Jefferson Bascom "JB" Dickey was born on February 11, 1912 in Van Zandt County, Texas. He died on June 4, 1972 in Amarillo, Texas.
J.B. Dickey married Gladys Roberts (1913-1999) on December 13, 1933.
They had the following children:
| 1. Bettie Alleen Dickey | born 1935 |
| 2. Evelyn Carlene Dickey | born 1936 |
| 3. Harold Wayne Dickey | born 1938 |
| 4. Edith Louise Dickey | born 1940 |
| 5. Delores Ann Dickey | born 1944 |
| 6. Sherry Kay Dickey | born 1952 |
