Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
31 Jan 1941, Fri • Page 2:
Mrs. Mary Dickson Dies of Influenza; Ill Since Sunday - Widow of Former Upper Alton Postmaster Was Born at Marine:
Influenza suffered since Sunday night caused the death of Mrs. Mary Bennett Dickson Thursday at 3:45 p. m. Mrs. Dickson was the.widow of Mark Dickson, two years postmaster in Upper Alton under President Cleveland from 1885. Mrs. Dickson had been ill at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Deem, east of Alton on the Fosterburg road. About 20 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Dickson retired from housekeeping at their old home, 866 Washington avenue, and went to the country to reside with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Deem. The death of the former Upper Alton postmaster occurred on Jan. 13, 1938. Mrs. Dickson belonged to a family of pioneers in Madison county, "She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Ground and was born at Marine. She came to Alton with her parents at the age of ten and had resided in the city, or just outside its limits, the remainder of her life. Oliver Ground came to Alton to engage in the milling business and for years operated the flour mill at the foot of Washington avenue. The old rock building occupied by the mill is still standing at Broadway and Washington. The grandfather of Mrs. Dickon was Daniel Ground, who came from England in 1819 and located in Madison county near Marine where he bought a farm the same year. With Daniel Ground from England came Henry Shaw, founder of Shaw's Garden. Mrs. Dickson was the last of her immediate family. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Deem, and Mrs. Fred A. Woods of College avenue; her son, Oliver Dickson, who makes his home at the Deem farm. An aunt, Mrs. P. W. Palmer [Parker] 89, formerly of Edwardsville, has made her home the last five years with Mrs. Dickson and the Deem family at their farm home here. Mrs. Palmer is the youngest sister if the late Oliver Ground and is the last survivor of her family. Mrs. Dickson had been a member of the old Upper Alton Presbyterian Church most of her life. When a girl she was presented by the Sunday school for perfect attendance, a small sowing basket, this gift Mrs. Dickson kept all her life and used the sewing basket at times up to the time of her last illness. The body is at Streeper funeral home where friends may call at any time after 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home, where services will be conducted by Dr. C. E. Goddard, pastor of College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Aunt Theresa Ground married Phineas Parker: PARKER, PHINEAS GROUND, THERESA 1876-11-02 7 37 40 MADISON
Mrs. Dickson's cemetery entry may be spelled Dixon.
Alton, Illinois
31 Jan 1941, Fri • Page 2:
Mrs. Mary Dickson Dies of Influenza; Ill Since Sunday - Widow of Former Upper Alton Postmaster Was Born at Marine:
Influenza suffered since Sunday night caused the death of Mrs. Mary Bennett Dickson Thursday at 3:45 p. m. Mrs. Dickson was the.widow of Mark Dickson, two years postmaster in Upper Alton under President Cleveland from 1885. Mrs. Dickson had been ill at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Deem, east of Alton on the Fosterburg road. About 20 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Dickson retired from housekeeping at their old home, 866 Washington avenue, and went to the country to reside with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Deem. The death of the former Upper Alton postmaster occurred on Jan. 13, 1938. Mrs. Dickson belonged to a family of pioneers in Madison county, "She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Ground and was born at Marine. She came to Alton with her parents at the age of ten and had resided in the city, or just outside its limits, the remainder of her life. Oliver Ground came to Alton to engage in the milling business and for years operated the flour mill at the foot of Washington avenue. The old rock building occupied by the mill is still standing at Broadway and Washington. The grandfather of Mrs. Dickon was Daniel Ground, who came from England in 1819 and located in Madison county near Marine where he bought a farm the same year. With Daniel Ground from England came Henry Shaw, founder of Shaw's Garden. Mrs. Dickson was the last of her immediate family. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Deem, and Mrs. Fred A. Woods of College avenue; her son, Oliver Dickson, who makes his home at the Deem farm. An aunt, Mrs. P. W. Palmer [Parker] 89, formerly of Edwardsville, has made her home the last five years with Mrs. Dickson and the Deem family at their farm home here. Mrs. Palmer is the youngest sister if the late Oliver Ground and is the last survivor of her family. Mrs. Dickson had been a member of the old Upper Alton Presbyterian Church most of her life. When a girl she was presented by the Sunday school for perfect attendance, a small sowing basket, this gift Mrs. Dickson kept all her life and used the sewing basket at times up to the time of her last illness. The body is at Streeper funeral home where friends may call at any time after 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home, where services will be conducted by Dr. C. E. Goddard, pastor of College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Aunt Theresa Ground married Phineas Parker: PARKER, PHINEAS GROUND, THERESA 1876-11-02 7 37 40 MADISON
Mrs. Dickson's cemetery entry may be spelled Dixon.
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
31 Jan 1941, Fri • Page 2:
Mrs. Mary Dickson Dies of Influenza; Ill Since Sunday - Widow of Former Upper Alton Postmaster Was Born at Marine:
Influenza suffered since Sunday night caused the death of Mrs. Mary Bennett Dickson Thursday at 3:45 p. m. Mrs. Dickson was the.widow of Mark Dickson, two years postmaster in Upper Alton under President Cleveland from 1885. Mrs. Dickson had been ill at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Deem, east of Alton on the Fosterburg road. About 20 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Dickson retired from housekeeping at their old home, 866 Washington avenue, and went to the country to reside with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Deem. The death of the former Upper Alton postmaster occurred on Jan. 13, 1938. Mrs. Dickson belonged to a family of pioneers in Madison county, "She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Ground and was born at Marine. She came to Alton with her parents at the age of ten and had resided in the city, or just outside its limits, the remainder of her life. Oliver Ground came to Alton to engage in the milling business and for years operated the flour mill at the foot of Washington avenue. The old rock building occupied by the mill is still standing at Broadway and Washington. The grandfather of Mrs. Dickon was Daniel Ground, who came from England in 1819 and located in Madison county near Marine where he bought a farm the same year. With Daniel Ground from England came Henry Shaw, founder of Shaw's Garden. Mrs. Dickson was the last of her immediate family. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Deem, and Mrs. Fred A. Woods of College avenue; her son, Oliver Dickson, who makes his home at the Deem farm. An aunt, Mrs. P. W. Palmer [Parker] 89, formerly of Edwardsville, has made her home the last five years with Mrs. Dickson and the Deem family at their farm home here. Mrs. Palmer is the youngest sister if the late Oliver Ground and is the last survivor of her family. Mrs. Dickson had been a member of the old Upper Alton Presbyterian Church most of her life. When a girl she was presented by the Sunday school for perfect attendance, a small sowing basket, this gift Mrs. Dickson kept all her life and used the sewing basket at times up to the time of her last illness. The body is at Streeper funeral home where friends may call at any time after 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home, where services will be conducted by Dr. C. E. Goddard, pastor of College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Aunt Theresa Ground married Phineas Parker: PARKER, PHINEAS GROUND, THERESA 1876-11-02 7 37 40 MADISON
Mrs. Dickson's cemetery entry may be spelled Dixon.
Alton, Illinois
31 Jan 1941, Fri • Page 2:
Mrs. Mary Dickson Dies of Influenza; Ill Since Sunday - Widow of Former Upper Alton Postmaster Was Born at Marine:
Influenza suffered since Sunday night caused the death of Mrs. Mary Bennett Dickson Thursday at 3:45 p. m. Mrs. Dickson was the.widow of Mark Dickson, two years postmaster in Upper Alton under President Cleveland from 1885. Mrs. Dickson had been ill at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Deem, east of Alton on the Fosterburg road. About 20 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Dickson retired from housekeeping at their old home, 866 Washington avenue, and went to the country to reside with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Deem. The death of the former Upper Alton postmaster occurred on Jan. 13, 1938. Mrs. Dickson belonged to a family of pioneers in Madison county, "She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Ground and was born at Marine. She came to Alton with her parents at the age of ten and had resided in the city, or just outside its limits, the remainder of her life. Oliver Ground came to Alton to engage in the milling business and for years operated the flour mill at the foot of Washington avenue. The old rock building occupied by the mill is still standing at Broadway and Washington. The grandfather of Mrs. Dickon was Daniel Ground, who came from England in 1819 and located in Madison county near Marine where he bought a farm the same year. With Daniel Ground from England came Henry Shaw, founder of Shaw's Garden. Mrs. Dickson was the last of her immediate family. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Deem, and Mrs. Fred A. Woods of College avenue; her son, Oliver Dickson, who makes his home at the Deem farm. An aunt, Mrs. P. W. Palmer [Parker] 89, formerly of Edwardsville, has made her home the last five years with Mrs. Dickson and the Deem family at their farm home here. Mrs. Palmer is the youngest sister if the late Oliver Ground and is the last survivor of her family. Mrs. Dickson had been a member of the old Upper Alton Presbyterian Church most of her life. When a girl she was presented by the Sunday school for perfect attendance, a small sowing basket, this gift Mrs. Dickson kept all her life and used the sewing basket at times up to the time of her last illness. The body is at Streeper funeral home where friends may call at any time after 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home, where services will be conducted by Dr. C. E. Goddard, pastor of College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Aunt Theresa Ground married Phineas Parker: PARKER, PHINEAS GROUND, THERESA 1876-11-02 7 37 40 MADISON
Mrs. Dickson's cemetery entry may be spelled Dixon.
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