. History of Milwaukee, city and county . ess under the style of J. & F. Layton in 1845, thepartners being father and son. The business was incorporated in 1900 and this is oneof the oldest packing concerns in the country. George Dickens remained an activefactor in the successful conduct of the enterprise until his lifes labors were ended indeath. In early manhood he had wedded Sarah Dawson, a native of Great Wilbraham,Cambridgeshire, England. Their son, Charles F. Dickens, was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee,passing through consecutive grades to the high school and when his educat
. History of Milwaukee, city and county . ess under the style of J. & F. Layton in 1845, thepartners being father and son. The business was incorporated in 1900 and this is oneof the oldest packing concerns in the country. George Dickens remained an activefactor in the successful conduct of the enterprise until his lifes labors were ended indeath. In early manhood he had wedded Sarah Dawson, a native of Great Wilbraham,Cambridgeshire, England. Their son, Charles F. Dickens, was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee,passing through consecutive grades to the high school and when his education wascompleted he became identified with the packing business in 1883, entering the employof Layton & Company. His association with the firm has continued since that date, orfor a period of thirty-eight years. Step by step he has advanced as he had acquaintedhimself with the various phases of the business and in 1900 he was elected director andtreasurer upon the incorporation of the company, although he had a financial Interest. t. ,> I-. J)U KK,\,s HISTORY OF :\IIL\VArKEE 803 in the business for some time before. The men at the head of the concern are tar-sighted business men, subst;intial and energetic and through capable management andclose application have built up an industry of gratifying proportions and one that re-turns to them an excellent annual income. On the 12th of June, 1899, Mr. Dickens was united in marriage to Miss FloraRiddell, a daughter of A. T. Riddell. one o£ the old settlers of Milwaukee. They haveone son, Riddell, who is associated with the Layton Company and who was a memberof Battery A. of the One Hundred and Twentieth Field Artillery, Thirty-secondDivision, during the World war and went overseas. He was woundeil at ChateauThierry, the ever memorable battle in which the Americans turned the tide of war,driving the Germans back, a drive that was continued until they had crossed theRhine. Riddell Dickens served as sergeant in his company. Wi
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