Individual Details
James DIXON
(19 Feb 1840 - 28 Apr 1909)
Info from gedcom:
Name: James DIXON
Sex: M
Title: Rev.
Birth: 19 FEB 1840 in Pike County, MO
Death: 28 APR 1909 in Springfield, OR of Cancer of Liver and gallbladder
Occupation: Farmer, Baptist Minister, in Civil War
CEME: In Springfield, Lane County, OR
Medical Information: From Death Certificate
Father: Romulis Rolly DIXON b: WFT Est. 1789-1820
Mother: Tempa MCCOY b: ABT. 1811 in Pike County, MO
Marriage 1 Nancy Harriet HOLLOWAY b: 28 JAN 1841 in MO
Married: 29 NOV 1862
Children
Mary DIXON b: 4 DEC 1863 in Jerva, Benton County, MO
Martha DIXON b: 4 DEC 1863
Tempa DIXON b: 15 MAR 1865
Harriet DIXON b: 20 SEP 1866
Not verified unless otherwise noted.
Obituary copied from book Dixon - McCoy and other allied families byMrs. M. C. Curfman in 1984. Date and newspaper not given - copy infile.
"Jame [sic] Dixon Died at his Home Here Wednesday Morning
Died, at his home in springfield, at one o'clock a.m., April 28th,1909, Mr. Lawrence [sic] Dixon after a five months illness. Aged 69years, two months and eight days.
Mr. Dixon was born in Pike county Missouri, Feb. 19, 1840, his parentsdied while he was quite small, leaving him to grow up among friendsand relatives. When the civil war broke out, Mr. Dixon enlisted in theThird Missouri Cavalry, March 1, 1962.
On Nov. 29, 1862, Mr. Dixon united in marriage with Miss HarrietHaloway. To them were born four daughters three of whom are stillliving, viz., Mrs. Mary Scott of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Tempy Painter,Burkshire, Ill., and Mrs. Hariet Leith of Springfield, Ore.
While the children were yet young, Mr. Dixon married Miss Nancy JaneElliott, August 27, 1869. To them were born five children, threegirls, Mrs. Emma Riley of Oklahoma and Miss Hattie Dixon ofSpringfield, Oregon; three boys, Marshal, Carson and Fred fSpringfield, Ore. Besides the children, Mr. Dixon leaves a wife, whoresides in Springfield, Ore.
In 1879 Mr. Dixon was converted and united with Mount Zion church. In1906, he was ordained as minister in the Baptist church at Caddocounty, Oklahoma. No one ever questioned his splendid Christianintegrity for a moment - he always living and holding up to his familythe high ideal of Christian citizenship.
In November, 1908, Mr. Dixon was taken sick and went to the hospitalin Santa Fe, N.M., and after regaining his health sufficiently totravel he came to Springfield, Oregon. Since his arrival he has hadthe best care, spending some five or six weeks in the Good SamaritanHospital at Portland, but to no avail.
Tho aware that he could live but a few weeks, he was of cheerful moodand attended to all matters and arrangements that he might be preparedwhen the end should come.
Mr. Dixon was a member of Hydro I.O.O.F. lodge No. 174 and CaddoRebekah Lodge No. 142, Oklahoma. The funeral services were under thelocal lodges of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, the serman being preached atthe M. E. church by the pastor N. J. Harbit, Thursday April 29, 1909,at 2 o'clock and interment in I.O.O.F. cemetery."
This may be the right James in the 1860 census.
Wentzville P.O., Cuivre Twp., St. Charles Co., MO, pg 46.
James Dixon, 15 (1844-45), born MO, living iin household of AlexanderChambers, 70. Next door is a John Dixon, 50, born VA, living with aCharles May family.
Another possible that year is this:
Idahoe, Arapahoe Co., Kansas Territory, pg. 599.
Jas Dixon, 20 (1840), born MO, Miner, in a household headed by Jas.Welch, 24, Recorder, born IN. Another resident was T. A. Seward, 25,born OH, no occupation.
Name: James DIXON
Sex: M
Title: Rev.
Birth: 19 FEB 1840 in Pike County, MO
Death: 28 APR 1909 in Springfield, OR of Cancer of Liver and gallbladder
Occupation: Farmer, Baptist Minister, in Civil War
CEME: In Springfield, Lane County, OR
Medical Information: From Death Certificate
Father: Romulis Rolly DIXON b: WFT Est. 1789-1820
Mother: Tempa MCCOY b: ABT. 1811 in Pike County, MO
Marriage 1 Nancy Harriet HOLLOWAY b: 28 JAN 1841 in MO
Married: 29 NOV 1862
Children
Mary DIXON b: 4 DEC 1863 in Jerva, Benton County, MO
Martha DIXON b: 4 DEC 1863
Tempa DIXON b: 15 MAR 1865
Harriet DIXON b: 20 SEP 1866
Not verified unless otherwise noted.
Obituary copied from book Dixon - McCoy and other allied families byMrs. M. C. Curfman in 1984. Date and newspaper not given - copy infile.
"Jame [sic] Dixon Died at his Home Here Wednesday Morning
Died, at his home in springfield, at one o'clock a.m., April 28th,1909, Mr. Lawrence [sic] Dixon after a five months illness. Aged 69years, two months and eight days.
Mr. Dixon was born in Pike county Missouri, Feb. 19, 1840, his parentsdied while he was quite small, leaving him to grow up among friendsand relatives. When the civil war broke out, Mr. Dixon enlisted in theThird Missouri Cavalry, March 1, 1962.
On Nov. 29, 1862, Mr. Dixon united in marriage with Miss HarrietHaloway. To them were born four daughters three of whom are stillliving, viz., Mrs. Mary Scott of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Tempy Painter,Burkshire, Ill., and Mrs. Hariet Leith of Springfield, Ore.
While the children were yet young, Mr. Dixon married Miss Nancy JaneElliott, August 27, 1869. To them were born five children, threegirls, Mrs. Emma Riley of Oklahoma and Miss Hattie Dixon ofSpringfield, Oregon; three boys, Marshal, Carson and Fred fSpringfield, Ore. Besides the children, Mr. Dixon leaves a wife, whoresides in Springfield, Ore.
In 1879 Mr. Dixon was converted and united with Mount Zion church. In1906, he was ordained as minister in the Baptist church at Caddocounty, Oklahoma. No one ever questioned his splendid Christianintegrity for a moment - he always living and holding up to his familythe high ideal of Christian citizenship.
In November, 1908, Mr. Dixon was taken sick and went to the hospitalin Santa Fe, N.M., and after regaining his health sufficiently totravel he came to Springfield, Oregon. Since his arrival he has hadthe best care, spending some five or six weeks in the Good SamaritanHospital at Portland, but to no avail.
Tho aware that he could live but a few weeks, he was of cheerful moodand attended to all matters and arrangements that he might be preparedwhen the end should come.
Mr. Dixon was a member of Hydro I.O.O.F. lodge No. 174 and CaddoRebekah Lodge No. 142, Oklahoma. The funeral services were under thelocal lodges of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, the serman being preached atthe M. E. church by the pastor N. J. Harbit, Thursday April 29, 1909,at 2 o'clock and interment in I.O.O.F. cemetery."
This may be the right James in the 1860 census.
Wentzville P.O., Cuivre Twp., St. Charles Co., MO, pg 46.
James Dixon, 15 (1844-45), born MO, living iin household of AlexanderChambers, 70. Next door is a John Dixon, 50, born VA, living with aCharles May family.
Another possible that year is this:
Idahoe, Arapahoe Co., Kansas Territory, pg. 599.
Jas Dixon, 20 (1840), born MO, Miner, in a household headed by Jas.Welch, 24, Recorder, born IN. Another resident was T. A. Seward, 25,born OH, no occupation.
Events
| Birth | 19 Feb 1840 | Pike Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Court Records | 7 Jun 1848 | William B. Mulherin appointed guardian for William Dixon, James Dixon, John Dixon and Frederick Dixon, minors. James McCoy and John McCoy securities for bond. | |||
| Marriage | 29 Nov 1862 | Nancy Harriet HOLLOWAY | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Aug 1868 | Newton, Jasper Co., IA - Nancy Jane ELLIOTT | | ||
| Death | 28 Apr 1909 | Springfield, OR | | ||
| Reference No | 5303 |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Harriet HOLLOWAY (1841 - 1869) |
| Child | Martha DIXON (1863 - 1904) |
| Child | Mary DIXON (1863 - 1939) |
| Child | Tempa DIXON (1865 - ) |
| Child | Harriet DIXON (1866 - ) |
| Spouse | Nancy Jane ELLIOTT (1848 - ) |
| Child | Emma Jane DIXON (1869 - 1925) |
| Child | Hattie Belle DIXON (1871 - 1954) |
| Child | Kit Carson DIXON (1873 - 1945) |
| Child | Fred Margin DIXON (1875 - 1962) |
| Child | Marshall DIXON (1877 - 1927) |
| Father | Romulus Rolly DIXON ( - 1846) |
| Mother | Tempe (Temperance) MCCOY (1818 - 1846) |
| Sibling | William DIXON (1836 - 1860) |
| Sibling | John DIXON (1838 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Frederick DIXON (1844 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Mary DIXON (1846 - 1850) |
Endnotes
1. Death Certificate.
2. Mrs. M. C. Crfman, Dixon-McCoy-and Other Allied Families (Name: Name: 1984;;).
3. Mrs. M. C. Crfman, Dixon-McCoy-and Other Allied Families (Name: Name: 1984;;).
4. Death Certificate.