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I have translate the Dickens or Dickins family the best I can, I can-not be held responsible for any possible inaccuracies that may have accurred. It is your Responsibility to check out this infomation from the Library, ETC.
John R. Dickens or Dickins researching:
INDIAN NAME: KOSKY or KOSKG or ROSOKEY, Rahsokey
THE DAILY MOBILE PRESS MARCH 25, 1885
DEATH OF AN INDIAN CHIEF.
JOHN R. DICKINS, OF DICKINS' FERRY.
On Monday, John R. Dickins died at his residence at Dickins' Ferry
on Dog River, about twenty-five miles from the city.
John R. Dickins was,and has been,for a score more years familiar to
the eyes of every man, woman and child in and about Mobile.
He was made conspicuous by his eccentric peculiarities which display
themselves in a strong desire to practice the habits and customs of
the Indians even while living in a civilized and intelligent
community. His life was an eventful one, and fraught with many
incidents and adventures of greater magnitude than are met with in
the lives of most men; but little is known,however,of the details
of his life.
He was born in Georgia about 70 years ago. From Georgia he went to
Texas,and it is believed that it was there he was first thrown with
the Indian tribes with whom he afterwards became identified.
He went to the home at which he died several years before the war.
He was a frequent visitor to this city, and always attracted attentio
by his attire,which was the full dress of an Indian, consisting of
buckskin coat with breeches and leggins of the same material,
ornamented with beads and a buckskin cap,set off with feathers.
It has been his habit to vist to Indian Territory where he would
devote several months to visiting the different tribes and looking up
his friends. One peculiarity of these vists was that he would leave
home without the knowledge of his family, who never knew of his
whereabouts until his return. At the time of his death he held the
title of chief of the tribes.
( Dickens Ferry was also known as Dog River. )
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News Paper clipping sent to me by Betty Clark Rodgers,Pasca. Mississ.
MARCH 27, 1885
Col. Jno. R. Dickins, of Dickens' Ferry, has passed away to the
blissful hunting grounds.
The old man paid his last debt of mortal infirmities last Monday, at
the age of sixty-seven.
He had many friends to whom his suit of buck-skins was familiar, who
will be sorry to hear that the old Cherokee chief is no more.
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I also found on Microfilm, records relating to enrollments of
Eastern Cherokee 1908 to 1910 volumes 5-7 applications 16001-31000
Microscopy No. 685.
This record is found at the Mobile Library, Genealogical
It is as followed:
#25837. Chilley M. Dickin, Orange Grove, Mississippi
Rejected. Neither applicant nor ancestors ever enrolled.
Does not establish fact or decent from a person who was
a party to the treaty of 1835-6 and 1846. Mis. Test.P.3448).
#28422. John R. Dickin, and 5 childrens, Green, Mississippi
Rejected. Brother of #25837.
#28423. Mary C.
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