Hon. John Dickey and Elvira Adams

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Husband Hon. John Dickey ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 23 Jun 1794 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Father: Robert Dickey (      -      ) 2
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Wife Elvira Adams ^{2 3}

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         Father: Rev. Dr. Samuel Adams (      -      ) 2
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1 F Elvira Dickey ²

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         Spouse: Daniel O. C. Patterson (1832-      ) 2
           Marr: 1857 2

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2 M Hon. Oliver Jesse Dickey ^{1 3 4}

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           Born: 6 Apr 1823 - Beaver Co, PA 1
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           Died: 21 Apr 1876 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Shenk (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1857 5

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3 M Samuel Adams Dickey ³

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4 M Maj. Charles John Dickey ³

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5 M Robert Dickey ³

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6 M Socrates Dickey ³

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. John Dickey

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He was born at Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and came to Beaver County about 1812. He settled in Old Brighton, where he became a clerk at Barker & Ormsby's iron furnace, of which, with James Stockman, he finally was owner. He was the first postmaster in Old Brighton, being appointed April 11, 1818, and served as prothonotary of Beaver County from 1821 to 1824, and as sheriff from 1824 to 1827. In May, 1827, he moved to the tavern stand at Brady's Run, to superintend the building of the Brady's Run bridge, for which he had the contract. He removed to Beaver in 1830, where he remained until 1836, when he returned to Sharon (Brady's Run), and opened one of the largest mercantile houses in the county. There also, with his relatives, Samuel and Milo Adams, he established various industries, such as boat-building, salt-works, a saw-mill, etc., and was interested in the foundry of Jeremiah Bannon and Robert Wallace. In 1828 Dickey and James McIlroy had the steamboat Rhuamah built by John Boles of Bolesville, to run from Fallston and Brady's Run warehouses. The first trip was to Pittsburgh on April 29, 1829, William Reno as captain and John Dickey, clerk. Mr. Dickey took a deep interest in the development of Beaver Valley and of the county, and was honored by his fellow-citizens in being twice elected to serve them in Congress, first from 1843 to 1845, and again from 1847 to 1849. He also served as Senator in the State Legislature two terms, 1835-37, with great ability and distinction, being always devoted to what he considered the best interests of the people. He was appointed United States Marshall for the District of Western Pennsylvania in 1852, but died before the expiration, aged 59 years.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 240.

2 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 705.

3 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 223.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 57.

5 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 241.