John Emory DICKEN ¹

  General Notes:

1900 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp: Susan Dicken, Apr 1850, 50, wd, 3 children, 3 living, b. KY, parents b. KY, aged lady; son John E., May 1878, 22, single, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farmer; dau. Mary A., Apr 1868, 32, single, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. KY.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Monroe Twp, Robins P.O.: John W. Auman; Anna Auman; Ethel M. Auman; Emory Dicken.

1910 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Monroe Twp: John W. Auman, 44, 2nd marriage, married 8(?) yrs, b. OH, parents b. IL, parents b. OH, farmer, gen. farm; wife Mary A., 43, 1st marriage, married 8(?) yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farm laborer, home farm; dau. Ethel May, 17, single, b. IA, father b. IL, mother b. IA, servant, private family; son Orval M., 5, b. IA, father b. IL, mother b. IA; bro-in-law John E. Dicken, 31, single, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. KY, musician, for circus.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: John Emory Dicken, R.F. No. 1, Toddville, Linn Co, IA; 40; b. May 16, 1878; farmer, self-employed, R.F. No. 1, Toddville, Linn Co, IA; nearest relative: Callie Dicken, R.F. No. 1, Toddville, Linn Co, IA; medium height and build, blue eyes, brown eyes.

1920 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp: John E. Dicken, 41, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farmer, gen., farm; wife Callie Z., 34, b. IA, father b. MN, mother b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp: John E. Dicken, 5th grade education, b. IA, father: John Dicken who was b. IA, mother: Susan Thomas who was b. KY and married IA, engaged in agriculture, no church affiliation; wife Callie Z., 39, 5th grade education, b. IA, father: Charles Swaront(?) who was b. MN, mother: Sophia Sawyer who was b. IA and married IA, engaged in personal service, Congretational(?) church affiliation. (Listed next to Howard N. Dicken and Walter Dicken on census.)

1930 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp: John E. Dicken, 51, 1st marriage age 35, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farmer, gen. farm; wife Callie, 56, 1st marriage age 28, b. IA, father b. MN, mother b. IA; dau. Beverly, 4-4/12, b. IA, parents b. IA. (Listed on same census page as Howard Dicken and Walter Dicken.)

John married Callie Z. SWARTOUT, daughter of Charles SWARTOUT and Sophia SAWYER. (Callie Z. SWARTOUT was born on 6 Feb 1885 in IA ⁴ and died in Mar 1982 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO ⁴.)