You have expanded much further than I have in this search. I had picked up a scant few morsels of the items you quote, but hadn't as yet searched out the full content that you have. And, yes, this seems to agree with what I have found so far. Don > Excellent, Don! We're really 'cookin' here. > Now, I will give all my disorganized :-< notes on Theophilus.... > > Born abt 1810 in Illinois, Died 23 Jul 1885 in New Jersey [[is this > what you all have? let me know if I'm wrong]] > > Judge Dickey sat on the bench of the Supreme Court of Illinois. His son > , John J. Dickey was superintendent of the Western Division of the > Western Union "Telegraph Company at Omaha, Nebr. His son Charles Dickey > lived at Honolulu in the Sandwich Islands > > He was a very prominent man on the Illinois bench. > -------------- > rare William Edgar Evans notes: [page 50] > Dec. 15, 1831. T. Lyle Dickey and Juliet Evans were married by Rev. > James H. Dickey > --------------- > From Wikipedia > Prewar Life > Born in Kentucky, Colonel Dickey moved to Macomb, Illinois in 1834 to > study law under Cyrus Walker and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in > 1835. The next year, he moved Rushville, Illinois where he edited a > newspaper and speculated in real estate in addition to his legal > practice. In 1839, he again moved, this time to Ottawa, Illinois where > he continued his legal career. Upon the outbreak of the Mexican-American > War he raised a company of volunteers and received a commission as > captain. At the end of the war, he returned to Ottawa, Illinois and was > elected a judge of the Illinois Ninth Judicial Circuit in 1848. He > resigned his position as judge in 1851 but continued in the practice of > law. He was a prominent political supporter of Stephen A. Douglas, > making many stump speeches for him in 1858 and 1860. > > [edit] > T. Lyle Dickey's Civil War Career > Dickey was authorized by the State of Illinois to raise a company of > cavalry in August 1861. This company became the nucleus of the 4th > Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, the recruitment of which resulted > in a dispute between Colonel Dickey and Illinois Governor Richard Yates > over the commissions to be granted to the officers of the regiment, a > valuable tool of political patronage. In the end, Governor Yates > accepted Colonel Dickey's choices and granted them their commissions. > The 4th Illinois Cavalry completed its organization and was officially > mustered into service on September 26th, 1861. The regiment was sent to > Cairo, Illinois soon after it was mustered in. > Colonel Dickey commanded the regiment during the advance of Grant's army > on Fort Henry, serving as the scouts and screening force, served in a > supporting role during the attack on that place, and then again led the > advance on Fort Donelson. > Colonel Dickey's regiment was shipped to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee > where it participated in the Battle of Shiloh. > > [edit] > Post War Career > From 1868 to 1870, he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the > United States for all suits in the court of claims, and often argued > before the United States Supreme Court in that role. > Dickey was elected a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in December > 1875 and held that office until his death in 1885. > ------------------ > From the _online Lincoln Log_ > Friday, December 7, 1849. > Springfield, IL. > > Lincoln writes a letter of recommendation to U. S. Secretary of State > John M. Clayton on behalf of Dr. Edward A. Guilbert of Ottawa, Illinois. > Guilbert seeks an "appointment in connection with a foreign mission." > Although he is not personally acquainted with Guilbert, Lincoln is "well > acquainted " with two other references for Guilbert---Illinois Supreme > Court Justice John D. Caton and Circuit Court Judge Theophilus Lyle > Dickey. Lincoln describes Caton as a man "of the Democratic faith...and > every way a worthy gentleman." Of Dickey, Lincoln writes that he "is a > good and true Whig...and a most reliable man." Based on Caton's and > Dickey's recommendations, Lincoln is "entirely willing to endorse their > statements. I doubt not, Dr. Guilbert is worthy of all they say in his > behalf." Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, 7 December 1849; John D. > Caton to Abraham Lincoln, 29 November 1849; Theophilus Lyle Dickey to > Abraham Lincoln, 30 November 1849, all in General Records of the > Department of State, 1789-1949, Appointment Records, Applications and > Recommendations for Office, Applications and Recommendations for Public > Office, 1797-1901, Record Group 59, National Archives and Records > Administration, College Park, MD. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Theophilus Lyle Dickey > DICKEY, Theophilus Lyle, jurist, born near Paris, Kentucky, 12 November > 1812 ; died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 22 July 1885. He read law in > his native state, removed to Ohio, liberated the slaves that he had > inherited, and afterward established himself in practice in Illinois. > During the Mexican war he served as a captain in Colonel Hardin's > regiment, and in the civil war he was colonel of the llth Illinois > cavalry, and served for two years under General Grant. on whose staff he > served for some months as chief of cavalry. From 30 July 1868, till the > close of President Johnson's administration he was assistant attorney > general of the United States. From 1876 till his death he was judge of > the Illinois Supreme Court. See General Jas. Grant Wilson's "Sketches of > Illinois Officers" (Chicago, 1863). > from http://famousamericans.net/theophiluslyledickey > ------------------------ > Atlantic County, New Jersey Death Notices and Obituaries > Judge Theophilus Lyle Dickey - died, Atlantic City, N. J., July 23, > 1885, aged 74¾ [Source: 1843 Chicago City Directory, submitted by K. Torp] > from > http://genealogytrails.com/njer/atlantic/obits.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > On December 6, 1831, at 20 years of age, Dickey married Miss Juliet > Evans, daughter of an affluent farmer. He then taught school in Lebanon, > Ohio, and Millersburg, Bourbon County, Kentucky, with great success. > http://4thillinoiscavalry.tripod.com/page7.html > --------------------------------------------- > > That was all I had until your email, Don. THANKS! > BTW, I do have a photograph from an article on him. I will try to post > on our website sometime today. > > > Don Raymond wrote: >> This isn't hard core proved yet, but seems Juliet E. Evans, daughter of >> Isaac & Jane P. Morton Evans, married Theophilus Lyle Dickey (?15?) Dec >> 1831 >> (listed in 1850 as a circuit judge in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL.) by whom >> she >> had these children, Martha Ann b. ca. 1843 KY., Cyrus E. b. ca. 1835 IL., >> > >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > EVANS-RICHARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >