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14. Naomi “Omy” MORRICLE (William, William); born 1817 in Montgomery Co., VA; married Moral R. Dickerson April 16, 1836 in Floyd Co., VA; died December 25, 1901 in Floyd Co., VA and buried in the Dickerson family cemetery.[1]
Omy received 60 acres of land when her father Billy Morricle died in 1864 in Floyd Co., VA.[2]
Moral R. DICKERSON[3] He was born on March 20, 1811 in Montgomery Co., VA. He died on June 19, 1894 in Floyd Co., VA, at age 83 of dropsy and was buried in the Dickerson Cemetery.[4]
"Moral Dickerson was a highly respected member of the family and of the community, a man of good judgement." He lived after 1837 in Floyd Co., VA. "It is not known exactly where Moral and Omy Dickerson lived after their marriage. Family tradition says that for some years they lived near her father's home across the road on some of his land. In 1853 Moral Dickerson purchased a tract of land of more than 200 acres on the western boundary of Billy Morricle's farm. Some time after that date, they built a two-story log house just over the hill from the Morricle place. It stood until some time in the 1970s when it was torn down." He left a will in 1894 in Floyd Co., VA. Moral was able to leave each of his sons a farm when he died.[5]
Children of Naomi Morricle and Moral R. Dickerson were:
50. i. William M.;[6],[7] born April 4, 1837; married Miriam M. Wade December 14, 1865 in Floyd Co., VA;[8] married Lizena Hylton September 9, 1897;[9] died March 6, 1929 in Floyd Co., VA, at age 91 and buried in Greasy Creek Cemetery.[10]
"He taught school for some years, and held such county offices as census taker, assessor, etc" in Floyd Co., VA. He lived in Floyd Co., VA where "He bought his grandfather's farm and lived in the two-story log house which was his grandfather's home."[11]
A Civil War Veteran, William M. Dickerson, began military service on September 10, 1861 in Jacksonville, Floyd Co., VA, as a 4th Sergeant for Co. A of the 54th VA INF. He was present on Dec. 31, 1863 and surrendered at Columbia, GA on Dec. 22, 1864. Took oath at Nashville, TN on May 22, 1865.
He was 5'6" with a dark complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes. He served four years per post war records
His military records also show he was a resident of Floyd Co., VA and he was on the 1920 pension list of Floyd Co.
Age 23, farm laborer, 1860 Floyd Co., VA Census
Born April 4, 1837 and died Mar. 6, 1929, buried in the Greasy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Burk's Fork, Floyd Co., VA.[12]
28. Jacob MORRICLE (John, William); born 1802; married Elizabeth Hilton March 11, 1831 in Floyd Co., VA. [13]
He lived circa 1832 in Jay Co., IN.[14]
Elizabeth “Betsey” HILTON was born in 1812.[15]
Children of Jacob Morricle and Elizabeth Hilton all born in IN were as follows:
51. i. Mahala J.; born 1833.[16]
52. ii. Virginia; born 1835.[17]
53. iii. Triphena; born 1837.[18]
54. iv. Francis; born 1840.[19]
55. v. Ellen; born 1842.[20]
56. vi. Elisha; born 1847.[21]
57. vii. Joseph; born 1850.[22]
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[1]Tise, The Morricle Family, p. 63.
[2]Ibid., p. 64.
[3]son of Moses and Nancy (Reed) Dickerson. The Dickersons were early settlers in Floyd County when it was part of Botetourt County.
[4]Tise, The Morricle Family, p. 63.
[5]Ibid., pp. 63, 64.
[6]"Billy," named for his grandfather William Morricle Jr. His middle name may have been Morricle.
[7]Phyllis Phillips and Genevieve Starkey, compiler, Cemeteries; Floyd (Montgomery) County, Va., Burks Fork District, Vol. II , 1992, p. 72. Hereinafter cited as Floyd Cemeteries II.
[8]Tise, The Morricle Family, p. 65.
[9]Ibid.
[10]Starkey, Floyd Cemeteries II, p. 72.
[11]Tise, The Morricle Family, p. 65.
[12]George L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 54th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard Inc.), p. 184. Hereinafter cited as 54th VA INF.
[13]Tise, The Morricle Family, p. 89.
[14]Ibid.
[15]Ibid.
[16]Ibid.
[17]Ibid.
[18]Ibid.
[19]Ibid.
[20]Ibid.
[21]Ibid.
[22]Ibid.