Joel Dixon

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Birth: Jan. 11, 1777
Death: Dec. 23, 1861

 
Family links: 
 Spouse:
  Frances Elizabeth Coward Dixon (1831 - 1884)*
 
 Children:
  Julia Dixon Coward (1854 - 1895)*
  Dorothy Ann Dixon (1856 - 1931)*
 
*Point here for explanation

 
Burial:
Dixon Cemetery
Marengo County
Alabama, USA
 

Private in Capt Brodnax' Company, 1st Regiment, Georgia Militia, War of 1812
Discharged 5 Mar 1814

United States Federal Census
Name: Joel Dixon
Home in 1830:  , Marengo, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total Slaves: 6
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 16

30 May 1833

Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL0070__.360 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 5/30/1833 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: St. Stephens
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 4424 Total Acres: 80.05
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 013N - 003E W½SE¼ 33

Marengo
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20 Oct 1835

Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL0080__.153 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 10/20/1835 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: St. Stephens
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 4701 Total Acres: 40.025
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 013N - 003E SW¼SW¼

33 Marengo
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30 Mar 1837
Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL1110__.441 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 3/30/1837 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: Demopolis
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 7377 Total Acres: 80.02
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 013N - 003E E½SE¼ 32

Marengo

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30 Mar 1837b
Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL1110__.442 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 3/30/1837 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: Demopolis
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 7378 Total Acres: 40.
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 013N - 003E SW¼SE¼

32 Marengo
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15 May 1837
Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL3420__.504 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 5/15/1837 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: Demopolis
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 9952 Total Acres: 80.05
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 013N - 003E E½SE¼ 33

Marengo
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2 Nov 1837
Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL3480__.096 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 11/2/1837 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: Demopolis
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 12528 Total Acres: 55.45
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 012N - 003E E½SW¼ 4

Marengo
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2 Nov 1837b
Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL3480__.098 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 11/2/1837 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: Demopolis
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 12529 Total Acres: 79.5
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 012N - 003E W½NE¼ 8

Marengo
--------------------------------------------------------------------
2 Nov 1837
Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: AL3480__.206 Document Type:

State Volume Patent State: Alabama

Issue Date: 11/2/1837 Cancelled:

No
Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
PatenteeDIXON, JOEL
Land Office: Demopolis
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Tribe: ---
Militia: ---
State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: --- Authority: April 24, 1820:

Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr: 12637 Total Acres: 79.5
Misc. Doc. Nr: --- Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N Geographic Name:

---
Indian Allot. Nr: --- Metes/Bounds: No

Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey #

County
AL St Stephens 012N - 003E E½NE¼ 8

Marengo
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Name: Joel Dickson
[Jael Dickson] 
County: Marengo
State: Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 9
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9

Joel Dixon Marengo, Alabama
 45FemaleBlack
45MaleBlack
32FemaleBlack
30MaleBlack
28MaleBlack
25MaleBlack
5MaleBlack
3FemaleBlack

Land Patent Details
Accession Nr: MW-0803-367     Document Type: Military Warrant     State: Alabama     Issue Date: 8/1/1854     Cancelled: No

Names On Document   Miscellaneous Information
DIXON, JOEL,
DIXON, JOEL   Land Office: Demopolis
  US Reservations: No
  Mineral Reservations: No
  Tribe: ---
  Militia: ---
  State In Favor Of: ---
Military Rank: ---   Authority: September 28, 1850: ScripWarrant Act of 1850 (9 Stat. 520)
 
Document Numbers   Survey Information
Document Nr: 33593   Total Acres: 79.8
Misc. Doc. Nr: ---   Survey Date: ---
BLM Serial Nr: ---   Geographic Name: ---
Indian Allot. Nr: ---   Metes/Bounds: No
 
Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey # County
ALSt Stephens012N - 002EW½SW¼2 Marengo

Joel Dixon Township 12 Range 3 East, Marengo, Alabama
 60MaleBlack
40MaleBlack
35MaleBlack
30MaleBlack
16FemaleBlack
14MaleBlack
12FemaleBlack
10FemaleBlack
1FemaleBlack
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Joel B Dixon Township 12 Range 3 East, Marengo, Alabama
 35MaleBlack
30FemaleBlack
18MaleBlack
18MaleBlack
12FemaleBlack
10MaleBlack
10MaleBlack
8FemaleBlack
4MaleBlack
2FemaleBlack

Find-A-Grave
Joel Dixon
Birth: Jan. 11, 1777
Death: Dec. 23, 1861

Family links: 
Spouse:
Frances Elizabeth Coward Dixon (1831 - 1884)*
 
Children:
Julia Dixon Coward (1854 - 1895)*
Dorothy Ann Dixon (1856 - 1931)*
 
Dixon Cemetery
Marengo County
Alabama, USA
 

1. Nicholas Floyd DIXON b: 13 APR 1813 in Georgia
2. Joel B DIXON b: CA 1821 in Alabama
3. Thomas M DIXON b: 6 JAN 1823 in Alabama
4. Jesse M DIXON b: CA 1830

1. Abbrev: Dixon Family Cemetery
   Title: C A Wood, Marengo County Genealogical Society, "Dixon Family Cemetery," database, Dixon Family Cemetery (http://www.angelfire.com/indie/marengo/cems/dixon.html : accessed ), .
   Page: accessed; 9 July 2011; Dixon Joel Jan 11. 1777 Dec 23 1861
   Quality: 2
2. Abbrev: Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
   Title: ; United States Bureau of Land Management "General Land Office Records," digital images, U S Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ : accessed ).
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
   
   Page: Joel Dixon Military Land Warrant; accessed, downloaded; 12 July 2011
   Quality: 3
3. Abbrev: USGenWeb Archives- Georgia Military
   Title: USGenWeb Archives- Georgia, "Georgia (Militia) War of 1812 Regiment 1 Harris (County)," database, USGenWeb, USGenWeb Archives- Georgia (http://files.usgwarchives.org/ga/military/warof1812/harris.txt: accessed ), .
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
   
   Page: accessed, copied; 12 July 2011; JOEL DIXON PRIVATE PRIVATE REGIMENT 1 HARRIS GA MILITIA
   Quality: 2
4. Abbrev: War of 1812 Service Records
   Title: ",'" , National Archives and Records Administration, Ancestry.com.
   Text: Direct Data Capture, comp.. War of 1812 Service Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
   
   Quality: 2
   Text: Name: Joel Dixon
   Company: 1 REG'T (HARRIS'), GEORGIA MILITIA.
   Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
   Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
   Roll Box: 58
   Roll Exct: 602
5. Abbrev: War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
   Title: , War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, NARA Microfilm Publication M313, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15 (Washington D.C.: Department of Veterans Affairs, 2010), .
   Text: Ancestry.com. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (downloaded digital image)
   
   Page: Joel Dixon
   Quality: 3
6. Abbrev: 1830 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M19
   Title: 1830 United States Federal Census.
   Note:
   
   
   Repository:
   Name: Ancestry.com
   Provo, Utah
   USA
   Note:
   (downloaded digital image)
   
   Page: Source Citation: 1830 U S Census: , Marengo, Alabama, Page: 355; NARA Roll: M19-2; Family History Film: 0002329.
   Quality: 3
7. Abbrev: 1840 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M704
   Title: 1840 United States Federal Census.
   Note:
   
   
   Repository:
   Name: Ancestry.com
   Provo, Utah
   USA
   Note:
   (downloaded digital image)
   
   Page: Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Marengo, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 58; Image: 121; Family History Library Film: 0002334.
   Quality: 3
8. Abbrev: 1850 United States Federal Census, Slavery Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M432
   Title: 1850 United States Federal Census, Slavery Schedule.
   Note:
   
   Repository:
   Name: Ancestry.com
   Provo, Utah
   USA
   Note:
   (downloaded digital image)
   
   Page: Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
   Quality: 3
9. Abbrev: Tracking Your Roots
   Title: Lisa R. Franklin RN BSN, "Tracking Your Roots," database, Tracking Your Roots (http://www.trackingyourroots.com/: accessed ), .
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
10. Abbrev: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
    Title: Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
11. Abbrev: 1850 United States Federal Census, Slavery Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M432
    Title: 1850 United States Federal Census, Slavery Schedule.
    Note:
    
    Repository:
    Name: Ancestry.com
    Provo, Utah
    USA
    Note:
    (downloaded digital image)
12. Abbrev: Marengo County Directory: 1860-1861
    Title: "Marengo County Directory: 1860-1861", database, Tracking Your Roots, Tracking Your Roots (http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/marengodirectory.htm : accessed ); citing " (N.p.:n.p.n.d.)."
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
13. Abbrev: 1860 United States Federal Census- Slave Schedules
    Title: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls., 1860 United States Federal Census- Slave Schedules (scans of original images) (Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.)
    Text:
    
    
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (scan/digital photo of original image)
14. Abbrev: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
    Title: National Archives and Records Administration, "Alabama: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama, NARA Publication M311.," digital image, Footnote.com (http://www.footnote.com/ : accessed ).
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (downloaded digital image)
15. Abbrev: 1870 United States Federal Census
    Title: United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls., 1870 United States Federal Census (scans of original images) (Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870.)
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (scan/digital photo of original image)
16. Abbrev: 1880 United States Federal Census
    Title: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls., 1880 United States Federal Census (scans of original images) (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (scan/digital photo of original image)
17. Abbrev: 1850 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M432
    Title: 1850 United States Federal Census.
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: Ancestry.com
    Provo, Utah
    USA
    Note:
    (downloaded digital image)
    
    Page: Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Marengo, Alabama; Roll: M432_10; Page: 89A; Image: 183.
    Quality: 3
18. Abbrev: Marengo County Directory: 1860-1861
    Title: "Marengo County Directory: 1860-1861", database, Tracking Your Roots, Tracking Your Roots (http://www.trackingyourroots.com/data/marengodirectory.htm : accessed ); citing " (N.p.:n.p.n.d.)."
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
    
    Page: accessed; 12 July 2011; Dixon, Joel, miller and planter, Dixon's Mills
    Quality: 2
19. Abbrev: Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
    Title: ; United States Bureau of Land Management "General Land Office Records," digital images, U S Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ : accessed ).
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
20. Abbrev: 1850 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M432
    Title: 1850 United States Federal Census.
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: Ancestry.com
    Provo, Utah
    USA
    Note:
    (downloaded digital image)
21. Abbrev: 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M653
    Title: 1860 United States Federal Census.
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: Ancestry.com
    Provo, Utah
    USA
    Note:
    (downloaded digital image)
    
    Page: Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 12 Range 3 East, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: M653_15; Page: 311; Image: 311; Family History Library Film: 803015
    Quality: 3
22. Abbrev: 1860 United States Federal Census- Slave Schedules
    Title: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls., 1860 United States Federal Census- Slave Schedules (scans of original images) (Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.)
    Text:
    
    
    Note:
    
    
    Repository:
    Name: RAS Private Collection (scan/digital photo of original image)
    
    Page: Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010
    Quality: 3