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Rebecca Dora Dixon 1877–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1961

Death Location: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Dixon

Mother: Martha Farmer

Spouse(s): George Vandergriff

Children(s): Ethel Vandergriff, Dorothy Vandergriff

The story of Rebecca Dora Dixon began in 1877 in Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Rebecca Dora Dixon resided in Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA. In 1900, Rebecca Dora Dixon resided in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Rebecca Dora Dixon married George C Vandergriff, and had children including Dorothy M Vandergriff, Ethel Vandergriff. Rebecca Dora Dixon passed away in 1961 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Dora Dixon began in 1877 in Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Rebecca Dora Dixon resided in Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, Rebecca Dora Dixon resided in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rebecca Dora Dixon married George C Vandergriff, and had children including Dorothy M Vandergriff, Ethel Vandergriff.
  • Rebecca Dora Dixon passed away in 1961 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dixon
1830–1905
Birth Location: England
WD
Martha Farmer
1844–1931
Birth Location: Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

George Vandergriff
1873–1916
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
GV

Children(s)

Ethel Vandergriff
1907–1990
Birth Location: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
EV
Dorothy Vandergriff
1915–
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
DV

Rebecca Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Dixon
1877–1961
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Dixon
1830–1905
England
Martha (Rebecca) Farmer
1844–1931
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John Dixon
1791–1865
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Ann Twilley
1795–1873
Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England
Henry (T.) Farmer
1809–1875
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Foster
1815–1889
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Farmer
1780–1841
Febe Vestal
1782–1841
John Foster
1789–1865
Mary Cole
1790–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Farmer
1750–1794
Zilpha Barnes
1755–1821
Thomas Vestal
1764–1825
Amy Thompson
1764–1825
John Foster
1757–1837
Mary Smith
1772–1837
Richard COLE
1763–1807
Hannah Armstrong
1768–1825

Rebecca Dixon's Descendants

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Rebecca (Dora) Dixon (25 Mar 1877–15 Dec 1961) m. George (C) Vandergriff (3 Aug 1873–26 Mar 1916)
  1. 1. Ethel Vandergriff 1907–1990 m. Harris (William) McCanless 1897–1978
    1. 1. James (Carrol) McCanless 1938–1939
  2. 2. Dorothy (M) Vandergriff 1915–

Rebecca Dixon's Timeline

9 Records

1877
25 Mar 1877
Birth of Rebecca Dora Dixon in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Greenville Ward 1, Washington, Mississippi, USA
Greenville Ward 1, Washington, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Hattiesburg Ward 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesburg Ward 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
1940
1940
Age 63
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Precinct 1, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 73
Rebecca Dora Dixon resided here in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
1961
15 Dec 1961
Age 84
Death of Rebecca Dora Dixon in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04096; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 152-6B
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenville Ward 1, Washington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville Ward 1, Washington, Mississippi; Roll: T624_763; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374776

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hattiesburg Ward 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hattiesburg Ward 2, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: T625_875; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04096; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 152-6B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04096; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 152-6B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, 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: Lubbock, Lubbock, Te

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1961
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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