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William Dickinson practiced law in Glasgow & Louisville One story is told that William wanted to join the army during the Civil War but his parents would not let him. However, one night he decided to run away and "join up" any way, but when he jumped out of the upstairs window of his parents house he broke his leg, which ended that episode of his life.  He married Mary Elizabeth Brents in 1868 and later built the Dickinson house on Green Street for his family and 4 children, They were:

    1. Brents Dickinson    b. 2/22/1869   

        m. 4/26/1893     Elizabeth Reid b. 1/5/1874     1 child

            (1) William Reid Dickinson

    2. William Day Dickinson    b. 10/6/1870

        m. (1)    10/7/1891 Annie Rowlett b. 11/19/1869    d. 9/16/1905

                       (1) Rebecca Dickinson b. 9/25/1892

                            m. 11/24/1915     Eugene Barnett Ferguson 3 children

                                1. Annie Rowlett Ferguson

                                2. Martha Day Ferguson

                                3. Gene Brents Ferguson

        m. (2) 6/24/1908     Mrs. Nellie Burnett Lowe

    3. Martha Ann (Annie) Dickinson    b. 10/8/1872

        m. 10/16/1895    Paul Wilson Holman b. 4/17/1874    d. 6/28/193?

             (1) William Dickinson Holman    b. 8/8/1897    d. 8/12/1897

             (2) Sidney Walker Holman    b. 2/16/1900

             (3) Elizabeth Brents Holman     b. 10/25/1903

                   m. 12/27/1928    Thomas Richard Thomas    b. 4/10/1903

             (4) Paul Wilson Holman Jr.     b. 6/23/1910

    4. Bartlett Graves Dickinson     b. 12/5/1877    d. 5/25/1918

        m. 10/18/1900    Lelia Rogers    b. 3/12/1879    d. 12/29/1951     8 children

             (1) Joseph Rogers Dickinson     b. 12/21/1901    d. 8/26/1954

                  m. 11/24/1932     Inez Marie Schneider    b. 12/4/1905    d. 12/24/1976    2 children

             (2) Brents Dickinson Jr     b. 5/7/1904    d.7/1/1981

                   m. 10/10/1930    Gwendolyn Holman  b. 4/21/1907    d. 7/28/1980     3 children

             (3) John Dickinson    b. 12/7/1908    d. 10/14/1989

                   m. Mildred Holman    9/19/1912    3 children

             (4) Bartlett Graves Dickinson Jr.     b. 8/25/1906    d. 4/2/1907

             (5) William Dickinson    b. 1/14/1911    7/19/1991

                     m. LaVece Ganter     b. 3/25/1916    d. 1/12/1998           5 children

             (6) Kate Trabue Dickinson     b. 3/16/1913    10/2/1998

                   m. Fredrick Richardson Ganter    b. 7/22/1913    d. 5/30/1994         3 children

             (7) Samuel Worley Dickinson    b. 5/15/1915    d. 3/29/1969

                   m. Esther Hauff  b. 8/13/1913    1/17/1982       2 children

             (8) Lewis Dickinson    b. 6/12/1917

                   m. Selma Goodman    b. 9/30/1919d. 3/4/1994        4 children