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Benjamin Franklin Dixon 1821–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1821

Birth Location: Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 17 Oct 1869

Death Location: Amite County, Mississippi

Father: William Dixon

Mother: Nancy Sanders

Spouse(s): Julia Thompson, Aletha Goolsbe, Jane Norwood

Children(s): Frank Dixon, Mollie Dixon, Warren Dixon, William Dixon, Elizabeth Dixon, Sarah Dixon, Lucius Dixon, Elizabeth Dixon, William Dixon, Jared Dixon, Jeanette Dixon

The story of Benjamin Franklin Dixon began in 1821 in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Benjamin Franklin Dixon married Aletha Goolsbe, Jane Elvira Silliman Norwood, Julia Ann Patience Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Lizzie Witherington Dixon, Elizabeth Eleanor Dixon, Frank D Dixon, Jared Rivers Dixon, Jeanette Nettie Elivira Silliman Dixon, Lucius Norwood Dixon, Mollie Dixon, Sarah Jane Dixon, Warren T Dixon, William George Dixon, William K Dixon, William Samuel Dixon. Benjamin Franklin Dixon passed away in 1869 in Amite County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Dixon began in 1821 in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  • Benjamin Franklin Dixon married Aletha Goolsbe, Jane Elvira Silliman Norwood, Julia Ann Patience Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Lizzie Witherington Dixon, Elizabeth Eleanor Dixon, Frank D Dixon, Jared Rivers Dixon, Jeanette Nettie Elivira Silliman Dixon, Lucius Norwood Dixon, Mollie Dixon, Sarah Jane Dixon, Warren T Dixon, William George Dixon, William K Dixon, William Samuel Dixon.
  • Benjamin Franklin Dixon passed away in 1869 in Amite County, Mississippi.

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Benjamin Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Dixon
1821–1869
Birth Place: Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Parents
William George Dixon
1784–1840
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Sanders
1793–1851
Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (William) Dixon
1760–1808
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA or Ireland
Mary (Ann) Ferguson
1763–1810
Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dixon
1740–1780
Margaret Pringle
1750–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dixon
1714–1744
Annie Hallett
1716–

Benjamin Dixon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Dixon (29 Sep 1821–17 Oct 1869) m. Julia (Ann Patience) Thompson (Apr 1826–1886) m. Aletha Goolsbe (4 Sep 1819–29 Oct 1858) m. Jane (Elvira Silliman) Norwood (15 Oct 1825–22 Mar 1854)
  1. 1. Frank (D) Dixon 1862–1928 m. Laura Dixon 1862–1922 m. Margaret (Robbins) Poole 1866–1946 m. Maggie Poole 1867–
    1. 1. Henry (Clay) Dixon 1895–1943
    2. 2. David (Lamar) Dixon 1888–1940
    3. 3. Alice (Margaret Maggie) Dixon 1900–1963
    4. 4. Charles (Wayland) Dixon 1903–1991
    5. 5. Willie (Mae Dixon) Turfitt 1904–1987
    6. 6. Julia (Covington) Dixon 1890–1976
    7. 7. David (Franklin Dixon) Jr. 1893–1938
    8. 8. David (Lamar) Dixon 1888–
  2. 2. Mollie Dixon 1861–1862
  3. 3. Warren (T) Dixon 1856–1857
  4. 4. William (K) Dixon 1857–1885
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Eleanor) Dixon 1840–
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Dixon 1845–1893
  7. 7. Lucius (Norwood) Dixon 1848–1909
  8. 8. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Witherington) Dixon 1849–1931
  9. 9. William (George) Dixon 1842–1845
  10. 10. Jared (Rivers) Dixon 1852–1881
  11. 11. Jeanette ("Nettie" Elivira Silliman) Dixon 1854–1907

Benjamin Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1821
29 Sep 1821
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Dixon in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
1869
17 Oct 1869
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Franklin Dixon in Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1821
    Event Place: Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Amite County, Mississippi

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