Dickerson, (Erastus) (Melvaston) Lincoln (“Linc”)
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| Last Name | Dickerson |
| First Name | (Erastus) |
| Middle Name | (Melvaston) Lincoln ("Linc") |
| Maiden Name | |
| Death Date | 1/20/1898 |
| Birth Date | 7/15/1865 |
| Obituary Source | Unnamed Owen Co. newspaper clipping, Jan. 1898 (Rootsweb.com) |
| Source Information | Diary of Elam Harvey |
| Cemetery | Riverside Cemetery, Owen Co., Ind. |
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| Spouse | Nancy Jane Mitchell |
| Survived By | |
| Other | Age 32. Born in Morgan Co., Ind.; son of Edward and Sarah E. Gromer Dickerson. Married on May 29, 1887. Father of Pearl, Florence, Mabel and Clarence. [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for Jan. 20, 1898: "Lincoln Dickerson was killed this morning by a falling wall resulting from a fire at Spencer, Ind."] "Pierson Block, Elliott Block, and Mrs. Cline's Building Burned -- Lincoln Dickerson Killed by Falling Wall While Carrying Goods From The Meat Market...Total loss is over $30,000...Most regrettable and sorrowful of all was the death of Lincoln Dickerson, which resulted from the fall of a portion of the wall of the old Elliott Block...[his skull was] crushed by a rafter of the shed. Death had been instantaneous..." [The article goes on at great length about his death and the fire itself.] |
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