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03 March 2011

Research Notes: Dick & Butcher Families, Part 4

***Note: I followed the trail of David Dick and his wife, Emily Spurlock, of Wayne County for quite a while before I found a record proving that David was NOT the son of Joseph Dick and Eleanor Butcher. It turns out that David Dick’s parents were actually David Dick and Nancy Dickson or Dixon. I do believe that it is very likely that David Dick was a relative of my Dick ancestors (maybe Joseph Dick and David Dick Sr. were brothers???), but have not yet been able to prove it. So I have not entirely discarded my research on this family – just set it aside in hopes of making the connection in the future. (As I am posting my research notes in the order that I came across the records, the record that gave the names of David Dick’s parents is not shown in this post, but will be listed in one of my later posts).

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(Wayne County bordered Cabell County)
, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 66, Wayne County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 19, 19 July 1850, Dwelling No. 129, Family No. 138, Lines 22-31:

“Line 22, John Dunkle, age 43, male, occupation: farmer, born in Va.

Line 23, Matilda Dunkle, age 39, female, born in Va, unable to read and write.

Line 24, Joanna Dunkle, age 19, female, born in Va.

Line 25, Henry Dunkle, age 17, male, occupation: farmer, born in Va.

Line 26, Harvey Dunkle, age 16, male, occupation: farmer, born in Va.

Line 27, Nancy Dunkle, age 14, female, born in Va.

Line 28, Elizabeth Dunkle, age 12, female, born in Va.

Line 29, America Dunkle, age 8, female, born in Va.

Line 30, James D Dunkle, age 6, male, born in Va.

Line 31, David Dick, age 25, male, occupation: farmer, born in 0.”



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http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5640333/family?cfpid=-356643196

"Hatton/Rice" family tree, submitted by ancestry.com user, "clemski":

"Emily Spurlock Birth 10 OCT 1833 in Cabell Co., VA, Marriage to David Dick 16 Mar 1853 in Wayne Co., VA, Death after 1900 in Possibly Wayne or Cabell Co., Wv

David Dick Birth 16 DEC 1824 in Cabell Co., WV Death 12 NOV 1889 in Wayne Co., WV

Parents of Emily Spurlock: Cassander Spurlock and Bethia "Betsy" Booten

Cassander Spurlock Birth 20 MAR 1812 in Cabell Co., VA, Marriage to Bethia "Betsy" Booten 23 Dec 1832 in Cabell Co., VA, Death 4 Apr 1901 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Ressidences of Cassander Spurlock: 1840 -- Cabell, Virginia, USA, 1850 -- District 66, Wayne, Virginia, 1860 -- Wayne, Virginia, 1870 -- Union, Wayne, West Virginia, 1880 -- Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, 1900 -- Union District (Northeast Side), Wayne, West Virginia

Bethia "Betsy" Booten Birth 9 MAR 1813 in Cabell Co., VA Death 4 AUG 1856 in Wayne Co., VA

Children of Cassander Spurlock and Bethia "Betsy" Booten:

1. Emily Spurlock

2. America Spurlock Birth 18 OCT 1835 in Cabell Co., VA, Marriage to Leroy Newman (Birth JAN 1835 in Cabell Co., VA Death AUG 1904 in Cabell Co., WV) 16 Sep 1858 in Wayne Co., VA, Death 4 JAN 1909 in Cabell Co., WV

3. Mary Ann Spurlock Birth 23 APR 1841 in Wayne Co., Marriage to Greenville Barbour (Birth 16 MAR 1853 in Wayne Co., VA Death 9 OCT 1927 in Wayne Co., WV) abt 1876, VA Death 2 MAY 1892 in Wayne Co., WV, children of Mary Ann Spurlock and Greenville Barbour: 1. Shelby Barbour 1876 – 1876 (male), 2. Okey J. Barbour 1877 – 1947 (male) [other spouses of Greenville Barbour: 2. Eliza J. Carter 1850 – 1914, 3. Celia E. Newman 1863 – 1919, 4. Louisa Myers 1856 – 1933]

4. William E. Spurlock Birth 24 APR 1843 in Wayne Co., VA, Marriage to Evaline D. Ray (Birth OCT 1846 in VA Death 31 JAN 1919 in Cabell Co., WV) 23 Mar 1865 in Cabell Co., WV, Death 30 AUG 1930 in Cabell Co., WV, Child of William E. Spurlock and Evaline D. Ray: Cassie Spurlock Birth 29 MAY 1865 in Cabell Co., Wv Death 7 APR 1948 in Cabell Co., WV [Cassie Marriage to Edward Wright Gallaher (Birth about 1862 in Cabell Co., VA Death 3 JUN 1949 in Cabell Co., WV) 7 Nov 1895 in Cabell Co., WV]

5. Morris Spurlock Birth 30 DEC 1845 in Wayne Co., VA, Marriage to Samantha Cardwell (Birth 12 JAN 1850 in Cabell Co., VA Death 14 APR 1928 in Cabell Co., WV) 22 Dec 1870 in Cabell Co., WV, Death 21 JUN 1933 in Wayne Co., WV

6. Elizabeth Caroline Spurlock Birth 3 MAY 1848 in Wayne Co., VA

7. Arrannis Spurlock (female) Birth about 1851 in Wayne Co., VA"


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“Doors to the Past,” Mud River Cemetery in Cabell County, West Virginia



“Mud River Details: Latitude: N 38° 25. 068, Longitude: W 082° 14. 411, Elevation: 640 feet, Accuracy: 16 feet

From Barboursville, WV take US 60 East until you come to the Mud River Baptist Church on your Right. At the Red Light turn Right and go up to the church. The cemetery is located behind the church. It is not fenced but is maintained by the church.

The church and cemetery is located on the Old James River Turnpike at Blue Sulphur. The church was founded in 1807 and the land was donated by John, Thomas, Henry and Eliza Dundas.

Updated February 21, 2008, Submitted by Barry Huffstutler”



Dick burials:



“CYNTHIA A.

WIFE OF

A. J. DICK

DIED

JUNE 23, 1860

AGED

28ys. 7mo. 19ds.”



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“ELLIE L.

DAU OF

A. J. & M. V. DICK

DIED

OCT. 1, 1872

AGED

5ys. 11mo. 6ds.

Footstone: "E.L.D."



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“H. L. DICK

FEB. 14, 1857

APR. 20, 1916

HIS WIFE

KIZZIE RAMEY

MAY 17, 1858

DICK”



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“MARY V.

WIFE OF

A. J. DICK

DIED

JAN. 16, 1873

AGED

32ys. 8mo.

Footstone: "M.V.D."”


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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/churches/mudriver.htm

Mud River Baptist Church

“This is the oldest church in the Guyandotte Association of Baptist Churches. The typical church on the frontier began in homes. Later a log structure was built with crude benches for the congregation. This one room structure with stone chimney was used once a week.
A picture of the 1841 building shows two doors, one for the men and one for the women. Men traditionally sat on the left side and women on the right. Traditionally they were served communion from different cups as well!
Two County Court record books corroborate the organization of the Mud River Baptist Church in 1807. Also from the Court records: “The Baptist Society of Mud River, May 5, 1821, John Dundas, Thomas Dundas, and Henry T. Dundas, consideration of 1.00, adjoining the the plantation formally in the occupancy of Col. John Everett, and at the present occupied by said society as a church lot and burial ground…..Beginning on the South side of the main road containing an acre to have and to hold said piece or parcel of ground unto the said Baptist Society of Mud River and their successors forever.”
The 1807 church covenant, in part, states; “The Baptist covenant of a number of members….a home God hath fixed our habitation on Mud River and Guyandotte and adjacent parts an arm of the Valley church with full consent of their body have assembled with out assistant elders and helps from our sister churches.”
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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/index.htm

“Doors to the Past” Cabell County, West Virginia website by Barry Huffstutler



"Cabell Co, West Virginia births1853-59:



Jul 15, 1853 DICK, Rufus Albert, M, parents: A. J. & Cynthia Ann"



“Cabell Co, West Virginia births1853-59:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/births/1856.htm

May 4, 1856, DICK, Margaret Elen, F, parents: Joseph & Catherine

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/births/1857.htm

Oct 1857, DICK, Henry J., M, parents: Joseph & Catherine

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/births/1859.htm

Jun 5, 1859, DICK, Catherine, F, parents: Joseph & Catherine”

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“Doors to the Past” Cabell County, West Virginia website by Barry Huffstutler



“Cabell Co, W Virginia deaths, 1853-1889, 1917-1922

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/deaths/1872.htm

Oct 1872, DICK, Nellie V., age 5, parents: A. J. & M. Dick”

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“Doors to the Past” Cabell County, West Virginia website by Barry Huffstutler



“Early Cabell County Marriages, 1809-1850

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/marriages1/1822.htm

husband: DICK, Joseph, wife: BUTCHER, Eleanor, date: 14 Mar 1822”


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Buffalo County, Nebraska USGenWeb.org site

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/marriage/marr1880.htm

Buffalo County Marriages, Vol. 2, 1880

(Data provided by Fort Kearny Genealogical Society)

“Date: 16 Jan 1880, Groom & Bride: DICK, Notley SCOLES, Mrs. Rosa P, Age: 47, 42, Birth place: Virginia, Ohio, Parents' Names: Joseph Dick & Eleanor Butcher, Michael D Phifer & Rebecca Bright, Page: 70”


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http://genforum.genealogy.com/dick/messages/744.html

Notley -Joseph Dick-Eleanor Butcher-WVa

Posted by: Carol Blew Jobin Date: November 06, 2000 at 11:21:44

“Searching for info on the family of Joseph Dick and wife Eleanor Butcher, Cabell Co. Va. Son Notley b Va 1830's? died Buffalo Co. Neb early 1900's was my ggrandfather. Carol Blew Jobin”


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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwayne/cowanjasbio.html

“Wayne County West Virginia

Biography of James COWAN

James COWAN was born at Beech Fork, Wayne county, February 7, 1821, a son of Samuel and Hannah (Butcher) Cowan. His parents were both natives of Rockingharn county, Virginia, his father born October 7, 1790, and his mother in 1792. His mother died in Wayne county many years ago, and his father died in Scioto county, Ohio, in October 1879. The first wife of James Cowan was Hester Ann Turley, whom he married in Cabell county on May 19, 1844. She died in that county October 24, 1854, having been the mother of: Thomas Jefferson, born March 19, 1845; Samuel Floyd, August 24, 1850, drowned February 22, 1859; Nimrod, October 24, 1852; and Matthew, July 31, 1854, died August 29, 1854. Thomas Jefferson married Lou Reynolds in June 1866; they live in Scioto county, Ohio, and Nimrod lives in Cabell county.

The marriage of James Cowan with his present wife was solemnized September 13, 1855, in Cabell county, and his wife is Sarah Octavia, daughter of Reuben and Rachel (Dick) Butcher. Their children are four: Mary Susan, born January 11, 1852, married John W. Pack, August 2, 1876, and lives in this district; Hannah Rachel, born October 10, 1860, married Elms Hines on Christmas Day, 1878, and they live in this district; Isabell, born December 14, 1863, and Reason, born January 11, 1868, live at home. The wife of Mr. Cowan was born in Cabell county March 23, 1823, and both her parents died in Cabell county. Her father was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1794 and died in June 1828; her mother was born February 7, 1801, in Monroe county, (then) Virginia, and died February 15, 1863. James Cowan lives on the farm in Butler District owned by the pioneer settler of Round Bottom, Samuel Hatton. His postoffice address is Round Bottom, Wayne county, West Virginia.

Submitted by Marilyn Gouge and extracted from Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Wayne County, WV, Biographies List, 1884.”


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Wayne County, West Virginia

Biographies

“David DICK (1824-?) Coming Soon”

Copyright 2003-2009 Marilyn Gouge (email: marilynandmonty@cox.net)

This page last updated 3 February 2009


[Emailed Marilyn Gouge on 11 Jan 2011 to see if she has the biography of David Dick, did not hear back from her.]

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, 1860 United States Federal Census, [city not stated], Wayne County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 37, 11 June 1860, Dwelling No. 263, Family No. 263, Lines 29-34:

“Line 29, Cassander Spurlock, age 47, male, occupation: farmer, real estate value: 1500, personal estate value: 700, born in Virginia.

Line 30, Mary A. Spurlock, age 19, female, born in Virginia.

Line 31, Wm E Spurlock, age 17, male, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 32, Morris Spurlock, age 13, male, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 33, Arrannis Spurlock, age 9, female, born in Virginia.

Line 34, Elizabeth C. Spurlock, age 11, female, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.”
(listed next door)
, 1860 United States Federal Census, [city not stated], Wayne County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 37, 11 June 1860, Dwelling No. 264, Family No. 264, Lines 35-38:

“Line 35, David Dick, age 35, male, occupation: Farmer, real estate value: 800, personal estate value: 250, born in Ohio.

Line 36, Emily Dick, age 25, female, born in Virginia.

Line 37, Leander Dick, age 6, male, born in Virginia.

Line 38, Oliver Dick, age 1, male, born in Virginia."


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“Ross Family Tree” submitted by ancestry.com user, “keithross21”:

“David Dick Birth 1825 in Cabell Co., Virginia, USA Death 12 Nov 1889 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

David Dick, son of Joseph Dick and Eleanor Butcher (Eleanor Butcher, daughter of William Butcher)

David Dick married Emily Spurlock 16 Mar 1853 in Wayne,Virginia, USA

Emily Spurlock, daughter of Cassander Spurlock and Berthia Booton

Children of David Dick and Emily Spurlock:

1. Leander Dick Birth abt 1854 in Virginia, Residence 1880 in Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, Death 25 May 1925 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

2. Cassander Spurlock Dick Birth 6 Dec 1855 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 11 Mar 1857 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

3. Oliver Dick Birth abt 1859 in Virginia, Residence 1880 in Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

4. Wm. Dick Birth abt 1861 in West Virginia, Residence 1880 in Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, Death 9 Feb 1950 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

5. Virgil Dick Birth abt 1867 in West Virginia, Residence 1880 in Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, Death in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA

6. David Emory Dick Birth abt 1870 in West Virginia, Residence 1880 in Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, Married to Mary Robertson Burrell, Death 9 Apr 1889 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

7. Charles Albert Dick Birth 30 Sep 1873 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 26 Jan 1940 in Neal, Wayne, West Virginia, USA”

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“Brachmann, Kimball, Rebarchek, Schroeder, Newman” family tree submitted by ancestry.com member, “wtomlinson_1”:

“David Dick Birth 16 Dec 1824 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA Death 12 Nov 1889 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Spouse:

Emily Spurlock Birth 10 Oct 1833 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA Death 1905 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Children:

1. Delilah Dick Birth 1847 in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA

2. Leander S Dick Birth 13 Mar 1854 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA Death 25 May 1925 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA, (wife: Leah Childers Birth 20 Aug 1861 in West Virginia Death 21 Jan 1960 in Westmoreland, Wayne, West Virginia, USA)

3. Cassander Spurlock Dick Birth 6 Dec 1855 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 11 Mar 1857 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

4. Oliver C Dick Birth 21 Jul 1858 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

5. William Morris Dick Birth 9 Apr 1861 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 9 Feb 1950 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

6. Virgil S Dick Birth 1866 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA

7. David Emory Dick Birth 20 Apr 1869 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 9 Apr 1889 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

8. Charles Albert Dick Birth 30 Sep 1873 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 26 Jan 1940 in Neal, Wayne, West Virginia, USA (wife: Cassa Spurlock, daughter of Erasmus Acullus Spurlock & Mary Frances Barbour, Birth 26 Aug 1879 in Dickson, Wayne, West Virginia, USA Death 18 Aug 1959 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA)

9. Alfred Dick Birth 1874 in , , West Virginia, USA”

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, 1870 United States Federal Census, Union, Wayne County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 26, 12 July 1870, Dwelling No. 170, Family No. 170, Lines 7-13:

“Line 7, David Dick, age 45, male, white, occupation: farming, real estate value: 1200, personal estate value: 200, born in Virginia.

Line 8, Emilie Dick, age 36, female, white, occupation: keeping house, born in Virginia, cannot write.

Line 9, Leander Dick, age 16, male, white, occupation: farm hand, born in Virginia.

Line 10, Oliver Dick, age 11, male, white, occupation: farm hand, born in Virginia, cannot write.

Line 11, William M Dick, age 8, male, white, born in Virginia.

Line 12, Virgel Dick, age 3, male, white, born in West Virginia.

Line 13, David E Dick, age 1, male, white, born in West Virginia.”

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, 1880 United States Federal Census, District 141, Union, Wayne County, Virginia, page 9, sheet 271A, ancestry.com image 9, 7th & 8th June 1880, Dwelling No. 65, Family No. 69, Lines 14-21:

“Line 14, David Dick, white, male, age 55, married, occupation: Farming, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia.

Line 15, Emmaly Dick, white, female, age 46, wife, married, occupation: Keeping house, cannot write, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia.

Line 16, Leander Dick, white, male, age 26, son, single, occupation: School Teaching, born in Virginia, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia.

Line 17, Oliver Dick, white, male, age 21, son, single, occupation: Farming, born in Virginia, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia.

Line 18, Wm Dick, white, male, age 19, son, single, born in Virginia, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia.

Line 19, Virgil Dick, white, male, age 13, son, single, attended school within the year, born in West Virginia, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia.

Line 20, David E Dick, white, male, age 10, son, single, attended school within the year, cannot write, born in West Virginia, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia.

Line 21, Alfred Dick, white, male, age 6, son, single, attended school within the year, born in West Virginia, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia.”

Research Notes: Dick & Butcher Families, Part 3

Sorry, I took a little break from posting more of my research notes as my computer recently crashed and I’ve been spending a lot of my free time trying to install all the programs and software to get it up and running again. (Luckily, I didn’t lose any of my genealogy files).






“McComas/ Qualls Family” Tree, submitted by ancestry.com user, “JRVS5156”:

“Notley T. Dick Birth abt 1827 in Virginia Death in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA

married to Catherine Cyrus Birth 1830 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA Death in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA

Daughter of James Cyrus Birth 1790 in ,,Virginia,USA Death 1855-12 in Cyrus Creek,Cabell,Virginia,USA

and Sarah Birth 1795 in ,,Virginia,USA Death in Cabell,,West Virginia,USA

Siblings of Catherine Cyrus:

1. Sarah Cyrus Birth in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA Death in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA, married to John Martin

2. Margaret Cyrus Birth abt 2 Feb 1812 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA Death 7 Jul 1857 in Waters Mud, Cabell, Virginia, USA married to Joseph Newman 1803 – 1865

3. Elijah Cyrus Birth 1818 in Putnam Co,, Virginia, USA Death 11 Feb 1885 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA married to Mary Margaret Wentz 1828 – 1901

4. Elizabeth Cyrus Birth 1828 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA Death abt 1864 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA

5. (Catherine Cyrus)

6. William Henry Cyrus Birth 1834 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA Death 11 Feb 1885 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA married to Sarilda McComas 1836 – 1924

7. Nancy Cyrus Birth 1835 in Cabell,,Virginia,USA Death 3 Feb 1855 in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA

8. Matilda Cyrus Birth 1841 in Cabell,,Virginia,USA Death in Cabell, , West Virginia, USA married to George McComas 1836 – 1919

9. Mary Cyrus Birth 1843 in Cabell,,Virginia,USA”



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“CLEDA R STEPHENS FAMILY RESEARCH” family tree, submitted by ancestry.com user “Cleda45” of Cabell County, West Virginia:

“Joseph Dick Birth 1800 in Virginia, Death 1875 in LIN CO WV

Marriage to Eleanor Butcher abt 1852

1860 Residence Cabell, Virginia

Marriage to Catherine Cook

Eleanor Butcher’s father: William Butcher Birth 1771

Children of Joseph Dick and Eleanor Butcher:

1. David Dick

2. Natley Dick Birth 1825

3. Andrew Jackson Dick Birth 1827 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, 1851, 1st Marriage to Cynthia A Leonard 2 Jan 1851 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, 2nd Marriage to Mary V Handley 28 Nov 1864 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, Death 1880 in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA

4. Joseph Dick Birth 1827 in , , Virginia, USA Death 1875 in , Lincoln, West Virginia, USA

5. Reuben Dick Birth 1830

6. Lafayette Dick Birth 1832

7. Notley Dick Birth 1833 in , , Virginia, USA

8. Joseph Dick Birth 1837

9. Mary Dick Birth 1837

10. Polly Dick Birth 1840

11. America Dick Birth 1844

Children of Joseph Dick and Catherine Cook:

1. Frances J Dick Birth 21 Feb 1844 in Boone, Franklin, Virginia, USA Death 1920 in Mile, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

2. Rhoda Dick Birth 1849 Death 1885

3. Benjamin Dick Birth 1851 Death 1928 in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA

4. Ballard Dick (male) Birth 1852 Death 17 Nov 1900 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

5. Cassander Spurkock or Spurlock Dick (male) Birth 1854 in Boone, Franklin, Virginia, USA

6. Margaret Ellen Dick Birth 4 May 1856 Death in Bradyville, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA

7. Henry Jasper Dick Birth Oct 1857 in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA Death 28 Jul 1945 in , Lincoln, West Virginia, USA

8. Catherine Dick Birth 5 Jun 1859 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA

9. David Dick Birth 1862 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA Death 1900



This family tree shows that Catherine Cook had previous marriage before she was married to Joseph Dick, and that her first husband was Hiriam Cremeans – but I disproved this marriage. Please see the notes below . . .

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“CLEDA R STEPHENS FAMILY RESEARCH” family tree, submitted by ancestry.com user “Cleda45” of Cabell County, West Virginia:

“Andrew Jackson Dick Birth 1827 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, 1851, 1st Marriage to Cynthia A Leonard 2 Jan 1851 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, 2nd Marriage to Mary V Handley 28 Nov 1864 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, Death 1880 in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Cynthia A Leonard Birth 1831 Death 23 Jun 1860 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA

Mary V Handley Birth 1844

Children of Cynthia A Leonard and Andrew Jackson Dick:

1. Anna E Dick Birth 1852 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA

2. Rufus A Dick Birth 1853 Death 28 Mar 1854

3. Morris F Dick Birth 1856 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA

4. Henry L Dick Birth 14 Feb 1857 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA Death 20 Apr 1916

Children of Mary V Handley and Andrew Jackson Dick:

1. Lena E Dick Birth 1867

2. Ida A Dick Birth 1869”

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“CLEDA R STEPHENS FAMILY RESEARCH” family tree, submitted by ancestry.com user “Cleda45” of Cabell County, West Virginia:

“Solomon Cook, son of Peter Cook and Mary Carpenter, Birth 24 Feb 1783 in , Culpeper, Virginia, USA, Marriage to Sarah J Smith 7 Jun 1804 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, Residence 1850 in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, Death 1850 in Cabel, , West Virginia, USA

Sarah J Smith, daughter of Cabell County Smith (father) and unknown mother, Birth 1790 in Culpepper, , Virginia, USA, Residence 1850 District 10, Cabell, Virginia , Death 1870 in Cabel, , West Virginia, USA

Children of Solomon Cook and Sarah J. Smith:

1. Mary Carpenter Cook Birth 15 Sep 1811

2. John Adam Cook Birth 17 Jun 1813

3. Peter Henry Cook Birth 5 Jun 1815

4. Nancy Jane Cook Birth 1816 in Mason, Logan, Virginia, USA Death 1 Feb 1855 in , Wise, Virginia, USA

5. Sarah Elizabeth Cook Birth 3 Feb 1818

6. James W Cook Birth 1820 in , Mason, West Virginia, USA

7. Catherine Cook, Marriage to Joseph Dick, Burial Aft 1880 in Cabell Co WV”

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www.ancestry.com, Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850:

“Groom Name: Reuben Butcher

Bride Name: Rachael Dick

Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1822

County: Cabell

State: Virginia”

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Ancestry.com “OneWorldTree”:

“Rachael Dick Born: 1797

Spouse

Reuben Butcher, son of William Butcher, Born: 1797

Marriage: 1 Aug 1822 in Cabell, Virginia, USA

Children:

1. Rebecca Butcher F 1822

2. Emily Butcher F 1823, Marriage: 24 Nov 1850 in Cabell, Virginia, USA to Greenville Harrison (Born: 1816, Died: 1916)

3. Sarah Octavia Butcher F 1826

4. Ellen Butcher F 16 Jun 1833 in Barboursville, Cabell, Virginia, USA, Marriage: 16 Aug 1855 in Cabell, Virginia, USA to Charles W Shipe (Born: 1833 in Virginia, USA, Died: 1 Jan 1905 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA)

Children of Ellen Butcher and Charles W Shipe:

1. William A Shipe M 4 Oct 1856 in Cabell, Virginia, USA

2. Mary E Shipe F 8 Jun 1860 in Cabell, Virginia, USA

3. Ellen Shipe F 14 Dec 1861 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA

4. Infant Shipe M 8 Jun 1864

5. Robert A Shipe M 1867 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA

6. Ulysses Grant Shipe M 12 Aug 1872 in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA”



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Eleanor Butcher Dick likely died between 1844 and 1850, because her youngest child, America Dick, was born about 1844. By 1860 her husband, John Joseph Dick, had remarried to Catherine. On the 1860 census John Joseph Dick and Catherine have several children: 17-yr-old Frances, 11-yr-old Rhoda, 10-yr-old Benjamin, 8-yr-old Ballard, 6-yr-old Spurlock, 4-yr-old Margaret, 3-yr-old Henry J., and 1-yr-old Catherine Dick. Because the eldest child, Frances, would have been born around 1843 (around the same time that Eleanor's daughter, America Dick was born, it is possible that Frances was a daughter from Catherine’s previous marriage). The 6-year gap between the two eldest children listed on the 1860 census (in addition to the very close spacing of all of the rest of the children), might also support the idea that Frances may not have been the biological daughter of John Joseph Dick. Assuming that 11-yr-old Rhoda Dick was the first child of John Joseph Dick and Catherine, we might estimate that John and Catherine were married sometime around 1847 to 1849. (And on the 1850 census Eleanor is not listed, and her children are living with several different families in Cabell County, Virginia). So it is likely that Eleanor died between 1844 and 1850.

*Note: throughout all of my research so far, Frances J. Dick lists her father as Joseph Dick. I have not been able to definitively prove or disprove if Joseph Dick was her biological father or not, but from census records it seems that he raised her and was considered her father. From the lack of evidence proving otherwise, I have listed her as a child of Joseph Dick and Catherine Cook in my genealogy file and will leave it that way unless I find other sources in the future that show otherwise.


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Catherine was the second wife of John Joseph Dick, following the death of John Joseph Dick’s first wife, Eleanor Butcher. According to , “Cleda R Stephens Family Research” family tree, submitted by ancestry.com user “Cleda45” of Cabell County, West Virginia, Catherine Cook’s marriage to John Joseph Dick was also her second marriage, and Catherine was previously married to Hiram Cremeans. But I have disproved the marriage between Catherine (wife of John Joseph Dick) and Hiram Cremeans. Catherine was married to John Joseph Dick and was recorded as living with him on both the 1850 and 1860 censuses, as shown below. Catherine, wife of Hiram Cremeans, was also recorded as living with Hiram and their children on both the 1850 and 1860 censuses, therefore, this could not be the same Catherine. As far as I can tell, the Cremeans family is not related to the Dick family at all:


1850 census: Katherine (age 30) and Joseph (age 50) Dick living in Boone County, Virginia with children: Frances J age 7, and Rhoda A age 0



1850 census: Catherine (40 yr) and Hiram (39 yrs) Cremeans living in Cabell County, Virginia with children: Lewis age 18, Cyntha age 15, Minta age 13, Cathrin age 11, Hiram age 9, Wesley age 7, William age 5, and Burton age 2



1860 census: Catherine (age 40) and Joseph (age 60) Dick living in Cabell County, Virginia with children: Frances age 17, Rhoda age 11, Benjamin age 10, Ballard age 8, Spurlock age 6, Margaret age 4, Henry J age 3, and Catherine age 1



1860 census: Catharine (age 49) and Hiram (age 48) Cremeans living in Wayne County, Virginia with children: Cynthia age 23, Minta age 21, Catharine age 20, Hiram age 18, Wesley age 16, William age 14, and Burten age 12

(census records found on www.ancestry.com)

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, 1840 United States Federal Census, [city not stated], Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 49:

“Name of Head of Family: Joseph Dick

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2

Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2

Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2

Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1

Free Colored Persons: 0

Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 11

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 6

White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 9

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2

Total Free White Persons: 11”



From what we know so far, in 1840 Joseph and Eleanor Dick’s family would have consisted of:


John Joseph Dick, age 40


Eleanor Butcher Dick, age 37


David Dick, age 16


Notley T. Dick, age 15


Andrew Jackson Dick, age 13


Reuben Dick, age 10


(possibly) Polly Dick, age 9 (or a baby)


Lafayette Dick, age 8


Morris Dick, age 4


Mary Dick, age 3


(possibly) Joseph Dick, age 3 (or not yet born)

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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 6, Boone County, Virginia, ancestry.com images 40 & 41, 5 August 1850, Dwelling No. 275, Family No. 275, Lines 40-42 & Line 1:

“Page 40:

Line 40, Joseph Dick, age 50, male, occupation: Laborer, born in Virginia.

Line 41, Katharine Dick, age 30, female, born in Virginia, cannot read and write.

Line 42, Frances J Dick, age 7, female, born in Virginia.

Page 41:

Line 1, Rhoda A Dick, age 7/12, female, born in Virginia.”

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Because "Boone County was formed from an act of the Virginia General Assembly on March 11, 1847 from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan counties," it is possible that John Joseph Dick never moved from his previous home in Cabell County, Virginia, but that the county boundaries were just changed around him??? (Not sure if he moved or not).

(Boone County History, )

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, 1860 United States Federal Census, [city not stated], Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 89, 30 June 1860, Dwelling No. 733, Family No. 724, Lines 16-25:

“Line 16, Joseph Dick, age 60, male, occupation: Farmer, personal estate value: 50, born in Virginia.

Line 17, Catherine Dick, age 40, female, born in Virginia, unable to read and write.

Line 18, Frances Dick, age 17, female, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 19, Rhoda Dick, age 11, female, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 20, Benjamin Dick, age 10, male, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 21, Ballard Dick, age 8, male, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 22, Spurlock Dick, age 6, male, born in Virginia.

Line 23, Margaret Dick, age 4, female, born in Virginia.

Line 24, Henry J Dick, age 3, male, born in Virginia.

Line 25, Catherine Dick, age 1, female, born in Virginia.”

24 February 2011

Research Notes: Dick & Butcher Families, Part 2

On the 1850 census we find 18-year old Lafayette Dick (along with 23-year old Andrew Dick, 20-year old Reuben Dick, and 6-year-old America Dick) living with the family of Rachael Butcher in Cabell County, Virginia. A search for other individuals with the surname Dick in Cabell County on the 1850 census turns up four other individuals, all in their teens or early 20s, and all also apparently living with families other than their own: 25-year old Notley Dick (male) living with the Robert & Mary McKendree family, 19-year old Polly Dick living with the Benjamin & Sarah Davis family, 13-year old Mary Dick living with the John Merritt family, and 13-year old Joseph Dick living with Rufus & Mary Lenerd family.

 
We know that Lafayette also had a brother named Morris Dick (Lafayette was living with the family of his brother, Morris Dick, on the 1870 census), but no Morris Dick appears in the 1850 Cabell County census. It is possible that Morris was living outside the county at the time. Another possibility, though, is that he was living with a family in Cabell County and that he was recorded under the surname of the family he was living with??? Searching for this possible scenario returned only one close match: a 13-year old Morris Lusher living with the Matthew & Margaret Lusher family. Interestingly, the family of Matthew and Margaret Lusher is listed with four children, ages 7, 5, 4, and 1 years, and 13-year old Morris is listed last, after all of the other younger children. Could this be Morris Dick??? [Morris is not listed with the Lusher family in the 1860 or 1870 census (although he would have been old to be living with his parents by that time), and no “Morris Lusher” can be found at all on the 1860 or 1870 censuses.]

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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 10, Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 94, 2 Sep 1850, Dwelling No. 653, Family No. 675, Lines 17-27:

“Line 17, James Butcher, age 23, male, occupation: Laborer, born in Virginia.

Line 18, Rachael Butcher, age 53, female, born in Virginia, cannot read and write.

Line 19, Emily Butcher, age 27, female, born in Virginia.

Line 20, Sarah Butcher, age 24, female, born in Virginia.

Line 21, Ellen Butcher, age 16, female, born in Virginia.

Line 22, America Butcher, age 12, female, born in Virginia, attended school within the year.

Line 23, Andrew Dick, age 23, male, occupation: Laborer, born in Virginia.

Line 24, Reuben Dick, age 20, male, occupation: Laborer, born in Virginia.

Line 25, Lafayette Dick, age 18, male, occupation: Laborer, born in Virginia.

Line 26, America Dick, age 6, female, born in Virginia.

Line 27, John Thomas, age 26, male, occupation: Laborer, born in Virginia.”

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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 10, Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 105, 10 Sep 1850, Dwelling No. 731, Family No. 757, Living in “Hotel,” Lines 15-24:

“Line 15, Robert McKendree, age 50, male, occupation: Inn Keeper, born in Va.

Line 16, Mary A. McKendree, age 43, female, born in Va.

Line 17, Everline McKendree, age 17, female, born in Va.

Line 18, George McKendree, age 15, male, born in Va, attended school within the year.

Line 19, Mary McKendree, age 7, female, born in Va, attended school within the year.

Line 20, Lucinda McKendree, age 5, female, born in Va, attended school within the year.

Line 21, Evira McKendree, age 2, female, born in Va.

Line 22, Notley Dick, age 25, male, occupation: Bar Keeper, born in Va.

Line 23, Elijah C. Smith, age 35, male, occupation: Shoemaker, born in Va.

Line 24, Mary A. Smith, age 10/12, female, born in Va.”

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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 10, Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 66, 19 Aug 1850, Dwelling No. 455, Family No. 472, Lines 7-11:

“Line 7, Benjamin S. Davis, age 66, male, occupation: farmer, personal estate value: 50, born in Va.

Line 8, Sarah Davis, age 65, female, born in Tenn, married within the year.

Line 9, James Davis, age 24, male, occupation: farmer, personal estate value: 700, born in Va.

Line 10, Sarah Adams, age 19, female, born in Va.

Line 11, Polly Dick, age 19, female, born in Va.”

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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 10, Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 137, 21 Sep 1850, Dwelling No. 950, Family No. 989, Lines 40-42:

“Line 40, John Merritt, age 61, male, occupation: farmer, personal estate value: 2500, born in Va.

Line 41, Jane Merritt, age 45, female, born in Va.

Line 42, Mary Dick, age 13, female, born in Va.”

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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 10, Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 53, 13 Aug 1850, Dwelling No. 369, Family No. 381, Lines 22-26:

“Line 22, Rufus Lenard, age 45, male, occupation: farmer, born in Va.

Line 23, Mary E Lenard, age 47, female, born in Va, unable to read and write.

Line 24, Cynthia A Lenard, age 18, female, born in Va.

Line 25, Mary E. Wentz, age 72, female, born in Va, unable to read and write.

Line 26, Joseph Dick, age 13, male, born in Va, attended school within the year.”


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, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 10, Cabell County, Virginia, ancestry.com image 54, 13 Aug 1850, Dwelling No. 375, Family No. 387, Lines 24-30:

“Line 24, Matthew Lusher, age 36, male, occupation: farmer, personal estate value: 1600, born in Va.

Line 25, Margaret Lusher, age 29, female, born in Va.

Line 26, Sarah Lusher, age 7, female, born in Va, attended school within the year.

Line 27, James M Lusher, age 5, male, born in Va, attended school within the year.

Line 28, Mary L Lusher, age 4, female, born in Va.

Line 29, Taliaferro Lusher, age 1, male, born in Va.

Line 30, Morris Lusher, age 13, male, born in Va, attended school within the year.”

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“Shrewsbury/Fyfe/Durrett/Lambert Tree” submitted by ancestry.com user “herdmu” from West Virginia:

“John Joseph Dick Birth 1800 in Virginia, United States Death 9 Dec 1868 in Lincoln, West Virginia, United States

Married 16 Mar 1822 in Cabell Co, , West Virginia, USA

Eleanor Butcher Birth 1803

Children:

1. David Dick, Son born 16 Dec 1824 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA, died 12 Nov 1889 in , Wayne, West Virginia, USA

2. Natley Dick, Son, born 1825

3. Andrew Jackson Dick, Son, Birth 1827 in Cabell, , Virginia, USA Death 1880 in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA

4. Reuben Dick, Son, born 1830

5. Lafayette Dick, Son, born 1832

6. Mary Dick, Daughter, born 1837

7. Polly Dick, Daughter, born 1840

8. America Dick, Daughter, born 1844

9. Benjamin Dick, Son, born 1852, Died 1928 in , Cabell, West Virginia, USA”



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Cabell County, Virginia became Cabell County, West Virginia after West Virginia seceded from Virginia in 1863 during the Civil War.

Wikipedia.org

20 February 2011

Researching the Dick Family, Part 2

So, after doing quite a bit of research on the Dick family for the next few days, I was very excited when I found Morris and Lafayette’s parents! And since I didn’t just go online and find them right away – it took some researching and putting the clues together until I figured it out for sure – I really felt like a detective who had solved a case. How exciting! And it’s not every day that you “find” direct ancestors.

So, Lafayette Dick’s parents were Eleanor Butcher and John Joseph Dick of Cabell County, Virginia.  (Cabell County was part of Virginia until 1863 when West Virginia seceded from the state during the Civil War and Cabell County became part of West Virginia.  This explains why so many records show that the birthplaces of both John Joseph Dick and Lafayette Dick were either Virginia or West Virginia).

I started focusing on Cabell County when I found Lafayette Dick living there on the 1850 census.  Then I happened to find Dicks buried in the cemetery of the Mud River Baptist Church in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, which reminded me of what my great grandmother had said about Lafayette's father being buried in the Mud River Flat Church cemetery in Tennessee.  Everything else I've found says that they were from Virginia or West Virginia, not Tennessee.  So, it seems that my great grandmother got the state wrong, but did have the right name for the cemetery. 

Anyways, on that 1850 Cabell Co, Virginia census, I found 18-year old Lafayette Dick (along with 23-year old Andrew Dick, 20-year old Reuben Dick, and 6-year-old America Dick) living with the family of widow, Rachael Butcher. Wondering if Lafayette was living with the Butcher family because his parents may have recently passed away before 1850, I started searching the county for his brother, Morris. I found 4 other individuals with the surname Dick in Cabell Co. in 1850, all in their 20s or teens, and all living with families with surnames other than their own: 25-year old Notley Dick living with the Robert & Mary McKendree family, 19-year old Polly Dick living with the Benjamin & Sarah Davis family, 13-year old Mary Dick living with the John Merrit family, and 13-year old Joseph Dick living with Rufus & Mary Lenerd family.  [Oh, and I also later found that a number of Andrew Dick’s family members were buried in the Mud River Baptist Church Cemetery.]

(In my searches I’d also come across a marriage record for a Joseph Dick and Eleanor Butcher in Cabell County on 14 March 1822, and that stuck with me because Lafayette Dick was living with a Butcher family on that 1850 census).

But I hadn’t found Morris yet on the 1850 census. So I wondered if the kids were all living with other families in the area, maybe Morris was listed under the surname of the family he was living with. So I looked for anyone with the name Morris in Cabell Co., and there was only one with a birth year within 3 or 4 years of Morris Dick: 13-year old Morris Lusher living with the Matthew & Margaret Lusher family. Interestingly, the family of Matthew and Margaret Lusher is listed with four children, ages 7, 5, 4, and 1 years, and 13-year old Morris is listed last, after all of the other younger children. Although we can’t know for sure if this is Morris Dick, it might explain why we can’t find a Morris Dick in the area at the time. (And I checked on the 1860 and 1870 censuses and couldn’t find a Morris Lusher, so it’s a possibility). Also, in my later research I found another connection between the Dick family and the Lusher family: I found a record posted to the rootsweb site by a descendant of the Cyrus family (Lafayette’s eldest brother, Notley Dick, later married Catherine Cyrus) that stated that Notley Dick “was elected constable in Cabell County, West Virginia, in fall of 1853. In February 1854, Notley stabbed Matthew Lusher h.o. Margaret Blake; Matthew died March 1854; court records show Notley resigned as constable in March 1854. . . .” So, apparently Notley Dick stabbed Matthew Lusher, the head of the household where a Morris was living in the 1850 census, and it appears that Matthew Lusher later died from these wounds. I wonder if the stabbing was related to Notley’s job as a constable, or if it was just a fight between the two men – could it have had anything to do with Notley’s little brother, Morris, possibly living with the Lusher family???

Then I thought I’d look up some of the siblings living with Lafayette on the 1850 census and see if I could catch any leads. I started with Andrew Dick, and I found numerous people who had submitted family trees on ancestry.com showing Andrew Jackson Dick with parents, John Joseph Dick and Eleanor Butcher – so that marriage record that I’d come across earlier was the right one. (Some of the family trees listed the father as John Dick, a few said John Joseph Dick, but the majority listed him as Joseph Dick). I haven’t come across anything yet that lists parents for Joseph Dick. So, I need to find more original records, but there are enough family trees that agree on the names of the parents that it’s likely correct. It looks like Joseph Dick had a second wife, and they had a number of children too. (The one thing that I noticed was that Lafayette was listed as a child in the family in several of the family trees that I looked at, but none of them listed Morris in the family. I wonder if that is because someone researched the census records and they didn’t find Morris because he wasn’t recorded under the surname Dick?)

Oh, and it turns out that the Rachael Butcher family that Lafayette was living with on the 1850 census is family too. I found a marriage record showing that Rachael Butcher’s maiden name was actually Dick. And her husband, who was no longer living at the time of the 1850 census, was Reuben Butcher. And it turns out that Reuben Dick and Eleanor Butcher Dick were siblings. I also assume that Rachael Dick Butcher was related to Joseph Dick (could they have been siblings also? Or maybe cousins?), but since I do not yet know who Joseph Dick’s parents were, I haven’t been able to learn more about how Joseph and Rachael may have been connected (other than the fact that their spouses were siblings).

So, I’ve got lots of notes I’ve taken as I’ve been doing this that I now need to sort through and add everything into my genealogy file. I’ve been typing up this information here and there in my spare time since early January, and have compiled quite a bit data – much of it about the children of Eleanor and Joseph Dick, and the children from Joseph’s 2nd marriage to Catherine Cook after Eleanor passed away. I’ve still got a number of records that I’ve found and need to look over and add to my file, but I think I’ll try to start posting my research notes of what I’ve found so far sometime in the next few days, and then add more as I get to it. I’m just glad that I got that e-mail asking me about Lafayette Dick’s parents, because I wouldn’t have started researching that family otherwise (at least not right now). So, anyways, I’ll post the source info for this information with my research notes on my next post, but just wanted to get this info posted for now. If you happen to be another family researcher and you are connected to the Dick or Butcher families, I’d love to share family info!