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The Will of Marietta's mother written in March 1912, mentions a bequest to the children of her daughter M.C. Haden-Dickson. She left $400 to be divided equally among them.

Marietta's father appears to have been something of a partner or cosigner for John Dixon in Christian Co MO according to a lawsuit of 1863. I discovered that the Dixons also moved to Texas and to Grayson County. It is not impossible that Mary Jane Haden brought her family about the same time that the Dixons made the move from Missouri.

Here is the marriage record of Marietta's parents, both born in Kentucky.
5th Jany 1846
I do certify that I solemnized the rites of Matrimony between William F. Hayden (sic) and Mary Jane Perkins on the 16th day of December 1845. R. A. Huffard, J.P.
Recorded 9th Jany 1846
J. Davis, Recorder
Greene Co MO

1850 Census, Greene County, MO (William F. Haden, a Farmer in Polk Twp.) shows two girls living with Wm.F. & Mary Jane - Margarette, age 13 and Sarah M. age 12, both born in Kentucky and does not list a separate surname for them. They are too old to be Mary Jane's children, they were the daughters of his first wife, Mary Martha Ann Gaines. They were still with William & Mary Jane in 1860 Census, although the older girl was listed as Elizabeth then and their ages are 20 and 18. The deed of gift from their grandmother identifies the two girls as Elizabeth Margaret and Sarah Mildred, and also mentions Maryetta Clay - Greene Co MO, DB E, p. 30-31.
In 1850 the family was in Hh 756.
William F. Haden, 32, b. KY. Mary J., 24, b. KY. Margarett 13, b. KY. Sarah M. 12, b. KY
Marietta C. Haden 4, b. MO, John W., age 1, b. MO.
Living next door to them were two of Mary Jane Perkins Haden's siblings - Benjamin and Olive J. Perkins They are both listed as age 27, and many have assumed them to be man and wife - they were only about a year apart in age.

1860 Census, found in Christian County, MO (Polk Twp.), P.O. Ozark, Hh 677
Wm F. Haden, 44, b. KY
Mary, 34, b. KY [then the whole family is dittoed as born KY, which was an error]
Elizabeth 20, Sarah 16, Mary 13, Jno. W. 9. James C. 7, Olive M. 5, Virginia 3, Joseph 1.

Circuit Court Case: Greene Co Book F, Aug Term 1863. Bank of MO against John Dixon, William F. Haden & William Stewart. Defendants did not answer so found confessed of $400 debt + $61 Damage. Land described as John Dixon's ordered to be sold as necessary to satisfy execution. One piece of property is NW 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Sect 30, Twp 27, Range 23 - this is either the land Haden bought from Russell in 1851 or abuts it; the deed says "Lot No. One of the North West fractional quarter of S30, T27, R23".

Sometime between the above lawsuit and the summer of 1865, Marietta's family moved to Texas, first to Grayson Co, then Lamer Co, finally settling in Ladonia, Fannin Co before 1870.

Marietta's marriage is recorded, Fannin Co, TX, 13 Jul 1865. Marietta "Haton" to John Dixon.

1870 Census, Precinct 4, Grayson Co, TX
Hh 529
John Dixon, 50, farmer, b. TN [Marietta's father-in-law]
Susanna, 45, b. TN
Hester 18. Susanna 15, Lydia 12. Sarah 10 - all born in Missouri
Ernest 7, Robert 4, born in Texas
Hh 530
John H. Dixon, 24, b. MO
Mary A., age 20, b. MO
Benj. 5 and Wm 3, born in Texas
Becky Rickets, age 10, b. MO.
[Becky, Rebecca Ricketts, may have been a child of John's sister Sarah & a younger brother of his stepmother - John Ricketts.]

William and Mary Jane Haden sold a tract to the husband of their eldest daughter, Marietta:
Fannin Co DB W, p.293 W. F. Haden and M. J. Haden his wife. John Dixon has paid $100 in cash and given promisory note for 50 gold dollars on Jan the 1st. We sell to John Dixon a tract in the SE part of Fannin Co. It being part of a 421 acre tract surveyed for the headright certificate of Mathew Brown. NE corner of 100 acres deeded to W. F. Haden by Samuel & Nancy J. Day. SE corner of a 25 acre tract deeded to Samuel Dixon by W. F. & M. J. Haden. 25 acres to John Dixon. 1 Jan 1873. Signed: W. F. Haden, Mary J. Haden. Hadens proved the deed the same day. Rec. Jan 1874
They had also sold a tract to John's brother Samuel, but it was recorded later.
Fannin Co DB Z, p.105 W. F. Haden & M. J. Haden for $100 cash and a promisory note for 50 gold dollars due Jan 1 1874, sell to Samuel Dixon a tract in the SE part of Fannin Co. Part of 421 acre surveyed by virtue of the headright certificate of Mathew Brown. NW corner of 100 acres deeded to W. F. Haden by Samuel & Nancy J. Day. 25 acres. 13 Jan 1873. Signed: W. F. Haden, Mary J. Haden - proved the same day. Rec. 28 Dec 1875.

1880 Census. Precinct 4, Fannin Co, TX, Hh
John Dixson, age 36, farmer, b. MO, parents b. Ten.
M. C., wife, age 35, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. VA
B. P., son age 14. Wm. son, age 11. James, son 8. Birdy, 6, daughter. John, 4 son.
Awbry, 2, son. Lucy, age 1, daughter.

1900 Census. Justice Prec 8, Hopkins Co, TX
Hh 4
Aubrey Dixon, b. Mar 1873, age 27, married 2 years, b. TX, parents b. MO
Ida M., wife, b. Jun 1879, age 20, 2 children, b. AL
Annie M., dau, b. Mar 1898, age 2
Willie, son, b. Feb 1900, age 4 months
Hh 7
John Dixon, b. Jan 1846, age 54, married 36 years, b. MO, parents b. TN
Mary E., wife, b. Feb 1847, age 63, 11 children - 9 are living, b. MO, parents b. KY
John S., son, b. Feb 1874, age 26
Ollie, dau, b. May 1882, age 18
Dora, dau, b. Aug 1884, age 15
Jesse, son, b. Sep 1889, age 10
Hh 14
Benny Dixon, b. May 1867, age 33, married 12 years, b. TX, parents b. MO
Laura, wife, b. Mar 1868, age 32, 5 children-4 are living, b. TX, parents b. TN
Roy, son, b. Dec 1889, age 10. Leonard, son, b. Nov 1892, age 7. Eugene, b. Feb 1897, 3. Beatrice, dau, b. Apr 1899, age 1
William Nailer, brother-in-law, b. Nov 1873, age 26, b. TX, parents b. TN


Apparently both John and Marietta died before 1910.
1910 Census. Hopkins Co, Justice Prec 8, TX, Hh 188
Aubry Dixon, age 33, married once for 13 years, b. TX, parents b. MO
Idar M., wife, 28, 4 children, b. AL
Anie M., dau, 12. Willie D., son 10. Ernest C., son 8. Livern, son 6.
John F., cousin, age 35,b. TX.
Justice Prec 4, Tarrant Co, Hh 65
Ben P. Dixon, age 48, married once for 22 years, b. TX, parents b. MO
Laura, wife, age 41, 10 children - 9 are living
Roy, son 20. Len, son 18. Eugene, son 14. Beatrice, dau, 12. Gracie, dau 10. Lucy, dau 8. Erma, dau, 5, Irma, dau 5. Laura, Jr. age 11 months.

A note concerning her death was posted on her page LD5H-GYG at FamilySearch.org.
Handwritten notes of Eva Faye Chance, Ruff
Marietta was deceased when her mother wrote her will dated 25 March 1912. She does not appear in the 1910 census and likely died prior to that year. In 1900, the Dixon family was living in Hopkins Co, TX - they are not buried in the cemeteries in Fannin Co - it is likely they both died in Hopkins Co.

Birth	Abt 1846	Greene County, Missouri
Marriage	13 Jul 1865	Fannin County, Texas - John H. Dixon
Death	Bef Mar 1912

Spouse	John H. Dixon (1846 - 1910)
Child	Benjamin Perkins Dixon (1866 - 1921)
Child	William Haden Dixon (1868 - 1953)
Child	Sarah Dixon (1870 - )
Child	James Dixon (1872 - )
Child	Birdie Dixon (1873 - 1939)
Child	Aubrey Dixon (1874 - 1945)
Child	John Sam Dixon (1876 - 1963)
Child	Lucy Dixon (1879 - )
Child	Ollie Dixon (1882 - 1909)
Child	Dora Dixon (1884 - )
Child	Jessie Benton Dixon (1889 - 1944)

Father	WILLIAM FRANKLIN HADEN (1817 - 1880)
Mother	MARY JANE PERKINS (1826 - 1918)
Sibling	John William Haden (1849 - 1925)
Sibling	James Clayton "Jimmie" Haden (1852 - 1937)
Sibling	Olive Marian "Ollie" Haden (1855 - 1924)
Sibling	Virginia Haden (1857 - 1900)
Sibling	JOSEPH BENJAMIN HADEN (1859 - 1953)
Sibling	Laura Lee Haden (1862 - 1878)
Sibling	Emma May Haden (1865 - 1878)
Sibling	Cordova Haden (1870 - 1961)