Helen Jane DICKERSON

Father: Chilon Ford DICKERSON
Mother: Susan HOWDER

Family 1: Thomas T. WALLER

(1) Source: Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

  1. Leslie WALLER
  2. George Pearman WALLER
  3. Anna Maude WALLER
  4. Frank C. WALLER
  5. Jessie WALLER
  6. Lena A. WALLER
                                              _Nodiah DICKERSON ______
                          _// DICKERSON _____|
                         |                   |_Phoebe HEATON _________
 _Chilon Ford DICKERSON _|
|                        |                    ________________________
|                        |___________________|
|                                            |________________________
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|--Helen Jane DICKERSON
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|                                             ________________________
|                         _Christian HOWDER _|
|                        |                   |________________________
|_Susan HOWDER __________|
                         |                    _Adam HOUFSTATER _______
                         |_Mary HOUSTATER ___|
                                             |_Elizabeth Katherine //_

Notes

Updated June 7, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Almont Twp.: Household 170, July 26, 1850.

Hellen DICKERSON is the daughter of Chilion and Susana DICKERSON. She is 7 years old, born in Michigan and is attending school.

(2) 1860 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Twp. of Almont (Almont Post Office): Page 127; July 7, 1860.

Helen DICKENSON is the daughter of Chilon and Susan DICKENSON. She is 16 years old, born in Michigan, and is a domestic.

(3) Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Helen J. DICKENSON
- Gender: Female
- Age: 21
- Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1865
- Marriage Place: Almont, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
- Spouse: Thomas T. WALLER
- Film Number: 000974258

(4) 1870 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Dryden (Dryden Post Office): pages 12-13; June 20, 1870.

Helen [DICKERSON] WALLER is married to Thomas WALLER, head of household. She was born in Michigan, is 26 years old and is keeping house. Their son Leslie is also included in the household.

(5) 1880 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Town of Arcadia: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 159; Page 1; June 1, 1880.

Hellen [DICKERSON] WALLER is married to Thomas WALLER, head of household. She is 36 years old and was born in Michigan with her father born in Pennsylvania and her mother born in New York. She is keeping house. Their son, George V. WALLER is included in the household along with Helen's 8-year-old nephew, John D. DICKERSON. The WALLERs reside next door to the Thomas and Ellis BLACKMORE family. Ellis (DICKERSON) BLACKMORE is Helen (DICKERSON) WALLER's sister.

(6) 1900 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Freemont Twp., Mayville: Supervisor's District 8; Enumeration District 113; Sheet 7B; June 11, 1900.

Helen [DICKERSON] WALLER is married to Thomas WALLER, head of household. Children in the household are Maud, George and Frank.

- Birth month: December 1843; age 56
- Number of years married: 36
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 6 children, of whom 3 are presently living
- Birthplace: Michigan, with her father from Pennsylvania and her mother from New York

(7) 1910 United States Census for Michigan, Tuscola Co., Freemont Twp., Mayville Village: Supervisor's District 8; Enumeration District 118; Sheet 7A; May 3, 1910.

Helen [DICKERSON] WALLER is married to Thomas WALLER, head of household. Helen's brother Don DICKERSON is also a resident.

- Age: 6; married for the past 45 years
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 6 children, of whom 3 are presently living
- Birthplace: Michigan, with her father from New Jersey and her mother from the United States

(8) 1920 United States Census for Michigan, Oakland Co., Pontiac City, Fifth Ward: Supervisor's District 6; Enumeration District 195; Sheet 23B; January 21, 1920.

Helen [DICKERSON] WALLER resides with her son George P. WALLER and daughter-in-law Ada WALLER. Helen is 76 years old, a widow. She was born in Michigan with her father born in New York and her mother born in Pennsylvania.

(9) U.S., City Directories via Ancestry.com: Pontiac, Michigan

- 1920: WALLER Helen J (wid Thomas T), bds 141 Washington
- 1923: WALLER Helen J (wid Thomas T), r141 Washington

(10) 1930 United States Census for Michigan, Huron Co., Rubicon Twp., Port Hope Village: Supervisor's District 11; Enumeration District 32-30; Sheet 1A; April 2, 1930.

Helen J. [DICKERSON] WALLER resides with her daughter Maud [WALLER] HARBIN and family. Helen is 86 years old and a widow, and originally married at age 21. She was born in Michigan with her parents born in New York.

(11) Michigan, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com

- Full Name: Hellen WALLER
- Place of Death: Port Hope, Rubicon Twp., Huron Co., Michigan
- Date of Death: Sep. 14, 1931; 11:40 a.m.
- Cause of Death: Acute Myocarditis; 2 weeks
- Length of Residence: 6 Years
- Marital Status: Widowed (wife of Thomas WALLER)
- Date of Birth: Dec. 23, 1843
- Age: 87 years; 8 months; 21 days
- Occupation: Housework
- Birthplace: Almont, Michigan
- Parents: Chilon DICKERSON (b. New Jersey) and Susanna COWDER (b. New York)
- Informant: George WALLER; 141 Washington Ave; Pontiac, Mich.
- Place of Burial: Mayville, Mich.; Sept. 16, 1931

(12) Obituary of Helen's husband, Thomas, via Mayville (Michigan) District Public Library: Mayville Monitor; Mayville, Michigan; 15 November 1917; Page 5.

"On January 14, 1865, he [e.d. Thomas WALLER] was married to Helen J. DICKERSON at Almont, and their married life of nearly 53 years has been spent in Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, with the exception of three years in Kansas and Illinois, about 1872 to 1875. To them were born six children, of whom three are living; George P., of Pontiac; Mrs. Maude HARBIN, of Port Hope; and Frank C., of Saginaw. Of the other three, Leslie died in Kansas in 1873; Jessie near Imlay City in 1879; and Lena in Mayville in 1888" [e.d., Lena A. WALLER is buried in the family plot; Lot 520, Fremont Township Cemetery, Tuscola County, Michigan; b. 20 Mar 1882, d. 22 Jun 1888].

(13) Find a Grave

- Name: Helen Jane DICKERSON WALLER
- Birth: 23 Dec 1843
- Death: 14 Sep 1931 (aged 87)
- Burial: Fremont Township Cemetery; Mayville, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
- Children: Lena A. WALLER (1882–1888) and Frank Carson WALLER (1885–1954)
- Memorial ID: 106108561

(14) Obituary via Mayville (Michigan) District Public Library: Mayville Monitor; Mayville, Michigan; 1 October 1931; Page 1.

"Helen J. (DICKERSON) WALLER was born in Almont, Michigan, December 23rd, 1843, the daughter of Chilon F. and Susanna (HOWDER) DICKERSON. She was one of ten children of whom but two sisters survive, both being past 80 years of age. The family were pioneers in Lapeer County, Almont consisting of but a small group of houses when her parents came there in 1837 from near Lockport, N. Y. She was married to Thomas T. WALLER at Almont, on January 14th 1855. They lived in Lapeer County for about twenty-five years, three years in Kansas, and came to Mayville in 1888. She lived in Mayville from that time until her husband's death in 1917, since which time she has made her home with her son George in Pontiac, and later with a daughter Maude in Port Hope, Michigan. She leaves also a son Frank C., of Lansing, besides seven grand children and seven great grand children. During the years of her life in Mayville, Mrs. WALLER was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and active in its work. In July 1916 she suffered a severe paralytic stroke and has been in failing health since that time. She died at Port Hope on Monday morning 14th instant, age 87 years. Short funeral services where held both in Port Hope and Mayville with interment on the family lot in the Mayville cemetery."

(15) "The History of Lapeer County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers." H. R. Page (Chicago: 1884), via The University of Michigan Digital Library Text Collections.

"CHILION F. DICKERSON... and Susanna HOWDER… having ten children, all of whom are still living, viz: ...Helen WALLER, 1843..." (Page 177)

(16) Pioneer Families and History of Lapeer County, Michigan. J. Dee Ellis, compiler. Ellis Publishing Co., Lapeer, MI, 1978, pages 98-99 & corrections page.

"lived Mayville and Pontiac"

(17) Moore, Charles, 1855-1942. "The History of Michigan." Lewis Publishing Company (Chicago: 1915), via The University of Michigan Digital Library Text Collectionspages 919-920.

"Ten children were born to Chilon F. and Susan DICKERSON, of whom seven are living at this time: ...Helen, who is the wife of Thomas H. WALLER, of Mayville, Michigan..."