Reynolds County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

Obituaries

William D. Dickson, Missouri legislator and Confederate veteran, died at his home in Reynolds county, July 6th. Almost sixty years ago Mr. Dickson came to Reynolds county, then an unbroken wilderness. With his own hands he cleared a patch of ground, built a one-room cabin and established a home in Doe Run valley, where he spent the remainder of his life.

In the second year of the Civil War he enlisted in Company B, Third Missouri cavalry, under Green and gave his best services to the cause of the South. After the close of the war, he retired to his farm where he lived until 1890 when he was chosen by the people of Reynolds county to represent them in the Missouri legislature. He was re-elected for a second term in 1892. Mr. Dickson was a native of Kentucky where he was born Dec. 13,1837. He was quiet and unassuming, but when he spoke it was brief and to the point. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was recognized as a conscientious and public spirited citizen.

Missouri Historical Review, v. 11, By Francis Asbury Sampson, 1917 submitted by Kim - 2009