ISAAC MEETS BETTIE DICKINSON
nDaughter of John Addison Dickinson,
a wealthy Louisville businessman, and Sarah Owens Dickinson.
nBorn in 1863; graduated from Wittenberg College in 1882.
nFamily accepted Isaac at first, in spite of his being a cowboy-artist from Òthe West.Ó
nMother turned against Isaac when she discovered Isaac and Bettie were engaged. She wanted Bettie to marry a wealthy friend of the family.
nBettie and Isaac met secretly for over a year--in parks, restaurants, etc.
nWhen Isaac returned to California in 1885, Bettie followed.
nMarried August ,1885, at his fatherÕs ranch in Oceanside, California.
nShe went from a wealthy Eastern household, where she was pampered, to the hard pioneer life in California.
nBorn in 1863; graduated from Wittenberg College in 1882.
nFamily accepted Isaac at first, in spite of his being a cowboy-artist from Òthe West.Ó
nMother turned against Isaac when she discovered Isaac and Bettie were engaged. She wanted Bettie to marry a wealthy friend of the family.
nBettie and Isaac met secretly for over a year--in parks, restaurants, etc.
nWhen Isaac returned to California in 1885, Bettie followed.
nMarried August ,1885, at his fatherÕs ranch in Oceanside, California.
nShe went from a wealthy Eastern household, where she was pampered, to the hard pioneer life in California.
