Re: orphan train to iowa in 1885 to 1890
DICKERSON, DICKENSON
Posted By: Michael Goss (email) In Response To: orphan train to iowa in 1885 to 1890 (SHARON YEADON)
Date: 5/8/2025 at 05:52:32
I checked familysearch.org in the 1895 Iowa Census for Dickenson born in 1885 and just found four boys and no girls. 1895 Iowa Census for Dickerson and found two girls and a boy born in 1885 but all of them listed as born in Iowa. The two girls are May Dickerson (1885-1977) died in Perry Iowa. I do not think this is your kin because this girl seemed to fit in the family by birth date. On the other hand, the other girl by the name of Ethel Dickerson (1885-?) in Waverly, Bremer County 1895 Iowa Census, had a nine year gap between her and a brother Roy. Problem is that the parent is John Dickerson not Aiden. I found a John and Mattie Dickerson from Lake Park Dickenson County in N. W. Iowa, that had adopted a girl who arrived in Lake Park on a train in December of 1892 as a infant with a nurse from Chicago and the girl's name is Mae Dimple (real surname?) Dickerson Boyer who was born in Chicago October, 1892 (way off on the birth date but still may be a Rider) and died in Spirit Lake in 1976. Not as confident about this one as I may be about Ethel. Remember, birth locations and dates were not always correct.
A real surname if available would help or a married name but this is all I could find.
S. Ferrall replied to you with some great information that would be needed for a search. Good luck on your search!!
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