The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-11-25

| home in the East to claim his bride.
Miss Almira C. Martin. They were
married January Z, 1857. After the
wedding they at once made their way
west to their new home in Wisconsin.
1t may be stated here that Mrs. Dick
inson was a cultured woman and for
many years taught school here, and
during her husbands absence in the
service of the war, she spent the three
years teaching in her native state
They had only one child, a daughter,
IneZ, the above mentioned Mrs. S. F.
Shea who during the past % years. to-
gether with her husband, has made
good home for the aged father on the
beautiful farm.
Mr.. Dickinson's war record is both
honorable and interesting. He came of
fighting stock; his grandfather and his
time, and so have the grandsons of the
deceased. He enlisted in Edgerton on
August IA, 1862, in Co. E, 22nd Regi-
ment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry,
and was mustered into service Sept. 2
at Racine. He took part in a great
many battles, among them Fl. Donald
son, Georgetown, Resacca, New Hope
Church, Culps Farm, Averysboro and
Richmond. He was with Sherman as
sergeant on his March to the Sea, and
also served as captive in Libby prison.
During his entire three years service
he kept diary, mentioning practically
every day by some little significant re-
mark. From his notes during the war
he has copied this record into larger
book. The writing is done with the ut
most care, and it contains information
of Importance beyond the interests of
the family and it's friends.
In addition to his war record the vol
ume contains several orations which he
was called upon to deliver on important
occasions, and number of poems of
more than passing merit.
After the close of the war he and his
wife returned to Edgerton. Here he
and his partner owned a shop where
the old Royal hall used to be. They
did great deal of building and paint
ing, at one time employing 80 men in
their service. After many years he
dropped the carpenter end of the busi-
- oLo \
store. In 1871 or shortly after he went
to live on the farm, having become in
terested in hop culture, and from that
time on lived there but carried on his
business in town.
The deceased was since 1860 mem
Der of the Masonic fraternity and for
six terms master.
He had many interests, was fond of
books, and discriminating but great
reader. He had fine feeling for Ian
guage. and was himself speaker of
splendid power. He was fond of his
friends, and they appreciated him. To-
gether with his younger brother, HUI
! bert, still living, he enjoyed the annual
visits of the splendid drama of the cir
Gus, the dash, go and color of the per-
Torrance appealing to his active spirit.
The funeral was held from the home
on Stoughton road Sunday afternoon,
where a brief service was held, and
from the new Masonic hall, the Masons
in corpore meeting the body at the be-
ginning of the concrete road and es-
corting it to the temple, and from
there, where Rev. Schoenfeld delivered
the funeral Grafton, to the Fassett GEM
etery where the body was laid to rest
in the family lot. AS an incident of
the past it may be mentioned that the
deceased assisted in the burial of the
first body inferred in this cemetery.
Willis EbbOtt has been confined to