Walter Dickason

As printed in 1908

WALTER DICKASON, general farmer and leading citizen of Pleasant Township, resides on his valuable farm of 114 acres, which is situated on the London and Catawba Turnpike Road. He was born in Madison County, Ohio, December 10, 1852, and is a son of Samuel and Eliza (Rafferty) Diekason.

The Diekason family came to Ohio from Virginia. The grandfather, Samuel Diekason, settled in Madison County in 1810, where he bought land for one dollar and a quarter an acre. He had a family of four sons and three daughters, namely: John, Agues, Caroline, Rebecca. Charles, Alexander and Samuel.

Samuel Diekason (2nd), father of Walter, was born in 1822, in Madison County, Ohio, and in 184-3 married Eliza Rafferty, he died July 24, 1894. His widow still survives. They had the following children: Sarah Ann, Jacob, Emeline, Oscar, Walter and Marshall of whom there are two survivors — Oscar and Walter. Oscar Diekason married Alice Cupples'and their five children all survive, namely: Lona, who married Mr. Foreman, and resides at Columbus; Willard, who married a Miss Wilson, and lives in Colorado; Walter residing at Springfield; Fern, who married George Ashmore, and lives at home; and Harry, who also lives at home.

Walter Diekason was six years old when his parents came from Madison County and settled in Pleasant Tovlship, Clark County, and this section has been Mr. Diekason 's home ever since. He was educated in the district schools and has always followed farming as an occupation. On April 20, 1886, Mr. Diekason was married to Nettie Willard, who was born January 26, 1858, and is a daughter of James and Ella (Hull) Willard.

Col. Abner S. Willard, the grandfather of Mrs. Diekason, was a son of an officer who served in the Revolutionary War. He was born Augaist 2, 1791, in Vermont, served in the War of 1812, and died December 16, 1872. He married Huldah Culver, who was born March 11, 1796, in New York, and they had seven children, namely: Pei'delia T., born in 1816, who died in 1885; Calvin, born August 22, 1817, who died in 1846; Mary C, born

Augnst 5, 1819, who died June 9, 1898; Angeline, born June 26, 1823, who died January 22, 1898; Spencer, horn October 2, 1827, who died July 11, 1851; James M., born October 21, 1829, who died February 17, 1905; Louise, born August 1, 1832,' who died in March, 1895.

James M. Willard was married November 26, 1849, to Ella Hull, who died December 1, 1896. They had the following children: Talitha, who was born September 6, 1850, married M. T. Candler, November 24, 1869, and died June 14, 1886; William S., who was born October 3, 1853, died September 1, 1854; Edwin E., who was born May 9, 1856, and married Alice Evans, January 17, 1878; Nettie, born January 26, 1858, who became the wife of Walter Uickason; Louie R., who was born February 4, 1861, and married Frank Newman, October 3, 1894; and Horace M., who was born June 22, 1864, and married Estella Hicks, December 28, 1893.

Mr. Dickason is one of the popular men of his district and was elected to his present office of township trustee on the Democratic ticket, receiving a large majority although the township is normally Republican. He belongs to Lodge No. 481, Odd Fellows, at Summerford, Ohio. He is a member and a trustee of the Universalist Church at London, Ohio.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.