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In memory of Delaphina Decker, my Maternal Great-Grandmother on the DECKER branch.

Bibliography:

  • U.S. Social Security Death Index, SSN 205-38-4347

  • Dickinson Family Bible [Link]

  • 1900 U.S. Federal Census Warwick, Orange, New York
  • 1910 U.S. Federal Census Warwick, Orange, New York
  • 1915 New York State Census Warwick, Orange, New York
  • 1920 U.S. Federal Census East Orange, Essex, New Jersey
  • 1930 U.S. Federal Census Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
  • 1940 U.S. Federal Census Asbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey
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Delaphina Decker

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Birth:

1897 Jan 19

Port Jervis, Orange, New York

Marriage:

1925 Oct 8

Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Death:

Burial:

1982 Feb 6

East Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania

Sherburne West Hill Cemetery

Sherburne, Chenango, NY

Mother:

Biography

Delaphina Decker, better known as "Mary", was a daughter of Charles Gilbert Decker and Lydia (Mayo) Decker. Delaphina was born on the 19th of January, 1897, in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. She is known to have attended school in nearby Warwick, where her family was found when the 1900 census was taken. Her father died when she was 12 years old and the following year she was counted on the 1910 census living in the home of Dr. Charles W. Many in Warwick as a "Servant". Her mother was still living in Warwick with Delephina's younger brothers in 1910 and 1920. She attended Bethel Bible Institute, in Newark, New Jersey, where she met her future husband and lifelong partner, William Henry Dickinson, the first-born son of Harry Dickinson and Annie Robinson.

She married William Henry Dickinson on October 8, 1925, in Newark, New Jersey and together they established and pastored many churches in the tri-state area including Assembly of God churches in Oakland, PA, Moravia, NY, Lansingville, NY, Ludlowville, NY, Glens Falls, NY, Asbury Park, NJ, Bethpage, NY, Fredonia, NY, Carthage, NY, Middletown, NY, Woodburne, NY, and Bangor, PA. They were both licensed ministers. William and Mary had the following children: William ("Ben"), James, Elizabeth ("Betty"), Margaret, Robert, Ruth, and Jonathan Dickinson. 

Mary was a devout Christian women, serving the ministry with her husband on a full-time basis all her life. William died at the age of 79 on the 9th of December, 1978, and Mary died four years later, on the 6th of February, 1982, in East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 85. Together, she and William are buried in West Hill Cemetery in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York. A complete genealogy of the couple is provided in "The Family of Rev. William H. Dickinson".

Children

Delaphina Decker & William Henry Dickinson were the parents of my ancestor,

  1. Della Agnes Decker (1916-2001)
  2. William Benjamin Dickinson (1926-2020)
  3. James I. Dickinson (1927-2003)
  4. Mary Elizabeth Dickinson (1929-2006)
  5. Margaret Annie Dickinson (1930-1954)
  6. Robert Dickinson (1931-2011)
  7. Ruth Dickinson (1936- )
  8. Jonathan Dickinson (1938-2018)
Records, photos, and memorabilia pertaining to the life of Delaphina Decker:
Agnes (Dickinson) Snowman marriage

Agnes (Dickinson) Snowman marriage

Agnes (Dickinson) Snowman marriage
Charles Decker life map

Charles Decker life map

Charles Decker life map
Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson and brothers

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson and brothers

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson and brothers
Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson burial

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson burial

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson burial
Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson class picture 1909

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson class picture 1909

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson class picture 1909
Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson life movie

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson life movie

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson life movie
Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson photo with husband and mother

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson photo with husband and mother

Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson photo with husband and mother
Delaphina Decker and half-sister Olive (Ames) Henry

Delaphina Decker and half-sister Olive (Ames) Henry

Delaphina Decker and half-sister Olive (Ames) Henry
James I. Dickinson Christmas letter

James I. Dickinson Christmas letter

James I. Dickinson Christmas letter
James I. Dickinson obituary

James I. Dickinson obituary

James I. Dickinson obituary
James I. Dickinson photography

James I. Dickinson photography

James I. Dickinson photography
James I. Dickinson portrait

James I. Dickinson portrait

James I. Dickinson portrait
Lycenia (Strong) Mayo with her children

Lycenia (Strong) Mayo with her children

Lycenia (Strong) Mayo with her children
Lycenia Strong four generation photo

Lycenia Strong four generation photo

Lycenia Strong four generation photo
Lydia (Mayo) Decker family photo

Lydia (Mayo) Decker family photo

Lydia (Mayo) Decker family photo
Lydia (Mayo) Decker photo with daughter

Lydia (Mayo) Decker photo with daughter

Lydia (Mayo) Decker photo with daughter
New Milford School

New Milford School

New Milford School
New Milford School location

New Milford School location

New Milford School location
Olive (Ames) Henry with sister and son

Olive (Ames) Henry with sister and son

Olive (Ames) Henry with sister and son
Oscar Mayo Family Photo c1923

Oscar Mayo Family Photo c1923

Oscar Mayo Family Photo c1923
Oscar Mayo family photo c1922

Oscar Mayo family photo c1922

Oscar Mayo family photo c1922
Strong-Dickinson connection

Strong-Dickinson connection

Strong-Dickinson connection
William Benjamin Dickinson obituary

William Benjamin Dickinson obituary

William Benjamin Dickinson obituary
William H Dickinson burial

William H Dickinson burial

William H Dickinson burial
William H Dickinson family portrait (group)

William H Dickinson family portrait (group)

William H Dickinson family portrait (group)
William H Dickinson family portraits

William H Dickinson family portraits

William H Dickinson family portraits
William H Dickinson first three babies

William H Dickinson first three babies

William H Dickinson first three babies
William and Mary (Delaphina Decker) Dickinson marriage

William and Mary (Delaphina Decker) Dickinson marriage

William and Mary (Delaphina Decker) Dickinson marriage

DNA Notes:

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