Family Group Sheet
NameAmos Dickerson
Birth16 May 1832, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death20 Feb 1920, Floyd Co., Virginia
FatherMoses Dickerson (1783-1874)
MotherElizabeth Wickham (~1797-1876)
Marriage11 Nov 1850, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseMary Ann ("Polly") Slusher, 1C5R
Birth10 Oct 1827, Montgomery Co., Virginia
Death12 May 1898, Floyd Co., Virginia
FatherDavid Slusher (1790-1840)
MotherNancy Cox (1794-1880)
Children
1 MLandon S. Dickerson, 2C4R
Birth18 Feb 1852, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseElizabeth [Dickerson]
2 MGeorge W. Dickerson, 2C4R
Birth22 Oct 1853, Floyd Co., Virginia
3 FRoena C. Dickerson, 2C4R
Birth26 Nov 1855, Floyd Co., Virginia
4 MDavid M. Dickerson, 2C4R
Birth1858, Floyd Co., Virginia
5 FRosabell Dickerson, 2C4R
Birth2 Apr 1860, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death15 Jul 1945, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseWilliam Wade Thompson
6 FAdeline Dickerson, 2C4R
Birth9 Mar 1864, Floyd Co., Virginia
Census Notes for Amos & Mary Ann ("Polly") (Family)
1860 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Court House district, enumerated 4 Aug, lists on p. 141 as family #1023/955:
Amos Dickerson, 28, farmer; Mary, 32; Landon, 8; Geo W., 6; David M., 2/12; Rosabell, 2/12. All born in Virginia. (Rosabell and David are not twins. Judging by later censuses, David should have been listed as 2 years instead of as 2 months. He is not listed in the Floyd Co. birth records for 1858, so he may have been born in late 1857, a year for which birth records were not preserved.)
1870 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Jacksonville township, enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 11 as family #78/74:
Dickerson, Amos, 38, farmer; Mary, 42; Landon S., 18; George W., 16; David M., 12; Rosabel, 10; Adeline, 8. All born in Virginia.
1880 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Jacksonville district, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 39 as family #364:
Harris, Nancy, 50; Dickerson, Amos, 48, representative; Mary, 52, wife; David M, 22, son; Rosabell, 20, dau; Adaline, 18, dau; Lydia D., 9, dau. All born in Virginia.
Amos Dickerson, 28, farmer; Mary, 32; Landon, 8; Geo W., 6; David M., 2/12; Rosabell, 2/12. All born in Virginia. (Rosabell and David are not twins. Judging by later censuses, David should have been listed as 2 years instead of as 2 months. He is not listed in the Floyd Co. birth records for 1858, so he may have been born in late 1857, a year for which birth records were not preserved.)
1870 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Jacksonville township, enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 11 as family #78/74:
Dickerson, Amos, 38, farmer; Mary, 42; Landon S., 18; George W., 16; David M., 12; Rosabel, 10; Adeline, 8. All born in Virginia.
1880 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Jacksonville district, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 39 as family #364:
Harris, Nancy, 50; Dickerson, Amos, 48, representative; Mary, 52, wife; David M, 22, son; Rosabell, 20, dau; Adaline, 18, dau; Lydia D., 9, dau. All born in Virginia.
