Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....DICKINSON, Weetman 
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Cemetery:           Albion Prairie Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
Name:               Weetman DICKINSON
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DICKINSON, Weetman
08 Feb 1863- 30 Apr 1941
Son of William and Eliza (GOLDTHORPE) DICKINSON
Married Ida May GREEN on 17 Feb 1887 in Dane Co., Wi.
Married Mary Lucy ESCAR on 20 May 1896.
Death notice is from the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton,
Rock Co., WI., Thur 01, May 1941:
                                                
WEETMAN DICKINSON DIES SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
Funeral services for well-known tobacco dealer will be held
Saturday Weetman Dickinson, 78, prominent tobacco man in this
city for 50 years, died suddenly at 11 o'clock Wednesday
morning at his home following a heart attack which he suffered
two weeks ago. He is survived by his wife, a son, T. William
Dickinson, who has been associated with his father in the
tobacco buisness; a daughter, Mrs. William Bonneville, Chevy
Chase, Md.; five grandchildren; a brother, George Dickinson,
and a sister, Mrs. J.L. Holton, both of this city. Funeral
services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in
the Dickinson home and at 2 o'clock in the Methodist church,
Rev. E.M. Oliver will officiate and burial will be in the
Albion Prairie cemetery.
 

Obit is from the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton, Rock
Co., Wi. Thurs 08 May 1941:

WEETMAN DICKINSON, WELL KNOWN CITIZEN LAID TO REST SATURDAY
Many Persons Attend Funeral Of Prominent Tobacco Man At
Methodist Church The community was stunned last Wednesday
noon, April 30, when the word passed around that Weetman
Dickinson had just died about 11 o'clock. He had been sick
hust a few days and was thought to be recovering, but his
strength suddenly waned and within a few minutes he slipped
away into the dreamless sleep. Weetman Dickinson was born
February 8, 1863, on Albion Prairie and was a son of William
and Eliza Dickinson. He was educated in the Gravel Store
school and in the Albion Academy. For two terms he served as
president of the Albion Academy Alumni group. In 1896 he gave
up farming to make Edgerton his home for the rest of his life,
and has been engaged in business here ever since that time. On
May 20, 1896, he was untied in Marriage to Lucy Esgar.
Surviving relatives are the widow, one son, T. W. Dickinson,
city, a daughter, Mrs. William H. Bonneville, Chevy Chase,
Md., five grandchildren, a brother, George L. Dickisnon, and a
sister, Mrs. J.L. Holton, both of this city. Mr. Dickinson was
closely identified with the life of the community. Among his
many connections were the following; He was a charter member
of the Knights of Pythias lodge, a member and former president
if the Wisconsin Tobacco Dealers and Growers association,
alderman of this city for many years, one of the founders of
the Edgerton County club, a member ot the Thiebeau Hunting
club, and vice president of the National Bank of Edgerton. He
was a member of various Masonic orders, including Fulton Lodge
No. 69, the Chapter, Janesville Commandary, Madison Consistory
and Zor Shrine. Long after these statistics are forgotten, Mr.
Dickinson will be remembered for his real worth to the
community. He had the happy faculty of being able to meet many
of life's perplexing situations with a laugh; that he had an
infectious sense of humor which proved to be a saving grace in
many difficult and trying situations. One of his close
associates said of him, "Weetman fought for what he believed
to be right." He took the side of the underdog, ever seeking
and giving fair play. He carried no grudge in his heart, what
had been when it passed, was "water over the dam"
     
To note:  A poem is also published in the obit, but I have not
copied it here.

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