John Tunnard Dickinson

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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.

John married Diana Pierce on 22 Dec 1869. Diana was born on 22 Dec 1844 in Mendon, Monroe County, New York; died on 13 Nov 1883 in Jordan Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois; was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Jordan, Whiteside County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Alma I. Gordon on 24 Mar 1885. Alma was born on 14 Mar 1856 in Durham, Grey County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]