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Name	Dickenson, Charles Thornton
Othernames	Charley, Charlie, C. T.
Born	02/17/1894
Birthplace	Texas
Places of residence	1920 to 1964 - Waco, TX
Father	William Tate Dickenson (1854 - 1894)
Mother	Melcora Cravens (1856 - 1932)
Nationality	Anglo-American
Education	Highest completed grade: Elementary school, 6th grade
Notes	Buried at Waco Memorial Park in Waco, Texas - Information from drewdickenson on Ancestry.com Information about a box of Texas Electric Railway papers stored at the Dallas Public Library, Dallas History & Archives Division, can be found at: https://txarchives.org/dalpub/finding_aids/00710.xml
Occupation	Motorman for Texas Electric Railway for thirty (30) years. He drove the last Passenger Motor (319), running extra, from Waco at 10:14 pm, on December 31st, 1948.
Relationships	Married Nancy Maude Dennis on Jan. 1, 1916, in Collin, Texas. Worked as a Motorman with Conductor T. C. Parker for 31 years (see: letter in "Texas Electric Railway" Author's Research, Box 5 - Correspondence, Folder B).
Role	Motorman
Spouse	Nancy Maude Dennis (Feb. 24, 1889 - Feb. 6, 1979)
Children	Leo/Larry Rae (Tex) Dickenson (1912 - 1996), Charles William Dickenson (1918-2009), Homer Glen Dickenson (1921-2018)

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