Person:William Dick (2)

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William Amsey DICK, Sr.
b.19 Sep 1866 Geneva, Ohio
d.5 Dec 1938
m. 10 Oct 1865
  1. William Amsey DICK, Sr.1866 - 1938
  2. Frances James Dick1868 - 1952
  3. Oliver Howard Dick1870 - 1936
  4. Walter Matthew Dick1873 - 1962
  5. Eugene Grey Dick1875 - 1936
  6. Raymond DickAft 1880 -
  7. Mary Irene Dick1880 - 1962
m. 14 Nov 1898
  1. Palmer Matthew DICK1900 - 1965
  2. Harold Barber Dick1902 - 1964
  3. William Amsey Dick, Jr.1906 -
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] William Amsey DICK, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[3][4] 19 Sep 1866 Geneva, Ohio
Marriage 14 Nov 1898 to Clara Eliza Palmer
Reference Number 3020
Clara Eliza Palmer
Census? 1900 257 Genesee Ave., Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH
Occupation? 1900 Electrical engineer
Other? Bet 1923 and 1924 Dick, William A., (Clara P) elect eng WE&MfgCo h 40 Westernview (Springfield, MA)City Directory
Residence[6] Abt 1938 2015 Penn Avenue Wilkinsburg, PA
Death[5] 5 Dec 1938
Reference Number? 180

1900 US Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH: Ward 19 257 Genesee Avenue: Dick, William A., b. Sept 1866, 33, married 1 year, b. OH, fb. NY; mb VT; occ: electrical engineer -, Clara P., wife, b. Feb 1872, 28, married 1 year, b. PA, fb PA, mb LA -, Palmer, son, b. May 1900, 2 months old, b. OH

Can't find him in 1910, 1930. Also looked for Clara; no luck.

1920 Census: Finally found him in Mount Vernon, Westchester Co., NY: 28 Overlook Street: Dick, William A., head, 53, married; b. OH; parents b. OH; occ: Electrical engineer; Electric Corporat. [next page:] Dick, Clara P., wife, 47, b. PA; fb PA; mb Louisiana -, Palmer M., son, 19, single, b. OH -, Harold B., son, 17, b. PA -, William A., Jr., son, 13, b. PA

But found in Springfield City Directory 1923, 1924.

From Sons of the American Revolution: WILLIAM AMZI DICK, Pittsburg, Pa. (13904). Son of Matthew Gray and Irene Joanna (Barber) Dick; grandson of Amzi Doolittle and Nancy Irene (Bailey) Barber; great-grandson of Eliphalet and Nancy (Bradish) Bailey; great2-grandson of James Bradish, Assistant Surgeon Ninth Mass. Continental Regt. [p.900]

Co-Author: Electric welding. A practical text covering the fundamental principles and applications of the various types of electric arc welding, including the use of power tube rectifiers. By: Morgan H Potter; William Amzi Dick (Chicago, American technical society, 1938).

20 Feb 2005: Robin Taylor, genealogist for The Cooley Family Association, indicates that William A. Dick was a founding member of the Association. Member #30. Attended 2nd annual Cooley Reunion in Niagara Falls April 1838.

Obituary should be available in CFA Quarterly Bulletin v.II No. 1 Oct 1940 (per Robin Taylor).

References
  1. Plumley, Judith Dick (3).
  2. Cornish, Louis Henry, compiler, and A. Howard, editor Clark. National Register of the Society Sons of the American Revolution. (New York, NY: L. H. Cornish, 1902)
    p. 900.
  3. 1900 U.S. Census - OH
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  4. Taylor, Robin. (Genealogist for The Cooley Family Association)
    Email 0f 20 Feb 2005.
  5. Taylor, Robin. (Genealogist for The Cooley Family Association)
    Email of 20 Feb 2005.
  6. Taylor, Robin. (Genealogist for The Cooley Family Association)
    Email of 20 Feb 2005.