Samuel A. Dickey was born in Armstrong County, Pa., June 22, 1855, and his wife, (Lucetta [Gray] Dickey), also a native of that county, was born Aug. 23, 1860. In early life, he engaged in farming, but later was interested in the oil business at Parker's Landing, Pa. He was also interested in mining and was one of the first five men to receive a certificate from the Department of Mines of the State of Pennsylvania. At the time of his death in 1915 he was a mine operator.
His wife died in 1917 and they are buried in Kittanning, Pa.
Mr. Dickey was a Republican, a member of the Baptist Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. There were six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Dickey, as follows: Eva, deceased; Samuel E.; Reed S., lives at New Kensington, Pa.; V. G., lives at Erie, Pa.; Lulu E., married R. J. Salisbury, lives at New Kensington, Pa.; and Mabel, married Omer L. Haighley, lives at Brayburn, Pa.
~ History of Cambria County Pennsylvania, 1926, Volume I, Page 332.
You can visit the memorial page for Samuel A. Dickey.
You can visit the memorial page for Lucetta [Gray] Dickey.
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