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Wesley Dixon 1810–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 MAR 1810

Birth Location: Ashe Co., NC

Death Date: 30 APR 1885

Death Location: Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Moses Dixon

Mother: Sarah Osborne

Spouse(s): Charlotte Dixon

Children(s): Preston Dixon, Sarah Anderson, James Dixon, Preston Dixon, Jane Dixon, Malinda Dixon, Sarah Dixon, Mahelia Dixon

Wesley Dixon was born in 1810 in Ashe Co., NC, the child of Moses D Dixon And Sarah Osborne. Wesley Dixon married Charlotte Dixon, and had children including James Wiley Dixon, Jane Dixon, Mahelia E Dixon, Malinda Catherine Dixon, Preston Marion Dixon, Sarah A Dixon, Sarah Adeline Dixon Anderson. Wesley Dixon passed away in 1885 in Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Dixon was born in 1810 in Ashe Co., NC, the child of Moses D Dixon And Sarah Osborne.
  • Wesley Dixon married Charlotte Dixon, and had children including James Wiley Dixon, Jane Dixon, Mahelia E Dixon, Malinda Catherine Dixon, Preston Marion Dixon, Sarah A Dixon, Sarah Adeline Dixon Anderson.
  • Wesley Dixon passed away in 1885 in Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Dixon
1774–1857
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
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Sarah Osborne
1782–1883
Birth Location: Grayson Co. VA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Dixon
1817–
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Preston Dixon
1851–1932
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Anderson
1851–1918
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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James Dixon
1841–1935
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
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Preston Dixon
1851–1922
Birth Location: Alleghany Co., NC
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Jane Dixon
1838–1882
Birth Location: –
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Malinda Dixon
1847–1919
Birth Location: NC
MD
Sarah Dixon
1851–1945
Birth Location: Alleghany Co., NC
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Mahelia Dixon
1854–1948
Birth Location: Alleghany Co., NC
MD

Wesley Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Dixon
1810–1885
Birth Place: Ashe Co., NC
Parents
Moses D. Dixon
1774–1857
Rowan Co., NC
Sarah Osborne
1782–1883
Grayson Co. VA
Grandparents
Thomas Dixon
1750–1813
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Nancy McMillian
1752–1813
Wilkes Co., NC
Jane Hash
1753–1822
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wesley Dixon's Descendants

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Wesley Dixon (11 MAR 1810–30 APR 1885) m. Charlotte Dixon (1817–)
  1. 1. Preston (Marion) Dixon 1851–1932
  2. 2. Sarah (Adeline Dixon) Anderson 1851–1918
    1. 1. Fielden (Emmit) Anderson 1874–1928
      1. 1. Lloyd Anderson 1900–1949
        1. 1. Joseph (Charles) Anderson 1925–2010
  3. 3. James (Wiley) Dixon 1841–1935 m. Susan (Adeline) Haga 1846–1910
    1. 1. Jincy (A.) Dixon 1867–1914
      1. 1. Jennie (L) Brown 1896– m. Paul (Vernon) Brown 1891–1985
        1. 1. Juanita (Evelyn) James 1923–1992
      2. 2. Anna (Mabel) Bailey 1902–1981
        1. 1. Jincy (Dawn) Bowen 1925–2006
    2. 2. Mahala (Jane Dixon) Loretz 1869–1954 m. Henry Loretz 1864–1938
      1. 1. Jennie (Lenora) Currie 1899– m. John (Ernest) Currie 1888–1957
        1. 1. Wilma (Lenora Brown) (currie) 1921–1983 m. Ellis Brown 1910–1991
        2. 2. Eva (Victoria West) (currie) 1922–2013 m. Frederick (Thomas) West 1920–2006
        3. 3. Flora (Jane Gosling) (currie) 1926–1956 m. Roy (Edward) Gosling 1921–1956
        4. 4. John (E) Currie 1929–2020
        5. 5. Donald Currie 1933–2023
        6. 6. Wanda (irma Dolman (Currie)) ❤️ 1927–2021 m. George (Leslie Dolman) ❤️ 1923–2013
      2. 2. Erma (Ellen Loretz) McFall 1889–1964 m. Joseph (B) McFall 1878–1946 m. Fielden (C) Swindall 1887–
      3. 3. Verneta Schweinforth 1894–1971 m. Stanley (Clark) Cowden 1896–1951 m. Adolp Forth 1885–1967
        1. 1. Courtney (Adolph) Forth 1915–2001
        2. 2. Virginia (Ann) GiUiland 1924– m. Millard (L.) Fisk 1913–
      4. 4. Victoria (Adeline) Watson 1897–1989 m. William (Floyd (Will)) Watson 1888–1965
        1. 1. Floyd (Henry) Watson 1927–2019
      5. 5. Kenneth (Preston) Loretz 1907–1962 m. Hilda (Elizabeth) Larson 1908–1948 m. Karen (Hanseena) Nielsen 1906–2006
        1. 1. Beverly (Doreen) Loretz 1931–1992
        2. 2. Kenneth (Arlyn) Loretz 1933–2014
    3. 3. John (M. Preston) Dixon 1874–1917
  4. 4. Preston (Marion) Dixon 1851–1922
    1. 1. John (Andrew) Dixon 1877–1923
    2. 2. Charlie (M.) Dixon 1874–1953
  5. 5. Jane Dixon 1838–1882
  6. 6. Malinda (Catherine) Dixon 1847–1919
  7. 7. Sarah (A.) Dixon 1851–1945
  8. 8. Mahelia (E.) Dixon 1854–1948

Wesley Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1810
11 MAR 1810
Birth of Wesley Dixon in Ashe Co., NC
Ashe Co., NC
1885
30 APR 1885
Age 75
Death of Wesley Dixon in Alleghany Co., NC
Alleghany Co., NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1810
    Event Place: Ashe Co., NC
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 APR 1885
    Event Place: Alleghany Co., NC
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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