J. H. Dickey, a member of the mercantile firm of Dickey & Coder, of Glidden, is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Lawrence County, March 22, 1836, a son of David and Agnes (Love) Dickey, the father being a native of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. In 1851 the father removed with his family to Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa. In 1877 he removed to Glidden, Carroll County, and the following year settled in Crawford County, where he has since made his home. The mother is deceased, her death taking place in 1877. They were the parents of three sons and six daughters, the three youngest children being born in Iowa. Seven of the children are yet living and are all resident of Iowa. Two of the sons, Robert B. and Samuel G., were soldiers in the war of the Rebellion, being members of the Thirty-first Iowa Regiment. Robert died at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1864, and Samuel served his country four years. He now resides at Glidden. J. H. Dickey, whose name heads this sketch, came with his father’s family to Jackson County, Iowa, and lived at Bellevue eleven years. From there he went to Jones County, and in 1868 removed to Greene County, and settled in Kendrick Township. Mr. Dickey has been a resident of Glidden since April, 1877, when he became associated with J. P. Armitage in the mercantile business under the name of Armitage & Dickey. This business was established by Armitage & Bingman, Mr. Armitage subsequently becoming sole proprietor, when he admitted Mr. Dickey as a partner. November 19, 1878, the present firm of Dickey & Coder succeeded Armitage & Dickey, and has built up a good business, both members of the firm being men of fine business ability. Mr. Dickey was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Coder, a daughter of Samuel Coder, an early settler of Jackson County, Iowa. They have one son, James L. During the latter part of the war Mr. Dickey was engaged as clerk of board of a steamer on the Southern rivers, which was frequently in the company of the gunboat fleets. After the war Mr. Dickey served one term as treasurer of Jones County, Iowa. In politics he is a Republican, casting his first presidential vote for President Lincoln in 1860.

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