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Benjamin Dixon 1811–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1896

Death Location: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Dixon

Mother: Susannah Radey

Spouse(s): Mary Dixon

Children(s): Hardin Dixon, Benjamin Dixon, James Dixon, Elizabeth Thacker

In 1811, Benjamin Dixon entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to James Dixon And Susannah Radey. Benjamin Dixon married Mary Gholson Kazee Dixon, and had children including Benjamin T Dixon, Elizabeth Dixon Thacker, Hardin Samuel Dixon, James Frank Dixon. Benjamin Dixon passed away in 1896 in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Benjamin Dixon entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to James Dixon And Susannah Radey.
  • Benjamin Dixon married Mary Gholson Kazee Dixon, and had children including Benjamin T Dixon, Elizabeth Dixon Thacker, Hardin Samuel Dixon, James Frank Dixon.
  • Benjamin Dixon passed away in 1896 in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Dixon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Dixon
1811–1896
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
James Dixon
1779–1836
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Susannah Radey
1785–1824
Bedford County, Virginia
Grandparents
William Dixon
1748–1809
of Pittsylvania, Virginia
Frances (Toler) Dixon
1765–1822
Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dickson
1724–1807
Mary Arthur
1733–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dixon
1705–1764
Mary Dinwiddie
1706–1797

Benjamin Dixon's Descendants

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Benjamin Dixon (1811–12 Oct 1896) m. Mary (Gholson Kazee) Dixon (20 Aug 1813–16 Jan 1879)
  1. 1. Hardin (Samuel) Dixon 1847–1913
  2. 2. Benjamin (T) Dixon 1835–1914
  3. 3. James (Frank) Dixon 1836–1910
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Dixon) Thacker 1842–1927

Benjamin Dixon's Timeline

7 Records

1808
15 Oct 1808
Birth of Benjamin Dixon
None
1809
15 Oct 1809
Birth of Benjamin Dixon in Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1811
1811
Birth of Benjamin Dixon in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 49
Benjamin Dixon resided here in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
Benjamin Dixon resided here in Ashland, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1896
12 Oct 1896
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Dixon in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1896
12 Oct 1896
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Dixon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1808
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 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: Boyd, Kentucky; Roll: M653_356; Page: 755; Family History Library Film: 803356

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky; Roll: M593_448; Page: 74A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin Dixon 12 Oct 1896

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1896
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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