U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dixon, Emanuel (b. 1869) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A History of Preston County West Virginia Biographical Department, Supplied by J. R. Cole Kingwood, W. Va., The Journal Publishing Company, 1914 by H. S. Whetsell Pages 819-820, EMANUEL DIXON. The Dixon family are of English descent. The grandfather lived, about fifteen miles from Hagerstown, Maryland. He was there during the War of 1812, and died there about the year 1837, seventy-five years old. William Dixon born in Hagerstown in 1809, died at Fort Frederick, Maryland, in 1874. He married Ellen Kitzmiller: Eight children were born to this union. Daniel, the oldest, was born October 9, 1849, at Fort Frederick. When twenty years of age he came to Gladesville. The other children are, Kate, now dead; William, who lives in Taylor county; Mildred F., now dead; Emanuel, Susan, Nathaniel, the youngest. Nathaniel lives in Gladesville. Emanuel Dixon was born in Washington county, Maryland, June 15, 1869. When a young man he came to Preston county and very successfully made his mark, both as a farmer and as a citizen. He owns two farms near Arthurdale, and is a scientific agriculturist. He was a member of the county court six years, four of which he served as president of the board. During the past twenty years, he has been a teacher of a Bible class in the Sunday School. Mr. Dixon was married April 30, 1884 to Miss Anna J., daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Kirk Loar of Preston county. She was born April 26, 1866, and the children of this union are as follows: (1) Earl, born March 20, 1885; (2) Loar, March 10, 1887; (3) John W., September 5, 1888; (4) Ella, September 24, 1890; (5) James, January 7, 1893; (6) Nora, July 2, 1895; (7) Charles E., July 6, 1897; (8) Richard Howard, June 9, 1899; (9) Frank, May 12, 1901; (10) Harry A., March 5, 1903; (11) Wesley Ford, November 24, 1904; (12) Theodore, November 17, 1907, and (13) Lucille, born August 27, 1909. Earl Dixon, the oldest son, is cashier of the Masontown Bank. He entered the mercantile business after completing his educational career, and followed that pursuit for several years. He was in the employ of S. L. Cobun in the Company's store for five years, and then ran a store of his own at Reedsville for two years. He became Assistant Cashier of the Masontown Bank in July 1903, and on November 1, 1909, was made Cashier. He holds other positions of prominence in Masontown, also being identified officially with the Telephone Company, the Water Works, and the Board of Trade. He was married to Gertrude Arthur of Arthurdale on November 1, 1911. He is a member of the K. of P. Lodge and of the Methodist Church. Loar Dixon came to Masontown, after having obtained a common school education, in 1905, at which time he entered the store operated by S. L. Cobun, where he remained three years, and since that time he has been in the employ of the West Virginia Mercantile Company. He is also a Knight of Pythias and has gone through all the chairs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (wife of Emanuel Dixon) From Death Certificate, Preston County, WV #5750 FULL-NAME: Anna J. Dixon BIRTH-DATE: April 21, 1866 BIRTH-PLACE: Reedsville, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: April 25, 1938 DEATH-PLACE: near Gordon Church, Reedsville, Preston County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: Richard Loar (born in Md.) MOTHER: Josephine Kirk (born in Masontown, W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Paralysis, left side / Cerebral Hemorrhage INFORMANT: Charley Dixon (of Reedsville, W.Va.) BURIAL: Gordon Cemetery --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Preston County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/preston/bios.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------