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Francis Thacker 1845–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1845

Birth Location: Wayne County, WV, USA

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, Docks Creek Cemetery

Father:

Mother: Virginia Rutherford

Spouse(s): Hugh Dixon

Children(s): Thomas Dixon, Lucretia Dixon, Anthony Dixon, Sally Dixon, Dora Dixon, Jeremiah Dixon, Lillie Dixon, Mary Dixon, Ollie Dixon

In 1845, Francis Thacker entered the world in Wayne County, WV, USA, born to Joseph Thacker And Virginia Jane Rutherford. Francis Thacker married Hugh Dixon, and had children including Anthony Dixon, Dora Love Dixon, Jeremiah Dixon, Lillie Frances Dixon, Lucretia Laura Jane Dixon, Mary Alton Dixon, Ollie Dixon, Sally Dixon, Thomas Wilbur Dixon. Francis Thacker passed away in 1897 in Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, Docks Creek Cemetery.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Francis Thacker entered the world in Wayne County, WV, USA, born to Joseph Thacker And Virginia Jane Rutherford.
  • Francis Thacker married Hugh Dixon, and had children including Anthony Dixon, Dora Love Dixon, Jeremiah Dixon, Lillie Frances Dixon, Lucretia Laura Jane Dixon, Mary Alton Dixon, Ollie Dixon, Sally Dixon, Thomas Wilbur Dixon.
  • Francis Thacker passed away in 1897 in Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, Docks Creek Cemetery.

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Thacker's Ancestors

Self
Francis Thacker
1845–1897
Birth Place: Wayne County, WV, USA
Parents
Virginia (Jane) Rutherford
1805–1870
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Reuben (Robert) Rutherford
1752–1851
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Hill
1756–1830
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Thacker's Descendants

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Francis Thacker (1845–1897) m. Hugh Dixon (1842–1911)
  1. 1. Thomas (Wilbur) Dixon 1878–1952 m. Maude (Clair) Keyser 1889–1945
    1. 1. Glenn (Garrett) Dixon 1908–1972 m. Valarie (Jane) Baker 1909–1965
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Dixon 1931–1988
    2. 2. Carl Dixon 1903–1969
    3. 3. Frank Dixon 1919–
  2. 2. Lucretia (Laura Jane) Dixon 1867– m. Edward (Powerton) Shupe 1863–
    1. 1. Mitchell (M.) Shoops 1885–
  3. 3. Anthony Dixon 1868–1926 m. Catherine Sizemore 1874–1945
    1. 1. Frances (Sarah) Dixon 1892–1985
  4. 4. Sally Dixon 1870–1943 m. Edward (Powerton) Shupe 1863–
    1. 1. Leona Shupe 1894–
    2. 2. Charles (E.) Shupe 1891–
    3. 3. Benjamin (F.) Shupe 1902–
    4. 4. Jesse (E.) Shupe 1893–
    5. 5. Caroline Shupe 1898–1904
  5. 5. Dora (Love) Dixon 1873– m. Bundy Grate 1872–
  6. 6. Jeremiah Dixon 1876– m. Eliza Cartwright 1880–
  7. 7. Lillie (Frances) Dixon 1881–1951 m. Joseph (Henry) McKeand –1955
    1. 1. Ben (Doliver) mckeand 1908–1945
    2. 2. Samuel (Sanders) McKeand 1914–1986
    3. 3. Beulah McKeand 1900–1982
    4. 4. Laura McKeand 1902–1977
    5. 5. Dorothy McKeand 1904–1904
    6. 6. William McKeand –1928
    7. 7. Shearl Kent 1925–1979
  8. 8. Mary (Alton) Dixon 1888– m. Cecil Davis 1884–
  9. 9. Ollie Dixon 1894–1976 m. Sidney Jordan 1892–1973
    1. 1. Dolores Jordan 1915–1989

Francis Thacker's Timeline

3 Records

1845
1845
Birth of Francis Thacker in Wayne County, WV, USA
Wayne County, WV, USA
1897
2 FEB 1897
Age 52
Death of Francis Thacker in Wayne Co., WV
Wayne Co., WV
1897
1897
Age 52
Burial of Francis Thacker in Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, Docks Creek Cemetery
Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, Docks Creek Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1897
    Event Place: Wayne Co., WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Wayne County, WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia, Docks Creek Cemetery

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