Re: McBARNES (Merritt)-DICKEY 1882 McLean Co.,IL
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Re: McBARNES (Merritt)-DICKEY 1882 McLean Co.,IL
Janice Sharp 6/19/02
Jan
I hope all your puzzle pieces come together.
Samuel Dickey must have been the brother of Mary Jane Dickey McBarnes (if Elizabeth McBarnes Merritt was his niece).
Best of luck in your search! Here's another little tidbit for you regarding Mary Jane Dickey:
From biographical sketch of John McBarnes - History of McLean County, Illinois 1908:
.....He is a son of Ohio, born in Harrison County, on July 24, 1851, his parents both being natives of the Buckeye State. -- his father, Dennis McBarnes, born October 3, 1821, and his mother Mary Jane (nee Dickey), March 4, 1826. His grandfathers, on both sides of the family, were natives of Scotland and died in Ohio.The wife of William Dickey, his maternal grandfather, passed her last years in McLean County, Ill., after her family had become established in this section.