Joseph S. DIXON

  General Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: Baskins History of Delaware County, 1880.Page 790
JOSEPH S. DIXON, cooper, Ashley; was born Jan. 25, 1832, in Rockingham Co., Va., the son of Wm. and Elizabeth Dixon ; his father was born in Virginia, and his mother came from England; Mr. Dixon came with his parents to Ohio in 1842, and settled in Gallia Co., near Gallipolis ; when 16 years of age, he went to Ironton, Ohio, and worked in a brickyard ; at the age of 18, he went to Gallipolis and learned his trade, working two years ; he afterward ran on the steamboats of the Ohio, Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers in various positions; worked at his trade several years at Chillicothe, and then as a journeyman cooper in Cincinnati, St. Louis, La Salle, Peoria; Beardstown, Naples, Milwaukee and Chicago, back to Cincinnati, then to Columbus, and back to Chillicothe-this took about three years. He was married, May 12, 1854, to Sarah A. Campbell, and remained in Chillicothe until 1861 ; then came to Ashley, opened a shop and bought town property. Enlisted in August, 1864, in the 176th O. V. I., and went to the Army of the Cumberland; he remained with the regiment until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., the regiment took part in the battle of Nashville. In the spring of 1868, he sold his property in Ashley, and moved to Stanton, Ohio, and went into the huckster business on a large scale; he failed and came back to Ashley, bought lots in town, built him a house and soon after a shop. He has been Constable and Councilman, member of the School Board, Street Commissioner, and is now Marshal of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon have had five Children - William Fullerton, born Feb. 12, 1855, and died Jan. 19, 1875 ; Sarah Elizabeth, born Sept. 10, 1857 ; Charles Roney, born April 20, 1859 ; Josephus, born Dec. 7, 1860 ; Alice Belle, born Jan. 12, 1873, but died the same day. Sarah Elizabeth was married, May 24, 1874, to Frank H. Clay, now with G. O. Griswold, of Warren, Ohio, as book-keeper. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the orders of Masons and Odd Fellows.

Delaware Gazette : Nov. 21,1916: Mr. C.R. Dixon of N. Sandusky St., received word of the death of his father, Mr. Joseph S. Dixon which occured November 10, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.D. Shoemaker at Cainesville, MO. Death due to infirmities. He was aged 85 years. The deceased is survived by two sons, Mr. Joe Dixon, of Pontiac, MI and Mr. C. R. Dixon of this city and the daughter at whose home he died. He also leaves nine grandchildren and five great grand children. Burial at Decatur, Iowa.


Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: M432_681; Page: 14; Image: 437.

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Oxford, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: M593_1196; Page: 442; Image: 482.

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Oxford, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: T9_1012; Family History Film: 1255012; Page: 399.1000; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 0299.

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Oxford, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: T623_1263 Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42.

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Delaware Ward 1, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: T624_1177; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 692.

Death Certificate:

Maude Shoemaker, L.D. Shoemaker, and D.M.Shoemaker are all names on the cemetery deed, Lots 7 & 8 in the Decatur Cemetery. The old book shows that Lloyd Shoemaker is buried in Lot 7.
Lot 8 has: #1 Lloyd T Riegel, 1887 - 1950
#2 Maude A Clay, 1875 - 1940
#3 Grace Riegel, 1891 - 1921
#4 Sarah E Shewmaker, !856 - 1939
There is also written in a Joseph S. Dixon, father of Mrs. D. M. Shoemaker mentioned as buried.

  Noted events in his life were:

• death certificate: Death Certificate, 10 Nov 1916, Cainsville, Harrison, Missouri, United States.

Joseph married Sarah A. CAMPBELL, daughter of Roney CAMPBELL and Mary, on 12 May 1854 in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, USA. (Sarah A. CAMPBELL was born on 28 Feb 1828 in Ohio, died on 9 Mar 1915 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA and was buried on 11 Mar 1915 in Ashley Union Cem., Oxford Twp, Delaware Co., Ohio.)