Sarah Elizabeth DIXON

   Another name for Sarah was Lizzie.

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BIRTH: Delaware County, Ohio Births 1867-1909 Clay, Maud A* Female White 08/13/1875 OH DEL OX Father=Frank Clay Mother= L. Dixon OH DEL BR 1900 Census IA says month May year 1876

1880 History of Delaware County, Ohio 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.

Owned lots 42 & 43 in Ashley. Sold to Jospeh Dixon after Franks Death.

In 1882 Elizabeth purchased lots 19 & 77 in Ashley.

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


CENSUS: 1880 Ohio Trimbull County, City of Warren, 17th of June 1880. Clay,Henry F, W M age=27, Book keeping , born in Ohio,Father born in Ohio, Mother born in Ohio. Clay, Sarah E, W F age 23, House Keeping. born in Ohio, Father born in Va, Mother born in Ohio Clay, Maud A,W F age 4, daughter, born in Ohio,Father born in Ohio,Mother born in Ohio

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Madison, Harrison, Missouri; Roll: T623 857; Page: 5B; .


1900 United States Federal Census
about Lizzie Shoemaker
Name: Lizzie Shoemaker
[Lizzie Shoeman]
Home in 1900: Madison, Harrison, Missouri
Age: 43
Birth Date: Sep 1856
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 4
Spouse's Name: Daniel
Marriage Year: 1884
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 16
Residence : Cainesville City (North Part), Harrison, Missouri
Occupation: View Image
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Household Members: Name Age
Daniel Shoemaker 46
Lizzie Shoemaker 43
Loyd Shoemaker 11
Grace Shoemaker 9
Maude Clay 23

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Madison, Harrison, Missouri; Roll: T624_778; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 447.

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Madison, Harrison, Missouri; Roll: T625_920; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 275.

1930 Missouri Harrison County,Madison twps, City of Cainsville, April 4, 1930 Shoemaker, Sarah E., Head of household,O,W F,age 73, Widowed,born in Ohio, Father born in Va,Mother born in Ohio. Clay, Maud A, daughter, F W, age 54, Born in Ohio,Father born in Ohio, Mother born Ohio, occupation teacher,Murag?(not sure of spelling) Riegel, Lloyd (T or F or J), Grandson, M W age 9, born in Missouri,Father born in Iowa, Mother Born in Missouri

1908 Delaware county Ohio Page 780-781 Adam S. Shoemaker Daniel N. Shoemaker now residing in Missouri, who married Lizzie Dixon has two children Lloyd and Grace.

DEATH: November 1939 Harrison Co, MO #39729 ordered Death Certificate received 10/10/2006

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 her life were:

• Burial: taken by Julie Peppmeier, 2011, Decatur City Cem., Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, USA.

Sarah married Henry Franklin CLAY, son of Morris C. CLAY and Lydia Ann LONGWELL, on 24 May 1874 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States. (Henry Franklin CLAY was born on 11 Oct 1852 in Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio, died on 3 Jan 1882 in Ashley, Oxford, Delaware, Ohio, USA and was buried on 4 Jan 1882 in Ashley Union Cem., Oxford Twp, Delaware Co., Ohio.) The cause of his death was consumption.

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Marriage Date: 24 May 1874
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01063-2
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 391397
Reference Number: p 345/1041
Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958

Sarah next married Daniel N. SHOEMAKER, son of Adam Smith SHOEMAKER and Mary Ann SMITH, on 19 Jan 1884 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States. (Daniel N. SHOEMAKER was born on 9 May 1854 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States, died on 18 Jun 1926 in Harrison, Missouri and was buried in Decatur City Cem., Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, USA.)

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Groom's Name: Daniel N. Shoemaker
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Bride's Name: Sarah E. Clay
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01122-9
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 391398
Reference Number: p336 #376
Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958