Dickinson (and Niederer and Rechsteiner) Information

Diagram of Relationships

Much info here comes from Mary Owens. Many original clippings and photos come from Staley family albums.

Caroline Niederer

Caroline Niederer (presumed) ambrotype in set of four

• Children are probably William Dickinson and Emma Dickinson
• Damaged photo was probably of William J. Dickinson

Emma Dickinson Staley: b. 1/6/1855 in Petersburg, IL; m. John William Staley on 2/12/1879 in Virginia, IL; d. 5/20/1946 in Nashua, IA

Emma Dickinson, childhood photo on tintype (From family album)

Note to Emma from F. E. Chandler (From family album)

• Why was this ball invitation saved? Was F.E. Chandler (a member of Chandlerville's founding family) an early suitor?

Marriage Certificate (From family album)

• Mr. John W. Staley of Tallula, Ill, Miss Emma Dickinson of Chandlerville, February 12, 1879

Emma Dickinson Staley (From family album)

Emma Dickinson Staley (From family album)

Emma Dickinson Staley (From family album)

• Who is with her? Photo approx. mid-1940s.

90 Years Old Article (From family album)

90th Birthday Article (From family album)

Obituary (From family album)

Funeral Book (From family album)

William Dickinson

William Dickinson, photo by Humphrey in Jacksonville, IL

William Dickinson and Family

Jefferson Davis Dickinson

Obituaries for J.D. Dickinson

Obituary 1 (From family album)

Obituary 2 (From family album)

Obituary 3 (From family album)

Photos of J.D. Dickinson

J.D. Dickinson in Kansas City

J.D. Dickinson in Kansas City 2

J.D. Dickinson Workplace, Kansas City, MO

J.D. Dickinson with Estella (presumed) (From family album)

• Photo taken by F.H. Weiers in Pekin, Ill
• Photo possibly includes Estella's mother?

J.D. Dickinson and Family

J.D. Dickinson and Family (From family album)

• Photo by Fyock, 631 N. 24th Street, South Omaha, Nebraska
• Photo shows J.D. & wife Estella, daughter Grace and sons Earl and Frank.
• Photo possibly includes Estella's mother?

Estella Eliabeth Brough Dickinson, wife of J.D. Dickinson

Frank Allen Dickinson, son of J.D. Dickinson

Earl Dickinson, son of J. D. Dickinson

Grace Dickinson, daughter of J.D. Dickinson (with mother Estella Dickinson?)

Jennie Mae Paris Welter

Photo of James Franklin Paris

Niederer, siblings of Caroline

Arnold Niederer, 1838-1891

Arnold Niederer (presumably) and wife (From family album)

Niederer (unlabeled but presumably Arnold or Robert Niederer) (From family album)

Niederer (unlabeled but presumably Arnold or Robert Niederer) (From family album)

Notes:

An example of name-swapping or confusion about last names of Dickinson and Paris (Name "Emma Paris" in John W. Staley obit). See also 1870 Census for J.D. Dickinson listed as David Paris. (Census Data for Dickinson Family)

See Staley page on this site for Almeda Foland's (first wife of James Franklin Paris) sister Sarah Foland. Sarah Foland Staley's son John William Staley married Emma Dickinson, step-daughter of James Franklin Paris.

I also incorporated info from Veronica's Ancestry pages as they appear on Roots Web. Veronica Stroud's family tree on RootsWeb.