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Subject: Dickey.Henry.1850.Barren.BIOS


Henry  Dickey February 24, 1850 - unknown
Barren County KyArchives Biography

Author: History of Atchison Co Kansas

Henry Dickey, farmer, of Walnut township was born February 24, 1850, in Barron 
[sic] County, Kentucky. He was a son of Jackson and Edith Dickey, who were 
slaves until freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. After the Civil War, which 
resulted in the Dickeys becoming freemen, the parents remained in Kentucky 
until 1884. Henry was at that time working on a farm in Kentucky for fifty 
cents a day and he wished to better his condition and that of his parents. 
Accordingly, he came to Kansas in search of a location, and found it in 
Atchison County After his brother, Prior Dickey, joined him in this county, he 
and Prior pooled their interests and invested in farm lands until they now own 
over 500 acres of land in partnership. They also own forty head of fine 
Hereford cattle, seven-eights [sic] pure bred stock. Mr. Dickey was married 
February 23, 1903 to Celia KERFORD, a daughter of Abraham Kerford, a well known 
colored family of Atchison County. The Kerfords came from the home county of 
Abraham Lincoln, in Kentucky. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Dickey, Sarah E., born September 24, 1906. Politically, Mr. Dickey is allied 
with the Republican party, and has served as a member of the school board of his district. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Dickey is affiliated with the True Eleven Lodge of Atchison. Mr. Dickey is one of the most influential and successful members of the negro race in Kansas, and is considered as one of the industrious and highly successful agriculturists and live stock men of Atchison County.



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