January 26, 1874 in Morgan county, Indiana. Their children are Zora, Evelyn, Oscar and Ethel.
BIOGRAPHY: Participated in the slave underground railroad from Kentucky to Indiana or Ohio
1900 Census, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, lists Emma, age 51, head of household, residing with Zora I (born Aug 1876, Kentucky), Ethel C(born Aug 1880 in Indiana), and Eva (born May 1884 in Kentucky). Occupation of Emma shows "N.G. 0-0-3". All three children listed as music students.
1920 Census, Indianapolis, Indiana, shows Emma as 69 years of age, residing with her daughter Zora, and grandson Ozwald at 2015 Ruckle Street. Occupation is shown as Agent, "Dr. Medicine" (?) JWKP
1930 Census records Zora Grimes (age 62, divorced, housekeeper for private family), Oscar Dixon (48, married, fountain pen salesman), Oswald Phillippy (15, newsboy, delivering daily paper),& Emma Dixon (age 80, widowed) residing at 2029 Ashland Avenue, Dist 31, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Note Emma was supposedly first married at age 25, but Zora's birth would have occurred at age 18!)
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Emma (DAVIDSON)(1849-1930+)& J.W. DIXON md ca 1875 prob Brown Co OH where she was born. They were living in Louisville KY 1880-1889. In 1900 they were residents of Chicago, Cook Co IL where (3)daughters Zora 23, Ethel 19 & Eva 16 were students of music. They were back in Louisville KY 1905, when dau Eva married Arthur A. FOX. In 1912 dau Zora md/1 George F. PHILLIPPY in Multnomah Co OR, 1920 Zora PHILLIPPY md/2 Edward WILLIAMS Marion Co IN, 1925 Zora md/3 Jessie E. GRIMES Marion Co IN. 1930 Zora, a brother Oscar DIXON & their mother Emma B. DIXON age 80 a widow were living in Indianapolis, Marion Co IN. Zora died Apr 1967 St Petersburg, Pinellas Co FL.
January 26, 1874 in Morgan county, Indiana. Their children are Zora, Evelyn, Oscar and Ethel.
BIOGRAPHY: Participated in the slave underground railroad from Kentucky to Indiana or Ohio
1900 Census, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, lists Emma, age 51, head of household, residing with Zora I (born Aug 1876, Kentucky), Ethel C(born Aug 1880 in Indiana), and Eva (born May 1884 in Kentucky). Occupation of Emma shows "N.G. 0-0-3". All three children listed as music students.
1920 Census, Indianapolis, Indiana, shows Emma as 69 years of age, residing with her daughter Zora, and grandson Ozwald at 2015 Ruckle Street. Occupation is shown as Agent, "Dr. Medicine" (?) JWKP
1930 Census records Zora Grimes (age 62, divorced, housekeeper for private family), Oscar Dixon (48, married, fountain pen salesman), Oswald Phillippy (15, newsboy, delivering daily paper),& Emma Dixon (age 80, widowed) residing at 2029 Ashland Avenue, Dist 31, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Note Emma was supposedly first married at age 25, but Zora's birth would have occurred at age 18!)
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Emma (DAVIDSON)(1849-1930+)& J.W. DIXON md ca 1875 prob Brown Co OH where she was born. They were living in Louisville KY 1880-1889. In 1900 they were residents of Chicago, Cook Co IL where (3)daughters Zora 23, Ethel 19 & Eva 16 were students of music. They were back in Louisville KY 1905, when dau Eva married Arthur A. FOX. In 1912 dau Zora md/1 George F. PHILLIPPY in Multnomah Co OR, 1920 Zora PHILLIPPY md/2 Edward WILLIAMS Marion Co IN, 1925 Zora md/3 Jessie E. GRIMES Marion Co IN. 1930 Zora, a brother Oscar DIXON & their mother Emma B. DIXON age 80 a widow were living in Indianapolis, Marion Co IN. Zora died Apr 1967 St Petersburg, Pinellas Co FL.
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