Bill Dickey
Birth Name: William Malcolm Dickey
Date of Birth: June 6, 1907
Place of Birth: Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Death: November 12, 1993
Place of Death: Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Ethnicity: Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, English, distant Dutch and Swedish
Bill Dickey was an American professional baseball catcher and manager.
Bill was the son of Laura Ann (Chapman) and John Hardy Dickey. He was married to showgirl Violet Arnold, with whom he had a daughter.
Bill’s paternal grandfather was Andrew Dickey (the son of William Dickey and Elizabeth McKelvey/McKelvy). Andrew was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish emigrants, with roots in Ballyminstra, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Bill’s paternal grandmother was Georgia/Georgie Winetta Trask (the daughter of George W. Trask and Harriet Henrietta Jackson). Georgia was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents.
Bill’s maternal grandfather was John Henry Chapman (the son of John O. Chapman and Jane Garlick). Bill’s great-grandfather John was the son of Augustus Archibald Chapman and Elizabeth “Betsey” Mills. Jane was the daughter of William Garlick and Elizabeth Cook.
Bill’s maternal grandmother was Luhama D. Nelson (the daughter of Greenville Nelson and Margaret Ann Workman). Greenville was the son of Jesse Nelson and Mary Smith. Margaret was the daughter of John Jackson Workman and Jane Moore.
Sources: Obituary of Bill’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Bill’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com
Bill’s paternal grandfather was Andrew Dickey (the son of William Dickey and Elizabeth McKelvey). Andrew was born in Pennsylvania. William and Elizabeth were Irish immigrants, with roots in Ballyminstra, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Bill’s paternal grandmother was Georgia/Georgie Winetta Trask (the daughter of George W. Trask and Harriet Henrietta Jackson). Georgia was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Ireland.
Bill’s maternal grandfather was John Henry Chapman (the son of John O. Chapman and Jane Garlick). John was the son of Augustus Archibald Chapman and Elizabeth “Betsey” Mills. Jane was the daughter of William Garlick and Elizabeth Cook
Bill maternal grandmother was Luhama D. Nelson (the daughter of Greenville Nelson and Margaret Ann Workman). Greenville was the son of Jesse Nelson and Mary Smith. Margaret was the daughter of John Jackson Workman and Jane Moore.
Bill has Scots/Irish (Northern Irish)/Irish, some English, distant Dutch and Swedish ancestry.
Genealogy of Bill Dickey: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/9N48-Q6T