Alfred Dixon was the youngest of John Dixon Sr and Anne Dixon’s five surviving children. He was born on 3 March 1835 near Leeds and was baptized on 29 March 1835 at St. Peter’s parish church.
He was about 6 when he sailed to America with two brothers and an older cousin.
He married Fanny Ann Christy (1840-1926) on 3 August 1859 in Crawford County, Illinois. They lived in Edwards County at the 1860 census and later moved to Olney in Richland County, Illinois.
They had two girls: Hattie A Dixon (1860-1937) and Lillie Ada Dixon (1874-1934). Both married and had children. See Ancestry for more details.
He was buried in Olney, but there are conflicting dates of of death. Either 24 July 1874 or 22 July 1871.
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