DICKSON Sr., Charles Russell (Biography)

Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. was the son of Nannie Florence Russell Dickson and John DeWitt Dickson, Sr.

Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. was born November 5, 1901 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN.

Charles Russell Dickson, Sr.’s siblings were: John DeWitt Dickson, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Dickson (Massee) and Robert Fairchild Dickson.

1910 Census of Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: John DeWitt Dickson, Sr. (48), Nannie Florence Russell Dickson (48), John DeWitt Dickson, Jr. (18), Mary Elizabeth Dickson (15), Robert Fairchild Dickson (12), Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. (8). They lived on Union Avenue.

1920 Census of Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: John DeWitt Dickson, Sr. (56), Nannie Florence Russell Dickson (56), Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. (18) on Bailey Drive.

Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. graduated from City High School in Chattanooga, TN ca. 1920. He was a member of Kiwanis and Lions Clubs and a member of the Christian Church.

1923, March 28, Charles Russell Dickson (Sr.) married Eva R Pirtle in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN.

1930 Census of Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: Robert Burgher Pirtle (49), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (47), Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. (28), Eva R Pirtle Dickson (27), Charles Russell Dickson, Jr. (3), Margaret Nancy Dickson (3/12). They lived at 723 South Germantown Road.

Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. died December 25, 1954 in Abingdon, Wise, VA.

He lived in St. Paul, VA and worked in Dante, VA.

From 1927-1938, Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. was a salesman for Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation, Chattanooga, TN. From 1938-1943, he was a salesman for Magnolia Masonry Mix Company, Birmingham, AL. From 1943-1946, he worked for Tennessee Eastman Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN. From 1947-1949, he operated Masonry Waterproofing Company, Bowling Green, KY. In 1950, he went to work for the Clinchfield Coal Corporation and became Purchasing Agent until his death in 1954.

The children of Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. and Eva R Pirtle Dickson were:

Charles “Dick” Russell Dickson, Jr. born June 13, 1926 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN and died April 15, 2003 in Nashville, Davidson, TN and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Warren, KY.
Margaret “Peggie Nan” Nancy Dickson born December 22, 1929 in Chattanooga, TN.

submitted by Peggy Rhinerson

DICKSON, Eva Pirtle (Biography)

Eva R Pirtle Dickson was the daughter of Margaret Louise Stevens Banning and Alberto Lyman Banning, Jr. (b. August 1, 1882). Eva R was named for her grandmother, Eva Ralston Banning.

1902, June 8, Eva R Banning was born in Memphis, Shelby, TN. Margaret Louise Stevens Banning and Alberto Lyman Banning, Jr. divorced.

1907, July 21, Margaret Louise Stevens married Robert Burgher Pirtle in Jonesboro, Craighead, AR. Eva R Banning was legally adopted by Robert Burgher Pirtle and her name was changed to Pirtle. Eva R Pirtle had no siblings.

1910 Census, Memphis, Shelby, TN: James Wharton Stevens (51), Emma Ann Williams Stevens (53), Charles George Stevens (42) (JWS’s brother), Arrabelle Stevens (22), Robert Burgher Pirtle (29), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (27), and Eva R Pirtle (7). They lived on Monroe Avenue.

1920 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: Robert Burgher Pirtle (39), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (37), Eva R Pirtle (17), Emma Ann Williams Stevens (62), James Wharton Stevens (62). They lived at 807 Dodds Avenue.

Eva R Pirtle graduated Central High School, Chattanooga, TN on May 21, 1920. She was a member of the Christian Church.

1923, March 28, Eva R Pirtle married Charles Russell Dickson (Sr.) in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN.

1923, Eva R Pirtle worked for Chattanooga Regional Accounting Department of the American Railway Express Co.

1930 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: Robert Pirtle (49), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (47), Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. (28), Eva R Pirtle Dickson (27), Charles Russell Dickson, Jr. (3), Margaret Nancy Dickson (3/12). They lived at 723 South Germantown Road.

1966, April 2, Eva R Pirtle Dickson died in Bowling Green, KY and is buried in Fairview Cemetery there.

The children of Eva R Pirtle Dickson and Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. were:

Charles “Dick” Russell Dickson, Jr. born June 13, 1926 in Chattanooga, TN and died April 15, 2003 in Nashville, Davidson, TN and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Warren, KY.
Margaret “Peggy Nan” Nancy Dickson born December 22, 1929 in Chattanooga, TN.

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PIRTLE, Robert Burgher (Biography)

Robert Burgher Pirtle was the son of William Coleman Pirtle (b. March 20, 1838; d. September 25, 1905) and Mary Ellen “Kate” Robinson Pirtle (b. December 21, 1851, d. February 27, 1932), both buried Rainey Cemetery, Toone, Hardiman, TN. He was the grandson of Robert Pirtle (b. July 17, 1805; d. May 5, 1858), Elizabeth Bennett Pirtle (b. September 12, 1816; d. October 30, 1864). Both buried in Pirtle Cemetery, Toone, TN.

Robert Burgher Pirtle and Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle

1880, December 9, Robert Burgher Pirtle was born in Toone, Hardiman, TN and his siblings were:

William Thomas Pirtle, b. May 10, 1870; d. September 7, 1932, b. Forest Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN. (District Accountant for Railway Express Agency), wife, Ruth.
Marie Celeste “Maud” Pirtle (Mrs. Charles Leigh Taylor), b. April 1872
Alfred Austin Pirtle, b. July 15, 1875; d. November 25, 1923; b. Rainey Cemetery, Toone, TN.
Mary Allene Pirtle (Mrs. Woodrow Sammons Marsh), b. December 27, 1878, d. August 19, 1978; b. Rainey Cemetery, Toone, TN.

Daughter, Frances, married Dr. Wilburn C. Orr (owned Bolivar Drug Store), their children

Nancy & Charles “Bunny”.
Nannie Kate Pirtle (Mrs. Joseph Martin), b. March 1884; d. 1966, b. Rainey Cemetery, Toone, TN, son, Joe Martin, wife Elia Poindexter and their son, Billy.
Arthur Coleman Pirtle, b. November 22, 1886; d. July 13, 1905; b. Rainey Cemetery, Toone, TN.
Edna Lucille Pirtle (Mrs. George B. “Jack” Doyle), b. July 28, 1891; d. March 1, 1920; b. Rainey Cemetery, Toone, TN.

1880 Census, Toone, Hardiman, TN: William Coleman Pirtle (41), Mary Ellen “Kate” Robinson Pirtle (29), William Thomas Pirtle (10), Marie Celeste “Maud” Pirtle (8), Alfred Austin Pirtle (5), and Mary Allene Pirtle (2). Robert Burgher Pirtle was born in December of 1880 after the census was taken.

1890, no census available.

1902, January 4, through January 3, 1905, Robert Burgher Pirtle was enlisted in the Spanish American War, a Sargeant with 9th CAC, U.S. Army.

1907, July 21, Robert Burgher Pirtle married Margaret Louise Stevens Banning in Jonesboro, Craighead, AR. Robert Burgher Pirtle legally adopted Eva R Banning and her name was changed to Pirtle.

1923, Robert Burgher Pirtle worked Arkansas Routes for American Railway Express Co.

1930 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: Robert Burgher Pirtle (49), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (47), Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. (28), Eva R Pirtle Dickson (27), Charles Russell Dickson, Jr. (3), Margaret Nancy Dickson (3/12). They lived at 723 South Germantown Road.

1946 Robert Burgher Pirtle retired and in 1949 they moved to 3156 Lamphier Avenue, Memphis, TN.

1961, September 25, Robert Burgher Pirtle died in Memphis, TN and is buried in Memphis National Cemetery #C4175, side by side with his wife, Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle.

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STEVENS, Emma Ann Williams (Biography)

Emma Ann Williams Stevens was born December 16, 1858 at Shalles Township, Allegheny County, PA.

Emma Ann Williams was the daughter of Sgt. David Richard Williams and Arabella Foreman Williams. David Richard Williams died November 6, 1880, Memphis, Shelby, TN and is buried in Memphis National Cemetery. Arabelle Foreman Williams died March 21, 1897 in Shelby County and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, Shelby, TN.

Emma Ann Williams married James Wharton Stevens on February 22, 1879, Shelby County.

The children of Emma Ann Williams Stevens and James Wharton Stevens are:

Emma Gertrude Stevens (Mrs. William S. Randolph, Sr.)
Jimetta Stevens (Mrs. Eugene Johnson Bettis)
Margaret Louise Stevens (Mrs. Robert Burgher Pirtle)
Arrabelle Stevens (Mrs. Tommy G. Tucker)

1880 census, Davidson County, TN: James Charles Stevens, Jr. (55), Amanda (53), William G. (20), and family of James Wharton Stevens (22), Emma Ann (24), and baby Emma Gertrude (5/12)

1890 No census

1900 Can not find

1910 census, Memphis, Shelby, TN, ED 240, page 211, James Wharton Stevens (51), Emma Ann (53), daughter Arrabelle (22), brother, Charles George (42), and family Robert Burgher Pirtle (29), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (27), and daughter, Eva R Pirtle (7).

1920 census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: James Wharton Stevens (62), Emma Ann (62), with Robert Burgher Pirtle (39) and wife, Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle, (37) and daughter, Eva R Pirtle (17).

James Wharton Stevens died January 16, 1930 in Memphis, Shelby, TN and buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN.

Emma Ann Williams Stevens died December 1, 1921 in Chattanooga, TN while staying with her daughter, Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle because of illness. She was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, Shelby, TN.

The girls left to right, pic made about 1890: with married last names.

Jimetta Stevens (Bettis)
Margaret Louise Stevens (Pirtle)
Arrabelle Stevens (Tucker)
Emma Gertrude Stevens (Randolph)

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STEVENS, James Wharton (Biography)

Son of: James Charles Stevens (Jr.) and Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens.

Brother of: William George Stevens, Charles “Charlie” Richard Stevens, Emma Stevens, and Charles George Stevens.

1858, June 25, James Wharton Stevens was born in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.

1860 Census, Nashville, Davidson, TN, 8th Ward of Nashville, D-5-171

James Charles Stevens, Jr. (34), machinist, b. England
Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens (33), wife, b. TN
James Wharton Stevens (2), b. TN
William George Stevens (2/12), b. TN, April 1860

1870 Census, Davidson County, TN, 8th Ward, D-443, (584/706)

James Charles Stevens (Stephens), Jr. (43), railroad machinist, b. England
Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens (Stephens) (40), wife, b. TN
James Wharton Stevens (Stephens) (12), b. TN, attending school
William “Willie” George Stevens (Stephens) (10), b. TN, attending school
Charles Stevens (Stephens) (7), b. TN, attending school
Emma Stevens (Stephens) (6), b. TN
Charles George Stevens (Stephens) (2), b. TN

Certificate: 1876, January 28, United States Inspectors Certificate to Engineers, No. 117.

This is to certify that James W. Stevens has been duly examined by the undersigned Local Inspectors of Steamboats for the District of Nashville, Tenn. as to his qualifications as an Engineer of Steam Vessels and found to be a competent and reliable person to be entrusted with the powers and duties of Engineer of “Special Class” on the Towing St. H. L. Hall and boats of her ? and he is therefore hereby Licensed to act as such for the term of one year from this date. Given under our hand this Twenty eight (28) day of January 1876. Signed by Inspector of Boilers and Inspector of Hulls. (can not read names)

Cards: “Memphis Temperance Pledge, January 1, 1877, with charity for all and malice toward none, I, the undersigned, DO PLEDGE, GOD HELPING ME, that I will forever abstain from the use of all Intoxicating Liquors as a beverage; and that I will, by all proper means, encourage others to abstain. Signed, James W. Stevens”. (also, have same card signed by Miss Emma A. Williams.

1879, February 23, James Wharton Stevens married Emma Ann Williams in Memphis, Shelby, TN by Thos. C. Holmes, Minister, M.E.Church, South. Marriage Bond was dated February 22, 1879, signed by James W. Stevens and Adolph R. Frey. Emma Ann Williams born Shaler Township, Allegheny County, PA, December 16, 1858 and died December 1, 1921, Chattanooga, TN. James Wharton Stevens was educated at Vanderbilt College, Nashville, TN.

The children of James Wharton Stevens and Emma Ann Williams Stevens were:

Emma Gertrude Stevens (Mrs. William S. Randolph, Sr.), b. January 7, 1880, Nashville, Davidson, TN, died September 17, 1957, Memphis, TN, buried Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN.
Margaret Louise Stevens (Mrs. Robert Burgher Pirtle), b. August 15, 1882, Nashville, TN, died March 23, 1963, Memphis, TN, buried Memphis National Cemetery, side by side w/Robert Burgher Pirtle.
Jimetta Stevens (Mrs. Eugene Johnson Bettis), b. July 7, 1884, Nashville, TN, died October 31, 1965, Memphis, TN, buried Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN.
Arrabelle Stevens (Mrs. Tommy G. Tucker), b. November 20, 1887, Memphis, TN, died December 13, 1973, Memphis, TN, buried Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN

1880 Census, Nashville, Davidson, TN, 10th District, E.D. 70, page 12 (133)

James (Jos.) Charles Stevens, Jr. (55), machinist, b. England, parents b. England
Amanda (A.M. Mrs.) Melvina Ashley Stevens (53), wife, b. TN, parents b. TN
William George Stevens (20), son, apprentice, b. TN
Charles George Stevens (11), son, b. TN
James Wharton Stevens (22), son, machinist, b. TN
Emma Ann Williams Stevens (24), wife of James Wharton Stevens, b. PA
Emma Gertrude Stevens (5/12), their baby b. July 1879 in TN

1880, January 7, Nashville, TN, the child of James Wharton Stevens and Emma Ann Williams Stevens, Emma Gertrude Stevens was born.

1882, August 15, Nashville, TN, the child of James Wharton Stevens and Emma Ann Williams Stevens, Margaret Louise Stevens was born.

1884, July 7, Nashville, TN, the child of James Wharton Stevens and Emma Ann Williams Stevens, Jimetta Stevens was born.

1887, November 20, Memphis, TN, the child of James Wharton Stevens and Emma Ann Williams Stevens, Arrabelle Stevens was born.

1910 Census, Memphis, Shelby, TN, E.D. 240, page 211:

James Wharton Stevens (51), traveling salesman, mill supplies, b. TN, father b. England, mother, b. TN
Emma Ann Williams Stevens (53), wife, b. PA, father b. Wales, mother b. NY
Arrabelle Stevens (22), daughter, single, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. PA
Charles George Stevens (42), brother of JWS, single, engineer fiber plant
Robert Burgher Pirtle (29), son-in-law, salesman grocery store, b. TN, parents TN
Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (27), daughter, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. PA
Eva R Pirtle (7), stepdaughter, parents b. TN

1920 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN, E.D. 194, sheet # 21A, part of Ward 11

Robert Burgher Pirtle (39), clerk, Southern Express, b. TN, parents b. TN
Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (37), wife, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. PA
Eva R Pirtle (17), b. TN, parents b. TN
Emma Ann Williams Stevens (62), mother-in-law, b. PA, father b. Wales, mother b. PA
James Wharton Stevens (62), father-in-law, traveling salesman, mill supplies, b. TN, father b. England, mother b. TN

1921, December 1, Emma Ann Williams Stevens died in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, Shelby, TN.

1930, January 16, James Wharton Stevens died in Memphis, Shelby, TN at age 71 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN, Section 10, S ½, Lot 20, burial no. 8827, lot book 1, page 8, date of burial January 17, 1930.

State of Tennessee, Certificate of Death, file # 3597, registered no. 154, filed January 17, 1930, J. W. Stevens, age 71, male, white, married (to Lula Stevens, 285 N. McLean), occupation-engineer, b. TN, father, James C. Stevens, b. England, mother, Amanda Ashley, b. England (s/b Nashville, TN).

Obit for James Wharton Stevens: Stevens-At St. Joseph’s Hospital, Thursday afternoon, January 16, 1930 at 1:40 o’clock, James W. Stevens, husband of Lula Stevens, father of Mrs. W. M. (S.) Randolph, Mrs. E. J. Bettis, and Mrs. T. G. Tucker of this city and Mrs. R. B. Pirtle of Chattanooga, Tenn, brother of W. G. Stevens, aged 71 years. Funeral will take place from residence of daughter, Mrs. T. G. Tucker at 285 North McLean Boulevard, this (Friday) afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, services conducted by Rev. Geo. H. Martin. Interment in Forest Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Home.

1930, February, The International Engineer, Volume LVII, No. 2, page 158.

Article from Local Union No. 92, Memphis, Tenn. “Bro. J. B. Barry announced the death of J. W. Stevens, brother-in-law to the Local’s business manager. Jim Stevens was conceded to be the best oil-mill Superintendent in the oil-mill district. He was educated at Vanderbilt College, Nashville, Tennessee. For twenty years he had traveled for the well-known mill-supply firm of Reed and Duecker of Memphis.”