Individual Details
Joseph DIXON
(Abt 5 Apr 1780 - 5 May 1850)
Joseph is listed as one of the early settlers of Washington Twp. on Pg 440 in Beers 1880 History of Darke Co., OH. The first settler there is mentioned as arriving in 1816.
1810 Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC, Jos. Dixen, head:
1 m 26-44 (1765-1784) [Joseph]
1 f 26-44
2 m under 10 (1800-1810) [John and ?]
2 f under 10 [Elizabeth and ?]
1820 Washington Twp., Darke Co., OH. Joseph Dickson is listed, but the entire line has been left blank.
Joseph is listed in a document dated in 1825 enumerating white male inhabitants over the age of 21.
1830 Washington Twp., Darke Co., OH. Joseph Dixon, head:
1 m 50-60 (1770-1780) [Joseph]
1 f 40-50 (1780-1790) [Susannah]
1 m 20-30 (1800-1810) [John]
2 f 20-30 [Elizabeth & ??]
1 m 15-20 (1810-1815) [Robert]
1 f 15-20 [Anna]
1 m 10-15 (1815-1820) [ ?? ]
3 f 10-15 [Nancy, ??, Nellie]
1 f under 5 (1825-1830) [ ??]
NOTE: Henry Creviston on same page.
1840 Washington Twp., Darke Co., OH. Joseph Dixon, head:
1 m 60-70 (1770-1780) [Joseph]
1 f 60-70 [Susannah]
1 f 30-40 (1800-1810)
1 m 20-30 (1810-1820)
2 f 20-30 [Nellie and ??]
1 m under 5 (1835-1840)
Note that on next page are Simon Landers and Henry Creviston.
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 bought property at Joseph's estate sale and the heirs of Joseph signed a deed to Henry as heir-at-law of Joseph's estate while he was married to Nellie. In Cedar Co., MO, Susannah Dixon was living next door to Henry and Nellie. Henry's brother Samuel married Mary Dixon, who could be a sister to Nellie, but why was she not involved in the deed from the Estate of Joseph to Henry Landers? Note that since Joseph didn't marry Susannah Creviston until Jan. 1830, she can't be the mother of most of his known children. Susannah was at least Joseph Dixon's third wife. Joseph was the only Joseph Dixon in early Darke County and there is one marriage to Nancy Ruple a few years before the one to Susannah Creviston.
Note that there was a Mary Dixon living with Susannah in 1850 census, along with Anna, but of course, relationships aren't shown. Mary had been added as a child based on the census, but that is tentative and subject to verification. It is also somewhat unlikely due to Susannah's age at Mary's birth. More likely she is a grandchild.
23 Feb 2015, a search of North Carolina marriage records from 1798 to 1820 has these two hits:
Name: Joseph Dickson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Jul 1798
Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Spouse's Name: Mary Murphey
Digital Folder Number: 004364804
GS Film number: 001730604 , Image Number: 00078
Name: Joseph Dickson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Oct 1810
Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Spouse's Name: Ellenor Rankin
Digital Folder Number: 004364815
GS Film number: 001760462 , Image Number: 00840
The first seems to be the most likely of the two, due to children born before 1810. Unless he moved and first wife died. NOTE: Dickson book indicates the Lincoln County Dicksons are definitely not my line.
1810 Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC, Jos. Dixen, head:
1 m 26-44 (1765-1784) [Joseph]
1 f 26-44
2 m under 10 (1800-1810) [John and ?]
2 f under 10 [Elizabeth and ?]
1820 Washington Twp., Darke Co., OH. Joseph Dickson is listed, but the entire line has been left blank.
Joseph is listed in a document dated in 1825 enumerating white male inhabitants over the age of 21.
1830 Washington Twp., Darke Co., OH. Joseph Dixon, head:
1 m 50-60 (1770-1780) [Joseph]
1 f 40-50 (1780-1790) [Susannah]
1 m 20-30 (1800-1810) [John]
2 f 20-30 [Elizabeth & ??]
1 m 15-20 (1810-1815) [Robert]
1 f 15-20 [Anna]
1 m 10-15 (1815-1820) [ ?? ]
3 f 10-15 [Nancy, ??, Nellie]
1 f under 5 (1825-1830) [ ??]
NOTE: Henry Creviston on same page.
1840 Washington Twp., Darke Co., OH. Joseph Dixon, head:
1 m 60-70 (1770-1780) [Joseph]
1 f 60-70 [Susannah]
1 f 30-40 (1800-1810)
1 m 20-30 (1810-1820)
2 f 20-30 [Nellie and ??]
1 m under 5 (1835-1840)
Note that on next page are Simon Landers and Henry Creviston.
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 bought property at Joseph's estate sale and the heirs of Joseph signed a deed to Henry as heir-at-law of Joseph's estate while he was married to Nellie. In Cedar Co., MO, Susannah Dixon was living next door to Henry and Nellie. Henry's brother Samuel married Mary Dixon, who could be a sister to Nellie, but why was she not involved in the deed from the Estate of Joseph to Henry Landers? Note that since Joseph didn't marry Susannah Creviston until Jan. 1830, she can't be the mother of most of his known children. Susannah was at least Joseph Dixon's third wife. Joseph was the only Joseph Dixon in early Darke County and there is one marriage to Nancy Ruple a few years before the one to Susannah Creviston.
Note that there was a Mary Dixon living with Susannah in 1850 census, along with Anna, but of course, relationships aren't shown. Mary had been added as a child based on the census, but that is tentative and subject to verification. It is also somewhat unlikely due to Susannah's age at Mary's birth. More likely she is a grandchild.
23 Feb 2015, a search of North Carolina marriage records from 1798 to 1820 has these two hits:
Name: Joseph Dickson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Jul 1798
Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Spouse's Name: Mary Murphey
Digital Folder Number: 004364804
GS Film number: 001730604 , Image Number: 00078
Name: Joseph Dickson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Oct 1810
Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Spouse's Name: Ellenor Rankin
Digital Folder Number: 004364815
GS Film number: 001760462 , Image Number: 00840
The first seems to be the most likely of the two, due to children born before 1810. Unless he moved and first wife died. NOTE: Dickson book indicates the Lincoln County Dicksons are definitely not my line.
Events
| Birth | Abt 5 Apr 1780 | ||||
| Marriage | Bef 1804 | Living | |||
| Property | 27 Jun 1809 | Bk 10 pages 5-6, 110 acres from James Hester - Guilford Co., North Carolina | |||
| Census | 1810 | Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina | |||
| Tax List - Real property | 1815 | Guilford Co., North Carolina |  | ||
| Property | 7 May 1815 | Bk 12 pg 358, bought 56 acres from Robert Lindsay - Guilford Co., North Carolina | |||
| Property Sale | 31 Aug 1816 | Sold both parcels in Guilford Co. NC to Donald Stewart Bk 12 pages 359-360. Res. Butler Co., OH - Guilford Co., North Carolina | |||
| Residence | 31 Aug 1816 | Butler Co, Ohio | |||
| Residence | 1825 | Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 1827 | Darke Co., Ohio - Nancy RUPLE | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Washington Twp., Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1830 | Darke Co., Ohio - Susannah CREVISTON | |||
| Property | 2 Jul 1831 | Patent, Certificate No. 2032; Joseph Dixon of Darke County, bought the East half of the NE Qtr of Sec 22 and the East half of the SE qtr of Sec 9, both in Twp 12 Range 1 East, containing 160 acres. - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Property | 18 Apr 1832 | Daniel and Sarah Harter sold to Joseph Dixon for $300, The South half of the SW qtr Sec. 14 Twp 12 Range 1 East, 80 acres. - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Property Sale | 18 Apr 1832 | Book D-1 pg. 190, Joseph sells 80 acres to Daniel and Sara Harter - E half SE qtr S9 T12 R1 - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Property Sale | 16 Mar 1833 | Book D-1 Page 266, Darke Co., OH; Joseph Dixon sold to his son, John Dixon, for $100, the East half of the NE qtr of Sec 22 Twp 12 Range 1 East. Susannah Dixon also signed deed. - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Tax List - Real property | 1835 | NW S23 T12 R1-160A and SW S14 T12 R1-80A - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Tax List - Real property | 1836 | NW S23 T12 R1-160A and SW S14 T12 R1-80A - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Property | 1 Nov 1836 | Book G pg. 141, 77-1/2 Acres - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Tax List | 1837 | Washington Twp., Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Census | 1840 | Washington Twp., Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Property Sale | 27 Oct 1849 | Book V Page 24, Darke Co., OH; Joseph and Susannah Dixon sold to Samuel Landers for $600, the South half of the SW qtr of Sec. 14 in Twp 12 Range 1 East, 80 acres. - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Death | 5 May 1850 | Darke Co., Ohio | | ||
| Burial | Aft 5 May 1850 | Hiller Cemetery, Darke Co., Ohio | | ||
| Property Sale | 20 Aug 1850 | Book U page 499, Darke Co., OH; Heirs of Joseph Dixon sold to Henry Landers for $500, one-third of the NW qtr of Sec 23 Twp Range 1 East, 53-1/3 acres, to be taken off the East side of the section, 53 rods in width. - Darke Co., Ohio | |||
| Reference No | 837 |
Families
| Spouse | Susannah CREVISTON (1786 - 1865) |
| Child | Mary DIXON (1831 - ) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Elizabeth DIXON (1804 - 1860) |
| Child | John DIXON (1807 - 1850) |
| Child | Anna DIXON (1811 - 1860) |
| Child | Robert Lindsey DIXON (1814 - 1878) |
| Child | Nancy DIXON (1816 - 1860) |
| Child | Ellen (Nellie) DIXON (1820 - 1885) |
| Spouse | Nancy RUPLE ( - 1830) |
Endnotes
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2. Miami Index on line - need further verification.
3. Anita Short and Ruth Bowers, Cemetery Inscriptions, Darke County, Ohio (Name: Name: 1973;;).
4. Anita Short and Ruth Bowers, Cemetery Inscriptions, Darke County, Ohio (Name: Name: 1973;;).