Mrs. D.N. Dickinson

DICKINSON, HASSINGER, BRISBIN

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/6/2010 at 09:21:11

Dickinson, Mrs. D. N., county recorder, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1847, and remained in that state until 1863, when, in company with her husband, she moved to La Salle county, Ill., where she lived some time. From Illinois, they went to Michigan and then back to Illinois and from Illinois to Des Moines, Ia. In 1875 they came to Clay county. In 1877 her husband committed suicide and Mrs. Dickinson was left with little resources and the care and support of five children. This was a sad blow and it required more than ordinary courage to face the future. But, nothing daunted, she heroically set to work to maintain herself and children and to keep them an unbroken family. That she so successfully succeeded is marvelous. She toiled early and late with a fixed determination and to-day has the proud consciousness that she has nobly succeeded. In 1881, she obtained clerkship in the County Recorder's office which she has held until the fall of 1886, when she was elected to that responsible position of trust. In 1888 she was re-elected and is the present incumbent. She has five living children, Sarah, who is now Mrs. Hassinger, William, Mary, who is the wife of William Brisbin, Walter and Emma.

Source: A History of Clay County, by W. C. Gilbreath, 1889.