Clark Morgan Dickinson

1800 - 1863  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Clark Morgan Dickinson
  Born	ca. 1800	Clarke County, Georgia   [1]
  	Effie Dickinson Henderson reports that the headstone attributes Clarke County as the place of birth.
  Gender	Male
  Political	08 Jan 1821	Treaty of Indian Springs   [2]
  	6,748 squares miles of Creek Territory between the Ocmulgee and Flints Rivers is ceded to the state of Georgia.
  Possessions	7 Feb 1829	Purchased 333 acres on Shoulderbone Creek, Hancock County, Georgia
  Arrival	1830	Pike County, Georgia
  	Removed from Hancock County. Georgia and settled near Williamson, Pike County, Georgia.
  Residence	1830	Hancock, Georgia   [3]
  	4 family members and 9 slaves.
  		Georgia, Hancock County (1839)
  Church Affiliation	05 Jan 1839	Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon, Pike, Georgia   [1]
  	Clerk
  Residence	1 Jun1840	District 545, Pike, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	8 family members and 20 slaves
  		Georgia, Pike County (1839)
  Residence	1850	District 68, Pike, Georgia   [5, 6]
  	Farmer with 25 slaves
  Residence	1853	Mt. Zion, Spalding, Georgia   [7]
  	503 acres "second quality" real property; 411 1/2 acres "third quality" real property; value for real property, $6300; 25 slaves with value of $11,200; $5823 amount of money and solvent debts; $24,323 aggregate property value ($662,661.37 in 2014 dollars).
  Residence	1860	Mt. Zion, Spalding, Georgia   [8, 9]
  	Farmer with 30 slaves
  		Georgia, Spalding County (1864)
  Died	15 Nov 1863	Williamson, Spalding, Georgia
  Buried	Westwood Gardens, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia
  	Originally interred at the Dickinson Homestead, Fayetteville-Zebulon Road, Williamson, Spalding County, Georgia. This is believed to be a reinterment.
  		Findagrave memorial for Clark Morgan Dickinson Created by: Love in Family Record added: Aug 06, 2016 Photographed Find A Grave Memorial# 167847874
  Notes	[1] Spalding County was created on December 20, 1851, from Fayette, Henry and Pike Counties. Pike was created on December 9, 1822 from Monroe County. Monroe was created on May 15, 1821 as a result of the Creek cession on January 8, 1821, known as the Treaty of Indian Springs. See, Abraham Griffith, McIntosh and Weatherford, pp. 208-211 (University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 1988 [2] "Clark M. Dickison" is enumerated in the 1840 Census of Pike County, 545th District, Georgia (p. 127) with the following household members: one male under 5 (probably John); one male 10-15 years of age (probably James); one male 30-40; One female under 5; two females 5-10; one female 10-15 (probably Amanda); and one female 30-40. There is a total of 28 members (counting slaves) in the household. [3] "Clark M. Dickerson" is enumerated in the 1850 Census of Pike County, 68th District, Georgia (p. 205) with the following household members: Mary E. (age 48); James A. (age 20); Susan A. (age 16); Elizabeth (age 14); John (age 12); Joel (age 10); Clark A. (age 8); Mary (age 5); Amanda Leak (age 18); and Alexander Leak (age 1). [4] "C. M. Dickinson" is enumerated in the 1860 Census of Spalding County, Mount Zion District, Georgia (p. 278) with the following household members: Mary E. (age 58); John (age 20); Elizabeth (age 21?); Clark (age 16); and Mary (age 12). The enumeration of the household of Sam Leak (Amanda's family) follows. [5] C. M. Dickinson is listed as a member of the first grand jury drawn in Spalding County, 1852. Quimby Melton, Jr., History of Griffin, Georgia 1840-1940 (Griffin, Georgia: Hometown Press, 1940) p. 36. [6] The appraisal of the estate of Clark M. Dickinson is recorded at the Spalding County, Georgia courthouse, Minute Book 1852-1870, p. 246 (19 February 1864). McDowell is listed as the administrator of the estate. [7] "Joe Dickenson, a colored man, one of a large family of brothers, died on Sunday morning on the Freeman lot and his remains were entombed on Monday. Joe died a pauper, without money to buy a coffin or hire a hearse, or as to that, to purchase a shroud. He used to belong to Clark M. Dickerson, Sr...." The Weekly News, July 18, 1884, reproduced at Fred R. Hartz and Emilie K. Hartz, Marriage and Death Notices From the Griffin (Georgia) Weekly News and The Griffin Weekly News and Sun, 1882-1896 (Vidalia, Georgia: The Gwendolyn Press), 34. [8] Hancock County: Wills & Estates: Account of Sales of the perishable property of George D. Lewis dec?d 26th February 1830. Purchaser of pen shucks. Brother Alpheus is also listed as a purchaser of estate property.
  Person ID	I0066	Dickinson
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Joel Putnam Dickinson,   d. 1820, Hancock County, Georgia
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Middleton,   d. Hancock County, Georgia
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Bef 1787
  Family ID	F0044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Askew,   b. 26 Feb 1802, Hancock County, Georgia ,   d. 08 Jul 1890, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia  (Age 88 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1825	Hancock County, Georgia   [10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Jane Dickinson,   b. 1828, Hancock County, Georgia  [Birth] + 2. James Alpheus Dickinson,   b. 25 Sep 1829, Hancock County, Georgia ,   d. 30 Mar 1897, Douglas County, Georgia  (Age 67 years)  [Birth] + 3. Amanda M Dickinson,   b. 1831, Pike County, Georgia + 4. Susan A Dickinson,   b. Aug 1833, Pike County, Georgia   5. Eugene C Dickinson  [Birth]   6. Joel P. Dickinson,   b. ca. 1840, Williamson, Pike, Georgia ,   d. Aft 1850  (Age ~ 11 years)  [Birth] + 7. Elizabeth Dickinson,   b. 24 Sep 1841, Williamson, Pike, Georgia ,   d. 26 Aug 1899, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia  (Age 57 years)  [Birth] + 8. John Franklin Dickinson,   b. ca. 1842, Williamson, Pike, Georgia ,   d. 14 Feb 1914, Georgia  (Age ~ 72 years)  [Birth] + 9. Clark Alexander Dickinson,   b. 12 Apr 1844, Pike County, Georgia ,   d. 26 Dec 1916, Mt. Zion, Spalding, Georgia  (Age 72 years)  [Birth]   10. Mary Unis Dickinson,   b. Jan 1851, Pike County, Georgia  [Birth]
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F0033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - ca. 1800 - Clarke County, Georgia Married - 29 Dec 1825 - Hancock County, Georgia Arrival - Removed from Hancock County. Georgia and settled near Williamson, Pike County, Georgia. - 1830 - Pike County, Georgia Residence - 503 acres "second quality" real property; 411 1/2 acres "third quality" real property; value for real property, $6300; 25 slaves with value of $11,200; $5823 amount of money and solvent debts; $24,323 aggregate property value ($662,661.37 in 2014 dollars). - 1853 - Mt. Zion, Spalding, Georgia Residence - Farmer with 30 slaves - 1860 - Mt. Zion, Spalding, Georgia Died - 15 Nov 1863 - Williamson, Spalding, Georgia Buried - - Westwood Gardens, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Clark M. Morgan Estate "Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-30568-15747-21?cc=1999178&wc=9SBX-PTG:267773001,267789101 : accessed 19 Nov 2014), Spalding > Inventories and appraisements 1852-1892 vol A-B > image 185 of 524; county probate courthouses, Georgia.

  
  

  External Links

  Clark M. Dickinson Estate Appraisal

  
  

• Sources

  [S218380] History of Pike County from 1822 to 1922, Rev. R. W. Rogers, (Zebulon, Georgia), 52. [S336326] McIntosh and Weatherford: Creek Indian Leaders, Griffith, Benjamin W., Jr., (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1988), 209-211. [S014596] 1830 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Census Place: Hancock, Georgia; Roll: 18; Page: 151. [S022760] 1840 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administratio, 1840n). Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840.M704, 580 rolls. , Pike, Georgia, roll 48, page 127. [S007856] 1850 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850), Census Place: District 68, Pike, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 205; Image: 417. Name: Clark M Dickerson Age: 49 Birth Year: abt 1801 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 1156 Clark M Dickerson 49 Mary E Dickerson 48 James A Dickerson 20 Susan A Dickerson 16 Elizabeth Dickerson 14 John Dickerson 12 Joel Dickerson 10 Clark A Dickerson 8 Mary Dickerson 3 Amanda Leak 18 Alexander Leak 1 [S014374] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004). [S036369] Georgia Tax Digest, 1789-1799, (Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives), Spalding County Tax Digest, Mt. Zion, 1853. [S014287] 1860 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860). Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Mount Zion, Spalding, Georgia, post office Griffin, roll M653_136, page 278, image 280. Name: C M Dickinson Age: 59 Birth Year: abt 1801 Gender: Male Birth Place: Georgia Home in 1860: Mount Zion, Spalding, Georgia Post Office: Griffin Family Number: 832 C M Dickinson 59 Mary E Dickinson 58 John Dickinson 20 Elizabeth Dickinson 21 Clark Dickinson 16 Mary Dickinson 12 [S014528] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004). [S007817] Georgia Marriages to 1850, Jordan R. Dodd, (Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997). Jordan Dodd, Georgia Marriages to 1850, (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997 [database online]). Eight of the children of this union are named in the 1850 census. Clark M. Dickerson [sic] household; 1850 U.S. Census; 68th District, Pike County, Georgia; p. 205 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration). Sarah Jane is absent; however she is married. Amanda appears in the enumeration bearing her married name (Leak) along with her infant son, Alexander. The Leaks are identified as the household adjacent to that of Clark M. Dickinson in 1860. See Clark M. Dickinson household; 1860 U.S. Census, Mt. Zion District, Spalding County, Georgia; dwelling 832, family 832, p. 278. Joel makes his only named appearance in 1850. He does not appear in the research of Willie Kate Dickinson Henderson. [S007817] Georgia Marriages to 1850, Jordan R. Dodd, (Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997). Online publication - Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997.Original data - Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia.