Thomas H. Dine1

b. 3 September 1847, d. 6 May 1920
Family
Father*Robert Dine1
Mother*Charlotte Wakefield1
Birth*3 September 1847Thomas H. Dine was born on 3 September 1847 in Fulton, Oswego County, New York.1 
Marriage*1870He married first, as her second husband, Esther A. (Lewis) Heaton, daughter of Stephen Lewis and Mary Bush, about 1870, probably in New York.1,2 
Census US 1880*14 June 1880Esther and Thomas Dine were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 14 June 1880 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan. Thomas was 31 years of age and a farmer, and Esther was 39 years of age and keeping house. The couple's two children were enumerated with them in 1880. Grace was 8 years old, at home, and had attended school within the census year; and Ernest was 2 years old.3 
Census US 1900*1 June 1900Esther and Thomas H. Dine were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 1 June 1900 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan. Thomas was 52 years of age and a farmer and Esther was 59 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 30 years and Esther was recorded as having given birth to two children, both of whom were living. Actually, though, she had given birth to four children with her first husband, and three children with Thomas Dine, her second husband. Thomas had not been married before. The couple's son, Ernest Dine, and his wife, Inez, were enumerated in the Dine household in 1900. Ernest was 22 years of age and worked as a farm laborer, and Inez was 19 years old. They had been married for less than a year and Inez had not given birth to any children. Mary (Heaton) Laughlin, a daughter of Esther's from her first marriage, was also enumerated with the Dine family in 1900. Mary was 42 years of age, had been married for 27 years, and was recorded as not having given birth to any children. She had actually given birth to two children. Her daughter, Gertrude, had died at age 24 the year before, and her son, Earl, was enumerated about 150 miles away in Hayes, Otsego County, Michigan, with his wife and daughter. Mary's husband, David Ash Laughlin, who was recorded as widowed in 1900, was enumerated in the household of Mary and David's son, Earl Laughlin, in Hayes, Otsego County. David and Mary may have already separated and begun the process of ending their marriage, as Mary was recorded as married in 1900, and David was recorded as widowed. They would divorce in 1908. Everyone in the Dine household was able to read, write and to speak English.4 
Census US 1910*9 May 1910Esther and Thomas H. Dine were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan. Thomas was 62 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, and Esther was 67 years of age. They had been married for 40 years, Thomas's first marriage and Esther's second, and she had given birth to six children, all of whom were living. They owned their farm free of mortgage, and were both able to read, write and to speak English.5 
(Husband) Death18 May 1913Thomas became a widower when Esther A. (Lewis) Heaton Dine died on 18 May 1913 at age 71.6,7 
Marriage*11 April 1914He married second, as her second husband, Mary (Burket) Huntwork, daughter of Joseph Henry Burket and Susanna Kunkel, on 11 April 1914.8 
Death*6 May 1920He died on 6 May 1920 in Marion, Osceola County, Michigan, at age 721 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Section B, right middle, of Greenwood Cemetery, Marion.1,2 

Family 1

 Esther Ann Lewis b. 30 Sep 1841, d. 18 May 1913
Children 1.Grace Dine3 b. 1872
 2.Ernest Dine3 b. 1878

Family 2

 Mary Burket b. 23 Jan 1848, d. 22 Nov 1934

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Henry Dine, Memorial# 41525178. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther A (Lewis) Dine, Memorial# 41525243.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Esther Dine, (their surname recorded as "Deins" by the census taker, Year: 1880; Census Place: Highland, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: 600; Page: 64d; Enumeration District: 220. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas H. and Esther Dine, Year: 1900; Census Place: Highland, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: 737; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0147. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Esther Dine, (their surname recorded as "Doan" by the census taker), Year: 1910; Census Place: Highland, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: T624_669; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 1374682. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 2, page 33. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  7. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Esther Dine, age 73, married, born on 12 September 1839 in New York to Stephen Lewis and Mary Bush, died on 18 May 1913 in Highland, Tuscola, Michigan, USA, informant Mrs. Mary Hartley, burial in Greenwood Cemetery; referencing Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  8. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thomas H Dine of Marion, Michigan, age 65, married once before, farmer, born in New York, parents Robert Dine and Charlotte Wakefield, married Mary Huntwork, age 64, married once before, domestic, born about 1850 in Ohio, parents' names not known, married 11 April 1914 in Highland Township, Osceola, Michigan, USA, record# 33, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 120, "1914 Montcalm-1914 Wayne."

Isaac Dirling1

Family
Marriage*He married Hannah Yerkes, daughter of Benjamin Yerkes and Margaret Jones.1 

Family

 Hannah Yerkes b. 21 Mar 1788, d. 21 Dec 1823

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #31. Benjamin Yerkes, pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Thomas Ditson1

(Member) Religion31 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with several others including Thomas Ditson, John Hayden, George Briggs Cox, Simeon Blanchard, Francis Green, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer, Venus Sylvester, Kezia Booth, Lydia Leeds, Botsey Jones, Versan Adams, Zebudah Hayden, Martha Farrar, Betsey Mirth Horton, Catherine Thayer, Lydia Sweetser and Sally Lovis, were baptized and became members of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, on Sunday, 31 March 1805. In the baptismal records, the men and women were listed separately.2,3,4 

Citations

  1. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Reference Item# 26, Franklin Trask Library, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, pages 114 and 118.
  2. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 118.
  3. [S183] Boston, Massachusetts, Church Records, 1789-1811; FHL# 856700 Item# 5, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Second Baptist Church Records, 1789-1811.
  4. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Elizabeth F. Diviney1

b. 1846, d. February 1880
Family
Father*Nelson Diviney2,3 b. 29 Oct 1818
Mother*Cynthia Ann Ferris4,3 b. 9 Apr 1816
Birth*1846Elizabeth F. Diviney was likely born about 1846 in Ohio.5,6 
Name VariationHer full name was Elizabeth Ferris Diviney.7 
Marriage*June 1869She married, as his first wife, Zachary Taylor Strong, son of William C. Strong and Sarah S. Sayler, in June 1869 in Champaign County, Illinois.1,8 
Census US 1870*13 July 1870Elizabeth and Taylor Strong were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 13 July 1870 in Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois. Taylor was 21 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $400, and Elizabeth was recorded as 22 years of age and keeping house. Their baby son, Charles N., had been born in May and was two months old.8 
Death*February 1880She may have died at about age 34 as early as February 1880 in Indiana. Although we have no confirming evidence, we suspect Elizabeth died either during, or shortly after, the birth of her fifth child in February of 1880 in Indiana. All five of her children were enumerated with Elizabeth's parents in June of 1880 in Illinois, and we've not identified the children's father with any certainty on the 1880 census. We do know he married a second time in 1882. Additionally, when the estate of Nelson Diviney, Elizabeth's father, was probated in 1895, Elizabeth' mother, his widow, Cynthia Ann (Ferris) Diviney, three of their five children, Ethelbert, David and Sarah, and four grandchildren were named as heirs. His son, John, was not named. He had died unmarried and without issue in 1883. His daughter Elizabeth was also not named, although the four named grandchildren, Charles Nelson Strong, Bertie Strong, Cora Belle Strong and William Taylor Strong, were the four oldest of Elizabeth's five children. Her youngest daughter, Margaret Strong, who would have been 15 years old when the estate was probated, was also not named, nor was the appointment of a guardian for her. We have been unable to find any record for her after her enumeration on the 1880 census with her maternal grandparents, so she may have died before 1895.9,10 

Family

 Zachary Taylor Strong b. 13 Feb 1849, d. 3 Mar 1912
Children 1.Charles Nelson Strong+7,8 b. 6 May 1870, d. 17 Dec 1940
 2.Alberta Mae Strong11 b. 18 Sep 1872
 3.Cora Belle Strong+12 b. 13 Sep 1873
 4.William T. Strong+9 b. 2 Jun 1877
 5.Margaret Strong9 b. Feb 1880

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Z T Strong and Elizabeth F Diviney in 1869 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nelson Diviney, Memorial# 25628751. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nelson and Cynthia Ann Diviney, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: M653_981; Pages: 222-223; Family History Library Film: 803981. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cynthia Ann (Ferris) Diviney, Memorial# 76791357.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Taylor and Elizabeth Strong, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pesotum, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M593_193; Page: 209A; Elizabeth was recorded as 22 years of age and her year of birth estimated as 1848. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nelson and Cynthia Ann Diviney, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: M653_981; Pages: 222-223; Family History Library Film: 803981; their daughter Elizabeth was 14 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1846.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Nelson Strong, Memorial# 68778040.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Taylor and Elizabeth Strong, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pesotum, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M593_193; Page: 209A.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nelson and Cynthia Diviney, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pesotum, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 179; Page: 217d; Enumeration District: 017. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate packet# 2010 for Nelson Diviney dated 4 March 1895, John Crawford, Administrator, Champaign County, Illinois, Packets No.1975-2026, 1887-1900, Ancestry image# 1005 - 1029 of 1396. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.
  11. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Alberta Mae Clouse, age 58, on 13 December 1930 in Jefferson, Grant, Indiana, USA, born on 18 September 1872 in Indiana, daughter of Z. I. Strong and Elizabeth Devine, Date Registered 1930, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1930; Roll: 13. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora Belle (Strong) Hickman, Memorial# 68836978.

Nelson Diviney1

b. 29 October 1818
Family
Birth*29 October 1818Nelson Diviney was born on 29 October 1818 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*22 November 1843He married Cynthia Ann Ferris on 22 November 1843 in Hamilton County, Ohio.2,1,3,4 
Census US 1880*25 June 1880Cynthia and Nelson Diviney were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 25 June 1880 in Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois. Nelson was 61 years of age and a farmer, and Cyntha was 64 years of age and keeping the house. Their three unmarried children were enumerated with them in 1880. John F. and David were ages 27 and 24 years, respectively, and working with their father as farmers; and Sarah was 21 years of age and at home. Five grandchildren, Charles, Bertie, Cora, William and Margaret Strong, Strong, Strong, Strong and Strong, were also enumerated with the Diviney family in 1880. They were all children of the Diviney's daughter, Elizabeth and her husband, Zachary Taylor Strong. Charles, Bertie and Cora were ages 10, 8 and 6 years, respectively. and had all attended school within the census year; William was age 4 years; and baby Margaret was four months old.5 

Family

 Cynthia Ann Ferris b. 9 Apr 1816
Child 1.Elizabeth F. Diviney+1,4 b. 1846, d. Feb 1880

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nelson Diviney, Memorial# 25628751. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cynthia Ann (Ferris) Diviney, Memorial# 76791357.
  3. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nelson "Deviney" and Cynthia Ann Ferris on 22 November 1843 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000344456. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nelson and Cynthia Ann Diviney, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: M653_981; Pages: 222-223; Family History Library Film: 803981. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nelson and Cynthia Diviney, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pesotum, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 179; Page: 217d; Enumeration District: 017. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Susanna Dix1

Family
Marriage*She married Jonathan Mason, son of John Mason and Hannah Hawes.1,2 

Family

 Jonathan Mason b. Nov 1693

Citations

  1. [S1259] George W. Mason, Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1759-1858, and his wife Lucretia Webster, 1766-1853, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Waterbury, Connecticut: The Mattatuck Press, 1911), page 9. Hereinafter cited as Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason.
  2. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Barbara Dixon1

b. 1839
Family
Father*David Dixon1 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__1 b. 1806
Birth*1839Barbara Dixon was born about 1839 in Tennessee.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185022 October 1850Barbara was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee. She was 11 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 July 1860Barbara was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in the household of her parents in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. She was 21 years of age and could not read or write.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 190b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Captain Dixon1

b. 1807, d. 1850
Family
Father*Me-to-cin-yah2 b. 1760, d. 1839
Birth*1807Captain Dixon was born about 1807, a son of Chief Me-to-cin-yah, and a younger brother of Chief Meshingomesia.1 
Name VariationHis Indian name was Ma-ta-ke-quah.2 
(Future Husband) Life Changing Event13 March 1813Whether on 13 March 1813, or in the fall of 1814, as conflicting reports have suggested, Lydia Tharp, who was about 4 years old, and would years later become the wife of Captain Dixon, was stolen from her home in Indiana by the Mississinewa tribal band of Miami Indians, of which Captain Dixon's father, Me-to-cin-yah, was the Chief. Within a few days she would be delivered by her captors to Me-to-cin-yah.3,2,4,5 
(Future Husband) Miami Custom-Belief It was the custom and belief of the Miami that when a loved one died, their spirit could not enter the spirit world until a replacement could be found to take their place in the living world. Only then could the spirit of the dead be released. Sometimes a friend who was unattached could be adopted. The most prevalent custom, however, was to raid an enemy camp and capture women and children. These people, as time healed their sorrow, usually adapted to their new lives and would, thereby, become an instrument of release for the spirit of a departed member of the tribe.5 
Marriage*When she was old enough, Captain Dixon was married to Kim-qua-tah, the little white girl stolen by the Miami in 1813, daughter of Boaz Tharp and Airy Whitaker.1,6 
(Husband) Life Changing EventSo, what about Lydia's parents?... Again, we thank Hubbard's Pinhook to Brazil, in the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", for bringing us full circle and to complete the story.

After a lapse of many years, the parents gained information that their daughter was still living, and that she was with the Miami tribe in the north part of the State, in Wabash county, Indiana. They set out traveling there to search for her again, and were rewarded by finding their true daughter. She was married to Captain Dixon, a Miami Indian, and living near Ashland on Grant creek, Wabash county. She was positively identified by a scar from a burn, caused by a coal of fire dropping from her mother's pipe when she was an infant in her arms. She had no distinct memory of her baby days and manifested no desire to leave the Indians.3,2,4 
Research Notes*From the few accounts we've read about his wife's life as Kim-qua-tah, or Hannah Dixon as she was also called, we've learned that she was a gentle woman. Her neighbors described her as kind, affectionate, and gracious. They liked her, and found her to be pleasing company. Although she was too young when she was taken captive to have begun any schooling, she was aware of the education she had missed, and strongly desired an English education for her children. She persuaded her husband to patronize the neighboring schools, and in the winter of about 1845-46, their son, Charley, attended the school taught by Jacob L. Sailors, which was a mile or so west of Ashland village, which became a part of Liberty Township in Wabash County. It was reported that Charley made good progress in his studies, and in 1884, was still living in that neighborhool.3,7,8 
(Husband) Death1846His wife died at about age 37 as a result of drowning in the Mississinewa river. According to various sources, her death occurred a few years before or after Captain Dixon's death.6,3,7,9,10 
Death*1850We have found conflicting information regarding the date of Captain Dixon's death. His Find-a-Grave memorial, citing the year on his grave marker, reported his death in 1839 at about age 32, and the circumstances of his death, as reported in The History of Wabash County, Indiana, recorded his death near Ashland, Wabash County, Indiana, in 1850 or 1851 at about age 45. Either way, he died a young man. This is what we learned from the Reminiscences of the Honorable Elijah Hackleman in the Wabash source:

"Captain Dixon... was a lover of drink and spent most of his time drinking at such places as he could procure whisky—sometimes winding up with a fight. Finally, about the year 1850 or 1851, in one of these drunken fights with a Pottawatomie Indian, he received a blow on the head with a hoe that happened to be nearby, cutting his head open. The wound was dressed by Dr. Mauzy, of Ashland, the fight having taken place in that town; and though it was a terrible wound, the Doctor expressed his opinion that if the patient could be kept perfectly still, there would be a chance for his recovery. The Indians then in town wanted to take him home the same evening, but Dr. Mauzy told them that he would die before reaching town, although the distance was only about two miles.

"The next morning, however, the Indians came in great numbers and demanded that he should be taken immediately. Of course, no resistance was made, and Captain Dixon was put on a sled, and was last seen going at a pretty lively gait over the rough mud road. The journey was accomplished in good time, but upon reaching the wigwam of the Captain it was found that he was stiff and cold in death, and his blood and brains were bespattered all over the sled."1,3,7,8 
Burial* Although records don't agree about who died first, we did learn that Hannah's body was recovered, and that Captain Dixon and his wife, Hannah Kim-qua-tah (Tharp) Dixon, were both buried in the Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash County.5,6,1 
Descendants*Captain and Hannah Kim-qua-tah (Tharp) Dixon had two children, a son named Charles and a daughter named Hannah. It was related by Pinhook to Brazil, published in 1936, that Charles had four children, three daughters and one son, who were last heard of in Marion, Grant county, Indiana; and that Hannah left but one son, whose whereabouts were not known. Winger in his Last of the Miamis, published in 1935, wrote that Hannah and Captain Dixon had many descendants and that Charles Marks of Peru and Lawrence Dixon of Muncie, were their grandsons.

Genealogy research has come a long way since 1936, and we have now learned the names of many more descendants of Captain and Hannah Kim-qua-tah (Tharp) Dixon. Their daughter, Hannah's, only son, Charles Marks, had eight children, all of whom we've included in our project. We've not included any of his grandchildren, however, because of our policy not to include anyone we think may be living. Hannah and Captain Dixon's son, Charles Dixon, has 25 descendants in our project, and we've included some of his grandchildren, and even a few great-grandchildren, because it was his granddaughter, Lucy Belle Hale, who was the first person, through her mother, Florence (Dixon) Sailors Hale, to introduce us to the Miami Indians. Florence's father was Charles Dixon, the son of Captain Dixon and Hannah Kim-qua-tah (Tharp) Dixon.9,7 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.11,12,13,14,15,16,17 

Family

 Lydia Tharp b. 1809, d. 1846
Children 1.Charles Dixon+1,3 b. 1833
 2.Hannah Dixon+18,1 b. 1840, d. 7 Mar 1872

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Captain “Me-ta-ke-ke-ah” Dixon, Memorial# 35753674. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935), Meshingomesia, his brothers, pages 35-36. Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  3. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884), Chapter IX., Pioneer Reminiscences -- continued, pages 103-104, Honorable Elijah Hackleman's narrative. Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.
  4. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Brazil, Indiana: Hubbard, Nelle Decker, 1936), from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), pages 208-210. Hereinafter cited as Pinhook to Brazil.
  5. [S2915] LaMoine N. Marks, Kim-qua-tah: The Story of Hannah Thorpe, 1994; a 14-page booklet. LaMoine Marks was born 11 September 1907 in Wabash County, Indiana. He was a member of the Miami Tribe of Indians and made a lifetime study of the tribe, its people and its ways. From the oral history learned from his father, Charles Marks, to his access of research materials gathered for a tribal history, Marks wrote this personal story of his great-grandmother, Kim-qua-tah. He wrote in his foreword: "The people were real -- the story is fictionalized only enough to provide continuity." Viewed on 13 September 2025, beginning at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/…. Hereinafter cited as Kim-qua-tah: The Story of Hannah Thorpe.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah “KIM-QUA-TAH” (Thorpe) Dixon, Memorial# 35753691, with a photograph of a memorial stone, added by her great grandson, LaMoine Marks, in 1996.
  7. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, Meshingomesia, page 36.
  8. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), page 210.
  9. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), pages 210-211.
  10. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lover%27s_Leap. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  11. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  12. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  13. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  14. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  15. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  16. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis.
  17. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah (Dixon) Marks, Memorial# 35394362.

Charles Dixon1,2,3

b. 1833
Family
Father*Captain Dixon4,5 b. 1807, d. 1850
Mother*Lydia Tharp6,5 b. 1809, d. 1846
Name Spellings*A variation in the spelling of the Dixon surname found in our research was Dickson.3,2,1,7 
Birth*1833Charles Dixon was born about 1833 in Indiana.8,9 
Name VariationHe was called Charley.5 
(Son) Research NotesFrom the few accounts we've read about his mother's life as Kim-qua-tah, or Hannah Dixon as she was also called, we've learned that she was a gentle woman. Her neighbors described her as kind, affectionate, and gracious. They liked her, and found her to be pleasing company. Although she was too young when she was taken captive to have begun any schooling, she was aware of the education she had missed, and strongly desired an English education for her children. She persuaded her husband to patronize the neighboring schools, and in the winter of about 1845-46, their son, Charley, attended the school taught by Jacob L. Sailors, which was a mile or so west of Ashland village, which became a part of Liberty Township in Wabash County. It was reported that Charley made good progress in his studies, and in 1884, was still living in that neighborhool.5,10,11 
(Son) Death1846He was about 12 or 13 years old when his mother died about 1846 as a result of drowning in the Mississinewa river, at the mouth of Grant Creek, near their home in Wabash County, Indiana at about age 37. Was it an accident or was it suicide? For more than175 years Lydia and her drowning have been subjects of Miami folklore and, still, we can't be certain of the answer to that question. Her story was "big news" when it happened, and the Miami, with no written language, told the story often, using word-of-mouth, parents to children, friends to friends, village to village. Historians perpetuated her story, putting pen to paper, and two distinctly different versions of Lydia's death have emerged. The accident version is simple: She just slipped and fell. Suicide is more complicated because historians have wanted to know why, and have speculated.

History of Wabash County, Indiana, published in 1884, from the narrative of the pioneer reminiscences of the Honorable Elijah Hackleman, described the place on the river from where Lydia jumped or fell. Hackleman said, and was quoted, that she "left her Indian home and walked down to the Mississinewa River, half a mile distant, to a place called 'Hog-back'. This romantic spot is caused by a long detour of the river, inclosing several hundred acres of land, then coming round with a long sweep, and in connection with Grant Creek, is within 100 feet of its waters above. Between these two parts of the river is a rugged hill, probably about eighty feet high and about the same thickness, and running several hundred feet." He then said, "Here Miss Thorpe, the captive Indian white woman, paused a few moments and then deliberately plunged into the blue waters of the Mississinewa River, and was seen no more alive."

In The Last of the Miamis, published c1935, Winger wrote, "Liquor made her Indian husband quarrelsome and abusive. When she could endure him no longer she drowned herself in the Mississinewa near her home." He reported the timing of her death before her husband's, writing, " Captain Dixon was soon afterwards killed in a quarrel with a Potawatomie Indian at Lafontaine, which was then called Ashland". In Hubbard's Pinhook to Brazil, published in 1936, the author related what he had learned from pioneer Eli Hendrix, writing, "Captain Dixon was a profligate, dissolute, and thrift-less character" and placed Lydia's death after the death of her husband, writing, "About the year 1850, this husband, Captain Dixon, was in a drunken row with a Pottawatomie, who used a garden hoe as a weapon, and in the scuffle the skull of Dixon was fractured, and he died the day following. A party of Miami Indians hauled him home on a sled. Not so long after, Mrs. Dixon committed suicide by drowning in the Mississinewa river, at the mouth of Grant creek, about a half mile from her Indian home."

Miami Chief Gabriel Godfroy, who died in 1910, was a son of the great Chief Francis Godfroy and a 2nd cousin to Captain Dixon. He had spoken with Eli Hendrix before his death about Lydia's drowning, telling him that the story of Lydia's suicide was really an accident. Eli related that information to the Pinhook author who wrote, "Anyway, it all happened" and reported that the rock was called Lover's Leap "to this day", meaning 1936 when Pinhook was published. Searching now, in 2025, have found Hog-Back in the area described by Elijah Hackelman, although no official Lover's Leap or Lovers Leap on the Mississinewa River. Wikipedia told us that Lover's Leap, or Lovers' Leap, are names that have been given to a number of locations of varying height, usually isolated, with the risk of a fatal fall and the possibility of a deliberate jump, and that often have legends of romantic tragedy associated with them.6,5,10,12,13 
(Son) Death1850He was probably a teenager when his father died, although we have found conflicting information regarding the date of Captain Dixon's death. His Find-a-Grave memorial, citing the year on his grave marker, reported his death in 1839 at about age 32, and the circumstances of his death, as reported in The History of Wabash County, Indiana, recorded his death near Ashland, Wabash County, Indiana, in 1850 or 1851 at about age 45. Either way, he died a young man. This is what we learned from the Reminiscences of the Honorable Elijah Hackleman in the Wabash source:

"Captain Dixon... was a lover of drink and spent most of his time drinking at such places as he could procure whisky—sometimes winding up with a fight. Finally, about the year 1850 or 1851, in one of these drunken fights with a Pottawatomie Indian, he received a blow on the head with a hoe that happened to be nearby, cutting his head open. The wound was dressed by Dr. Mauzy, of Ashland, the fight having taken place in that town; and though it was a terrible wound, the Doctor expressed his opinion that if the patient could be kept perfectly still, there would be a chance for his recovery. The Indians then in town wanted to take him home the same evening, but Dr. Mauzy told them that he would die before reaching town, although the distance was only about two miles.

"The next morning, however, the Indians came in great numbers and demanded that he should be taken immediately. Of course, no resistance was made, and Captain Dixon was put on a sled, and was last seen going at a pretty lively gait over the rough mud road. The journey was accomplished in good time, but upon reaching the wigwam of the Captain it was found that he was stiff and cold in death, and his blood and brains were bespattered all over the sled."4,5,10,11 
Marriage* We suspect his first wife was an American Indian, partly because we have found no record of their marriage. At the time, Indian marriage ceremonies were not recorded in U. S. county or state records. On the 1870 census, the children from his first marriage were recorded as American Indian. and the children from his second marriage were recorded as white. On the 1880 census, the children from his second marriage were recorded as ½ American Indian.7,1 
Marriage*1 January 1869He married second, or possibly third, Emeline Craig, daughter of William Craig and Hetty Short, on 1 January 1869 in Cass County, Indiana.2,3 
Census US 1870*19 August 1870Emeline and Charles Dixon were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 19 August 1870 in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. Charles was a Native American Indian, 33 years of age and a farmer, and Emeline was White, 17 years old and keeping house. Neither was able to read or write. Four children were enumerated with the couple in 1870. Mary, John and Viney, Charles's children from his first marriage, were Native American Indian, ages 14, 10, and 8 years, respectively, and were unable to read or write. George Dixon, who was recorded as Native American Indian, had been born in September, was 8 months old and the son of Charles and Emeline. Emeline's mother and brother, Hetty Craig and Hugh Craig, were also enumerated with the Dixon family in 1870. Hetty was 66 years of age and Huey was 16 years old and unable to read or write.7 
Census US 1880*23 June 1880Emeline and Charles Dickson were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 23 June 1880 in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. Charles was identified as an American Indian, was 48 years of age and a farmer. Emeline, who was White, was 28 years of age and keeping house. Neither of them was able to read or write. Their two daughters, Elnora and Florence, were enumerated with them in 1880 and recorded as one-half American Indian. Elnora A. was 7 years old and Florence was age one. Emeline's mother and brother, Hetty (Short) Craig and Hugh Craig, were also enumerated with the Dickson family in 1880. Hetty was 64 years of age, a widow, unable to read or write, and at home, and Hugh was 26 years of age, single, unable to read or write, and worked as a farm laborer. Also working as a farm laborer and enumerated as a boarder with the Dickson family was Cornelius Cotticippon, who was an American Indian, 20 years old and single. Also living with the family as a servant was Delilah R. Schoultz, who was 17 years old and single. And Eddie Thomas, who was 6 years old and recorded as a foster child, was also enumerated in 1880 in the household of Emeline and Charles Dickson.

In the next household on the same census page, Charles's daughter, Lavina, from an earlier marriage, and her husband, Joel F. Hale, were enumerated, and in the next household after Joel and Lavina, on the same census page, was the enumeration of Joel's brother, Charles A. Hale.1,14,15 

Family 1
Children 1.Mary Dixon7 b. 24 Aug 1857, d. 14 Jan 1882
 2.John Dixon16 b. 13 Mar 1860, d. 10 Apr 1873
 3.Lavina Dixon+17 b. 2 May 1862, d. 1 Dec 1904

Family 2

 Emeline Craig b. 1854
Children 1.George Dixon7 b. Sep 1869
 2.Hannah Belle Dixon18 b. 22 Jan 1872, d. 25 Sep 1874
 3.Elnora A. Dixon1 b. 1873
 4.Florence Dixon+19,2 b. 2 May 1879, d. 5 Sep 1910
 5.Laurence Leonard Dixon20 b. 8 Oct 1882

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Emeline Dickson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 5 September 1910 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, of Florence Hale, age 30, Married to William J. Hale, born 2 May 1880 to Charles Dickson and Emaline Craig in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1910; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 January 1869 in Cass County, of Charles Dixon and Emeline Craig, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Cass County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volume W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office; Book: 4; Page: 517. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Captain “Me-ta-ke-ke-ah” Dixon, Memorial# 35753674. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884), Chapter IX., Pioneer Reminiscences -- continued, pages 103-104, Honorable Elijah Hackleman's narrative. Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah “KIM-QUA-TAH” (Thorpe) Dixon, Memorial# 35753691, with a photograph of a memorial stone, added by her great grandson, LaMoine Marks, in 1996.
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Emeline Dickson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187; Charles was recorded as 48 years of age and his year of birth estimated as 1832.
  9. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B; Charles was recorded as 33 years of age and his year of birth estimated as 1837.
  10. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935), Meshingomesia, page 36. Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  11. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Brazil, Indiana: Hubbard, Nelle Decker, 1936), from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), page 210. Hereinafter cited as Pinhook to Brazil.
  12. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), pages 210-211.
  13. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lover%27s_Leap. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  14. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel F. and Lavina Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  15. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Dixon, Memorial# 35364137.
  17. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis on 1 December 1904 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, of Lavina Hale of 875 N. Meridian Street, Marion, Indiana, age 42, house keeper, married to Joseph Hale, born 2 May 1862 in Wabash County, Indiana, daughter of Charlie Dixon and mother not known, in Wabash County, Indiana, informant N. M. Owen of Jones Boro, burial in IOOF Cemetery; referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1904; Roll: 05.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah Belle Dixon, Memorial# 35364113.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence (Dixon) Hale, Memorial# 113213192.
  20. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Laurence Leonard Dixon, born on 8 October 1882 at Lafontain, Indiana, son of Charles Dixon and Emmaline Craig, agency notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as LAURENCE LEONARD DIXON. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Consaria Dixon1

b. 1853
Family
Father*David Dixon1 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__1 b. 1806
Birth*1853Consaria Dixon was born about 1853 in Tennessee.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 July 1860Consaria was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in the household of her parents in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. She was 7 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187022 June 1870Consaria was enumerated as "Conrad", and the census taker spelled the family's surname "Dickson, on the 1870 census taken on 22 June 1870 in the household of her parents in Township 31, Range 4 East, Iron County, Missouri. She was 16 years old, at home, and could neither read nor write.2 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, spelled "Dickson" by the census taker", Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 31 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 555A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

David Dixon1

b. 1804
Family
Birth*1804David Dixon was born about 1804 in Tennessee.1 
Marriage*He married Priscilla __?__.1 
Census US 1850*22 October 1850Drusilla and David Dixon were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 October 1850 in Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee. David was 46 years of age and a farmer, and Priscilla was 44 years of age. They were enumerated with seven children. Mary was 18 years old; Stephen was age 15; Barbara was 11; and Sarah was age 8; the three youngest, Nancy, Rachel and Serena, were ages 6, 4, and 2 years, respectively. The census page is full of additional members of the Dixon family. The households of Alfred and Jacob Dixon, were enumerated one household above and one household below David and Priscilla and we suspect the Dixon men, Alfred at age 49, David at age 46, and Jacob at age 41, were brothers. Alfred was born in North Carolina and all the other Dixons on the page were born in Tennessee.1 
Census US 1860*14 July 1860Priscilla and David Dixon were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. David was 58 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $450, and Priscilla was 54 years of age and could not read or write. Eight children were enumerated with the couple in 1860. Stephen was 23 years of age and a farmer; Barbara was 21 years of age and could not read or write; Sarah, Nancy J., Rachel and Serena were ages 19, 17, 15 and 11 years, respectively; David was age 9 and Consaria was 7 years old. The Dixon's married daughter Mary, who was recorded as Polly with her husband, Enoch DeBoard and their two young sons, were enumerated in the next household on the same census page.2 
Census US 1870*22 June 1870Priscilla, who was recorded as Drusilla, and David Dixon were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 22 June 1870 in Township 31, Range 4 East, Iron County, Missouri. The census taker spelled their surname "Dickson". David was recorded as 60 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $100 and a personal estate valued at $200. Everyone in the family was recorded as born in Missouri although, if other census records are correct, only Matilda, their youngest, had actually been born there. David and Priscilla were enumerated with four of their children in 1870. Serena, who had married eight years earlier, was likely visiting her parents. Her name was recorded as "Rena", she was 21 years of age and at home. Her two young sons were not with her. David was age 19 and at home; the daughter who was "Consaria" on the 1860 census was "Conrad" on the 1870, and was 16 years old and at home; and Matilda was 7 years old and at home. No one in the household could read or write except the father David. It appears from the location information that David and Priscilla, as well as their daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Enoch DeBoard, may have moved houses since the 1860 census. Again, though, the two households were enumerated next to each other on the 1870 census.3 

Family

 Priscilla __?__ b. 1806
Children 1.Mary Ann Dixon+1 b. 1 Jul 1832, d. 1 Jun 1912
 2.Stephen Dixon1 b. 1835
 3.Barbara Dixon1 b. 1839
 4.Sarah Dixon1 b. 1842
 5.Nancy J. Dixon1 b. 1844
 6.Rachel Dixon1 b. 1846
 7.Serena Dixon+1 b. 1847, d. 1900
 8.David Dixon2 b. 1851
 9.Consaria Dixon2 b. 1853
 10.Matilda Dixon3 b. 1863

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 190b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, spelled "Dickson" by the census taker", Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 31 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 555A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

David Dixon1

b. 1851
Family
Father*David Dixon1 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__1 b. 1806
Birth*1851David Dixon was born about 1851 in Tennessee.1 
(Son) Census US 186014 July 1860David was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in the household of his parents in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. He was 9 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 187022 June 1870David was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 22 June 1870 in the household of his parents in Township 31, Range 4 East, Iron County, Missouri. The census taker spelled the family's surname "Dickson". David was 19 years old, at home, and could neither read nor write.2 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, spelled "Dickson" by the census taker", Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 31 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 555A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Elnora A. Dixon1

b. 1873
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Mother*Emeline Craig1 b. 1854
Birth*1873Elnora A. Dixon was born about 1873 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188023 June 1880Elnora A. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 23 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. She was 7 years old, and recorded as one-half American Indian.1,2,3 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Emeline Dickson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel F. and Lavina Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.

Florence Dixon1

b. 2 May 1879, d. 5 September 1910
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1,2 b. 1833
Mother*Emeline Craig2 b. 1854
Research Notes*Florence was identified as an American Indian in some documents where race was included, although she was most often identified as White. She was described as a descendant of the old Indian families of Grant County, Indiana. Her children were also, at times, identified as American Indian, although, they too, were most often identified as White. Our research indicates that Florence's father, Charles Dixon, was a Native American Indian of the Miami Tribe.3,4,5 
Name Spellings*A variation in the spelling of the Sailors surname found in our research was Saylors.6,7,8,9 
Name Spellings*A variation in the spelling of the Dixon surname found in our research was Dickson.10,2,11,12 
Birth*2 May 1879Florence Dixon was born in Wabash County, Indiana, probably on 2 May 1879.13,14 
(Daughter) Census US 188023 June 1880Florence was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 23 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. She was one year old, and recorded as one-half American Indian.11,15,16 
Marriage*19 April 1895She married first Oscar Sailors, son of William H. Sailors and Mary E. Robinson, on 19 April 1895 in Grant County, Indiana.6,1,17 
Census US 1900*14 June 1900Florence and Oscar Sailors were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 at 613 Harrison Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Oscar was 27 years of age and worked as a House Painter, and Florence was 21 years of age. They had been married for 4 years, rented their house, were both able to read, write and speak English, and Florence had given birth to two children, both of who were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. Clarence was 4 years old and Charles Leonard, whose name was recorded as Leonard, was one year old.18 
Intoxication*4 June 1908Florence complained to the police on Thursday, 4 June 1908, that her husband, Oscar Saylors, had been abusing her again. Friday night Officer Marsh found Saylors in an intoxicated condition and placed him in jail. Oscar was charged with Intoxication when arraigned in city court Saturday morning. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5 plus costs, and was to remain in jail for fifteen days in default of payment.7 
Divorce Filing*24 June 1908Florence filed for divorce from Oscar Sailors in Grant County Circuit Court about 24 June 1908. She asked for the custody of their three children, Clarence, age twelve, Chester, age six and Everett, age three, alleging that her husband has a notable police record and that he spends all his money for intoxicating liquor and that she is compelled to support herself and her children.19,20 
Divorce Granted8 July 1908She was granted her divorce from Oscar Sailors about 8 July 1908 by the Circuit Court in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. A local newspaper published the results of the hearing under the headline, "Indian Woman Given Divorce". The article reported that Florence Sailors, married at fourteen years of age, lived with Oscar Sailors thirteen years and then determined to try the divorce court. She introduced evidence to show that the said Oscar hit the "flowing bowl" with recurring frequency and that he contributed but little to the support of herself and her four children. She said her husband had always been a drinker, and that she did washing and ironing and also went out to clean house to support her family. The divorce was granted and the mother, Florence, was given the custody of their children, four boys ranging in ages from twelve to four, and including one set of twins. The defendant, Oscar Sailors, was ordered to pay $10 a month for the support of his children and a process was served on him that he might be brought into court and an order obtained on his employers for the amount. The newspaper noted that Sailors was a Painter and paperhanger. The article also reported that the plaintiff in the case, Florence Sailors, was one of the descendants of the old Indian families of Grant County and, at different times, had drawn considerable revenue from the government.3 
Research Notes*We wonder if Florence was aware she was pregnant at the time she was granted her divorce from Oscar. Her baby daughter was born in January of 1909, six months after her divorce was final in July of 1908. On the one hand, she only requested child support for her four sons who were alive at the time; and on the other hand, she had experienced other pregnancies and, even at only three months, she may have recognized the symptoms, feelings or changes in her body. It's a question we will likely never have an answer to.3,21 
(Mother) Research NotesHer daughter, Lucy, was the biological daughter of Oscar Sailors, Florence's first husband, although Lucy's stepfather, William F. Hale, raised her from infancy and almost all of Lucy's records report her surname as HALE, and her father as William Hale.22 
Marriage*1 September 1909She married second William F. Hale, son of Charles A. Hale and Sarah Carman, on 1 September 1909.1,23 
Census US 1910*16 May 1910Florence D. and William F. Hale were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 16 May 1910 on South Brownlee Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. William was 36 years of age and worked for wages taking care of a horse for a Bakery, and Florence was 30 years of age. They rented their house, had each been married once before, and Florence had given birth to five children, all of whom were living. Two of Florence’s children from her first marriage, Everett P. and Lucy Sailors, were recorded as ages 6 and 2 years, respectively; and William's son from his first marriage, Leo Waldren Hale, was 6 years old. The census taker recorded that Everett and Lucy had attended school within the census year, which we believe was a mistake, and that he meant Everett and Leo, since Lucy was not yet 2 years old. Both of the adults in the household were able to read, write and speak English.22 
Death*5 September 1910She died, just one year after her second marriage, on 5 September 1910 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 311,2 
Burial* and was buried in Plot# 2, R16, G14, of Estates of Serenity, Marion, Grant County.1 

Family 1

 Oscar Sailors b. 12 Jul 1872, d. 3 May 1930
Children 1.Clarence Sailors18 b. 4 May 1896
 2.Charles Leonard Sailors18 b. 20 Dec 1898, d. 20 Nov 1900
 3.Chester Saylors+8 b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 23 Jul 1942
 4.Lester Saylors24 b. 24 Aug 1901, d. 21 May 1916
 5.Everett P. Sailors22 b. 1904
 6.Lucille Belle Sailors+1 b. 4 Jan 1909, d. 11 Mar 1974

Family 2

 William F. Hale b. 6 May 1873, d. 4 Sep 1943

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence (Dixon) Hale, Memorial# 113213192. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 5 September 1910 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, of Florence Hale, age 30, Married to William J. Hale, born 2 May 1880 to Charles Dickson and Emaline Craig in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1910; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S2647] Florence vs. Oscar Sailors 1908 Indiana Divorce Granted, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Leader-Tribune, (Marion, Indiana), Wednesday, July 8, 1908, Page 1, (Downloaded on Jul 19, 2024), under the headline, "Indian Woman Given Divorce", reporting that Florence Sailors, married at fourteen years of age, lived with Oscar Sailors thirteen years and then determined to try the divorce court; she introduced evidence to show that the said Oscar hit the flowing bowl with recurring frequency and that he contributed but little to the support of herself and her four children; she said her husband had always been a drinker; she said she did washing and ironing and also went out to clean house to support her family; the divorce was granted and the mother was given the custody of their children, four boys ranging in ages from twelve to four, and including one set of twins; Sailors was ordered to pay $10 a month for the support of his children and a process was served on him that he might be brought into court and an order obtained on his employers for the amount; Sailors is a Painter and paperhanger; the plaintiff in the case is one of the descendants of the old Indian families of this the county and at different times has drawn considerable revenue from the government. Hereinafter cited as Florence vs. Oscar Sailors 1908 Indiana Divorce Granted.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Clarence Saylors, age 13, Lester Saylors, age 10, and Chester Saylors, age 10, as Wards at the Grant County Orphans Home in Center, Grant County, Indiana, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374364. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 8 April 2012 in Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA, of Faye D Miller, American Indian, age 80, born 18 May 1931 in De Witt, Indiana, daughter of Chester Sailors and Zelma Miller, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2012; Roll: 13.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar Sailors, Memorial# 108049944.
  7. [S2645] Oscar Saylors 1908 Indiana Intoxication Arrest, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Chronicle Tribune, (Marion, Indiana), Saturday, June 6, 1908, Page 6, (Downloaded on July 19, 2024), under the headline, "Saylors Drunk Again", reporting that Mrs. Oscar Saylors complained to the police Thursday night that her husband had been abusing her again; that Friday night Officer Marsh found Saylors in an intoxicated condition and placed him in jail; charged with Intoxication when arraigned in city court Saturday morning, pleaded guilty and was fined $5 plus costs; will remain in jail for fifteen days in default of payment. Hereinafter cited as Oscar Saylors 1908 Indiana Intoxication Arrest.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Chester Earl Sailors, Memorial# 107405355.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Chester Saylors Jr., Memorial# 71326386.
  10. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 January 1869 in Cass County, of Charles Dixon and Emeline Craig, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Cass County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volume W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office; Book: 4; Page: 517. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Emeline Dickson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence (Dixon) Hale, Memorial# 113213192, recording her date of birth as 2 May 1880.
  14. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar and Florence Sailors, (their surname spelled "Saylors" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0025; recording Florence's age as 21, and her date of birth as May of 1879. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel F. and Lavina Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  16. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  17. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 April 1895 in Grant County, of Oscar Sailor and Florence Dixon, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume II Book 7 (Apr 1882-May 18 Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 10; Page: 464.
  18. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar and Florence Sailors, (their surname spelled "Saylors" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0025.
  19. [S2646] Florence vs. Oscar Sailors 1908 Indiana Divorce Filed, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Leader-Tribune, (Marion, Indiana), Wednesday, June 24, 1908, Page 2, (Downloaded on Jul 19, 2024), reporting that Florence Sailors entered suit in the circuit court that day against Oscar Sailors asking divorce and the custody of their three children; Clarence, age twelve, Chester, age six and Everett, age three; she alleges the defendant spends all his money for intoxicating liquor and she is compelled to support herself and her children. Hereinafter cited as Florence vs. Oscar Sailors 1908 Indiana Divorce Filed.
  20. [S2648] Florence vs. Oscar Sailors 1908 Indiana Divorce Filing (from a 2nd newspaper), online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Marion News-Tribune, (Marion, Indiana), Thursday, June 25, 1908, Page 6, (Downloaded on July 19, 2024), reporting that Oscar (Pug) Sailors was made the defendant in a suit for divorce bought by Florence Sailors; she alleges that her husband has a notable police record and that he spends all the money he secures possession of for liquor; she asks the custody of three children. Hereinafter cited as Florence vs. Oscar Sailors 1908 Indiana Divorce Filing (from a 2nd newspaper).
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucille Belle “Lucy” (Hale) Covey, Memorial# 93048079.
  22. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Florence D. Hale, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_352; Page: 21b; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1374365.
  23. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Francis Hale, Memorial# 113213502.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lester Saylors, Memorial# 80175601.

George Dixon1

b. September 1869
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Mother*Emeline Craig1 b. 1854
Birth*September 1869George Dixon was born in September 1869 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 187019 August 1870George was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 19 August 1870 in the household of his parents in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. He was recorded as Native American Indian, had been born in September and was 8 months old.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Hannah Dixon1

b. 1840, d. 7 March 1872
Family
Father*Captain Dixon1,3 b. 1807, d. 1850
Mother*Lydia Tharp1,2 b. 1809, d. 1846
Birth*1840Hannah Dixon was born about 1840.1 
(Daughter) Research NotesFrom the few accounts we've read about her mother's life as Kim-qua-tah, or Hannah Dixon as she was also called, we've learned that she was a gentle woman. Her neighbors described her as kind, affectionate, and gracious. They liked her, and found her to be pleasing company. Although she was too young when she was taken captive to have begun any schooling, she was aware of the education she had missed, and strongly desired an English education for her children. She persuaded her husband to patronize the neighboring schools, and in the winter of about 1845-46, their son, Charley, attended the school taught by Jacob L. Sailors, which was a mile or so west of Ashland village, which became a part of Liberty Township in Wabash County. It was reported that Charley made good progress in his studies, and in 1884, was still living in that neighborhool.4,5,6 
(Daughter) Death1846She was about 5 or 6 years old when her mother died about 1846 as a result of drowning in the Mississinewa river, at the mouth of Grant Creek, near their home in Wabash County, Indiana at about age 37. Was it an accident or was it suicide? For more than175 years Lydia and her drowning have been subjects of Miami folklore and, still, we can't be certain of the answer to that question. Her story was "big news" when it happened, and the Miami, with no written language, told the story often, using word-of-mouth, parents to children, friends to friends, village to village. Historians perpetuated her story, putting pen to paper, and two distinctly different versions of Lydia's death have emerged. The accident version is simple: She just slipped and fell. Suicide is more complicated because historians have wanted to know why, and have speculated.

History of Wabash County, Indiana, published in 1884, from the narrative of the pioneer reminiscences of the Honorable Elijah Hackleman, described the place on the river from where Lydia jumped or fell. Hackleman said, and was quoted, that she "left her Indian home and walked down to the Mississinewa River, half a mile distant, to a place called 'Hog-back'. This romantic spot is caused by a long detour of the river, inclosing several hundred acres of land, then coming round with a long sweep, and in connection with Grant Creek, is within 100 feet of its waters above. Between these two parts of the river is a rugged hill, probably about eighty feet high and about the same thickness, and running several hundred feet." He then said, "Here Miss Thorpe, the captive Indian white woman, paused a few moments and then deliberately plunged into the blue waters of the Mississinewa River, and was seen no more alive."

In The Last of the Miamis, published c1935, Winger wrote, "Liquor made her Indian husband quarrelsome and abusive. When she could endure him no longer she drowned herself in the Mississinewa near her home." He reported the timing of her death before her husband's, writing, " Captain Dixon was soon afterwards killed in a quarrel with a Potawatomie Indian at Lafontaine, which was then called Ashland". In Hubbard's Pinhook to Brazil, published in 1936, the author related what he had learned from pioneer Eli Hendrix, writing, "Captain Dixon was a profligate, dissolute, and thrift-less character" and placed Lydia's death after the death of her husband, writing, "About the year 1850, this husband, Captain Dixon, was in a drunken row with a Pottawatomie, who used a garden hoe as a weapon, and in the scuffle the skull of Dixon was fractured, and he died the day following. A party of Miami Indians hauled him home on a sled. Not so long after, Mrs. Dixon committed suicide by drowning in the Mississinewa river, at the mouth of Grant creek, about a half mile from her Indian home."

Miami Chief Gabriel Godfroy, who died in 1910, was a son of the great Chief Francis Godfroy and a 2nd cousin to Captain Dixon. He had spoken with Eli Hendrix before his death about Lydia's drowning, telling him that the story of Lydia's suicide was really an accident. Eli related that information to the Pinhook author who wrote, "Anyway, it all happened" and reported that the rock was called Lover's Leap "to this day", meaning 1936 when Pinhook was published. Searching now, in 2025, have found Hog-Back in the area described by Elijah Hackelman, although no official Lover's Leap or Lovers Leap on the Mississinewa River. Wikipedia told us that Lover's Leap, or Lovers' Leap, are names that have been given to a number of locations of varying height, usually isolated, with the risk of a fatal fall and the possibility of a deliberate jump, and that often have legends of romantic tragedy associated with them.2,4,5,7,8 
(Daughter) Death1850She was probably very young when her father died, although we have found conflicting information regarding the date of Captain Dixon's death. His Find-a-Grave memorial, citing the year on his grave marker, reported his death in 1839 at about age 32, and the circumstances of his death, as reported in The History of Wabash County, Indiana, recorded his death near Ashland, Wabash County, Indiana, in 1850 or 1851 at about age 45. Either way, he died a young man. This is what we learned from the Reminiscences of the Honorable Elijah Hackleman in the Wabash source:

"Captain Dixon... was a lover of drink and spent most of his time drinking at such places as he could procure whisky—sometimes winding up with a fight. Finally, about the year 1850 or 1851, in one of these drunken fights with a Pottawatomie Indian, he received a blow on the head with a hoe that happened to be nearby, cutting his head open. The wound was dressed by Dr. Mauzy, of Ashland, the fight having taken place in that town; and though it was a terrible wound, the Doctor expressed his opinion that if the patient could be kept perfectly still, there would be a chance for his recovery. The Indians then in town wanted to take him home the same evening, but Dr. Mauzy told them that he would die before reaching town, although the distance was only about two miles.

"The next morning, however, the Indians came in great numbers and demanded that he should be taken immediately. Of course, no resistance was made, and Captain Dixon was put on a sled, and was last seen going at a pretty lively gait over the rough mud road. The journey was accomplished in good time, but upon reaching the wigwam of the Captain it was found that he was stiff and cold in death, and his blood and brains were bespattered all over the sled."3,4,5,6 
Marriage*4 December 1870She married, as his first wife, Abraham Marks, son of John Marks and Rosetta Faurot, on 4 December 1870 in Wabash County, Indiana.9,1,10 
Death*7 March 1872She died on 7 March 1872, the same day she gave birth to a daughter, at about age 32, leaving her husband with their 2-year-old son and their new-born baby girl1 
Burial* and was buried in Old LaFontaine Cemetery, La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Abraham Marks b. 13 Dec 1837, d. 1 Feb 1899
Children 1.Charles A. Marks+11 b. 14 Mar 1870, d. 19 May 1946
 2.Mary Marks12 b. 7 Mar 1872, d. 9 Apr 1872

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah (Dixon) Marks, Memorial# 35394362. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah “KIM-QUA-TAH” (Thorpe) Dixon, Memorial# 35753691, with a photograph of a memorial stone, added by her great grandson, LaMoine Marks, in 1996.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Captain “Me-ta-ke-ke-ah” Dixon, Memorial# 35753674.
  4. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884), Chapter IX., Pioneer Reminiscences -- continued, pages 103-104, Honorable Elijah Hackleman's narrative. Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.
  5. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935), Meshingomesia, page 36. Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  6. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Brazil, Indiana: Hubbard, Nelle Decker, 1936), from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), page 210. Hereinafter cited as Pinhook to Brazil.
  7. [S2665] Nelle Decker Hubbard, Pinhook to Brazil, from the final section titled, "The Whitaker Family", Chapter IX, "Thorpe Child Stolen By The Indians", (As Related by Eli Hendrix, Pioneer), pages 210-211.
  8. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lover%27s_Leap. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Abraham Marks, Memorial# 5183897.
  10. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 December 1870 in Wabash County, of Hannah Dixon and Abraham Marks, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Wabash County, Indiana; marriage Records 1861 - 1882 Bk. C Compiled By Wabash County Historical Museum; Book: 409; Page: 7. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles A. Marks, Memorial# 5184249.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah (Dixon) Marks, Memorial# 35394362, photo of her daughter Mary's gravestone.

Hannah Belle Dixon1

b. 22 January 1872, d. 25 September 1874
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Mother*Emeline Craig1 b. 1854
Birth*22 January 1872Hannah Belle Dixon was born on 22 January 18721 
Death*25 September 1874 and died on 25 September 1874 at the age of 2 years, 8 months and 3 days.1 
Burial*She was buried in Old LaFontaine Cemetery, La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah Belle Dixon, Memorial# 35364113. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Harley D. Dixon1

b. 1943
Family
Birth*1943Harley D. Dixon was born about 1943.1 
Marriage*12 December 1975He married, as her second husband, Rita E. (DeMoss) Eddings, daughter of Ray Lee DeMoss and Mary Lou Hodge, shortly after their marriage license was issued in Wyandotte County, Missouri. Harley was 32 years of age and Rita was age 23. The announcement of their license was published in The Kansas City Times newspaper on 12 December 1975.1 
Divorce Filing*8 September 1976Rita E. Dixon filed for divorce against Harley D. Dixon in Wyandotte County, Missouri, and the announcement of her filing was published in The Kansas City Times newspaper on 8 September 1976.2 

Family

 Rita E. DeMoss b. 29 Jan 1952

Citations

  1. [S2329] Rita E. (DeMoss) Eddings and Harley D. Dixon 1975 Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Kansas City Times, (Kansas City, Missouri), Friday, 12 December 1975, page 22, in Wyandotte County, marriage license issued to Harley D. Dixon, age 32, of 9120 W. 78th, and Rita E. Eddings, age 23, of 5630 Oliver. Hereinafter cited as Rita E. (DeMoss) Eddings and Harley D. Dixon 1975 Marriage.
  2. [S2330] Rita E. Dixon vs. Harley D. Dixon 1975 Divorce, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Kansas City Times, (Kansas City, Missouri), Wednesday, 8 September 1976, page 16, divorce filed in Wyandotte County, Rita E. Dixon against Harley D. Dixon. Hereinafter cited as Rita E. Dixon vs. Harley D. Dixon 1975 Divorce.

Imogene M. Dixon1

b. 6 February 1888, d. 17 July 1988
Family
Father*Thomas A. Dixon1 b. 23 Jul 1865, d. 20 Jun 1951
Mother*Ida M. Sigerson1 b. 11 Jun 1866, d. 21 May 1952
Birth*6 February 1888Imogene M. Dixon was born on 6 February 1888 in Mason City, Mason County, Illinois.1,2 
Name VariationHer full name was Imogene Maud Dixon.3 
Name VariationShe was called Jean.2 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore 11 May 1898She was less than 10 years old when her parents separated, and likely divorced, before 11 May 1898 , the date her mother married her second husband. We've not yet determined any information about Imogene's father's life until his death in 1951.4 
(Daughter) Marriage11 May 1898When she was 10 years old her mother married a second time, on 11 May 1898, to Richard Leininger. Imogene's new stepfather had been widowed two years earlier, and had four children. Ora, Arthur, Roy and Leota Leininger were ages 12, 10, 6 and 4 years, respectively.4 
(Granddaughter) Census US 19005 June 1900Imogene M. and her sister were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in the household of their maternal grandparents, Elizabeth L. and Wilson P. Sigerson, on Main Street, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois. Their surname was spelled "Dickson" by the census taker. Imogene was 12 years old and had attended school for 8 months of the census year.1 
(Daughter) Census US 191015 April 1910Imogene was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 15 April 1910 in the household of her widowed mother, Ida Leininger, in Mason City, Mason County, Illinois. Imogene, whose surname was assumed to be "Lininger" by the census taker, was 22 years of age with no occupation.5 
Marriage*3 March 1917She married Thomas P. Shreve, son of George W. Shreve and Emma Pearce, on 3 March 1917 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin.3,6,7,2 
Census US 1920*8 January 1920Imogene D. and Thomas P. Shreve were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 at 115 S. Main Street, Ward 3, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. Thomas was 31 years of age and worked as an advertising salesman, and Imogene was 30 years of age with no occupation. They rented their home and two roomers were enumerated with them in 1920. Mrs. L. M. Smith was divorced, 29 years of age, and worked as a secretary for a tobacco company, and her daughter, Madelyn, was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year.8 
Census US 1930*22 April 1930Imogene M. and Thomas P. Shreve were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 22 April 1930 at 1325 Morrison Street, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Thomas was 42 years of age and worked for wages as a manager of a public warehouse, and Imogene was 41 years of age. They had been married for 27 years, rented their home for $75 per month, and owned a radio set.9 
Census US 1940*15 April 1940Jean and Thomas P. Shreve were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 15 April 1940 on Highway 162, Burns, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Thomas was 49 years of age and a district supervisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for an annual government salary of $2,300, and Imogene was 48 years of age. They lived on a farm and rented their house for $14 per month, and had lived in rural Grant County, Wisconsin in 1935, although not on a farm. Thomas had completed three years of college, and Imogene had completed four years of high school. Residing with the couple in 1940 was Imogene's widowed aunt, Alberta Pierce, who was 65 years of age and recorded as a widow. She had likely lived with the couple for a while, since she reported, as they did, to have lived in rural Grant County, Wisconsin in 1935. Alberta had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school. A lodger, Leonard Atwater, age 76 and a self-employed poultry farmer, was also enumerated in the Shreve household in 1940.10 
Census US 1950*26 April 1950Imogene D. Shreve was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1950 census taken on 26 April 1950 at 103 Kayla, Euclid Heights, Garland County, Arkansas. She was recorded as 62 years of age and married, although her husband was not with her. Her occupation was reported as "Other", and she was not employed, had not worked the week before the census was taken and was not seeking employment. Her father and mother, Thomas A. Dixon and Ida M. Dixon, were recorded as married, and were enumerated as members of their daughter's household in 1950. Thomas was 84 years of age and like his daughter, his occupation was recorded as "Other". He was not employed, had not worked the week before the census was taken, and was not seeking employment. Imogene's mother, Ida, was 83 years of age and reported as unable to work. Hazel H. Evans, who was 20 years old and had been born in Arkansas, was also enumerated in Imogene's household. Hazel worked privately as a maid and had worked 66 hours the week before the census was taken.11 
(Wife) Death28 April 1960Imogene became a widow when Thomas P. Shreve died on 28 April 1960 at age 69.7,12 
Death*17 July 1988She died on 17 July 1988 at age 1002 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Block 2, Lot 30.10 of Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois.2,7 

Family

 Thomas P. Shreve b. 9 Sep 1890, d. 28 Apr 1960

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilson P. and Elizabeth L. Sigerson, (their surname spelled "Siegerson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Seegerson" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240328. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jean Dixon Shreve, Memorial# 28248320. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued on 24 February 1917 in Dane County, Wisconsin, USA, for Imogene Maud Dixon and Thomas Pearce Shreve, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wi Marriage Records 1907-1939. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  4. [S266] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, online at https://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp, marriage of Mrs. Ida Dixon and Richard "Lininiger" on 11 May 1898 in Mason County, citing Volume 002, page 0004, License# 00003389. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ida Leininger, (her surname spelled "Lininger" by the census taker), Year: 1910; Census Place: Mason, Mason, Illinois; Roll: T624_311; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374324. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin State Journal, (Madison, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 28 February 1917, page 5, marriage of Mr. Pearce Shreve of Madison, Wisconsin, assistant editor of the Wisconsin Farmer, and Miss Imogene Dixon of Mason City, Illinois, on Saturday, 3 March 1917 in Madison, referencing, published on 28 February 1917 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, citing https://www.newspapers.com/image/402560464/,0.47832546,0.30460513,0.5378256&xid=3398. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas P. Shreve, Memorial# 28248279.
  8. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas P. and Imogene D. Shreve, Year: 1920; Census Place: Janesville Ward 3, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2014; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 112. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas P. and Imogene M. Shreve, Year: 1930; Census Place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2342300. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas P. and Imogene Shreve, Year: 1940; Census Place: Burns, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04490; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 32-4. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Imogene D. Shreve, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Euclid Heights, Garland, Arkansas; Roll: 1436; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 26-61. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2554] Thomas Pearce Shreve 1960 Wisconsin Obituary, online at www.newspapers.com, Wisconsin State Journal, (Madison, Wisconsin), Friday, 29 April 1960, page 33, reporting that Thomas P. Shreve, 69, of 923 Spaight Street, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday morning; was a loan officer with the Farmers Home Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1936 with several assignments in Madison during his career; last Madison assignment was in 1954; born in Elkhart, Illinois, married former Imogene Dixon; survived by his wife; a sister Jessie Gunderson and a niece Shirley Gunderson, both of Seattle, Washington. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Pearce Shreve 1960 Wisconsin Obituary.

Iris K. Dixon1

b. August 1889
Family
Father*Thomas A. Dixon1 b. 23 Jul 1865, d. 20 Jun 1951
Mother*Ida M. Sigerson1 b. 11 Jun 1866, d. 21 May 1952
Birth*August 1889Iris K. Dixon was born in August 1889 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore 11 May 1898She was less than 8 years old when her parents separated, and likely divorced, before 11 May 1898 , the date her mother married her second husband. We've not yet determined any information about Iris's father's life until his death in 1951.2 
(Daughter) Marriage11 May 1898When she was 8 years old her mother married a second time, on 11 May 1898, to Richard Leininger. Iris's new stepfather had been widowed two years earlier, and had four children. Ora, Arthur, Roy and Leota Leininger were ages 12, 10, 6 and 4 years, respectively.2 
(Granddaughter) Census US 19005 June 1900Iris K. and her sister were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in the household of their maternal grandparents, Elizabeth L. and Wilson P. Sigerson, on Main Street, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois. Their surname was spelled "Dickson" by the census taker. Iris was 10 years old and had attended school for 8 months of the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilson P. and Elizabeth L. Sigerson, (their surname spelled "Siegerson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Seegerson" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240328. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S266] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, online at https://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp, marriage of Mrs. Ida Dixon and Richard "Lininiger" on 11 May 1898 in Mason County, citing Volume 002, page 0004, License# 00003389. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900.

John Dixon1

b. 13 March 1860, d. 10 April 1873
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Birth*13 March 1860John Dixon was born on 13 March 1860 in Indiana.1,2 
(Son) Census US 187019 August 1870John was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 19 August 1870 in the household of his father and stepmother, Emeline (Craig) Dixon, in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. John was Native American Indian, 10 years old and unable to read or write.2 
Death*10 April 1873He died on 10 April 1873 at age 13, his Find a Grave Memorial page identifying him as a Miami Indian1 
Burial* and was buried in Old LaFontaine Cemetery, La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Dixon, Memorial# 35364137. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

John F. Dixon1

b. 1861
Family
Father*Thomas A. Dixon2 b. 1830
Mother*Harriett Van Arnsdale2 b. 1834, d. 1891
Birth*1861John F. Dixon was born about 1861 in Illinois.2 
Name VariationHe was also called Frank.2 
(Son) Census US 187019 July 1870He was enumerated as Frank Dixon on the 1870 census taken on 19 July 1870 in the household of his widowed mother in Havana, Mason County, Illinois. He was 9 years old.2 
(Son) Census US 18809 June 1880John F. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 9 June 1880 in the household of his widowed mother in Havana, Mason County, Illinois. He was 18 years old and recorded as disabled.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. B. Dixon, Year: 1880; Census Place: Havana, Mason, Illinois; Roll: 235; Page: 494B; Enumeration District: 133. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. B. Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Havana, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 69A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Laurence Leonard Dixon1

b. 8 October 1882
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Mother*Emeline Craig1 b. 1854
Name VariationHis name was also spelled Lawrence.2 
Birth*8 October 1882Laurence Leonard Dixon was born on 8 October 1882 in La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Laurence Leonard Dixon, born on 8 October 1882 at Lafontain, Indiana, son of Charles Dixon and Emmaline Craig, agency notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as LAURENCE LEONARD DIXON. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935), Meshingomesia, page 36. Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.

Lavina Dixon1

b. 2 May 1862, d. 1 December 1904
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Birth*2 May 1862Lavina Dixon was born on 2 May 1862 in Wabash County, Indiana.2,1,3 
Name VariationShe was called Viney.2 
(Daughter) Census US 187019 August 1870Lavina was enumerated as Viney Dixon on the 1870 census taken on 19 August 1870 in the household of her father and stepmother, Emeline (Craig) Dixon, in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. Lavina was Native American Indian, 8 years old and unable to read or write.2 
Marriage*29 May 1878She married, as his first wife, Joel F. Hale, son of George W. Hale and Mariah Jane Grant, on 29 May 1878 in Wabash County, Indiana.4 
Census US 1880*23 June 1880Lavina and Joel F. Hale were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 23 June 1880 in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. Joel was recorded as white, was 23 years of age, and a farmer, and Lavina was an American Indian, 19 years old, and keeping house. Neither of them was able to read or write. In the first household before Lavina and Joel, on the same census page, was the enumeration of Lavina's father and stepmother, Emeline and Charles Dickson, and in the next household after Lavina and Joel, on the same census page, was the enumeration of Joel's brother, Charles A. Hale.5,6,7 
Death*1 December 1904She died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 1 December 1904 in her home at 875 N. Meridian Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, at age 421,3 
Burial* and was buried in Plot #2 R1 G16 in Estates of Serenity, Marion. Her gravesite has no stone.3 

Family

 Joel F. Hale b. 31 Jul 1854, d. 30 Apr 1929
Child 1.William Francis Hale8 b. 6 Sep 1891, d. 14 Mar 1983

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death from pulmonary tuberculosis on 1 December 1904 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, of Lavina Hale of 875 N. Meridian Street, Marion, Indiana, age 42, house keeper, married to Joseph Hale, born 2 May 1862 in Wabash County, Indiana, daughter of Charlie Dixon and mother not known, in Wabash County, Indiana, informant N. M. Owen of Jones Boro, burial in IOOF Cemetery; referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1904; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lavine (Dixon) Hale, Memorial# 90464397. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lavina Dixon, daughter of Charlis Dixon, and Joel F Hale, son of John F. Hale, on 29 May 1878 in Wabash County, Indiana, United States, married by James P Ross, referencing FHL Film# 001409200. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joel F. and Lavina Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Emeline Dickson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles A. Hale, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 325a; Enumeration District: 187.
  8. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 14 March 1983 in the Emergency Room of Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA, of William Francis Hale, American Indian, also known as Chief Mon-Gon-Zah, age 91, Widowed, usual occupation was Laborer at Colonial Bakery, resided in Eaton, Delaware County, born 6 September 1891, son of Joel F. Hale and Lavina Dixon, in Delaware County, Indiana, informant his daughter, Mrs. Thelma Stephenson, Eaton, Delaware County, burial on 17 March 1983 in Elm Ridge Cemetery, Muncie, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1983; Roll: 04.

Mary Dixon1

b. 24 August 1857, d. 14 January 1882
Family
Father*Charles Dixon1 b. 1833
Birth*24 August 1857Mary Dixon was born on 24 August 1857 in Indiana.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 187019 August 1870Mary was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 19 August 1870 in the household of her father and stepmother, Emeline (Craig) Dixon, in Liberty, Wabash County, Indiana. Mary was Native American Indian, 14 years old and unable to read or write.1 
Marriage*15 December 1876She married John T. Hale, son of George W. Hale and Mariah Jane Grant, on 15 December 1876 in Wabash County, Indiana.3 
Death*14 January 1882She died on 14 January 1882 at age 242 
Burial* and was buried in Old LaFontaine Cemetery, La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana.2 

Family

 John T. Hale b. 1833

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Emeline Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 114B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Hale, Memorial# 35365362. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary Dixon and John T Hale on 15 September 1876 in Wabash County, Indiana, United States, married by Charles H Perkins. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Mary Ann Dixon1,2,3,4

b. 1 July 1832, d. 1 June 1912
Family
Father*David Dixon5 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__5 b. 1806
Birth*1 July 1832Mary Ann Dixon was born on 1 July 1832 in Tennessee.1,4,6,2 
Research Opinion*When Mary Ann DeBoard died in 1912, her son John, as the informant for her death certificate, reported that his mother's father was David "Dexton". We believe that is incorrect, and that her father was actually David Dixon. On the 1860 census in Iron County, Missouri, Mary Ann was enumerated as Polly with her husband Enoch Deboard and their two children. She was 27 years of age and had been born in Tennessee. Their household was next, on the same census page, after the household of David Dixon, his wife Priscilla, and eight children, all of whom had been born in Tennessee, although two of them had been born after the 1850 census was taken. The Dixons had no daughter named Mary listed among their children on the census of 1860.

Going back to the 1850 census, we found David Dixon, his wife "Druscilla", and seven children in Bradley County, Tennessee. The children's names and ages matched those recorded in 1860, so we knew it was the same family -- plus, in 1850, they had a daughter Mary who was missing in 1860 because she married, we believe, Enoch DeBoard. Mary Dixon of the 1850 census was 18 years old and born in Tennessee, like her siblings.

On the 1870 census, the two households of David and Priscilla Dixon, spelled "Dickson" by the census taker, and Enoch and Mary DeBoard, appear to have moved houses, although both families remained in Iron County, Missouri, and the David Dixon household was listed immediately next after the DeBoard household on the same census page.

Our closing statement first addresses the spelling of the "Dexton" surname on Mary Ann DeBoard's death certificate. Neither Mary Ann nor her husband, Enoch DeBoard, could read or write, and many in their extended group of neighbors were also illiterate. Even many of the census takers had difficulty accurately transcribing the names they heard spoken. For example, David Dixon's surname was spelled "Dickson" on the 1870 census. Neither David nor Priscilla Dixon have been found by us after the 1870 census, and we suspect they died between 1870 and 1880. Their grandson, John DeBoard, who was the informant for his mother's death certificate in 1912, was only one year old in 1870 and 11 years old in 1880. To a young boy who could not yet read or write, what John heard spoken may have sounded like "Dexton". After the death of his grandparents, even after he learned to read and write, would he have cared how to spell their surname? We doubt it; he probably had enough trouble learning to spell his own DeBoard. Our second reason for presenting David Dixon as Mary Ann DeBoard's father is the fact that, for so many years, and even after a move, the Dixons and the DeBoards lived right next to each other. We don't believe in coincidences! Our case rests... and we submit that David Dixon was the father of Mary Ann DeBoard and proceed accordingly.7,6,5,3,4,8,9 
Name VariationShe was called Polly.4 
(Daughter) Census US 185022 October 1850Mary was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee. She was 18 years old.5 
Marriage*She married Enoch DeBoard.10 
Census US 1860*14 July 1860Polly and Enoch DeBoard were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. Enoch was 38 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $400 and a personal estate valued at $150, and Polly was 27 years of age. Neither Enoch not Polly could read or write. They were enumerated with their two sons, David H. and Steven G., who were 5 and 3 years old, respectively. Polly's parents, Priscilla and David Dixon, and her eight siblings were enumerated in the first preceding household on the same census page.4 
Census US 1870*22 June 1870Mary and Enoch DeBoard were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 22 June 1870 in Township 31, Range 4 East, Iron County, Missouri. Enoch's name was spelled "Erich" by the census taker. He was 45 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $150, and Mary was 40 years of age and keeping house. Five children were enumerated with their parents in 1870. Huston was 12 years old; Gilmore was age 10; Mary and Nancy were ages 8 and 6 years, respectively; and baby John was 1 year old. Neither of the parents, nor any of the children, could read or write. It appears from the location information that Enoch and Mary, as well as Mary's parents, Priscilla and David Dixon, may have moved houses since the 1860 census. Again, though, the two households were enumerated next to each other on the 1870 census. The Dixon family's surname was spelled "Dickson" that year by the census taker.9 
Census US 1880*11 June 1880Mary A. and Enoch DeBoard were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 11 June 1880 in Des Arc, Iron County, Missouri. Enoch was 58 years of age and a farmer, and Mary A. was 48 years of age and keeping house. Enoch could neither read nor write and Mary could read, but not write. They were enumerated with five of their children. Mary E. and Nancy P. were ages 18 and 14, respectively, had both attended school within the census year, were at home and could not read or write; John H. was 11 years old, worked on the family farm, had also attended school within the census year, and could not yet read or write; Martha A. was 8 years old; and David H., age 25 and the oldest of the couple's children, was recorded last. David could read and write and worked in a saw mill. The couple's married son and his wife, Visa A. and Steven G. DeBoard, were enumerated with their baby daughter in the next household on the same census page.1 
Census US 1900*10 June 1900Mary Ann, who was recorded as Martha, and Enoch DeBoard were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 10 June 1900 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. Enoch was 78 years of age and a farmer who had not worked for six months, and Mary, who was recorded by the census taker as "Martha", was 68 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 55 years and Mary had given birth to nine children, four of whom were living. Their son, John H., who was 30 years of age and single, was enumerated with them. He worked as a laborer on the farm, had worked every month of the census year, and was the only member of the household who could read and write. Also residing in the DeBoard household in 1900 were two of the couple's grandchildren. Ellen and Walter DeBoard, ages 14 and 10 years, respectively, were children of Enoch and Mary Ann's son, Gilmore DeBoard, and his first wife. Gilmore and his second wife, Florence, were enumerated nearby on the next page of the township's census.10,11 
(Mother) Census US 191022 April 1910She was enumerated as Polly Ann on the 1910 census taken on 22 April 1910 in the household of her son John in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. Mary Ann was 78 years of age, a widow, and was reported to have given birth to four children, three of whom were living. Her son and daughter-in-law, Florence and Steven Gilmore DeBoard, were enumerated with their family in the next household on the same and previous census pages.12,13 
Death*1 June 1912She died of malaria on 1 June 1912 in Iron County, Missouri, at age 796,2 
Burial*2 June 1912 and was buried on 2 June 1912 in Collins Cemetery, Minimum, Iron County.2 

Family

 Enoch DeBoard b. May 1821
Children 1.David H. DeBoard4 b. 1855
 2.Steven Gilmore DeBoard+1 b. Jun 1858
 3.Mary E. DeBoard9 b. 1862
 4.Nancy P. DeBoard9 b. 1864
 5.John H. DeBoard9 b. 1869
 6.Martha A. DeBoard1 b. 1872

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Enoch and Mary A. DeBoard, Year: 1880; Census Place: Des Arc, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 691; Page: 574B; Enumeration District: 056. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Ann (Dexton) DeBoard, Memorial# 104819413. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Enoch and Polly DeBoard, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 190b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 1 June 1912 of malaria in Union, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Mary Ann Deboard, age 80 years, 11 months, widow, house work, born on 1 July 1832 in "Indiana", daughter of David "Dexton" and not known mother, informant John DeBoard, Annapolis, Missouri, burial 2 June 1912 in Minimum, Iron County, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 20093. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  7. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, spelled "Dickson" by the census taker", Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 31 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 555A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Enoch and Mary DeBoard, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 31 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 555A.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Enoch and Martha DeBoard, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240859. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Steven and Visa A. DeBoard, Year: 1880; Census Place: Des Arc, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 691; Page: 574B; Enumeration District: 056.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of John Deboard, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374796. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Steven "W". and Florence E. DeBoard, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374796.

Matilda Dixon1

b. 1863
Family
Father*David Dixon1 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__1 b. 1806
Birth*1863Matilda Dixon was born about 1863 in Missouri.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187022 June 1870Matilda was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 22 June 1870 in the household of her parents in Township 31, Range 4 East, Iron County, Missouri. The census taker spelled the family's surname "Dickson". Matilda was 7 years old and at home.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, spelled "Dickson" by the census taker", Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 31 Range 4 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 555A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Minnie Dixon1

b. 1859
Family
Father*Thomas A. Dixon1 b. 1830
Mother*Harriett Van Arnsdale1 b. 1834, d. 1891
Birth*1859Minnie Dixon was born about 1859 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18604 June 1860Minnie, who the census taker recorded as "not named", was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 4 June 1860 in the household of her parents in Township 22, Range 8, Havana Post Office, Mason County, Illinois. She was one year old.2 
(Daughter) Census US 187019 July 1870Minnie was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 19 July 1870 in the household of her widowed mother in Havana, Mason County, Illinois. She was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(Daughter) Census US 18809 June 1880Minnie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 9 June 1880 in the household of her widowed mother in Havana, Mason County, Illinois. She was 21 years of age.4 

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Thomas A Dixon, born on 23 July 1865 at Havana, Mason County, Illinois, son of Thomas A Dixon and Harriett "Vanarsdale", agency notes: Mar 1943: Name listed as THOMAS A DIXON. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas A. and Harriet Dixon, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 22 Range 8, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M653_210; Page: 364; Family History Library Film: 803210. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. B. Dixon, Year: 1870; Census Place: Havana, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 69A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. B. Dixon, Year: 1880; Census Place: Havana, Mason, Illinois; Roll: 235; Page: 494B; Enumeration District: 133. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Nancy J. Dixon1,2

b. 1844
Family
Father*David Dixon1 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__1 b. 1806
Birth*1844Nancy J. Dixon was born about 1844 in Tennessee.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185022 October 1850Nancy was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee. She was 6 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 July 1860Nancy J. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in the household of her parents in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. She was 17 years old.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 190b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Rachel Dixon1

b. 1846
Family
Father*David Dixon1 b. 1804
Mother*Priscilla __?__1 b. 1806
Birth*1846Rachel Dixon was born about 1846 in Tennessee.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185022 October 1850Rachel was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee. She was 4 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 July 1860Rachel was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 July 1860 in the household of her parents in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. She was 15 years old.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 190b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of David and Priscilla Dixon, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 745. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.