| Birth: | Aug. 12, 1809
Person County
North Carolina, USA |
| Death: | Jul. 30, 1870
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA |
Son of Hon. Samuel Dickins and Jane Vaughan.
Major player in the Bolton/Dickins feud lasting from 1857 to 1870 during which eight (or as many as twelve) people died. Partner in one of the largest cotton/slave trading firms in the South. A dispute arose when the firm bought and sold a 23 year old slave who was later proved to be an indentured and free. A shooting incident involving Isaac Bolton, resulted in an expensive trial at which Ike was acquitted. An argument arose as to whether the expenses should be borne by the four partners (Wade, Isaac, an unrelated Washington Bolton and Dickins) or the brothers alone.
Numerous court battles followed, before and after the war, pitting Dickins and Sarah Bolton (wife of the deceased Wash Bolton) against Wade. There were family intricacies as Wash's sister, Cinderella, was Isaac Bolton's widow and Josephine Bolton, Isaac's daughter, married Samuel Dickins, Tom's son.
Wade Hampton Bolton was shot by Dickins in July of 1869 and died shortly thereafter. Thomas Dickins, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds after being acquitted of Bolton's murder in 1870. Dr. Samuel Dickins died of a gunshot wound shortly thereafter.
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Parents:
Samuel Dickins (1781 - 1840)
Jane Vaughn Dickins (____ - 1824)
Spouse:
Martha Bolling Eppes Vaughan Dickins (1811 - 1864)
Children:
Jane Vaughan Dickins (1832 - 1832)*
Samuel Dickins (1833 - 1870)*
William Dickins (1840 - 1863)*
Martha Bugg Dickins (1844 - 1846)*
Bolling Eppes Dickins (1848 - 1851)*
*Calculated relationship |
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Burial:
Elmwood Cemetery
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Chapel Hill 896. |
Maintained by: Vincent Astor
Originally Created by: Anonymous
Record added: Oct 26, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16330718 |
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