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     Abner Hester was born on 12 April 1809 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA.² He married Mary Polly (2) Brashears, daughter of Bazil/Basil Brashears Sr. and Margaret "Peggy" Horton, on 8 July 1834 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 1st wife.
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.¹ Abner Hester married Sarah Lively on 24 March 1859 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 2nd wife
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R comp.. Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900. See extended description for original data sources listed by county.³
Abner Hester died on 12 May 1891 at Morgan Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 82.²
Abner Hester was buried after 12 May 1891 at Lively Cemetery, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Abner Hester and Mary Polly (2) Brashears appeared in the census of 1840 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 70, line 2

Abner Hester appeared in the census of 9 November 1850 at Subdivision 20, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Abner is in the household of a William Hester (aged 69), possibly his father. I do not know where his children or his 1st wife were at this time. Mary (Brashear) Hester may have died before 1850 and their children might have been living with Abner's siblings or parents.
p. 430-B, line 30, dwelling 1544, family 1595

Abner Hester and Sarah Lively appeared in the census of 23 August 1860 at District 14, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 233, lines 11-12, dwelling 1987, family 1841

Abner Hester and Sarah Lively appeared in the census of 1 June 1870 at District 1, Morgan Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 1-A, lines 7-8, dwelling 3, family 3

Abner Hester and Sarah Lively appeared in the census of 11 June 1880 at District 1, Morgan Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 131, line 2-3, dwelling 140, family 140

     Sarah Lively was born on 3 March 1812.² She married Abner Hester on 24 March 1859 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 2nd wife
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R comp.. Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900. See extended description for original data sources listed by county.¹
Sarah Lively died on 26 July 1892 at age 80.²
Sarah Lively was buried after 26 July 1892 at Lively Cemetery, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Sarah Lively and Abner Hester appeared in the census of 23 August 1860 at District 14, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 233, lines 11-12, dwelling 1987, family 1841

Sarah Lively and Abner Hester appeared in the census of 1 June 1870 at District 1, Morgan Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 1-A, lines 7-8, dwelling 3, family 3

Sarah Lively and Abner Hester appeared in the census of 11 June 1880 at District 1, Morgan Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 131, line 2-3, dwelling 140, family 140

     Absalom B. "Abe" Cooper married Elizabeth C. Brashears, daughter of Joseph Brashears and Mary B. "Polly" Dickey.¹
Absalom B. "Abe" Cooper was born on 21 March 1844 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA.¹
Absalom B. "Abe" Cooper died on 17 January 1906 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 61.¹
Absalom B. "Abe" Cooper was buried after 17 January 1906 at Brashears-Kreis Cemetery, Sugar Grove Valley, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Edward Riggs married Margaret "Peggy/Pagay" Brashears, daughter of Bazil/Basil Brashears Sr. and Margaret "Peggy" Horton, on 26 November 1840 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.¹

     Joseph Riggs was born on 25 November 1841 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,2 He married Martha M. Hacker in 1866
;
His 1st wife.³ Joseph Riggs married Amanda Lucinda Rose in 1897
;
His 2nd wife.⁴
Joseph Riggs died on 12 October 1916 at Kriest Valley, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 74; Obituary (attached) from Knoxville Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee 14 Oct 1916, Sat • Page 11

Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 54
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.^1,2
Joseph Riggs was buried after 12 October 1916 at Riggs Cemetery, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Joseph Riggs was listed as a resident in Margaret "Peggy" Horton's household in the census report on 4 November 1850 at Subdivision 20, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 421-B, lines 9-11, dwelling 1408, family 1459
9 BRASHEAR, Margaret 73 [1777] F W VA
10 " , Margaret 27 [1823] F W TN
11 RIGGS, Joseph 9 [1841] M W TN Attended School.⁵

Joseph Riggs was listed as a resident in Margaret "Peggy/Pagay" Brashears's household in the census report on 23 August 1860 at District 14, Welckers Mills, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 232, lines 35-36, dwelling 1969, family 1834

     Martha M. Hacker was born in 1842 at Monroe, Overton Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ She married Joseph Riggs, son of Edward Riggs and Margaret "Peggy/Pagay" Brashears, in 1866
;
His 1st wife.¹
Martha M. Hacker was buried at Riggs Cemetery, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Amanda Lucinda Rose was born on 22 May 1874 at Tennessee, USA.¹ She married Joseph Riggs, son of Edward Riggs and Margaret "Peggy/Pagay" Brashears, in 1897
;
His 2nd wife.¹
Amanda Lucinda Rose died on 20 July 1958 at Harriman, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 84.¹
Amanda Lucinda Rose was buried after 20 July 1958 at Dyllis Church Cemetery, Dyllis, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Esther Dearmond married Robert Samuel Brashears, son of Bazil/Basil Brashears Sr. and Margaret "Peggy" Horton, on 3 November 1827 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.¹
     Esther Dearmond and Robert Samuel Brashears appeared in the census of 30 December 1850 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas, USA; p. 385-A, lines 32-39, dwelling 72, family 72

Esther Dearmond appeared in the census of 14 June 1860 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 608, lines 24-27, dwelling 107, family 107

Esther Dearmond appeared in the census of 13 June 1870 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 276-B, lines 8-11, dwelling 22, family 20

     Louisa Brashears was born circa 1831 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 19 in 1850 census.¹
     Louisa Brashears was listed as a resident in Robert Samuel Brashears and Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 30 December 1850 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas, USA; p. 385-A, lines 32-39, dwelling 72, family 72

     Elmira Brashears was born circa 1834 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 16 in 1850 census.¹
     Elmira Brashears was listed as a resident in Robert Samuel Brashears and Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 30 December 1850 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas, USA; p. 385-A, lines 32-39, dwelling 72, family 72

     Seraphina Brashears was born circa 1837 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 13 in 1850 census.¹
     Seraphina Brashears was listed as a resident in Robert Samuel Brashears and Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 30 December 1850 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas, USA; p. 385-A, lines 32-39, dwelling 72, family 72

     Robert Brashears was born circa 1839 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 11 in 1850 census.¹
     Robert Brashears was listed as a resident in Robert Samuel Brashears and Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 30 December 1850 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas, USA; p. 385-A, lines 32-39, dwelling 72, family 72

Robert Brashears was listed as a resident in Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 14 June 1860 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 608, lines 24-27, dwelling 107, family 107

Robert Brashears was listed as a resident in Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 13 June 1870 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 276-B, lines 8-11, dwelling 22, family 20

     Susan Brashears was born circa 1842 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 8 in 1850 census.¹
     Susan Brashears was listed as a resident in Robert Samuel Brashears and Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 30 December 1850 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas, USA; p. 385-A, lines 32-39, dwelling 72, family 72

Susan Brashears was listed as a resident in Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 14 June 1860 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 608, lines 24-27, dwelling 107, family 107

Susan Brashears was listed as a resident in Esther Dearmond's household in the census report on 13 June 1870 at Van Buren, Crawford Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 276-B, lines 8-11, dwelling 22, family 20

     Lucy C. Young married Basil Brashears Jr., son of Bazil/Basil Brashears Sr. and Margaret "Peggy" Horton, on 20 February 1834 at Madison Co., Alabama, USA,
; Many researchers assume that this marriage is for the same Bazil BRASHEARS, but I have found no clear link proving it is the same Bazil. GA Vaut
Record #1: Ancestry.com - Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.

Record #2: Ancestry.com - Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data:
-- Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Marriage Index, 1936-1969. Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama.
-- Dodd, Jordan R., et. al. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
-- Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
-- Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.

Record #3: Ancestry.com - Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.

Record #4: Ancestry.com - Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
Original data: Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.^1,2,3,4,5

     Mary I. Dickey was born circa 1862 at Henry Co., Missouri, USA; Aged 8 in the 1870 census; 18 in 1880.^1,2
     Mary I. Dickey was listed as a resident in William Gillis Dickey and Mary Ann "Polly" Roberts's household in the census report on 5 August 1870 at Tebo Township, Henry Co., Missouri, USA; The three young people in the household are unidentified.
p. 390-A, lines 36-40, dwelling 577, family 583

Mary I. Dickey was listed as a resident in William Gillis Dickey and Mary Ann "Polly" Roberts's household in the census report on 17 June 1880 at Tebo Township, Henry Co., Missouri, USA; Roberts [1968:105] says "they had no children", but the 1880 census lists a daughter Mary. Mary might have been adopted. There was a "Mary Morris", aged 8) in their household in the 1870 census who might have become their adopted daughter by 1880. In his will he leaves a horse and equipment to a Mollie I Dickey.
p. 42-B, lines 8-10, dwelling 158, family 169
8 DICKEY, Wm G. W M 64 [1816] Married Farmer VA VA VA
9 " , Mary A. W F 58 [1822] Wife Married Keeping House TN TN TN
10 " , Mary I. W F 18 [1862] Daughter Single MO VA TN.^2,3,4,1 Mary I. Dickey was listed as a beneficiary in William Gillis Dickey's will on 16 October 1880 at Henry Co., Missouri, USA; Ancestry.com - Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988
Source Citation: Will Records and Bonds, 1854-1917; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Henry County); Probate Place: Henry, Missouri
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Missouri, County, District and Probate Courts.⁵

     Edward C. Dickey was born circa 1812 at Virginia, USA.² He married Mary Ann Silvey, daughter of Samuel Silvey and Jane (?), on 19 May 1842 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.³
Edward C. Dickey died in 1883 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; This date of death is from Ancestry family trees, none of which seem to have any source for it.⁴
     ; NOTE:
     There were two women named "Mary Ann" who married DICKEY men. There was a Mary A. (Mary Ann) ROBERTS/SILVEY? who married an Edward C. DICKEY in 1842 and a there was a (different) Mary A. (Mary Ann "Polly") ROBERTS who married a William Gillis DICKEY in 1850. Some researchers show these two marriages were for the same woman. However, I do not believe that was the case. One couple, an Edward C. and a Mary A. DICKEY appeared in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses (always in Roane Co., TN). The other couple, a William G. and Mary A. DICKEY, appeared in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses (of which 1850 was for Roane Co., TN, while 1860, 1870 and 1800 were for Tebo, Henry Co., MO). The same woman in two households, so far apart, in the same years for three decades is improbable.
     I am convinced that the Mary A. ROBERTS who married a William Gillis DICKEY in 1850 was the dau. of Robert Samuel and Margaret (GARDNER) ROBERTS. Robert Samuel ROBERTS was in Roane Co., TN by the 1830 census and was there for the 1840 census. I have so far been unable to identify the parents of the Mary A. ROBERTS/SPIVEY who married an Edward C. DICKEY in 1842. There is a marriage record showing Edward's bride as Mary Ann ROBERTS, but the death certificate for their son, Phillip R. DICKEY (10 May 1846-16 Feb 1930), gives his parents and Edward DICKEY and Mary Ann SILVEY [sic].
     There were, in fact, five SILVEY households listed in the 1840 census for Roane Co., TN: two John SILVEYs (p. 68, line 5 and p. 70, line 7), a William SILVEY (p. 70, line 10), and two Samuel SILVEYs (p. 68, line 16 and p. 70, line 11). the household of John SILVEY (p. 68, line 5) has a female of about the correct age (ca 20 years old) to have been the then unmarried Mary Ann SILVEY (listed as aged 30 in 1850, 40 in 1860, 50 in 1870, and 60 in 1880). None of the William SILVEY and Samuel SILVEY households have young woman listed of an appropriate age. Importantly, the three SILVEY households on p. 70 (John, Samuel and William) are on the same page as that of Robert Samuel ROBERTS, the father of the Mary Ann "Polly" ROBERTS, who married Edward C. DICKEY. Samuel DICKEY, the best candidate for the father of both Edward C. DICKEY and William Gillis DICKEY, is listed on the next page (p. 71, line 5) of the same 1840 Roane Co., TN census.
     There were eight SILVEY households listed in the 1830 census for Roane Co., TN: seven of these households on one page (p. 63 - Charles, John, Samuel, William Junior, William Senior, Samuel Senior and Polly. the eighth household, that of a second John SILVEY, is on the next page (p. 64). This listing proximity probably correlates with geographical proximity and implies that at least the severn SILVEY household on p. 63 are related. A Mary Ann SILVEY, who married Edward C. DICKEY, would have been about 10 years old in 1830. Of the eight SILVEY household listed, XX contain a female potentially of that age: John (p. 63), Samuel, William Junior, Samuel Senior, and John (p. 64). This does not help narrow the candidate for Mary Ann's father.
     There is one other SILVEY family tie that bears mentioning. Thomas SILVEY 9c1817-unk), the son of Samuel SILVEY (c1790-unk), had a daughter, Nancy Green SILVEY (1840-1883) who married William Monroe ROBERTS. The Mary Ann "Polly" ROBERTS, who married William Gillis DICKEY, was the sister of this William Monroe ROBERTS. family ties between the SILVEY and ROBERTS families of Roane Co. did exist. It is not impossible that the Mary Ann SILVEY/ROBERTS who married William Gillis' brother, Edward C. DICKEY, was actually a ROBERTS, but from a different ROBERTS household than that of William Monroe and his father, Robert Samuel Roberts. A closer analysis of the 1830 and 1840 census listings for other ROBERTS families in Roane Co. might shed some light on this. There were 12 ROBERTS households listed in Roane Co. in 1830 and 26 households listed there in 1840.
     Some Ancestry family trees show both William and Edward as the sons of Samuel and Sarah (Bradley) DICKEY. I believe that is a possibility. There were only two DICKEY households enumerated in Roane Co. in 1840, a Samuel (probably the oldest male in the household who is shown as aged 60-69) and a David H. (probably the oldest male in the household and who is shown as aged 30-39). It is Samuel DICKEY who is on the page (p. 71) following the ROBERTS AND SILVEY listings (p. 70) and is of an appropriate age to have been the father of Edward C. and/or William Gillis DICKEY. David H. DICKEY is several pages (and likely many miles) away in the enumeration (p. 56) and is too young to have been the father of either.
     Furthermore, I believe it is a possibility that the Mary A(nn) that married Edward C. DICKEY was Mary Ann SILVEY, possibly the daughter of Samuel SILVEY just mentioned. The 1840 Roane Co., TN census puts all three households (Robert Samuel ROBERTS, Samuel SILVEY, and Samuel DICKEY all in reasonable geographic proximity. The name on the image of the marriage record is clearly written as "Mary Ann Roberts". The mother's name on their son's death certificate is clearly written as "Mary A. Silvey". Typically, a primary contemporary record (original marriage record) trumps a much later record (death certificate). At this stage, I have no other explanation for the difference in maiden names unless she was a widow ROBERTS when she married Edward. Mary Ann was probably too young (ca 22 in 1842 when she married Edward) to have been the widow of a Mr. ROBERTS at that time, but it is not impossible.
Conclusions:
My conclusions from this evidence are that:
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NB: Images of the marriage, census and eath records cited here are attached to the relevant census marriage death tags for each person and their person page.^{5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20}

Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey appeared in the census of 16 November 1850 at Subdivision 20, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 442-A, lines 30-32, dwelling 1712, family 1766

Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey appeared in the census of 22 August 1860 at District 14, Webster, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next to his father, Sam'l Dickey (aged 85, lines 28-29) and a Sam'l H. Dickey (aged 36, lines 30-34), his brother.
p. 231, lines 35-40, dwelling 1693, family 1818

Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey appeared in the census of 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his married son, Phillip R. DICKEY (lines 13-16). He is also next to an unidentified++ Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 17-22, dwelling 124, family 123
17 DICKEY, Edward C. 57 [1813] M W Farmer TN
18 " , Mary 50 [1820] F W Keeping House TN
19 " , Sarah J. 17 [1853] F W TN Attended School
20 " , Ann 15 [1855] F W TN Attended School
21 " , Cansis 13 [1857] F W TN Attended School
22 " , Mary A. 11 [1859] F W TN.²²

Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey appeared in the census of 22 June 1880 at District 14, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is on the same page as the houeholds of his brother Samuel's widow, Malinda DICKEY (lines 13-16), and that of Malinda's son, Thomas (line 6-8).
p. 420-D, lines 2-5, dwelling 99, family 99

     Mary Ann Silvey was born circa 1820 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 30 in the 1850 census; 40 in 1860; 50 in 1870.^3,4,5 She married Edward C. Dickey, son of Samuel Dickey and Sarah Bradley, on 19 May 1842 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.⁶
      ; NOTE:
     There were two women named "Mary Ann" who married DICKEY men. There was a Mary A. (Mary Ann) ROBERTS/SILVEY? who married an Edward C. DICKEY in 1842 and a there was a (different) Mary A. (Mary Ann "Polly") ROBERTS who married a William Gillis DICKEY in 1850. Some researchers show these two marriages were for the same woman. However, I do not believe that was the case. One couple, an Edward C. and a Mary A. DICKEY appeared in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses (always in Roane Co., TN). The other couple, a William G. and Mary A. DICKEY, appeared in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses (of which 1850 was for Roane Co., TN, while 1860, 1870 and 1800 were for Tebo, Henry Co., MO). The same woman in two households, so far apart, in the same years for three decades is improbable.
     I am convinced that the Mary A. ROBERTS who married a William Gillis DICKEY in 1850 was the dau. of Robert Samuel and Margaret (GARDNER) ROBERTS. Robert Samuel ROBERTS was in Roane Co., TN by the 1830 census and was there for the 1840 census. I have so far been unable to identify the parents of the Mary A. ROBERTS/SPIVEY who married an Edward C. DICKEY in 1842. There is a marriage record showing Edward's bride as Mary Ann ROBERTS, but the death certificate for their son, Phillip R. DICKEY (10 May 1846-16 Feb 1930), gives his parents and Edward DICKEY and Mary Ann SILVEY [sic].
     There were, in fact, five SILVEY households listed in the 1840 census for Roane Co., TN: two John SILVEYs (p. 68, line 5 and p. 70, line 7), a William SILVEY (p. 70, line 10), and two Samuel SILVEYs (p. 68, line 16 and p. 70, line 11). the household of John SILVEY (p. 68, line 5) has a female of about the correct age (ca 20 years old) to have been the then unmarried Mary Ann SILVEY (listed as aged 30 in 1850, 40 in 1860, 50 in 1870, and 60 in 1880). None of the William SILVEY and Samuel SILVEY households have young woman listed of an appropriate age. Importantly, the three SILVEY households on p. 70 (John, Samuel and William) are on the same page as that of Robert Samuel ROBERTS, the father of the Mary Ann "Polly" ROBERTS, who married Edward C. DICKEY. Samuel DICKEY, the best candidate for the father of both Edward C. DICKEY and William Gillis DICKEY, is listed on the next page (p. 71, line 5) of the same 1840 Roane Co., TN census.
     There were eight SILVEY households listed in the 1830 census for Roane Co., TN: seven of these households on one page (p. 63 - Charles, John, Samuel, William Junior, William Senior, Samuel Senior and Polly. the eighth household, that of a second John SILVEY, is on the next page (p. 64). This listing proximity probably correlates with geographical proximity and implies that at least the severn SILVEY household on p. 63 are related. A Mary Ann SILVEY, who married Edward C. DICKEY, would have been about 10 years old in 1830. Of the eight SILVEY household listed, XX contain a female potentially of that age: John (p. 63), Samuel, William Junior, Samuel Senior, and John (p. 64). This does not help narrow the candidate for Mary Ann's father.
     There is one other SILVEY family tie that bears mentioning. Thomas SILVEY 9c1817-unk), the son of Samuel SILVEY (c1790-unk), had a daughter, Nancy Green SILVEY (1840-1883) who married William Monroe ROBERTS. The Mary Ann "Polly" ROBERTS, who married William Gillis DICKEY, was the sister of this William Monroe ROBERTS. family ties between the SILVEY and ROBERTS families of Roane Co. did exist. It is not impossible that the Mary Ann SILVEY/ROBERTS who married William Gillis' brother, Edward C. DICKEY, was actually a ROBERTS, but from a different ROBERTS household than that of William Monroe and his father, Robert Samuel Roberts. A closer analysis of the 1830 and 1840 census listings for other ROBERTS families in Roane Co. might shed some light on this. There were 12 ROBERTS households listed in Roane Co. in 1830 and 26 households listed there in 1840.
     Some Ancestry family trees show both William and Edward as the sons of Samuel and Sarah (Bradley) DICKEY. I believe that is a possibility. There were only two DICKEY households enumerated in Roane Co. in 1840, a Samuel (probably the oldest male in the household who is shown as aged 60-69) and a David H. (probably the oldest male in the household and who is shown as aged 30-39). It is Samuel DICKEY who is on the page (p. 71) following the ROBERTS AND SILVEY listings (p. 70) and is of an appropriate age to have been the father of Edward C. and/or William Gillis DICKEY. David H. DICKEY is several pages (and likely many miles) away in the enumeration (p. 56) and is too young to have been the father of either.
     Furthermore, I believe it is a possibility that the Mary A(nn) that married Edward C. DICKEY was Mary Ann SILVEY, possibly the daughter of Samuel SILVEY just mentioned. The 1840 Roane Co., TN census puts all three households (Robert Samuel ROBERTS, Samuel SILVEY, and Samuel DICKEY all in reasonable geographic proximity. The name on the image of the marriage record is clearly written as "Mary Ann Roberts". The mother's name on their son's death certificate is clearly written as "Mary A. Silvey". Typically, a primary contemporary record (original marriage record) trumps a much later record (death certificate). At this stage, I have no other explanation for the difference in maiden names unless she was a widow ROBERTS when she married Edward. Mary Ann was probably too young (ca 22 in 1842 when she married Edward) to have been the widow of a Mr. ROBERTS at that time, but it is not impossible.
Conclusions:
My conclusions from this evidence are that:
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NB: Images of the marriage, census and eath records cited here are attached to the relevant census marriage death tags for each person and their person page.^{7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22} Mary Ann Silvey was also known as Mary Ann Roberts.⁶

Mary Ann Silvey and Edward C. Dickey appeared in the census of 16 November 1850 at Subdivision 20, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 442-A, lines 30-32, dwelling 1712, family 1766

Mary Ann Silvey and Edward C. Dickey appeared in the census of 22 August 1860 at District 14, Webster, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next to his father, Sam'l Dickey (aged 85, lines 28-29) and a Sam'l H. Dickey (aged 36, lines 30-34), his brother.
p. 231, lines 35-40, dwelling 1693, family 1818

Mary Ann Silvey and Edward C. Dickey appeared in the census of 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his married son, Phillip R. DICKEY (lines 13-16). He is also next to an unidentified++ Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 17-22, dwelling 124, family 123
17 DICKEY, Edward C. 57 [1813] M W Farmer TN
18 " , Mary 50 [1820] F W Keeping House TN
19 " , Sarah J. 17 [1853] F W TN Attended School
20 " , Ann 15 [1855] F W TN Attended School
21 " , Cansis 13 [1857] F W TN Attended School
22 " , Mary A. 11 [1859] F W TN.⁵

Mary Ann Silvey and Edward C. Dickey appeared in the census of 22 June 1880 at District 14, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is on the same page as the houeholds of his brother Samuel's widow, Malinda DICKEY (lines 13-16), and that of Malinda's son, Thomas (line 6-8).
p. 420-D, lines 2-5, dwelling 99, family 99

     Phillip R. Dickey was born on 10 May 1846 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 5 in 1850 census; 14 in 1860.^1,2,3 He married Nancy E. Hendrickson on 10 January 1867 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 1st wife.
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R comp.. Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900. See extended description for original data sources listed by county.^4,5 Phillip R. Dickey married Julia Althea C. Mathis on 21 December 1876 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 2nd wife.
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.⁶
Phillip R. Dickey died on 16 February 1930 at Harriman, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 83; Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 2
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.^3,7
Phillip R. Dickey was buried after 16 February 1930 at Harriman City Cemetery, Walnut Hill, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Phillip R. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 16 November 1850 at Subdivision 20, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 442-A, lines 30-32, dwelling 1712, family 1766

Phillip R. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 22 August 1860 at District 14, Webster, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next to his father, Sam'l Dickey (aged 85, lines 28-29) and a Sam'l H. Dickey (aged 36, lines 30-34), his brother.
p. 231, lines 35-40, dwelling 1693, family 1818

Phillip R. Dickey and Nancy E. Hendrickson appeared in the census of 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his father, Edward C. DICKEY (lines 17-12). He is also next to an unidentified Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 13-16, dwelling 123, family 122
13 DICKEY, P. R. 24 [1846] M W Farmer TN
14 " , Nancy E. 28 [1842] F W TN
15 " , Ulesses S. 2 [1868] M W TN
16 " , Edward D. 2/13 [1870] M W TN May.⁴

     Sarah J. Dickey was born circa 1848 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 12 in 1860 census.¹
     Sarah J. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 22 August 1860 at District 14, Webster, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next to his father, Sam'l Dickey (aged 85, lines 28-29) and a Sam'l H. Dickey (aged 36, lines 30-34), his brother.
p. 231, lines 35-40, dwelling 1693, family 1818

Sarah J. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his married son, Phillip R. DICKEY (lines 13-16). He is also next to an unidentified++ Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 17-22, dwelling 124, family 123
17 DICKEY, Edward C. 57 [1813] M W Farmer TN
18 " , Mary 50 [1820] F W Keeping House TN
19 " , Sarah J. 17 [1853] F W TN Attended School
20 " , Ann 15 [1855] F W TN Attended School
21 " , Cansis 13 [1857] F W TN Attended School
22 " , Mary A. 11 [1859] F W TN.²

     Kansas A. Dickey was born circa 1855 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 5 in 1860 census.¹
     Kansas A. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 22 August 1860 at District 14, Webster, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next to his father, Sam'l Dickey (aged 85, lines 28-29) and a Sam'l H. Dickey (aged 36, lines 30-34), his brother.
p. 231, lines 35-40, dwelling 1693, family 1818

Kansas A. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his married son, Phillip R. DICKEY (lines 13-16). He is also next to an unidentified++ Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 17-22, dwelling 124, family 123
17 DICKEY, Edward C. 57 [1813] M W Farmer TN
18 " , Mary 50 [1820] F W Keeping House TN
19 " , Sarah J. 17 [1853] F W TN Attended School
20 " , Ann 15 [1855] F W TN Attended School
21 " , Cansis 13 [1857] F W TN Attended School
22 " , Mary A. 11 [1859] F W TN.²

Kansas A. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 22 June 1880 at District 14, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is on the same page as the houeholds of his brother Samuel's widow, Malinda DICKEY (lines 13-16), and that of Malinda's son, Thomas (line 6-8).
p. 420-D, lines 2-5, dwelling 99, family 99

     Tennessee C. Dickey was born circa 1857 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 3 in 1860 census.¹
     Tennessee C. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 22 August 1860 at District 14, Webster, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next to his father, Sam'l Dickey (aged 85, lines 28-29) and a Sam'l H. Dickey (aged 36, lines 30-34), his brother.
p. 231, lines 35-40, dwelling 1693, family 1818

Tennessee C. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his married son, Phillip R. DICKEY (lines 13-16). He is also next to an unidentified++ Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 17-22, dwelling 124, family 123
17 DICKEY, Edward C. 57 [1813] M W Farmer TN
18 " , Mary 50 [1820] F W Keeping House TN
19 " , Sarah J. 17 [1853] F W TN Attended School
20 " , Ann 15 [1855] F W TN Attended School
21 " , Cansis 13 [1857] F W TN Attended School
22 " , Mary A. 11 [1859] F W TN.²

Tennessee C. Dickey was listed as a resident in Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey's household in the census report on 22 June 1880 at District 14, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is on the same page as the houeholds of his brother Samuel's widow, Malinda DICKEY (lines 13-16), and that of Malinda's son, Thomas (line 6-8).
p. 420-D, lines 2-5, dwelling 99, family 99

     Mary A. Dickey was born circa 1859 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 11 in 1870 census. She didn't appear in the 1860 census.¹

     Nancy E. Hendrickson was born circa 1842 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 28 in 1870 census.¹ She married Phillip R. Dickey, son of Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey, on 10 January 1867 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 1st wife.
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan R comp.. Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900. See extended description for original data sources listed by county.^1,2
     Nancy E. Hendrickson and Phillip R. Dickey appeared in the census of 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his father, Edward C. DICKEY (lines 17-12). He is also next to an unidentified Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 13-16, dwelling 123, family 122
13 DICKEY, P. R. 24 [1846] M W Farmer TN
14 " , Nancy E. 28 [1842] F W TN
15 " , Ulesses S. 2 [1868] M W TN
16 " , Edward D. 2/13 [1870] M W TN May.¹

     Ulysses S. Dickey was born circa 1868 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 2 in 1870 census.¹
     Ulysses S. Dickey was listed as a resident in Phillip R. Dickey and Nancy E. Hendrickson's household in the census report on 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his father, Edward C. DICKEY (lines 17-12). He is also next to an unidentified Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 13-16, dwelling 123, family 122
13 DICKEY, P. R. 24 [1846] M W Farmer TN
14 " , Nancy E. 28 [1842] F W TN
15 " , Ulesses S. 2 [1868] M W TN
16 " , Edward D. 2/13 [1870] M W TN May.¹

     Edward D. Dickey was born in May 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 3 months in 1870 census, botn in May.¹
     Edward D. Dickey was listed as a resident in Phillip R. Dickey and Nancy E. Hendrickson's household in the census report on 11 August 1870 at District 14, Kingston, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Edward is next door to the household of his father, Edward C. DICKEY (lines 17-12). He is also next to an unidentified Mary DICKEY (aged 70, lines 23-24).
p. 491-A, lines 13-16, dwelling 123, family 122
13 DICKEY, P. R. 24 [1846] M W Farmer TN
14 " , Nancy E. 28 [1842] F W TN
15 " , Ulesses S. 2 [1868] M W TN
16 " , Edward D. 2/13 [1870] M W TN May.¹

     Julia Althea C. Mathis was born on 13 August 1855 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA.² She married Phillip R. Dickey, son of Edward C. Dickey and Mary Ann Silvey, on 21 December 1876 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
His 2nd wife.
Ancestry.com - Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.¹
Julia Althea C. Mathis died on 29 October 1932 at Harriman, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 77.²
Julia Althea C. Mathis was buried after 29 October 1932 at Harriman City Cemetery, Walnut Hill, Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Samuel H. Dickey married Malinda W. (?)¹
Samuel H. Dickey was born circa 1824 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 36 in the 1860 census.¹
     Samuel H. Dickey and Malinda W. (?) appeared in the census of 22 August 1860 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Samuel is on the census page between his father (lines 28-29) and his brother, Edward C. (lines 35-40).
p. 231, lines 30-34, dwelling 1962, family 1816 [sic]

     Malinda W. (?) married Samuel H. Dickey, son of Samuel Dickey and Sarah Bradley.¹
Malinda W. (?) was born circa 1827 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 33 in the 1860 census.¹
     Malinda W. (?) and Samuel H. Dickey appeared in the census of 22 August 1860 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Samuel is on the census page between his father (lines 28-29) and his brother, Edward C. (lines 35-40).
p. 231, lines 30-34, dwelling 1962, family 1816 [sic]

     William G. Dickey was born circa 1855 at Tennessee, USA; Aged 5 in the 1860 census.¹
     William G. Dickey was listed as a resident in Samuel H. Dickey and Malinda W. (?)'s household in the census report on 22 August 1860 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Samuel is on the census page between his father (lines 28-29) and his brother, Edward C. (lines 35-40).
p. 231, lines 30-34, dwelling 1962, family 1816 [sic]

     Thomas C. Dickey was born circa 1857 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Aged 3 in the 1860 census.¹
     Thomas C. Dickey was listed as a resident in Samuel H. Dickey and Malinda W. (?)'s household in the census report on 22 August 1860 at Roane Co., Tennessee, USA; Samuel is on the census page between his father (lines 28-29) and his brother, Edward C. (lines 35-40).
p. 231, lines 30-34, dwelling 1962, family 1816 [sic]