Isaac Dickerson

Isaac Dickerson was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. He removed with his parents, to Davis county, Iowa Territory, in 1845. After that, he resided in Jefferson county, and still later he lived in Mahaska county, coming from the last named county to this. In June, 1856, he located in Lewis and opened a stock of goods, as the agent of Shoemaker & Wilson, of Oskaloosa. During his first year's residence he was postmaster of the village, and it was he that introduced "boxes" or "pigeon holes" into that post office, and the event was one of importance to the villagers. In the early Spring of 1857, Mr. Dickerson was appointed County Treasurer and Recorder, (the offices being one under the law then in vogue) to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of S. M. Tucker, and in a few weeks after his appointment, he was elected to the same position. He was several times re-elected Treasurer, and held the office about nine years, going out of the office January 1st, 1866. In 1869 Mr. Dickerson removed to Atlantic, and in 1872, he built the large and handsome residence which he now occupies. He has evidently prospered in the accumulation of "worldly goods," and has made his money in buying and selling lands. He is serving his second term as Mayor of Atlantic.

From "History of Cass County, Iowa Together With Brief Mention of Old Settlers," by Lafe Young, Atlantic, Iowa, Telegraph Steam Printing House, 1877, pg. 36.