Twelfth Generation

92. Charles Eugene "Charlie" DICKINSON (`) (~) was born on 24 April 1881 in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^27,57 in Purdy Valley. Between 1900 and 1939 he was a farmer in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ on the Isaac Vandervort farm, which he and his wife rented and then purchased. He appeared in the census in 1910 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁸ Charlie appeared in the census in 1920 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵³ He appeared in the census in 1930 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁴ He lived at their home in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI after 1939.⁵⁷ Charlie died on 30 September 1941 at the age of 60 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^27,57 He was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.^44,106 in the LaGrange Township Cemetery.

The cemetery records list his grave site as also containing the graves of his wife Lula and Darrel C (born and died 1927) and Everett C. (born and died 1930).

Charles Eugene "Charlie" DICKINSON (`) (~) and Lula Belle VANDERVORT were married on 25 December 1900 in Monroe County, WI.^39,46,57,107 (Her given name is listed as "Lulu" in the Monroe County marriage records.)

From an article in the Tomah Journal: "She was one of the founding members of the Kirby Homemakers Club, which was organized 15 December 1928 at Ella Sell's home. The members were Ella Sell, Mary Ann Vandervort, Mae Edgerton, Norma Randall, Martha Stellings, Gayle Arity, Ida Rowan, Lottie Rose, Lulu Dickinson and Ida Gabower. Mabel Sweet and Mary Vandervort joined at the second meeting.

Some early lessons included reed weaving, rug braiding, upholstering, making foot-stools, sulphured apples, toilet soap and dress forms.

The latter proved hilarious. One member put a gauze short-sleeved shirt on over her girdle. Then members pasted her shut by covering the shirt with gummed paper tape. When dry, it was like wearing a suit of armor. Then someone snipped from the back of the neck down, from the bottom of the shirt up; same in the front. The two pieces were pasted together, put on a standard, and, like it or not, there was your shape."

. Lula Belle VANDERVORT, daughter of Isaac VANDERVORT and Laura Ann FOSS, was born on 3 February 1883 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.^37,39,80 She appeared in the census in 1900 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷ She appeared in the census in 1930 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁴ Lula died on 9 October 1963 at the age of 80 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.^39,80,93 She was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁴ in the LaGrange Township Cemetery.

Charles Eugene "Charlie" DICKINSON (`) (~) and Lula Belle VANDERVORT had the following children:

+166	i.	Laurel Foss DICKINSON (`) (~).
167	ii.	Musa Marie DICKINSON (`) (~) was born on 16 May 1903 in Monroe County, WI.^27,86 She graduated in 1923 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁸ from Tomah High School.
+168	iii.	Mamie Crystal DICKINSON (`) (~).
+169	iv.	Mora Sylvia DICKINSON (`) (~).
+170	v.	Roy Eugene DICKINSON (`) (~).
+171	vi.	Marietta V. DICKINSON (`) (~).
172	vii.	Everett Charles DICKINSON (`) (~) died in 1927 at the age of 0 in Monroe County, WI.^27,45,80 (He died as an infant.) He was born in 1927 in Monroe County, WI.^27,80,109 He was buried in 1927 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.^44,109 in the LaGrange Township Cemetery.