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Dura Mae Dix 1900–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1900

Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1987

Death Location: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Frank Dix

Mother: Katie Sexton

Spouse(s): Charles Sr

Children(s): Dorothy Mass, Benjamin Moss, Charles Jr, William Moss

Dura Mae Dix was born in 1900 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Frank Dix And Katie Wells Sexton. In 1910, Dura Mae Dix resided in Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virg. In 1920, Dura Mae Dix resided in Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virg. Dura Mae Dix married Charles Wesley Moss Sr, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Moss, Charles Wesley Moss Jr, Dorothy M Mass, William Robert Moss. Dura Mae Dix passed away in 1987 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dura Mae Dix was born in 1900 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Frank Dix And Katie Wells Sexton.
  • In 1910, Dura Mae Dix resided in Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virg.
  • In 1920, Dura Mae Dix resided in Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virg.
  • Dura Mae Dix married Charles Wesley Moss Sr, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Moss, Charles Wesley Moss Jr, Dorothy M Mass, William Robert Moss.
  • Dura Mae Dix passed away in 1987 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Dix
1871–1928
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
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Katie Sexton
1888–1967
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia
KS

Spouses(s)

Charles Sr
1900–1987
Birth Location: South Carolina
CS

Children(s)

Dorothy Mass
1924–2008
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Moss
1919–1971
Birth Location: Danville, Virginia, USA
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Charles Jr
1921–1977
Birth Location: Danville, Virginia, USA
CJ
William Moss
1926–1981
Birth Location: Virginia
WM

Dura Dix's Ancestors

Self
Dura Dix
1900–1987
Birth Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Frank Dix
1871–1928
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Katie (Wells) Sexton
1888–1967
Halifax, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (Woodson) Dix
1849–1910
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Susan (E) Griffith
1852–1916
North Carolina, United States
William Sexton
1852–1912
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Susan (A.) Ferrell
1862–1912
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Griffith
1802–1874
Agness Danell
1815–1901
William Sexton
1815–1870
Maria
1810–
Frank Ferrell
1826–1893
Mary Fitzgerald
1822–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zadock Griffith
1775–1821
Mary Smith
1777–1850
John Daniel
1777–1829
Elizabeth Yarborough
1780–1860
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860
William Briscoe
1781–1857
Rosannah Briscoe
1785–1825
Robert Ferrell
1800–1880
Elizabeth Dodson
1801–1880
Leonard Fitzgerald
1795–1840
Sarah Kirby
1797–1885

Dura Dix's Descendants

1.
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Dura (Mae) Dix (22 Nov 1900–3 May 1987) m. Charles (Wesley Moss) Sr (8 Feb 1900–19 Apr 1987)
  1. 1. Dorothy (M) Mass 1924–2008 m. Claude (Lee) Harvey 1917–2001
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Moss 1919–1971 m. Polly (Louise) Coleman 1919–2009
  3. 3. Charles (Wesley Moss) Jr 1921–1977 m. Cecil (Vivian) Hammock 1923–2009 m. Marian (Gray) Robinson 1920–
  4. 4. William (Robert) Moss 1926–1981 m. Margaret (Sue) Midkiff 1927–2015
    1. 1. William (Robert Moss) Jr. 1944–2002

Dura Dix's Timeline

6 Records

1900
22 Nov 1900
Birth of Dura Mae Dix in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Dura Mae Dix resided here in Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
1920
1920
Age 20
Dura Mae Dix resided here in Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
1930
1930
Age 30
Dura Mae Dix resided here in Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
1950
1950
Age 50
Dura Mae Dix resided here in Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA
Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA
1987
3 May 1987
Age 87
Death of Dura Mae Dix in Danville, Virginia, USA
Danville, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: .
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2467; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 519.0.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danville, Danville

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 3, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2467; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 519.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danville, Danville

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1987
    Event Place: Danville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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