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Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon 1847–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1847

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1940

Death Location: London, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Father: James* Dixon

Mother: Lavina Johnson

Spouse(s): Mahala Jackson

Children(s): Belle Dixon

The story of Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon began in 1847 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA. Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon married Mahala Hale Jackson, and had children including Belle Dixon. Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon passed away in 1940 in London, Pope, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon began in 1847 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon married Mahala Hale Jackson, and had children including Belle Dixon.
  • Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon passed away in 1940 in London, Pope, Arkansas, USA.

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Children(s)

Alexander Dixon's Ancestors

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Alexander Dixon
1847–1940
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James* "Cripple Jimmy" Dixon
1816–1901
Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Lavina ("Vina") Johnson
1823–1901
Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Alexander Dixon
1785–1871
Greenbrier County, Virginia
Elizabeth ("Betty") Creech
1790–1863
Ashe, NC, USA
James Johnson
1804–1858
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Mary (A "Polly") Blanton
1805–1861
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Dixon
1751–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Dixon's Descendants

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Alexander ("Big Eck") Dixon (8 Jun 1847–11 Aug 1940) m. Mahala ("Hale") Jackson (08 SEP 1847–20 MAY 1935)
  1. 1. Belle Dixon 1876–1977 m. Riley Cowan 1876–1955
    1. 1. Wilma Walsh 1918–2011

Alexander Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1847
8 Jun 1847
Birth of Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
1940
11 Aug 1940
Age 93
Death of Alexander "Big Eck" Dixon in London, Pope, Arkansas, USA
London, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1940
    Event Place: London, Pope, Arkansas, USA

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