~And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.

William Henderson Dickson

This is not a complete biography of my Great Grandpa at this time - still working on it :)


William Henderson Dickson born in 1850 at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa.  

One of six children


Billa Dickson - his father


His son, Wilden Reed
(He probably looked  much like this as a boy)

As a young man



He married Martha Slade

They had 11 children, 9 which lived to adulthood, and they also raised a nephew.

The family lived at this home (no longer standing) at the South West corner of Richville Lane and Morgan Valley Drive.



Died in 1936 at age 86