alliance March 24, 1885, with Alma I. Gordon. Her parents, James W. and Mary A. (Orr) Gordon, were respectively of Scotch, English and French descent, and were born in the province of Ontario, Canada. Their daughter was born March 14, 1856, in Durham Co., Ont. Her parents came when she was about 14 years of age to Sterling, Ill. She and a younger sister went back to Canada, where she was mostly educated, and afterwards moved to Vinton, Iowa. The parents reside at the latter place. Mr. Dickinson earnestly indorses the views of the party known as Anti-monopolists. He is at present a School Director. In the spring of 1863 he made a purchase of 40 acres of land on section 8, Jordan Township. It had been somewhat improved, and Mr.
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Event Map 
Birth - 9 Jan 1840 - Bicker, Lincolnshire, England 
Death - 22 Jan 1931 - Jordan Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois 
Burial - - Maple Ridge Cemetery, Jordan, Whiteside County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents 
Newspaper - George McMichael and John Dickinson
Adoption story
