Houson Cemetery

To get to the Houston Cemetery,
take Hwy 412 from Parsons toward the TN River.
Turn right on McKenzie Road.
It will be on the right at the Y junction with Mays Road.

View from the front gate

Martha Ann Houston

Ezra Jackson Houston

Side of John C. Houston's marker
Member of the Masons

Jasper Newton Houston

Eugenia Houston

John C. Houton. They put death dates and ages,
not birth dates.

Main Houston Tombstone

Cedar Creek Furnace

Cedar Creed Furnace (also known as Cedar Grove Furnace)
is located on the east side of the Tennessee River in Perry County.
Take Hwy 412 from Parson or Decaturville across the river.

Exit off 412 onto Cypress Creek Road.
It turns into Blunts Landing Road,
which turns into Marsh Creek Road.
Turn right on Cedar Creek Road.
Follow it through the boonies, always bearing left.
When you come to a Y, bear left.
The furnace has a little park with a nice pavillion;
however, the historical marker has been stolen
(according to a local man who lived up the road).

Front of the furnace showing both kilns

Left kiln showing steel beam reinforcing stone walls

Looking up through one of the chimneys

Inside the furnace looking out

Looking into the furnace through the south vent

South outside wall of the furnace

Underground creek entrance at the furnace

Pee Wee's 3 Generations

Elijah and Brylie with new baby brother, Ethan

Katie and Ethan

Ryan and Ethan

Papie in the pumpkin patch with the kids

Caleb and Cherie live in Nashville.
Expecting Brady in December.

The Dixon Cemetery

Bronze military plaque for Wallace, Jr.

Carolyn and Dixon beside the cemetary

Wallace, Jr.'s tombstone

Wallace, Sr.'s tombstone
Eliza Brady's information is on the back

The cemetery is behind the house, up the hill,
a little to the left at the edge of the woods.

The Dixon Farm (2nd Post)

The smoke house and back porch off the kitchen

Sulfur springs house, not as stinky as last time

Really great layout for a home
sort of like the Waltons' only smaller
love the retaining wall around the front yard

The Dixon Family Farm

Tommy Hewlett, Carolyn's husband, in front of the barn

East view of the house

West view of the house

Take Hwy 100 East out of Decaturville,
turn right on Mt. Carmel Road,
turn left on Vise Road then right on Vise Loop,
the house is on the left.

Dixon Family Tree

Obadiah Dixon: Staffordshire, England?

Came to America with Charles Calvert, the 5^th 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…