Individual Details
Ellen (Nellie) DIXON
(Abt Jan 1820 - 17 Jan 1885)
1 Jun 1850, Washington Twp., Darke Co. Ohio, stamped page 445.
Henry Landis, 21 (1828-29), born Ohio, Farmer, real estate of $500
Eleaner Landis, 27 (1822-23), born Ohio, cannot read and write.
Samuel Landis, 30 (1819-20), born Ohio, farmer, real estate of $1,000, cannot read and write
Mary Landis, 41 (1808-09), born North Carolina, cannot read or write
Susannah Landis, 13 (1836-37), born Ohio
Henry Landis, 11 (1838-39), born Ohio
Christian Landis, 9 (1840-41), born Ohio
Mary Landis, 5 (1844-45), born Ohio
S. Landis, female, 1 (1848-49), born Ohio
They are next door to:
Susanah Dixon, 65 (1784-85), born PA
Anna Dixon, 38 (1811-12), born NC
Mary Dixon, 18 (1831-32), born OH
1 Jun 1860, P.O. Greenville, Washington Twp., Darke Co. OH, pg 113, stamped pg 182;
Henry Landers, 30 (1829-30), Muskingdum [sic], real estate of $800, personal of $370. Farmer
Ellen Landers, 28 (1831-32), born Darke Co., cannot read and write
Ruben Landers, 11 (1848-49), born Darke Co.
Manerva Landers, 8 (1851-52), born Darke Co.
John Landers, 3 (1856-57), born Darke Co.
1 Jun 1870, P.O. Stockton, Madison Twp., Cedar Co., MO, pg. 4:
Henry Landers, 45 (1824-25), farmer, b. Ohio, real estate owned $1, 440, personal estate $250.
Ellen Landers, 50 (1819-20), born OH, cannot write
Elisabeth Landers, 17 (1852-53), born OH
John Landers, 12 (1857-58), born OH, farm laborer
Henry Landers, 9 (1860-61), born OH
Reubin Landers, 19 (1850-51), born OH, at home
Sarah Landers, 26 (1843-44), born OH, keeping house
Note that Thomas Landers and family is listed just above Henry and three above is William Landers and family.
1 Jun 1880, Madison Twp., Cedar Co., MO, ED 253, pg. 31:
Henry Landers, head, 51 (1828-29), born OH father born NC mother born PA, farmer
Ellen Landers, wife, 61 (1818-19), born NC both parents born NC, cannot read.
Henry Jr., son, 19, (1860-61), on farm, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b, NC
William Lamb, grandson, 5 (1874-75), born MO father born MO mother born OH.
John Landers family next door.
Nellie's age varies on every census by several years. Her place of birth is shown as NC in 1880 census, but OH in 1850 and 1870 and Darke Co. in 1860. Name also varies as follows:
Eleanor, age 27 ( 1823) b. Ohio, unable to read or write, 28 Nov 1850, Darke Co., OH
Ellen, age 28 (1830) b. Darke Co., unable to read or write, 30 Jun 1860, Darke Co., OH
Ellen, age 50 (1820) b. Ohio, cannot write, 6 Jul 1870, Cedar Co., MO
Ellen, age 61, ( 1819) b. N Car, cannot write, 21 & 22 Jun 1880, Cedar Co., MO.
24 Feb 2015 I transcribed, word for word, the deed from heirs of Joseph Dixon to Henry Landers.
"Know all men by these presents that we John Dixon & Harriet his wife, Robert L. Dixon & Hannah his wife, George Thomas, Nancy his wife, Anna Dixon, Elizabeth Thomas, in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to each of us heirs of the Estate of Joseph Dixon late of Darke County, Ohio, dec'd, to us paid by Henry Landers of the State and County aforesaid as heir at law in the above estate; the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby bargain, sell and convey to the said Henry Landers his heirs and assigns forever, the following Real estate, viz: ..."
I copied the above to Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, and she agreed with me that the phrase "as heir at law" implies that Henry himself or in stead of his wife, is a legal heir of Joseph Dixon.
Henry Landis, 21 (1828-29), born Ohio, Farmer, real estate of $500
Eleaner Landis, 27 (1822-23), born Ohio, cannot read and write.
Samuel Landis, 30 (1819-20), born Ohio, farmer, real estate of $1,000, cannot read and write
Mary Landis, 41 (1808-09), born North Carolina, cannot read or write
Susannah Landis, 13 (1836-37), born Ohio
Henry Landis, 11 (1838-39), born Ohio
Christian Landis, 9 (1840-41), born Ohio
Mary Landis, 5 (1844-45), born Ohio
S. Landis, female, 1 (1848-49), born Ohio
They are next door to:
Susanah Dixon, 65 (1784-85), born PA
Anna Dixon, 38 (1811-12), born NC
Mary Dixon, 18 (1831-32), born OH
1 Jun 1860, P.O. Greenville, Washington Twp., Darke Co. OH, pg 113, stamped pg 182;
Henry Landers, 30 (1829-30), Muskingdum [sic], real estate of $800, personal of $370. Farmer
Ellen Landers, 28 (1831-32), born Darke Co., cannot read and write
Ruben Landers, 11 (1848-49), born Darke Co.
Manerva Landers, 8 (1851-52), born Darke Co.
John Landers, 3 (1856-57), born Darke Co.
1 Jun 1870, P.O. Stockton, Madison Twp., Cedar Co., MO, pg. 4:
Henry Landers, 45 (1824-25), farmer, b. Ohio, real estate owned $1, 440, personal estate $250.
Ellen Landers, 50 (1819-20), born OH, cannot write
Elisabeth Landers, 17 (1852-53), born OH
John Landers, 12 (1857-58), born OH, farm laborer
Henry Landers, 9 (1860-61), born OH
Reubin Landers, 19 (1850-51), born OH, at home
Sarah Landers, 26 (1843-44), born OH, keeping house
Note that Thomas Landers and family is listed just above Henry and three above is William Landers and family.
1 Jun 1880, Madison Twp., Cedar Co., MO, ED 253, pg. 31:
Henry Landers, head, 51 (1828-29), born OH father born NC mother born PA, farmer
Ellen Landers, wife, 61 (1818-19), born NC both parents born NC, cannot read.
Henry Jr., son, 19, (1860-61), on farm, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b, NC
William Lamb, grandson, 5 (1874-75), born MO father born MO mother born OH.
John Landers family next door.
Nellie's age varies on every census by several years. Her place of birth is shown as NC in 1880 census, but OH in 1850 and 1870 and Darke Co. in 1860. Name also varies as follows:
Eleanor, age 27 ( 1823) b. Ohio, unable to read or write, 28 Nov 1850, Darke Co., OH
Ellen, age 28 (1830) b. Darke Co., unable to read or write, 30 Jun 1860, Darke Co., OH
Ellen, age 50 (1820) b. Ohio, cannot write, 6 Jul 1870, Cedar Co., MO
Ellen, age 61, ( 1819) b. N Car, cannot write, 21 & 22 Jun 1880, Cedar Co., MO.
24 Feb 2015 I transcribed, word for word, the deed from heirs of Joseph Dixon to Henry Landers.
"Know all men by these presents that we John Dixon & Harriet his wife, Robert L. Dixon & Hannah his wife, George Thomas, Nancy his wife, Anna Dixon, Elizabeth Thomas, in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to each of us heirs of the Estate of Joseph Dixon late of Darke County, Ohio, dec'd, to us paid by Henry Landers of the State and County aforesaid as heir at law in the above estate; the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby bargain, sell and convey to the said Henry Landers his heirs and assigns forever, the following Real estate, viz: ..."
I copied the above to Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, and she agreed with me that the phrase "as heir at law" implies that Henry himself or in stead of his wife, is a legal heir of Joseph Dixon.
Events
| Birth | Abt Jan 1820 | Darke Co., OH, Or NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Sep 1849 | Darke Co., Ohio - Henry LANDERS | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Washington Twp., Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Washington Twp., Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Madison Twp., Cedar Co., Missouri | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Madison Twp., Cedar Co., Missouri | |||
| Death | 17 Jan 1885 | Bronchitis - Madison Twp., Cedar Co., Missouri | | ||
| Reference No | 819 |
Families
| Spouse | Henry LANDERS (1829 - 1884) |
| Child | Reuben LANDERS (1851 - 1910) |
| Child | Manerva Elizabeth LANDERS (1851 - 1880) |
| Child | John M. LANDERS (1858 - 1912) |
| Child | Henry LANDERS (1861 - 1924) |
| Father | Joseph DIXON (1780 - 1850) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Elizabeth DIXON (1804 - 1860) |
| Sibling | John DIXON (1807 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Anna DIXON (1811 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Robert Lindsey DIXON (1814 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Nancy DIXON (1816 - 1860) |
Endnotes
1. Census.
2. Marriage Certificate-Landers/Dixon, Book 3 Page 185 Cert. #2484.
3. Cedar County Record of Deaths 1883-1886, No. 124.
4. Cedar Co., MO, Birth Records, LDS film. #134.