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Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon 1825–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1825

Birth Location: McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 7 Oct 1854

Death Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: Phoebe Candell

Mother: James Dixon

Spouse(s): Mary Canaday

Children(s): Amy Dixon, William Dix, Charity Knowles, Cyrena Dix, Jefferson Dixon, Naomi Dixon

In 1825, Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon entered the world in McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, born to Phoebe Candell And James Dixon. Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon married Mary Ellen Canaday, and had children including Amy Jane Dixon, Charity M Knowles, Cyrena Dix, Jefferson Swope Dixon, Naomi Arilla Dixon, William Herman Dix. Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon passed away in 1854 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon entered the world in McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, born to Phoebe Candell And James Dixon.
  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon married Mary Ellen Canaday, and had children including Amy Jane Dixon, Charity M Knowles, Cyrena Dix, Jefferson Swope Dixon, Naomi Arilla Dixon, William Herman Dix.
  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon passed away in 1854 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phoebe Candell
1800–
Birth Location: Indiana
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James Dixon
1784–1867
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Canaday
1829–1901
Birth Location: Clark County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Amy Dixon
1852–1892
Birth Location: Park County, Iowa, USA
AD
William Dix
1869–1946
Birth Location: Middleville, Wright, Minnesota, USA
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Charity Knowles
1858–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
CK
Cyrena Dix
1863–1933
Birth Location: Clark, Illinois, United States
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Jefferson Dixon
1854–1936
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Naomi Dixon
1850–1943
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Jeremiah Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Jeremiah Dixon
1825–1854
Birth Place: McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Phoebe Candell
1800–
Indiana
James Dixon
1784–1867
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Dixon's Descendants

1.
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Jeremiah ("Jerry") Dixon (25 Aug 1825–7 Oct 1854) m. Mary (Ellen) Canaday (05 Nov 1829–08 Aug 1901)
  1. 1. Amy (Jane) Dixon 1852–1892 m. Isaac (King) Moore 1844–1922 m. Isaac Moor 1845–
    1. 1. Mary (Phoebe) Moore 1877–1966 m. Philander (Thomas) Marshall 1873–1957 m. Mary Moore 1877–
      1. 1. Randolph (Clifton "Pete") Marshall 1916–1998 m. Vesta (Gale) Brubaker 1924–2014 m. Juanita (Zoe Fall) Marshall 1919–2007
        1. 1. Ronald (Dale) Marshall 1951–2019
        2. 2. Dennis (Jay) Marshall 1950–1951
        3. 3. Adrian (Lee "Bud") Marshall 1942–2002
      2. 2. Inez (Lucille) Marshall 1907–1984
      3. 3. Mabel Marshall 1910–1999 m. Dallas Hiatt 1909–1995
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Hiatt 1932–2012
      4. 4. June (M) Lemley 1914–1995 m. Leo Degraff 1922–1991 m. Vernon (Meritt) Lemley 1899–1948 m. Leo (Harold) Degraff 1917–2010
        1. 1. Jimmy (D) Lemley 1935–2002 m. Mary (E Lemely) Hillmer 1940–2000
        2. 2. Billy (Joe Lemley) I 1934–1969
        3. 3. Cheryl (Rae Degraff) LaCock 1944–2020
      5. 5. Amy (Ozella) Marshall 1902–1985 m. Andrew (Jackson) Smith 1889–1972
        1. 1. Keith (Thomas) Smith 1923–1990 m. Gladys (Marie) Brumbaugh 1922–1975
        2. 2. Ardis (June) Smith 1932–2001
        3. 3. Don (Raymond) Smith 1928–2005
        4. 4. Marjorie (L) Smith 1925–
        5. 5. Marjorie (Lucile) Smith 1925–2021
      6. 6. Bertha (Zoe Marshall) Hudiburgh 1904–1989
        1. 1. Betty (Ruth) Eisenhut 1926–
      7. 7. Ray (Wilburn) Marshall 1899–1973 m. Viola (Faye Hunt) Couch 1902–1998 m. Lola (Irene) Marshall 1912–1992 m. Fay Marshall 1902–1998
        1. 1. Ray (Leland) Marshall 1927–2001 m. Glenys (M) Marshall 1930–2002
        2. 2. Mary (Kathryn) Marshall 1924–1989
        3. 3. Mary (K.) Plotner 1924–1989
        4. 4. Mary (Kathryn) Marshall 1924–1989 m. Paul (Augustust) Plotner 1918–1994
    2. 2. Karl (Thomas) Moore 1881–1913 m. Eunice (Euphrasia) Higgins 1886–1943
      1. 1. Harold (Sherman) Moore 1910–2000
      2. 2. Faye (Lucille) Moore 1913–1988
      3. 3. Wilbur (Isaac) Moore 1908–1968
    3. 3. Iven (Nathan) Moore 1885–1944
    4. 4. Pliny (Dixon "P.D.") Moore 1879–1953 m. Mary (Elizabeth Higgins) Moore 1884–1942 m. Chlora (Cestral) Young 1904–1980
      1. 1. Amy (Margaret) Moore 1904–1929
        1. 1. Earl Pruitt 1924–1966
      2. 2. Claude (Norman) Moore 1909–1987 m. Cuma (Lolita) Smith 1908–1998
        1. 1. Roger (Dixon) Moore 1939–2016
      3. 3. Daisy (Ethel Eloise Moore) Lewis 1905–1980
      4. 4. Thelma Moore 1912–1912
      5. 5. Ann (M) Moore 1904–
    5. 5. Bertha (Averilla) Moore 1875–1948 m. Charles (R) Bouton 1871–
      1. 1. Herd (J) Bouton 1897–
      2. 2. Hazel (A) Bouton 1899–
      3. 3. Lars Bouton 1906–
        1. 1. Jimmy (Leon) Powell 1927–2000
      4. 4. Lois (Marie) BOWDEN 1906–1997
        1. 1. Jimmy (Leon) Powell 1927–2000
  2. 2. William (Herman) Dix 1869–1946
    1. 1. Ruth (Amy) Dix 1896–1990
      1. 1. William Tietge 1920–2007 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Slavkovsky 1919–2005
  3. 3. Charity (M.) Knowles 1858–
  4. 4. Cyrena Dix 1863–1933
    1. 1. Clinton (Earl) Hall 1887–1950
      1. 1. Marion Hall 1926–2005
    2. 2. Laura (Ella) Hall 1885–1993
      1. 1. Melvin (Carmon) Rodgers 1903– m. Luella (E) Rodgers 1900–
        1. 1. Melva (Belle) Rodgers 1924–1976 m. Joseph (Daniel) Bates 1919–2004
        2. 2. Harry (Clifford) Rodgers 1925–
  5. 5. Jefferson (Swope) Dixon 1854–1936
  6. 6. Naomi (Arilla) Dixon 1850–1943

Jeremiah Dixon's Timeline

3 Records

1825
25 Aug 1825
Birth of Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon in McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1849
about 1849
Age 24
Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon was married
None
1854
7 Oct 1854
Age 29
Death of Jeremiah "Jerry" Dixon in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1825
    Event Place: McPherson, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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