Directions:  The oldest part of Oakwood Cemetery  spreads out north and east from the intersection of Columbus and Ripley Streets in downtown Montgomery.  The newer addition is called East Oakwood Cemetery and is accessed by heading  east on the Upper Wetumpka Road which begins at the confluence of Columbus and Jefferson Streets.  Turn left into East Oakwood Cemetery.  This is somewhat confusing, in that, the Saint Margaret's Cemetery shares the same entrance.  Graves to the right of the main road are in the Saint Margaret's Cemetery, while the graves to the left are considered East Oakwood Cemetery.  Once in the cemetery, turn immediately to the left, then back to the right at the first opportunity.  This goes up toward the top of the hill and passes between 2 cedar trees.  The Dix plot is near the cedar tree on the left (west) between the road and the "Miller" marker.

 On the left, a double grave that marks the remains of both of Albert Sidney Dix's parents.  At the head of the granite gravestone is a marble pillow marker with his Confederate Veteran's information.  It is inscribed:
 

The birth months for AFD on the Confederate Veteran's pillow marker and the main gravestone are different.  The July date seems to be correct.

To the right (north) is the broken marble gravestone of their son, Alexander Franklin Dix Jr., and  their daughter, Mary Belle "Dollie Dix".

 The missing letters [shown in red] in the inscription are due to a broken and missing piece of the marble gravestone. 
 

I was curious about the names Dollie and Allie[see resolution below] engraved in the corners of the cement border around the marble marker.  I have used two sources that were in with Dad's (Francis Dix Whigham) family history items.  One is a schematic Dix family tree that goes back to when the Dix's came from England.  The other is a book that Mom (Mavis Vickery Whigham) had made.  Mom mentions a Dollie and a Will Allie as two of Albert Sidney Dix's siblings that are not included on the schematic (done in 1934 or 1935 per a hand written note on it).  I though Mom had "gotten off" a generation until I saw these inscriptions.  Now I thinking that Albert Sidney Dix's son Will Allie (Uncle Billy), was named for Albert's (younger) brother. 

Update  09/28/2001:  Martha found a book at the Samford University Library titled "The First 150 Years of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery".  In it was a reference  to "Mary Belle Dix (Dollie), daughter of Alexander Franklin Dix Sr."  I had incorrectly assumed that the "Mary" buried with Alexander Franklin Dix Jr., was his wife (we never found anything on AFD Jr.'s wife).  Martha also found in the Alabama State Archives microfilm, under "Dix" and "Clippings", the inscription from the gravestone above with the missing segments.  The letters in red are from the archive records and fills in the missing information from the broken gravestone.

OK, that takes care of the "Who's Dollie?" problem.  Now, this leaves the other name on the border of the gravestone is "Allie".  Since we now know that this grave contains the remains of two of AFD Sr.'s children, and that "Dollie" was the nickname for one buried there, it seems logical to assume that "Allie" was the nickname of the other -- Alexander Franklin Dix Jr. i.e., Allie, short for Alexander Jr.  It seems the "Will" half of "Will Allie" was an incorrect assumption on my mother's part when making the notes.

Case closed!

Thanks to Martha for making this connection!  RDW

Greenwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 219

Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Dix: February 9, 1906 - October 4, 1917 
Oliver Judson Nix:  1851-1934
Susan Euphamia Nix “Aunt Sue”:   April 5, 1843 – July 21, 1911

Greenwood Cemetery operates under the aegis of White Chapel and Leak Memory funeral homes.  Information on locating grave sites is through the "Family Services" office.   It is located at the northern end of the White Chapel complex, and is most easily accessed by taking the first street to the right (it goes beside the mausoleum) immediately after entering the cemetery grounds. 

Just beyond the street that leads to the office of Family Services, the main street forks.  There are no street names or lot numbers posted.  The only identifying markers are for the "Sections".

Of the three graves of the relatives listed above, the only one with a gravestone (in the center of this photo) is the one for "Aunt Sue" Nix.   She lived with her younger brother, Oliver Judson Nix at the Shaw home, acting as surrogate mother for Mary Vernon Nix, whose mother had died when Vernon was very young.  The day these pictures were made was overcast making for quite low contrast in the lettering.  I used water from the nearby  hydrant to help add contrast to the inscription.
 
 

As you continue from where you had parked go just beyond where another one-lane street intersects from the right, is the Shaw family plot on the left.  Oliver Judson Nix and Mary Vernon Nix lived with the Shaw family in Montgomery.  The Shaw plots are shown below.

Name: DIX, ALBERT SIDNEY

Spouse/Parent: DIX, ISADORA NICOLES
Date of Death: 12/27/1910
Date of Interment: 12/29/1910
Obituary: CHILDREN: MRS. J. J. SMITH, RUTH DIX, DOROTHY DIX, ELEANOR DIX, FRANCIS DIX, WILLIAM DIX, ALLIE DIX, ISSALEE DIX FATHER: REV. A. F. DIX BROTHERS: L. D. DIX, P. F. DIX, T. M. DIX
Block: PANSY  Section:  Row: D  Space:  Lot: 5

Name: DIX, ISADORA NICOLES

Spouse/Parent: DIX, ALBERT SIDNEY
Date of Death: 3/29/1951
Date of Interment: 3/30/1951
Obituary:
Block: PANSY  Section:  Row: D  Space:  Lot: 5

Name: NICOLES, FRANCIS M

Spouse/Parent:
Date of Death: 5/27/1924
Date of Interment: 5/29/1924
Obituary:
Block: PANSY  Section:  Row: D  Space:  Lot: 5

Name: NICOLES, MARY J

Spouse/Parent: NICOLES, FRANCIS M.
Date of Death: 8/18/1907
Date of Interment: 8/19/1907
Obituary: DAUGHTERS: MRS. A. S. DIX, MRS. C. T. HANSHAW
Block: PANSY  Section:  Row: D  Space:  Lot: 5

Name: MONTGOMERY, NELLIE DIX

Spouse/Parent:
Date of Death: 3/11/1964
Date of Interment: 3/13/1964
Obituary:
Block: PANSY  Section:  Row: D  Space:  Lot: 5

Name: SMITH, JACK

Spouse/Parent:
Date of Death: 6/1/1933
Date of Interment: 6/3/1933
Obituary: MOTHER: NELL DIX SMITH FATHER: J. J. SMITH SISTERS: MRS. CHARLES BRUNDAGE, NELLIE SMITH AUNTS: MRS. E. P. JOHNSTON, MRS. F. M. DANIEL
Block: PANSY  Section:  Row: D  Space:  Lot: 5  C

Nell Wade, sent the following photos including the stones for Mary Vernon Nix and Paul Finch Dix, Madeline Dix Reeves, and Nell Dix Wade.  They are in the Decatur City Cemetery, Decatur AL .