Rilla Ethel Dickinson

- Bef 1939

• Name	Rilla Ethel Dickinson
  Gender	Female
  Died	Bef 1939
  Person ID	I10570	Am Anc of MI Gov
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Luren Dudley Dickinson,   b. 12 Apr 1859, Niagara Co., NY ,   d. 22 Apr 1943, Charlotte, MI  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Zora Della Cooley,   b. 1865, Eaton Twp, MI ,   d. 8 Aug 1940, Charlotte, MI  (Age 75 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1888  [1]
  Family ID	F4513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical Director of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol II (Iowa-MO), edited by Robert Sobel and John Raimo, 1978 Meckler Books, page 764. First Ladies of MI by Wildah Weddon, NOG Press, 1977, pages 104-105. Adopted daughter, a niece. Ethel's brother, Verl Vinton, lived with them for many years. MI Governors Their Life Stories by Wildah Weddon, NOG Press, 1994, pages 130-135. A biographical sketch of Governor dickinson's family by Debra Stadel Eddy, published in the MMGS Newsletter, Winter 1995, page 6-7. Sources included an interview with Frank Dickinson of Dimondale, MI, 24, Feb. 1988, obituaries and many other sources. Daniel's family moved to Niagara Co., NY, when he was eight years old. Luren and Della had no children of their own, but they adopted his niece, Ethel Dickinson after her mother's deaht, and they raised her as their own child.

  
  

• Sources

  [S145737] Gilbert.FTW. Date of Import: Apr 27, 2003