Dixon Family Tree
Obadiah Dixon: Staffordshire, England?
Came to America with Charles Calvert, the 5th Lord of Baltimore and his wife in 1732 on the ship Azar. Settled in Maryland.
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Benjamin Dixon: ??? Served in the War of 1812. Traded in horses in Russellville KY.
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Wallace Yateman Dixon: Born January 1, 1790, Caroline County, MD
Youngest son of Benjamin Dixon. Moved to Russellville KY, possibly raised horses and other stock with his father.
Married: October 1, 1823 to Elizabeth “Eliza” Brady, in Nashville TN. Wallace served in the War of 1812 and was a colonel. Eliza was a cousin to General Sam Brady. She was living with her sister Rebecca and her husband, Anthony Van Leer, in Nashville.
Wallace had the Cumberland Furnace (iron smelting) and then the Cedar Creek Furnace in Perry County, TN (Historical Monument
today).
Died: May 4, 1874, Decaturville, TN (burial on the Dixon farm)
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five children, the youngest of whom was
Wallace Yateman Dixon, Jr.: Born December 22, 1835, Perry County, TN
Married: June 9, 1870, Elizabeth Finch, Decatur County, TN
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Emily A. Dixon
William T. Dixon
Wallace Dixon
Married Lucretia B. Finch: Decatur County (Elizabeth’s sister)
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Sally B. Dixon
Thomas Yateman Dixon
William Hickory Dixon*
Chambers Finley Dixon
Elinora Dixon (Died September 5, 1878)
*William Hickory Dixon (Born March 15, 1883; Died March ___, 1969)
Married Clara Houston (Born May 16, 1891; died July 18, 1920)
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Arbie Dixon (Otter): Born November 22, 1905; died
James Wallace Dixon (Shine): Born July 29, 1907, died August 7, 1970
Jesse Dixon (Booker): Born June 2, 1909; died June 14, 1977)
Ellen Delphia Dixon (Babe): Born May 18, 1915;
J. D. Dixon, (Old Boy): Born 1918, Died 1930 of appendicitis.
Married Susan Caroline (Suzie) Phillips: 1921
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Juanita Dixon (Tuh-er and Worm): Born September 1, 1922; Died ______, 2009.
Benjamin William Dixon (Bug and Junior): Born March 17, 1925 at Flag Lake @ Cottonwood Point, Died March 22, 1983.
Ralph Talmadge Dixon, Sr.: Born September 17, 1927 at Murton Farm @ Stubbtown; Died April 13, 19
Billy Grant Dixon: Born December 12, 1929, Died
Papie’s Siblings:
Chambers Finley Dixon (Dude): Married Maudie May Wyatt from OK.
Children: 1.Willie Dixon; 2. Hattie Ellen Dixon; 3. Scotty Cornelius Dixon(female); 4. Lilly Dixon; 5. Orville Dixon; 6. Agril Dixon; 7. Denise Dixon; 8. LaVada Dixon; 9. Dorothy Dixon; 10. Junior Dixon; 11. Ivan Rae Dixon. 12. Ethel Dixon
Thomas Yateman Dixon (Tom):
Children: 1. Grady Dixon’ 2. Bill Dixon; 3. Elmer Dixon; 4. Elston Dixon (Slick); 5. George Dixon (died at 16); 6. Irene Dixon;
Sally B. Dixon married Pulley Hawkins.
Children: 1. Jim Hawkins; 2. Sam Hawkins; 3. Stella Hawkins
Half Siblings by Elizabeth Finch:
Emily A. Dixon (died young);
William T. Dixon (died young):
Wallace Dixon:
Children: 1. Molly Dixon; 2. Robert Yateman Dixon (Pete); 3. Carl Dixon
To be continued…
