Individual Details

Lydia E. Dixon married John M. Droke,, 17 Jul 1878, Grayson Co, TX

1880, Grayson Co, TX, ED 10, Hh 45
John M. Drake, age 22, b. VA as were his parents
L. D., 20, wife, b. MO, father, b. TN, mother b. MO
Arthur, age 8 months, born Oct, son, b. TX

1900 Census. Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Hh 337
John M. Droke, b. Mar 1858, age 42, married 22 years, b. VA, Grocer, merchant
Liddie E., wife, b. Jun 1859, age 41, 5 children, all living
James A., son, b. Oct 1879, age 20, b. Texas, clerk, at grocery
Wilton A., son, b. Jun 1885, age 14, b. Texas, clerk, at grocery
Jocia A., dau, b. Dec 1888, age 12, b. Texas
John R., son, b. Dec 1894, age 5, b. Ind. Ter.

1910 Census. Caddo Ward 4, Bryan, OK, Hh 244
John Droke, age 52, married 1 time for 32 years, b. VA, merchant, grocery, retail
Lydia E., wife, 51, 5 children, all living, b. MO
John, son, 16, b. OKlahoma

1920 Census. Caddo, Bryan, OK, Hh 179
John M. Drake, age 61, b. VA, parents b. TN; manger & own Grocery Store
Lydia L, wife, age 60, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. TN
Wilton A., son, age 30, widowed, b. TX, salesman, grocery store
Valintine M. Moon, granddaughter, age 13, b OK, parents b. TX

1930 Census. Caddo, Bryan, OK, Hh 258
John M. Droke, age 72, married at age 20, b. VA, merchant, grocery
Ella E., wife, age 69, married at age 19, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. TN [apparently a misunderstanding of her given name - this doesn't seem to be a different wife]

There is a stone that says J. M. Droke, 1858 and Lydia E. his wife, 1859, but the death years have been rubbed over or scaped off, or were never engraved, at Gethsemane Cemetery, Caddo, OK.

Birth	1859	Missouri
Death	Aft 1930	Bryan County, Oklahoma

Father	John H. Dixon (1808 - 1871)
Mother	Susan Ann "Susanna" Ricketts (1823 - 1899)
Sibling	John Simpson "Simp" Dixon (1848 - 1870)
Sibling	William "Billy" Dixon (1849 - 1868)
Sibling	Hester Ann Dixon (1852 - 1920)
Sibling	Mary Susan Dixon (1855 - 1910)
Sibling	Sarah "Sallie" Dixon (1861 - 1940)
Sibling	James Ennis Dixon (1864 - 1924)
Sibling	Robert Lee Dixon (1866 - )