Dickerson, Lee Royal
(1886-1979)




Birth: May 5, 1886, Columbia City, Whitley County, IN
Death: June 1979, Columbia City, Whitley County, IN
Parents: Frank J. and Emma J. Dickerson
Spouse: Ada Delpha Gaerte, married March 10, 1914
Known Children: 1 boy and 3 girls; Ethel M., Lillian F.
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Other Occupations: post office
Individual Number: 4224


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1910-1912 Dickerson Studio owner Whitley County























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Parents: Frank J. and Emma J. Dickerson
Children: 1 boy and 3 girls; Ethel M., Lillian F.
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OriginalNotes: The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana), 13 June 1979, p. 5 Obit. For Lee R. Dickerson:
Age 93, d. at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. Born in CC on May 5, 1886, son of Joshua Frank and Emma Jane (Walekr) Dickerson. Married Ada Gaerte who died in 1968. He was Postal employee 30 years in CC, retiring in 1948. "He was also a photographer in the Whitley county area."  Survivors: son Richard L. Dickerson of Columbia City; daughters Ethel Worrick of Whiteland and Frances Beard of Huntington.


1910 Census, Union Township, Whitley County
Lee R Dickerson, son, 23, single, b. IN, photographer, OA
living with parents Frank and Emma Dickerson and servant

1920 Census, Columbia City
Lee R. Dickerson, hear, age 33, b. IN postal clerk; living with wife Ada and children Ethel M. and Lillian F.

1930 Census, Columbia City
Lee R. Dickerson, hear, age 43, b. IN money orders clerk / post office; living with wife Ada D. and children Ethel M. and Frances L., and Richard L..

WWII Registration Card - Lee Royal Dickerson, 411 N. Washington, Columbia City, b. May 5, 1886, b. Columbia City; employed at Post Office on N. Chauncey
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County: Whitley
Country: USA
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KnownDates: 1910, 1912
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OriginalSource: 1910 Census, Union Township, Whitley County
Lee R Dickerson, son, 23, single, b. IN, photographer, OA

See ia-0001-0427 for 1912  barnraising "Photo by Dickerson" from Union Township, Whitley County and ia-0001-0428 with Lee's father Frank Dickerson.

The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana), 13 June 1979, p. 5 Obit. For Lee R. Dickerson:
Age 93, "He was also a photographer in the Whitley county area."  [does not give dates]
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