Dix Heritage
Unknown (Cherokee) DixOral family history says there is a full-blooded Cherokee male Dix somewhere back in our ancestory. The Cherokee connection has been mentioned by other Dixes and appears in a few Dix genealogies but I have yet to find any substantive documentation.
Father of George H. Dix (George Dix ?)Census data for George H. Dix shows that both George H. and his parents were born in Connecticut.In the 1850 census a George Dix (age 68, occupation "Shoemaker", born in Connecticut) is living with the George H. Dix family in Dodge County, Wisconsin. George would have been born about 1782; it is possible that he is the father of George H. Dix. Living nearby is the family of Alvin Dix; Alvin is also possibly a son of George. I have not yet found any later documentation for either George or Alvin. Other census data which could relate to this George Dix is as follows:
1840 census of Augusta, Oneida, New York; George Dix family:
1820 census of Middletown City, Middlesex, Connecticut; George Dix family:
1810 census of Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; George Dix family:
George H. DixEarliest documented ancestor. Census data shows him as being born in Connecticut around 1813. Around 1837 he was married to Susan M. ___ who was born in New York. Around 1840 their son Irving was born in New York.On August 1, 1849 both George and Alvin Dix submitted land warrants in Wisconsin (view images) for property in Dodge county. They next appear in the 1850 census in Theresa township, Dodge county, Wisconsin:
By 1860 the George H. Dix family had moved to Hebron township, McHenry county, Illinois; census data is:
By 1865 the family had apparently moved to Steele county, Minnesota; Cornelia was married there on Oct 31, 1865 ( Reference). In 1870 George and Susan were living next to their daughter Eliza who had married William Bradley; another Bradley was living next to them. 1870 census data for Meridan township, Steele county, Minnesota shows:
In 1880 George and Susan were living with the William Bradley family which had moved to Rosewood township, Chippewa county, Minnesota. The 1880 census data is as follows:
This is the latest info I have found for this family.
Irving E. Dix (aka Irvin, Erving)The son of George H. Dix, born in NY around 1840; his early life is documented above. In the 1860 census Jemima Harrison was living near the George H. Dix family with her brother Charles (view image). On Dec 27, 1860 Irving married Jemima in McHenry County, Illinois. Their first son Fred E. was born in Wisconsin in Aug 1861. The 1870 census shows his family living near his parents in Meridan township, Steele county, Minnesota:
Two daughters, Anna and Martha, were born to this couple while they lived in Minnesota. They then moved to the vicinity of Des Moines, Iowa where their son Nathan was born in 1878. The 1880 census for Valley township, Polk county, Iowa (below) shows Jemima as widowed, so Irvin apparently died there around 1879.
Nathan Henry DixNathan Henry Dix was born in Des Moines on Mar 12, 1878; not much is known about his early life. By 1900 his mother Jemima and other family members had moved to Genoa Junction, WI (now known as Genoa City); Jemima's parents Nathan and Anna Harrison had previously lived in Genoa Junction; other relatives of Jemima's were also in the vicinity. Jemima died in Genoa Junction on Jun 5, 1900 shortly after the census was taken. Her will shows her children Fred, Martha, and Nathan as living in Genoa Junction but I have been unable to locate Nathan in the 1900 census.On October 7, 1900 Nathan married Anna Dorothea Sommer in Wheatland, WI. The 1900 census shows Anna living with her parents in Brighton township, Kenosha county, WI:
Nathan took up the barber trade in Genoa Junction and moved to Salem sometime prior to 1910. Their family is enumerated there in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses. Nathan and Anna raised five children: Hilda, Frank, Lloyd, Lester, and Gordon. Fishing was one of their pastimes; this interest continued on with three of their sons. They lived in a house adjacent to Nathan's barber shop and remained there until their deaths in 1938 and 1939. |
• Ancestors of Gary Dix
• Ancestors of Karen Muehleisen •
• Dix Heritage
• Dix Locations and Records •
• The Family of George and Susan Dix
• The Family of Irving and Jemima Dix •
• The Family of Frank and Louisa Sommer
• The Family of Nathan and Anna Dix •
• Dix Photos & Obituaries
• Land Warrants for George and Alvin Dix (WI, 1849) •
• Harrison Heritage
• Harrison Locations and Records •
• Roth Heritage
• The Family of Emil and Karolina Roth •
• Roth Photos and Records
• Emma (Roth) Kaphengst •