Souvenir Edition, The Williamstown Courier, Williamstown, Ky, May 30, 
1901, reprinted September 19, 1981 by the Grant County KY Historical 
Society.

COLONEL R. T. DICKERSON, known far and wide as plain "Toll" is a jolly
good fellow, and those who know him best like him most.  He is the 
eldest son and child of R. A. and Mary Agnes Dickerson, and was born at 
the old Dickerson home place in the village of Sherman in 1849.  He only
had the advantage of the country schools, and grew up much as the other 
country boys of that day.  He began life as a farmer and worked 
industriously at that occupation for several years.  Later he engaged 
in the buying, shipping and rehandling of leaf tobacco.  While he was 
an excellent judge of that crop and was prudent and economical for 
several years, "luck" seemed to be against him and he now proudly tells 
of the time when he was worth $10,000 less than nothing.  He stuck to 
"his puncheon" however, and 1887 came around with its big crop and low 
prices and "Toll" pitched in to make a record-breaking purchase, and he 
did.  In the spring and summer of 1888 tobacco took a skyward boom the 
like of which we had never seen before, and when Mr. Dickerson finally 
disposed of all his purchase he found himself with all of his debts 
paid and $20,000 in bank.  So much for "Sticktoitiveness".  Colonel 
Dickerson has been prominent in politics and in all of the business 
affairs of Grant County.  He is at present one of the directors of the 
Grant County Deposit Bank, of the Grant County Building, Loan and 
Savings Association, and the senior member of the firm of Dickerson & 
Webster in the sale of fine vehicles.  In recent years he has been 
remarkably successful in all of his undertakings, and his judgment on 
all matters of business is as good as any in the county.  On March 16, 
1899, he was united in marriage with Miss Nettie Webb, the charming 
daughter of J. H. Webb.  He and his bride spent six months traveling in 
California and the South.  They have one of the best homes in 
Williamstown on Falmouth Street.

Dickerson Webb Webster
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