Frank Lee Dickinson

Born: 13 Jan 1867 Johnson Township, Polk County, Missouri
Death: 22 Oct 1925 (aged 58) Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona

Parents: Samuel Cotton Dickinson & Nancy Jane Green Dickinson

Spouse: Hulda Susan Smith Dickinson Marshall

Siblings:

Margie Ann Dickinson Back

Mariah May Dickinson Hawkins
William Green Dickinson
Alfred Dickinson
Edward Virgil Dickinson
Half Brother: Charles Dickinson

Children:
Vaudrey Samuel Dickinson
Alta Mae Dickinson Spooner
Edward Lee Dickinson
Frank H Dickinson
Helen May Dickinson Moxcey

August 23, 1875: The Dickinson family settles near the Camp Verde Military Reservation in Arizona by wagon train from Missouri.  Frank was 8 years old.
December 25, 1899: Marries Hulda Susan Smith in Prescott, Arizona.
1905-1907: Serves as postmaster of Cottonwood, Arizona.
1911: Applies for a homestead in Tusayan National Forest, securing 160 acres.
5/8/1917 Frank Dickinson puts on Jordan car to carry passengers to and from Jerome.
December 1, 1915: Appointed Undersheriff for Coconino County, Arizona.
April 21, 1916: As Undersheriff, seizes 15 gallons of whiskey during Prohibition enforcement.
July 13, 1916: Assists in transporting convicted murderers, the Azbill Brothers, to the state penitentiary.
July 10, 1917: Responds to labor unrest in Jerome, Arizona.
1918 Coconino County Deputy Sheriff
1918 Forman of the T Bar Cattle Ranch
July 16, 1918: Engages in a dramatic shootout with Porfirio Hernandez who murdered Yavapai County Sheriff Lowery, during a rebellion in Jerome, fatally wounding the fugitive.

10/11/1918

Frank L. Dickinson picked up a couple murderers wanted in Jerome for the killing of Watchman Harrison and piloted them to jail.

June 27, 1919: Plans a major cattle sale to manage ranch operations.
November 15, 1922: Serves as deputy sheriff in Clarkdale, Arizona.
-Worked at the Apache Maid Ranch
- Half owner with brother William G Dickerson of the 100 Place Ranch (V Bar V Ranch) which contains Petroglyphs.  Formerly known as V Bar V Heritage Site, the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site is the largest known petroglyph site in the Verde Valley, as well as one of the best-preserved.