PART FIVE OF
Descendents of Matthew Dixon
a gift from Robert W. King to the Izard County Arkansas Researchers
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Clyde Dixon, son of Will, married
Florence Johnson, born Apr. 6, 1904. Born to them:
Oleta Mazelle, Aug. 31, 1923.
Bertha Claudine, Sept. 20, 1926.
Betty Lovaine, Aug. 31, 1928.
Billie Jean, Jan. 1, 1932.
Patricia Mae, Dec. 27, 1937.
Now in Gary, Ind.
Elbert Dixon, son of Will, married Dec. 27, 1928,
Margaret Harman, born Aug. 13, 1903.
Now in Gary, Ind.
Birl Edward Dixon, son of Will, married Mar. 23, 1933,
Irene Guinn, born Feb. 12, 1913. Born to them:
Norma Jean, Feb. 17, 1934.
Now in Gary, Ind.
Estella Dixon, daughter of tom, married Apr. 8, 1889,
Marion Jacobs, born Oct. 4, 1868. Born to them:
Oscar, May 23, 1890
Alpha, Jan. 16, 1892
Elizabeth, Sept. 23, 1893.
Forest, May 4, 1896.
Arthur, Jan. 15, 1901.
Orpha, Nov. 25, 1902.
Clifton, Mar. 2, 1906. Died Mar. 9, 1906.
Leata, (triplets) Mar. 2, 1906. Died Mar. 22, 1906.
Cleta, Mar. 2, 1906. Died Mar. 23, 1906.
Ethel, Apr. 29, 1907.
Raymond, May 30, 1909.
Agnes, Aug. 27, 1911.
Marion Jacobs died Jan. 9, 1936.
Stella now in Browning, Mo.
Oscar Jacobs, son of Stella, married Oct. 12, 1913,
Daisy Hagar. Born to them:
Vera, Jan. 8, 1916.
Oscar died Sept. 14, 1916.
Vera Jacobs, daughter of Oscar, married Nov. 26, 1936,
Verna Langford.
Now in Los Angeles, Calif.
Alpha Jacobs, daughter of Stella, married Feb. 21, 1912,
Jacob Quigley, born Jan. 16, 1893. Born to them:
Clifton, Jan. 1, 1913.
Marion, Nov, 7, 1914.
Wilson, Oct. 16, 1916.
Dorothy, Feb. 27, 1922.
Alpha died Apr. 18, 1939.
Jacob now in Browning, Mo.
Clifton Quigley, son of Alpha, married Aug. 19, 1939,
Lucille Hanman, born June 7, 1914.
Now in Browning, Mo.
Marion Quigley, son of Alpha, married Nov. 7, 1934,
Ruby Westfall, born June 7, 1914. Born to them:
Bobby Jena, Oct. 1, 1936.
Dorothy Nadine, Aug. 3, 1938.
Now in Purdin, Mo.
Elizabeth Jacobs, daughter of Stella, married Nov. 27, 1910,
Beverly Creason, born Feb. 10, 1886. Born to them:
Dowell, Jan. 9, 1913.
Maxine, Feb. 14, 1918.
Aleda, Oct. 11, 1919.
Truman, Jan. 9, 1921.
Doris, Mar. 4, 1923.
Now at Lenneus, Mo.
Dewell Creason, son of Elizabeth, married Nov. 29, 1933,
Ina Sargent, born Feb. 1913. Born to them:
Shirley Jean, Jan. 9, 1935.
Norma Lee, July 14, 1936.
Nelda Jane, July 7, 1938.
Now at Browning, Mo.
Maxine creason, daughter of Elizabeth, married Oct. 30, 1936,
Joseph McDaniel Jr. Born to them:
Barbara Ann, Feb. 16, 1939.
Now at Brookfield, Mo.
Aleda Creason, daughter of Elizabeth, married Oct. 3, 1937,
Charles Hott, born Nov. 29, 1916. Born to them:
Virginia Mae, Aug. 18, 1938.
Now at Linneus, Mo.
Forrest Jacobs, son of Stella, married July 4, 1917,
Ruth Powell. Born to them:
Robert, Mar. 3, 1920.
Cecil, Dec. 14, 1921.
Harold, Mar. 18, 1923.
Velma, June 20, 1924.
Now at Kirksville, Mo.
Arthur Jacobs, son of Stella, married May 11, 1935,
Hestor Williams.
Now at Browning, Mo.
Orpha Jacobs, daughter of Stella, married July 6, 1923,
Ross Cochran. Born to them:
Carl, Oct. 29, 1928.
Carletta, Oct. 29, 1928.
Orpha and Ross divorced.
Orpha now at Linneus, Mo.
Ethel Jacobs, daughter of Stella, married Feb. 11, 1926,
Buel Gender. Born to them:
Dorlene, Aug. 2, 1928.
Thelma Lee, Aug. 11, 1931.
Raymond Jacobs, son of Stella, married Nov. 23, 1928,
Gwendelene Loy. Born to them:
Gerald Edison, Oct. 19, 1929.
John Hoover, Oct. 19, 1929. (Triplets)
Ford, Oct. 19, 1929.
Herman, Sept. 29, 1931.
Reta June, June 22, 1933.
Donald, Feb. 3, 1935.
Ronald, June 27, 1937.
Now at Browning, Mo.
Agnes Jacobs, daughter of Stella, married Mar. 3, 1927,
John Gender. Born to them:
De Vaughn, July 28, 1928.
Vaugha, Nov. 18, 1930.
La Verne, Feb. 19, 1933.
Now at Browning, Mo.
Lina Dixon, daughter of Tom, married Apr. 22, 1894,
James Hamblin. Born to them:
Myrtle Isabel, Jan. 24, 1895.
Emmett, Dec. 2, 1897. Died Feb. 18, 1898.
James Hamblin died Feb. 18, 1898.
Lina’s second marriage, Dec 4, 1902,
W. F. Gardner. No issue.
Now in Granger, Tex.
Myrtle Hamblin, daughter of Lina, married July 3, 1910,
Benjamin Harrison Brixey. Born to them:
Dorothy Mae, Mar. 11, 1911.
They separated.
Myrtle’s second marriage, Sept. 8, 1924,
J. D. McLean. No issue.
Myrtle died Apr. 18, 1927.
Dorothy Brixey, daughter of Myrtle, married Mar. 1, 1927,
Arthur Cochran. Born to them:
Don Kelly, Dec. 2, 1927.
Dorothy and Arthur separated.
Dorothy’s second marriage, Dec. 7, 1934,
Billy Henderson Waldon.
John Dixon, son of Tom, married Sept. 15, 1897,
Rosie Sharp, born June 7, 1879. Born to them:
Albert, Feb. 21, 1899.
Bessie, Jan. 7, 1903.
Iva Viola, Nov. 16, 1908.
Rosie died Mar. 1913.
John’s second marriage, Oct 15, 1919,
Mary Ann Elizabeth (Sharp) Drumright. (sister to Rosie)
Now live at Perkins, Okla.
Albert Dixon, son of John, married Dec. 26, 1918,
Freda Rebecca Weems, born Mar. 13, 1899. Born to them:
Beatrice Viola, Dec. 22, 1919.
Constine Isabel, Dec. 24, 1921.
Clara Alveta, Oct. 16, 1923.
Gloria Joan, Sept. 19, 1925.
Virginia Louise, Aug. 6, 1929.
Now in Brighton, Colo.
Beatrice Viola Dixon, daughter of Albert, married July 25, 1937,
Leroy Kaser, born Dec. 22, 1916. Born to them:
Shirley Ann, Apr. 27, 1938.
They separated.
Constine Dixon, daughter of Albert, married Aug. 7, 1937,
William W. Lehr, born Mar. 14, 1917. Born to them:
Wm. Wayne, Jr., Sept. 27, 1938.
Now in Lawson, Colo.
Bessie, daughter of John, married Aug. 13, 1916,
Lee Roy Shipman, born Sept. 1, 1897. Born to them:
Darrell John, May 7, 1917.
Ruby Ethel, Feb. 28, 1919.
Loyd Ray, Aug. 26, 1921.
Bowers Daniel, Sept. 20, 1923. Died Aug. 7, 1929.
Lillie Viola, July 30, 1925.
Edna Jewell, Oct. 3, 1927.
Laurel Lee, Feb. 23, 1930.
Now in Taft, Calif.
Darrell Shipman, son of Bessie, married Dec. 13, 1937,
Delorris Viola Hawkins, born Feb. 5, 1921. Born to them:
Darlima Joe, Aug. 23, 1938.
Delorris Verma, Sept. 12, 1939.
Now at Bakersfield, Calif.
Ruby Ethel Shipman, daughter of Bessie, married Nov. 15, 1935,
Robert Raymond Garney, born Nov. 13, 1914. Born to them:
Norma Carrol, Sept. 8, 1936.
Barbara Jean, Apr. 21, 1938.
Now at Taft, Calif.
Iva Viola Dixon, daughter of John, married Dec. 18, 1926,
Willie Clyde Turner, born Oct. 30, 1909. Born to them:
Darrell Don, Oct. 14, 1927.
Domcis Neil, Jan. 23, 1931.
Now at Santa Ana, Calif.
Herman Dixon, son of Tom, married Jan. 6, 1901,
Marie Ingram. Born to them:
Birl,
Marie and infant died Aug. 24, 1903.
Herman’s second marriage, Dec. 6, 1903,
Nora Vaughn. Born to them:
Arthur Louis, July 26, 1906.
Thelma Lois, Dec. 22, 1909.
Floyd William, June 11, 1911.
Goldie Bernice, Apr. 22, 1914.
Ludy Marie, Nov. 23, 1925.
Frances Ludene, Nov. 23, 1925.
Nora died May 15, 1933.
Herman’s third marriage, Oct. 15, 1935,
Elizabeth Chambers.
Now in Sherman, Texas.
Arthur Louis, son of Herman, married,
Koet Harrell. Born to them:
Roberta, Aug. 22, 1926.
Bernice, June 3, 1930.
Now in Sherman, Texas.
Thelma Dixon, daughter of Herman, married Dec. 9, 1933,
W. H. Guinn. Born to them:
Myrna Merle, Feb. 24, 1937.
Floyd Wm. Dixon, son of Herman, married Oct. 1, 1931,
Marie Daulten. Born to them:
Welburn, May 17, 1933.
Now in Sherman, Texas.
Goldie Bernice Dixon, daughter of Herman, married Nov. 18, 1933,
Robert Sulsar. Born to them:
Arthur Darrell, Dec. 30, 1935.
Mary Dixon, daughter of Breshy, married 1866,
John Richardson, born Sept. 22, 1844. Born to them:
Maud, Mar. 10, 1867.
Emma, Apr. 30, 1868.
Lillian, May 29, 1870.
Acleta, Dec. 30, 1872.
Ed, Jan. 5, 1874.
Florence, Mar. 31, 1877.
Van, May 9, 1879.
Ernestine, Jan. 25, 1882.
Mary died 1885.
John died[4]. endnote at botttom of page
Maud Richardson, daughter of Mary, married 1884,
Robert Biggerstaff, born Nov. 27, 1860. Born to them:
Frederic, Sept. 23, 1885. Died Oct. 1885.
Maggie Viola, Nov. 1, 1887.
Ira Gay, Jan. 22, 1890.
Eric Gail, Mar. 24, 1892.
Elda Howard, Feb. 17, 1895.
Roth Forrest, Apr. 7, 1900. Died Apr. 12, 1905.
Lawton Rosco, June 19, 1902.
Durward Edwin, Dec. 3, 1906.
Robert Biggerstaff died Jan. 21, 1929.
Maud[5] now in West Plains, Mo. endnote at bottom of pg
Maggie Biggerstaff, daughter of Maud, married June 6, 1907,
James Daniel Wofford, born Nov. 24, 1883. Born to them:
Lucy Ailleen, Feb. 22, 1908.
Wilma May, Jan. 5, 1911.
James Marion, Mar. 21, 1917.
Kathleen Elizabeth, Dec. 18, 1919.
Now in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho.
Ailleen Wofford. daughter of Maggie, married June 20, 1931,
Donald Dean Rohrer, born May 28, 1904. Born to them:
Donald Dean, Jr., Oct. 12, 1934.
Betty Jean, Jan. 21, 1937.
Now at Coeur D’Alene, Ida.
Wilma Wofford, daughter of Maggie, married Mar. 12, 1930,
Walter Richard Allen, born May 3, 1907. Born to them:
Dorothy Mae, Dec. 18, 1930.
Donald Richard, Feb. 15, 1932.
Ada Rosa, Feb. 12, 1933.
Now at Wallace, Ida.
Kathleen Wofford, daughter of Maggie, married Nov. 1, 1938,
Roy Maxwell Morse, born Feb. 23, 1915.
Now in Eugene, Ore.
Eric Biggerstaff, son of Maud, married
Myrtle Aris, born Mar. 24, 1892.
Now at West Plains, Mo.
Lawton Biggerstaff, son of Maud, married
Camelia Myers.
Now at West Plains, Mo.
Emma Richardson, daughter of Mary, married
Robert Langston. Born to them:
Elva, July 22, 1892.
Otho, Oct. 3, 1896.
Ervin, July 1.
Emma died Jan. 16, 1914[6].
Elva Langston, daugher of Emma, married 1920,
Robert Faught, born 1891. Born to them:
Arilla, Aug. 7, 1920.
Rendon Hugh, Sept. 22, 1922.
Loretta, Apr. 25, 1924.
Gail, July 31, 1926.
Merle, Oct. 19, 1930.
Now at Oxford, Arkansas.
Otho Langston, son of Emma, married
Elenor Everett.
Now at Bend Mill, Ark.
Ervin Langston, son of Emma, married
Nola Couch.
Now at Glendale, Calif.
Arilla Faught, son of Elva, married Jan. 6, 1940,
Arline Gifford, born Nov. 26, 1914.
Lillian Richardson, daughter of Mary, married
Tom Lawrence. Born to them:
Ethna Ernestine, Apr. 3, 1893.
Omar W., Dec. 3, 1894. Died May 30, 1896.
Wm. Orion, Dec. 3, 1896.
Mary Wilma, June 13, 1899.
Darrell Edwin, July 18, 1902.
Ardie Aleen, Jan. 11, 1906.
Tom Lawrence died July 3, 1930.
Lillian died Mar. 9, 1932.
Ethna Lawrence, daughter of Lillian, married July 17, 1917,
Neill Thompson. No issue.
Orion Lawrence, son of Lillian, married May 19, 1918,
Lola Pittman. Born to them:
Edwin Glen, Apr. 2, 1920, Sapulpa, Okla.
Evelyn Marie, Feb. 2, 1922, Sapulpa, Okla.
Betty Doris, Oct. 12, 1923, Sapulpa, Okla.
Now at Coalgate, Okla.
Darrell Edwin Lawrence, son of Lillian, married July 7, 1928,
Jessie Lightfoot. Born to them:
Wilma Ernestine, Feb. 12, 1930, Okmulgee, Okla.
Bonnie Jean, Mar. 25, 1932, Tulsa, Okla.
Now at Sand Springs, Okla.Wilma Lawrence, daughter of Lillian, married June 28, 1920,
Earl Boykin. Born to them:
Lillian Aleen, Sept. 13, 1921, Sapulpa, Okla.
Now with the Walkathon Show.
Ardie Lawrence, daughter of Lillian, married Dec. 26, 1925,
Johnie Glen Hubbard. Born to them:
Dorothy Ellen, July 7, 1928, St. Louis, Mo.
Mary Carolyn, Sept. 11, 1930, St. Louis, Mo.
Now at Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Acleta Richardson, daughter of Mary, married July 4, 1893,
Will Nisbett, born Mar. 6, 1863. Born to them:
Noel Nisbett, Aug. 2, 1894.
Elsie, Sept. 1, 1896.
Ernest, Jan. 24, 1901.
Neill, July 13, 1903.
Will died May 12, 1921.Acleta’s second marriage, Sept. 14, 1927,
Frank Buchanan, born Sept. 30, 1862.
Now at Melrose, N. Mex.
Noel Nisbett, son of Acleta, married Dec. 1919,
Winnie Mayes, born Apr. 16, 1900. Born to them:
Ralph, Sept. 21, 1920.
Friedawall, Sept. 23, 1922.
Now in St. Louis, Mo.
Elsie Nisbett, daughter of Acleta, married Sept. 27, 1922,
Ernest Roberts, born Aug 27, 1898[7]. Born to them: endnote below
Wilma Ernestine, Sept. 13, 1923.
William (Billy), Nov. 13, 1928.
Now at Salem, Ark.
Ernest Nisbett, son of Acleta, married Jan. 1926,
Leona Moser. Born to them:
Glenn, Oct. 30, 1926.
Ernest killed June 24, 1927, with a pitch fork while hauling hay.
Neill Nisbett, son of Acleta, married July 10, 1930,
Mildred Nedigh, born 1916. Born to them:
Bobby Jane.
Billy Jack.
Joe Frank[8]. Endnote at bottom of page
Now live at Pawnee, Okla.
Ed Richardson, son of Mary, married
Cora Baumgarner. Born to them:
Thelma.
Euna.
Geraldine.
Ed was killed in 1925 by a sheriff’s bullet[9].
Endnote at bottom of page
Florence Richardson, daughter of Mary, married, Nov. 28, 1897,
Jeff Whittaker, born Feb. 2, 1870. Born to them:
Leslie, Apr. 11, 1900.
Bernice, Jan. 18, 1904.
Wilice, May 14, 1906.
Felix, Apr. 29, 1908.
Mary, Jan. 7, 1914.
Felix Whittaker, son of Florence, married Oct. 28, 1934,
Jula Jeffery, born July 1917. Born to them:
Barbara, May 14, 1935.
Now at El Morro, N. Mex.
Mary Whittaker, daughter of Florence, married Oct. 31, 1930,
Emerson Lane, born May 8, 1908.
Now at Boswell, Ark.Ernestine Richarson, daughter of Mary, married Apr. 15, 1898,
George Hess, born Sept. 4, 1874. Born to them:
Evelyn, Feb. 27, 1900.
Rex, Oct. 3, 1902.
Now at The Dalles, Ore.
Evelyn Hess, daughter of Ernestine, married Nov. 5, 1915,
Jud Cromwell, born Oct. 20, 1893. Born to them:
Vivian, Jan. 3, 1917.
Oliver Hess, May 11, 1925.
Now in Ore.
Vivian Cromwell, daughter of Evelyn, married
Ray William Day, born June 28, 1912.
Hex Hess, son of Ernestine, married Aug. 31, 1923,
Mary Alice Powell, born Feb. 16, 1906. Born to them:
Ivan Eugene, Feb. 22, 1927.
Now at Portland, Ore.
Frances Dixon (Famie), daughter of Breshy, married
Robert Combs. Born to them:
Ransom.
Famie died Jan. 30, 1933.
Ransom Combs, son of Famie, married
Hesky Ann Mayfield. No issue.
Ransom died 1936.
Luvenia Dixon, daughter of Brushy, married
Caleb Langston. Born to them:
Mary.
Martha. Died young.
John. Killed by a sheriff’s bullet.
No dates of death for Luvenia and Caleb.
Mary Langston, daughter of Luvenia, married
Joe Smith. Born to them:
Lela.
Goldie.
Myrtle.
Webster.
Ruth.
Lela Smith, daughter of Mary Langston Smith, married
- - Smythe.
No other data of Mary and Joe.
Martha Ann Dixon, daughter of Breshy, married
Henry Arnold. Born to them:
Edward.
Thomas.
Walter.
Herman.
Three other children. Names not known.
Martha died - -.John F. Dixon (Tonkey), son of Breshy, married Jan. 1, 1880,
Sarah Frances Byler, born May 22, 1861. Born to them:
Florence, Feb. 19, 1881.
Bertie, Aug. 16, 1883. Died June 22, 1905.
Monroe, July 11, 1886.
Nora, June 27, 1889. Died Oct. 13, 1894.
Orbie, Mar. 4, 1893. Died Dec. 16, 1912.
Wm. McKinley, Oct. 13, 1896.
Zola, Sept. 3, 1899.
Emmett, Sept. 6, 1903.
Fannie died Sept. 7, 1905.
Tonkey died Apr. 19, 1920.
Florence Dixon, daughter of Tonkey, married
Dr. R. L. Smith. Born to them:
Austin, Feb. 1900.
Lola.
Elsie.
Florence died 1906.
Lola Smith, daughter of Florence, married
--- Murphy.
Now in La.
Monroe Dixon, son of Tonkey, married 1910,
Una Lawrence. Born to them:
Amos Ray, Nov. 21, 1913.
Lowell Dean, May 22, 1919.
Una died ---.
Monroe’s second marriage, 1923,
Georgie Lewis. Born to them:
Joe Harold, Nov. 27, 1924.
Nell Ruth, Dec. 23, 1930.
Billy Lynn, Mar. 24, 1937.
Now at Shermon, Tex.
Zola Dixon, daughter of Tonkey, married Sept. 9, 1917,
Chester M. Cooper, born Jan. 20, 1894. Born to them:
Lloyd, July 15, 1920.
Wayne, Apr. 9, 1922.
Robert, Mar. 15, 1924.
Kathryn, May 10, 1927.
Now on the old homestead.
Georgana Dixon, daughter of Breshy, married Nov. 20, 1871,
Alford Climer, born Mar. 4, 1849. Born to them:
Oscar Clarence, Nov. 4, 1872.
Horace, Jan. 22, 1874.
Virgie, May 10, 1876. Died Oct. 1876.
Arthur Claude, Mar. 8, 1878.
Zula, Aug. 23, 1886.
Euva, Oct. 27, 1888.
Roy, Dec. 18, 1892.
Georgie and Alford separated.
Alford died Nov. 23, 1939.
Georgie now at Bristow, Okla.
Oscar Climer, son of Georgie, married Feb. 1, 1898,
Corilla Gillam. Born to them:
Helen, Oct. 28, 1899.
Clarence, Feb. 7, 1901. Died Jun 28, 1917.
Oscar now in Detroit, Mich.
Helen Climer, daugher of Oscar, married
Ben Carlisle. No issue.
Now in Detroit, Mich.
Horace Climer, son of Georgie, married 1900
Hannah Hackney. Born to them:
Norene, 1901. Died Aug. 1927.
Horace Jr., 1905.
Arthur, 1908.
George Dixon, 1911.
Margaret, 1914.