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 1824 - 1914 (89 years)
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| Name |
James DIXON [1] |
| Birth |
11 Dec 1824 |
Perry Co., KY  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
14 Feb 1914 |
Lower Rockhouse, Letcher Co., KY [1] |
| Burial |
16 Feb 1914 |
| Person ID |
I5693 |
Rootballs |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
| Family |
Susannah CAUDILL, b. 18 Apr 1825, Letcher Co., KY d. 26 Sep 1898, Letcher Co., KY (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1844 |
Letcher Co., KY [1] |
| Notes |
- 1.Married by Elder John Caudill.
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| Children |
| | 1. John Westly DIXON, b. 23 Oct 1845, Elk Creek, Letcher Co., KY d. 02 Apr 1902 (Age 56 years) [Natural] |
| | 2. Nancy DIXON, b. 01 Jun 1847, Elk Creek, Letcher Co., KY d. 16 Jun 1933, Elk Creek, Letcher Co., KY (Age 86 years) [Natural] |
| | 3. James C. DIXON, b. 17 Jul 1849, Elk Creek, Letcher Co., KY d. 26 Aug 1927, Blackey, Letcher Co., KY (Age 78 years) [Natural] |
| | 4. Thomas A. DIXON, b. 07 Sep 1851, Letcher Co., KY d. 27 Feb 1931, Letcher Co., KY (Age 79 years) [Natural] |
| | 5. William J. DIXON, b. 27 Nov 1853, Letcher Co., KY d. 25 Mar 1934 (Age 80 years) [Natural] |
| | 6. Jeremiah P. DIXON, b. 22 Jan 1856 d. 07 Aug 1932, Letcher Co., KY (Age 76 years) [Natural] |
| | 7. Sarah Ann DIXON, b. 22 Jan 1858, Elk Creek, Letcher Co., KY d. Nov 1927, OK (Age 69 years) [Natural] |
| | 8. Lucinda DIXON, b. 12 Mar 1861 d. 07 Jul 1945 (Age 84 years) [Natural] |
| | 9. Isaac T. DIXON, b. 26 Jun 1863, Letcher Co., KY d. 09 Feb 1944, Proctor, TX (Age 80 years) [Natural] |
| | 10. Wilburn H. DIXON, b. 07 May 1866, Letcher Co., KY d. 20 Aug 1959, Blackey, Letcher Co., KY (Age 93 years) [Natural] |
| | 11. Mary Ann DIXON, b. 07 Sep 1867 d. 04 Jan 1868 (Age 0 years) [Natural] |
| | 12. Henry C. DIXON, b. 02 Nov 1869 d. 21 May 1954 (Age 84 years) [Natural] |
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| Family ID |
F1630 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
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| Notes |
- 1.The following was taken from the "Dixon Book" (RE), Page 73:
James Dickson was born in Perry Co. (now Letcher Co.), Kentucky. He reared his family on Elk Creek near what is now Blackey, Letcher Co., Kentucky. He was a farmer and a large land owner. He was a leader in the Old Baptist faith and order. James Dickson joined the Indian Bottom Baptist Church (later called Old Ragular Baptist) September 1849 and was ordained a minister January 1851. The ordination is as follows:
Brother James Dickson ordained a minister in the Indian Bottom Regular Baptist Church, first Suaturday in January 1851.
Presbytery consisting of the following:
To-wit: Elder John A. Caudill, Moderator -- Sandlick Church
Elder David Maggard -- Oven Fork Church
Elder Jordan Ashley -- Old Carr Fork Church
Bro. Henry Pratt, Clerk
Elder James Dickson was Moderator of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist for five years, 1869 through 1873 and was Moderator of the Indian Bottom Association of Old Regular Baptist for the years 1897 and 1904. He was Moderator of the Indian Bottom Church from 1875 until his death in 1914, he was also Moderator of many other churches. He preached for 64 years covering Eastern Kentucky and Western Virginia and the only mode of travel was walk or ride a horse.
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