Birth Name: William Malcolm Dickey
Date of Birth: June 6, 1907
Place of Birth: Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Death: November 12, 1993
Place of Death: Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Bill Dickey was an American professional baseball catcher and manager.
Bill was the son of Laura Ann (Chapman) and John Hardy Dickey. He was married to showgirl Violet Arnold, with whom he had a daughter.
Bill’s paternal grandfather was Andrew Dickey (the son of William and Elizabeth Dickey). William and Elizabeth were Irish immigrants.
Bill’s paternal grandmother was Georgia Winetta Trask (the daughter of George W. Trask and Harriet Henrietta Jackson).
Dickey’s maternal grandparents were named John Henry Chapman (the son of John O. Chapman and Jane Garlick) and Luhama D. Nelson.
Sources: Obituary of Bill’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Bill’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com