Thomas Iredell "Tom" Dickerson was born December 1858, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of Ken Dickerson and Pricy Jane Stanfield.
Tom married Martha Jane "Jenny" Tankersley. Jenny Tankersley was born in Franklin County, Tennessee. She died in 1943, in McNairy County, Tennessee. Tom died in McNairy County in 1906.
Children of Tom Dickerson and Jenny Tankersley
1. Joseph Edward Dickerson, b. 1877, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1976; m. Cora Henson
2. William Franklin Dickerson, b. 1878, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1955; m. Mattielou Wade
3. Ida Belle Dickerson, b. 1881, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1976
4. James Ledford Dickerson, b. 1883, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1972; m. Zula Michie and Laura Parker
5. Dora Jane Dickerson, b. 1885, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1986; m. James Edgar Thomas
6. Nancy Ellen Dickerson, b. 1886, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1979; m. Theron Thomas
7. Annie Mae Dickerson, b. 1889, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1915 from pneumonia
8. Jasper Matison Dickerson, b. 1891, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1949; m. Lillie Hyneman
9. Bertha Dickerson, b. 1893, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1977; m. Montrose Carroll
10. Laura Ethel Dickerson, b. 1895, Nixon, TN; d. 1966; m. Eben Leroy Parker
11. Dovie Lee Dickerson, b. 1899, Nixon, TN; d. 1955; m. Reuben Quincy Atkins
12. Ada Dickerson, b. & d. abt 1900, McNairy Co, TN at 3 months of age