Joseph Dicken1863–
- Name
- Joseph Dicken
- Given names
- Joseph
- Surname
- Dicken
 Birth | about 1863 23 31 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage of parents | Hardy Clemon Dicken — Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks — View this family August 23, 1868 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a sister | Queen T Dicken about 1871 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks about 1871 (Age 8 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Hardy Clemon Dicken — Mary Elizabeth Powers — View this family March 3, 1872 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nellie Rosetta Dicken May 22, 1873 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Ellen Dicken December 1879 (Age 16 years) |
 Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dewitt E Dicken June 13, 1885 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ollie Jane Dicken March 25, 1888 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Hardy Clemon Dicken — Nancy Caroline Pennington — View this family November 28, 1895 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 53 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 54 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 55 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 half-brother | Dewitt E Dicken February 15, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a father | Hardy Clemon Dicken June 10, 1928 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 half-sister | Ollie Jane Dicken August 3, 1945 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Ellen Dicken April 5, 1946 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Nellie Rosetta Dicken May 12, 1962 (Age 99 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 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 | unknown |
| 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 |
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 himself |
Joseph Dicken Birth: about 1863 23 31 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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9 years younger sister |
Queen T Dicken Birth: about 1871 31 39 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Powers |
| 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 |
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 half-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 half-sister |
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 half-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 half-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 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 |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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