32nd Generation

480. Charles Eugene "Charlie" DICKINSON (`) (~) was born on 24 April 1881 in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^79,100 in Purdy Valley. Between 1900 and 1939 he was a farmer in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁰ 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.⁵² Charlie appeared in the census in 1920 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶² He appeared in the census in 1930 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²² He lived at their home in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI after 1939.¹⁰⁰ Charlie died on 30 September 1941 at the age of 60 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^79,100 He was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.^39,394 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).

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Charles Eugene "Charlie" DICKINSON (`) (~) and Lula Belle VANDERVORT were married on 25 December 1900 in Monroe County, WI.^{48,100,268,395} (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.^20,268,374 She appeared in the census in 1900 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁰ She appeared in the census in 1930 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²² Lula died on 9 October 1963 at the age of 80 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.^268,374,384 She was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁹ in the LaGrange Township Cemetery.

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