Mary Ellen DickenAge: 66 years1879–1946
- Name
- Mary Ellen Dicken
- Given names
- Mary Ellen
- Surname
- Dicken
 Birth | December 1879 40 26 |
 Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 6 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Dewitt E Dicken June 13, 1885 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ollie Jane Dicken March 25, 1888 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Washington Powers August 6, 1889 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Powers January 11, 1893 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Hardy Clemon Dicken — Nancy Caroline Pennington — View this family November 28, 1895 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 38 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a brother | Dewitt E Dicken February 15, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell March 13, 1927 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Hardy Clemon Dicken June 10, 1928 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Ollie Jane Dicken August 3, 1945 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 5, 1946 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Powers Birth: June 22, 1853 19 16 — Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1893 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1872 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Nellie Rosetta Dicken Birth: May 22, 1873 34 19 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1962 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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7 years herself |
Mary Ellen Dicken Birth: December 1879 40 26 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 5, 1946 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ollie Jane Dicken Birth: March 25, 1888 49 34 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: August 3, 1945 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks |
| father |
Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Birth: February 23, 1831 — Hardin, Illinois, United States Death: about 1871 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1868 — |
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-5 years half-brother |
Joseph Dicken Birth: about 1863 23 31 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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9 years half-sister |
Queen T Dicken Birth: about 1871 31 39 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Nancy Caroline Pennington |
| father |
Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Caroline Pennington Birth: December 27, 1876 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1940 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 28, 1895 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
Mary Ellen Dicken has 32 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (32)
Parents Crayton Pottenger + Rebecca Ann Powers
Parents Albert Ernest Powers + Ida Jane Rushin
Parents Albert Ernest Powers + Ida Pennington
Parents George Washington Powers + Georgia Mae McCown
Parents Clarkson Pottenger + Marinda Powers
Parents Crayton Pottenger + Melvina Powers
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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