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Riley Dixon 1820–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1820

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 APR 1894

Death Location: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA

Father: Joel Dixon

Mother: Mary Newlin

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones, Anna Thompson

Children(s): Flora Dixon, William Dixon, Sarah Dixan, Nathan Dixon, Benjamin Dixon, Thompson Dixon, Joel Dixon, Charles Dixon

In 1820, Riley Dixon entered the world in Chatham, North Carolina, USA, born to Joel Dixon And Mary Newlin. In 1820, Riley Dixon resided in Chatham, North Carolina, USA. In 1820, Riley Dixon resided in Chatham, North Carolina, USA. Riley Dixon married Anna Jane Thompson, Nancy Jones, and had children including Benjamin F Dixon, Charles Clarkson Dixon, Flora Ann Dixon, Joel Dixon, Nathan Dixon, Sarah Caroline Dixan, Thompson Enoch Dixon, William Penn Dixon. Riley Dixon passed away in 1894 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Riley Dixon entered the world in Chatham, North Carolina, USA, born to Joel Dixon And Mary Newlin.
  • In 1820, Riley Dixon resided in Chatham, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1820, Riley Dixon resided in Chatham, North Carolina, USA.
  • Riley Dixon married Anna Jane Thompson, Nancy Jones, and had children including Benjamin F Dixon, Charles Clarkson Dixon, Flora Ann Dixon, Joel Dixon, Nathan Dixon, Sarah Caroline Dixan, Thompson Enoch Dixon, William Penn Dixon.
  • Riley Dixon passed away in 1894 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Dixon
1785–1860
Birth Location: Cane Creek MM, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Newlin
1787–1844
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
MN

Spouses(s)

Nancy Jones
1826–
Birth Location: –
NJ
Anna Thompson
1824–1880
Birth Location: Moral, Shelby, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Flora Dixon
1869–1936
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
FD
William Dixon
1850–1922
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
WD
Sarah Dixan
1859–1917
Birth Location: Brown, Morgan, Indiana, USA
SD
Nathan Dixon
1848–1918
Birth Location: Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
ND
Benjamin Dixon
1855–1929
Birth Location: Moral, Shelby, Indiana, USA
BD
Thompson Dixon
1845–1916
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
TD
Joel Dixon
1861–1922
Birth Location: Boone, Indiana, USA
JD
Charles Dixon
1857–1902
Birth Location: Morgan, Indiana, USA
CD

Riley Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Riley Dixon
1820–1894
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel Dixon
1785–1860
Cane Creek MM, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Mary Newlin
1787–1844
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Eli Newlin
1755–1790
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Hadley
1762–1827
Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1716–1805
Mary Pyle
1723–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Pyle
1697–1790
Sarah Worrello
1700–1760

Riley Dixon's Descendants

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Riley Dixon (25 APR 1820–20 APR 1894) m. Nancy Jones (1826–) m. Anna (Jane) Thompson (31 MAY 1824–28 MAR 1880)
  1. 1. Flora (Ann) Dixon 1869–1936 m. John (Emanuel) Snavely 1861–1933
    1. 1. Pauline (M) Snavely 1902–
    2. 2. Herbert (Harold) Snavely 1908–1992 m. Hazel (E) Matheny 1915–1988
    3. 3. Gladys (S) Snavely 1897–
    4. 4. Murl (Velnette) Pletcher 1893–1915
    5. 5. D (Beatrice) Snavely 1891–1975 m. Hardy (Ashton) Langworthy 1897–1959
      1. 1. Hardy (Ashton) Langworthy 1924–1991
    6. 6. Harold (H) Snavely 1902–
  2. 2. William (Penn) Dixon 1850–1922
  3. 3. Sarah (Caroline) Dixan 1859–1917
  4. 4. Nathan Dixon 1848–1918
  5. 5. Benjamin (F) Dixon 1855–1929
  6. 6. Thompson (Enoch) Dixon 1845–1916
  7. 7. Joel Dixon 1861–1922
  8. 8. Charles (Clarkson) Dixon 1857–1902

Riley Dixon's Timeline

23 Records

1820
25 APR 1820
Birth of Riley Dixon in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1820
1820
Riley Dixon resided here in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1820
7 AUG 1820
Riley Dixon resided here in Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1823
20 DEC 1823
Age 3
Riley Dixon resided here in Morgan, Indiana, USA
Morgan, Indiana, USA
1830
1830
Age 10
Riley Dixon resided here in Morgan, Indiana, USA
Morgan, Indiana, USA
1840
1840
Age 20
Riley Dixon resided here in Morgan, Indiana, USA
Morgan, Indiana, USA
1844
24 OCT 1844
Age 24
Riley Dixon resided here
None
1850
1850
Age 30
Riley Dixon resided here in Brown, Morgan, Indiana, USA
Brown, Morgan, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
Riley Dixon resided here in Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
Riley Dixon resided here in Madison, Morgan, Indiana, USA
Madison, Morgan, Indiana, USA
1861
8 APR 1861
Age 41
Riley Dixon resided here in Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Indiana, USA
1862
26 MAR 1862
Age 42
Riley Dixon resided here in Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Indiana, USA
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 43
Riley Dixon resided here in Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Indiana, USA
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 43
Riley Dixon resided here in Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
Riley Dixon resided here in Clinton, Illinois, USA
Clinton, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
Riley Dixon resided here in Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, USA
Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, USA
1875
16 OCT 1875
Age 55
Riley Dixon resided here in Howard, Indiana, USA
Howard, Indiana, USA
1877
14 AUG 1877
Age 57
Riley Dixon resided here in Howard, Indiana, USA
Howard, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
Riley Dixon resided here in Harrison, Howard, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Howard, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
Riley Dixon resided here in Harrison, Howard, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Howard, Indiana, USA
1892
8 JUN 1892
Age 72
Riley Dixon resided here in Howard, Indiana, USA
Howard, Indiana, USA
1894
22 APR 1894
Age 74
Burial of Riley Dixon in Crown Point Cem, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
Crown Point Cem, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
1894
20 APR 1894
Age 74
Death of Riley Dixon in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1820
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon
    [3] Kansas, Marriage Records, 1811-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 APR 1894
    Event Place: Crown Point Cem, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 APR 1894
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 APR 1861
    Event Place: Hamilton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Madison, Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1823
    Event Place: Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hamilton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Event Place: Hamilton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1862
    Event Place: Hamilton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1875
    Event Place: Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1892
    Event Place: Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1877
    Event Place: Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1844
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Harrison, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Brown, Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 AUG 1820
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Event Place: Hamilton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Harrison, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Riley Dixon
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
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