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- Mary Addie Lockwood, born 27 Jul 1859, married 26 Jun 1891, Richard'Richie' 'R.T.' Travis Dykeman who was the son of John K. Dykeman andAmanda Fitzalan Cottle, daughter of Nathaniel B. Cottle, Jr. and Frances'Frank' Lawton Lounsbury, was born 30 Jun 1830 in (Coytown) Gagetown,Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Addie (Lockwood) Dykeman drowned in Lake Washington at BrightonBeach on the 18th of January,1901, apparently committed suicide at acomparatively young age of 58 leaving behind Richie Travis Dykeman andtwo sons. Richie never re-married. Their son Robert Lockwood Dykeman wasa dwarf, Don't know why she did it -- was it because she missed her NewYork home? Dwarf child? Lonely and depressed? Don't know. Ritchie, her husband told Lola Dale (Towns) Dykeman once that he 'didn'tunderstand why anyone would want to take their life like that'. At anyrate, Robert Lockwood Dykeman moved to Tacoma, married a dwarf womanMartha and had at least one child, Faye. These topics were not the most popular subjects with the Dykemans. The above was contributed by Melinda McCoy on 18 July, 1998, E-mail:Fox-glove@@emai. msn.com Mary died 18 Jan 1901 in Seattle, WA. and is buried in Section one, Lot354, Mount Pleasant Cemetery 500 West Raye Street, Seattle, WA.
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