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Dixon, Alexander

Male 1785 - 1871  (86 years)


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  • Name Dixon, Alexander 
    Birth 1785  Greenbrier (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1820  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1850  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 13 Jul 1871  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Burial Dixon Cemetery, Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I28329  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2023 

    Father Dickson, Rev. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1765, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1847, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Orr, Elizabeth Tamar,   b. Abt 1772, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1847, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Marriage 1792 
    Family ID F2102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Dixon, Sarah,   b. 1808   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F31343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Creech, Elizabeth,   b. 1790, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1863, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1815 
    Children 
    +1. Dixon, Melvina,   b. Mar 1822, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1900 and 1910 (Age ~ 77 years)
    +2. Dixon, Sarah,   b. 1825, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1920, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     3. Dixon, Tabitha,   b. Jan 1827, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1856, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years)
     4. Dixon, Eleanor,   b. 1831, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Dixon, Martha Catherine,   b. 1836, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1897, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F11604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1785 - Greenbrier (Historic), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1820 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1871 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S296172] Alexander Dixon, "United States Census, 1820".

    2. [S296173] Alexander Dixon, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S296174] Alexander Dixon in household of Lewis Singleton, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S520] Defeated Creek Diaries, 19 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S296171] Alexander Dixon, "Find A Grave Index".