Francis Marion DIKE
Ellen DUBOIS

Husband:  Francis Marion DUBOIS
Birth:  27 Apr 1841, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Death:  3 Oct 1908, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
Burial:  Oct 1908, Plummers Branch Cemetery, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
Father:  Abiather DIKE
Mother:  Elizabeth WILSON

Marriage:     1870, Saline Co., Nebraska   

Wife:  Ellen DUBOIS
Birth:  20 Nov 1851, Iowa City, Wright Co., Iowa 
Death:  12 Jun 1899, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
Burial:  Jun 1899, Plummers Branch Cemetery, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
Father:  Walter DUBOIS
Mother:  Chloe WRIGHT

Children:    
1. William Henry DIKE, b: 25 Jul 1871, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
2. Walter Abiather DIKE, b: 5 Oct 1872, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
3. Charles R. DIKE, b: 9 Apr 1876, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                             d: 5 Feb 1878, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                           bur: Plummers Branch Cemetery, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
4. Luther Marion DIKE, b: 1 Jul 1877, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                                  d: 2 Nov 1878, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                               bur: Plummers Branch Cemetery, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
5. Nettie Magnolia DIKE, b: 28 Mar 1879, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                                     d: aft 1910, Oklahoma
6. (Twin) Chloe E. DIKE, b: 31 Dec 1881, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                                   d: 16 Mar 1882, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                                bur: Plummers Branch Cemetery, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
7. (Twin) Clara R. DIKE, b: 31 Dec 1881, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                                   d: 16 Mar 1882, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                                bur: Plummers Branch Cemetery, Swanton, Saline Co., Nebraska
8. Bertha Jane DIKE, b: 6 Jun 1883, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
9. Anna Eliza DIKE, b: 14 Sep 1889, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
                              d: Sep 1977, McCook, Red Willow Co., Nebraska
10. Edward Otis DIKE, b: 15 Oct 1892, Swan Creek, Saline Co., Nebraska
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Notes:    

Francis served with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Francis M. Dyke
   Residence:  Indiana                           
   Enlistment Date:  29 August 1862
   Enlistment Rank:  Private           
   State Served:  Indiana    
   Service Record:  Enlisted in Company G, Indiana 63^rd Infantry Regiment on 29 August 1862.
                              Mustered out Company G, Indiana 63^rd Infantry Regiment on 21 June 1865
                                  in Greensboro, NC.

He received a pension for his service.  The Pension Records show:
   Name:  Francis M. Dyke
   State of Application:  Nebraska    
   Service:  G  63  Ind  Inf
   Pension Type:               Invalid                                              
   Date Filed:                 2 Aug 1890
   Application #:                902,342                      
   Certificate #:                  895,821                                                                                 

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0832, Page 227A), Swan City Twp., Saline Co., Nebraska,
                                                                                                                   Enumeration Date: 1-Aug-1870, Family #60

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0755, Page 147C), Swan Creek Twp., Saline Co., Nebraska,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 227, Enumeration Date: 11-Jun-1880, Family #59

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0939, Page 197A), Swan Creek Twp., Saline Co., Nebraska,  
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 119, Enumeration Date: 5-Jun-1900, Family #63

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