Dixon family history
John Dixon 3/27/1800 - 6/15/1868
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
m Ann Teale 9/8/1795 - 10/1/1881
Born in London
Married 10/10/1828
Moved to US 1841 or 1850
c Joseph Freemont Dixon
Joseph Freemont Dixon (Sr) 9/15/1832-11/8/1917
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died after being run over by horse team and wagon
m Grace Shaw 9/9/1837 - 3/14/1908
c John W
Joseph F Jr "Joe"
Eliza Dixon (Etheridge)
Sarah Dixon (Crawford)
Alfred W
Charles F
Mary (??)
Joseph Freemont (Jr) "Joe Dixon" 8/24//1864 - 9/28/1933
m 1) Mina Kershaw 12/8/1865 - 7/20/1901 (daughter of George & Sarah Fearn Kershaw)
c Alice Ann 1/21/88-10/12/1976
m Tom Wick 11/10/1912 (3 kids)
Stella May 10/8/1889-10/31-1943
m Benjamin Frankland (6 kids)
Loren Ivan 7/17/1891-12/31/1909
killed in hunting accident
Sadie Ray 11/6/1893-3/5/1935
m Harry J Glover (4 kids)
Herman Hobart 8/8/1896 - 2/27-1907
died of complications from measles
George Dewey 9/5/1898 - 3/26/1982
m Della May Fisher 10/13/1903-2/24/1992
Lucy Mina 2/23/1901 - ??/??/????
m Carroll Perkins (4 kids)
m 2) Kate Green (Kellett) Dixon 1867-1942
Kate had 4 kids from 1st marriage to Frank Kellet
Kershaw branch:
Peter Kershaw, b.d. unknown. Born in England, arrived at Shawneetown, Ill but died soon after on the way to settle near Grayville. He was buried in Charles Cemetery at Calvin, Ill. I have no record of his wife's name. They had a son Edward (and possibly other children).
Edward and wife Elizabeth E Langdon Kershaw had a son George (and possibly others).
George 1840-1915) and wife Sarah Fearn Kershaw (1843-1911) had a daughter Mina (and possibly others).
Mina Kershaw (12/8/1865-7/20/1901) married Joseph Freemont Dixon Jr (8/24//1864 - 9/28/1933)
c George Dewey Dixon 9/5/1898 - 3/26/1982
m Della May Fisher 10/13/1903-2/24/1992
daughter of John Rudolph Fisher and Marinda Myra Bell
c Wilma Jean b Jan 30, 1926 near Grayville, Ill
m Richard Warren Thacker, b Dec 10, 1922 in rural Owen County, In.
Jarrett Denton b Jan 3, 1929 near Grayville, Ill
m Mary Alice Wellons b May 30, 1929
James McClain b Feb 8, 1931, Anderson, Ind
m Lois Pauline Schildmeier
Donald Dewey b Mar 12, 1933, Anderson, Ind
m Janet Sue Wiggins 9/3/55 at Noble Street Methodist Church in Anderson
Notes: I contacted the library in Leeds England a few years ago via e-mail (local.studies@leeds.gov.uk) and received information from Michele Lefevre (Michele.Lefevre@leeds.gov.uk) on Joseph Dixon (Sr.). They had a record of his Christening at Leeds St. Peter's Parish Church on Oct. 14, 1832. His father's (John) occupation was "cloth dresser" and earlier had been a gardener.
After coming to the US, they settled in Edwards County, Illinois in a section that bears his name Dixon Precinct, per notes I received from Uncle Jerry in 2001. Note from Lee: It's in the History of Edwards County Vol 1.
Joseph Jr. "Joe" was a farmer, operated a sorghum mill and in his later years moved into Albion where he was in the monument business and a part owner and builder of the Red Hill Service Station. Joseph died from a stroke.
Joseph Sr. died in 1917 as a result of injuries he suffered when thrown under his horse-drawn wagon loaded with coal and was run over. The team was frightened by the noise of an oncoming train, and Joseph tried to keep them calm and from running off by holding onto the reins, but he could not and was thrown under the wheels. It broke his hip and gave him internal injuries. He died three hours later.
Many of the Dixon and Kershaw family members are buried in Ridge Cemetery in the Albion-Grayville area.
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Fisher family
John Fisher ??/?//????
m Elizabeth Walters ??/??/????
c John Rudolph
William
Herman
Charles
John Rudolph Fisher 5/19/1875-2/7/1957
m Marinda Myra Bell 5/30/1884-5/2/1919
c Della May (Dixon) m George Dewey Dixon (4 kids)
Mabel Avis m Earl Reid (3 kids)
Vera Sylvia m Virgil Elliott (3 kids)
Emily Marie m Thomas Smerdon (4 kids)
Della May Fisher 10/13/1903-2/24/1992
dau of John Rudolph Fisher and Marinda Myra Bell
m George Dewey Dixon 9/5/1898-3/26/1982
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