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Note: Thomas Dixon found in:
Georgia, 1754-1850 Marriage Index Spouse: Patterson, Martha [Mrs] Marriage Date: Feb 20, 1845 Marriage County: Stewart County
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From "Find a Grave" Martha was a daughter of John Hardie and Damarius Etheridge. Her second marriage was to Thomas J Dixon, Feb. 20, 1845, in Stewart County, Georgia.
Martha and Thomas moved to Pike County, Alabama, near Brundidge, in 1851. After Thomas died in 1872, Martha moved to Texas to live with her two sons and families in Coryell and Hamilton Counties. She returned to Pike County, Alabama in 1883 and died there, near her Patterson children of her first marriage.
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The Georgia Marriage Index also lists Martha J. Hardie m. Calvin J. Dixon, 5/4/1850 - "she was the daughter of John and Demarius Hardie". Update - 1/2013: Not sure of the official source of this marriage information, There is one family tree on Ancestry.com in the Koch Family Tree at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/34836712/person/18704729542 that indicates Martha Hardie was married to James Patterson (1831), Thomas Dixon (1845), Calvin J. Dixon (1850); death 1883 in Pike County, Alabama.
There is a Georgia marriage record for Martha J. Hardie to Calvin J. Nixon in Wilkinson County, GA - 14 May 1850.
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Email from Faye Dyess, owner of the GenCircles file indicating that James P. Patterson was married to Martha Hardy:
Martha Hardy is a descendant of my direct line, Robert Etheridge b. 1752. The information on Marthas line came from the book, 10 Generations of Etheridges. In the book Martha is only listed as married to Dixon and no dates. I have sent a message to see if I can learn who supplied the marriage dates and the name of Patterson. I believe the Wilkinson Co Records are fairly easy to locate. I will let you know what I learn.
I am also always happy to add more on the descendants of these lines.
Faye
At 09:09 PM 3/3/2004, you wrote: >Hello Ms. Dyess, > >Do you know where the information came from in your Ethridge family file >about Martha Hardy being first married to James Pickens Patterson and then >to Thomas Dixon? > >We are trying to confirm if the Martha Hardy in your family file is the >mother of my great great grandfather James G. Patterson (his death >certificate indicates that his mother was Martha Hardy, father >unknown). An elderly family member once told us that James G. Patterson >had a brother named Joseph Dixon - thus the Patterson/Dixon link. This >leads us to believe that the individuals in your family file are our ancestors. > >Unfortunately, there is no Georgia marriage record for James P. Patterson >and Martha Hardy. The only sources we have seen to link these two >individuals are the LDS file and your family file - hence our interest in >your source. This could be our "missing link". > >We would really appreciate any information you can share with us. > >Sincerely, > >Wayne Nielsen >Florida
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Email from Margie Caparoon 5/2004:
You mentioned the 1860 and 1870 Pike Co. censuses. The Dixon on one and the Dickson on the other are the same families. Around the mid 1870's, after the death of Thomas, Martha came to Texas. She is on the 1880 Hamilton Co., TX census living with her son, Joseph Hardy Dixon. She is listed as Martha Young. There is a marriage record in Hamilton for her and a D. K. Young. He must have died before 1880 and she was living with Joseph Hardy Dixon at the time of the census. I thought for a long time that she must have died in Hamilton Co. TX. But I received a great amount of info from a Dixon family researcher. Among this info was a copy of a letter from Thomas Dixon's younger sister, Catherine, written to their brother, Shadrach Dixon, in Texas. The letter was dated sometime in 1883. Catherine lived in Pike Co., AL and is buried there. She tells Shadrach that Thomas' widow had recently died. She said that Martha had stayed with her for a while then went to stay with her son or daughter (I can't remember off the top of my head which she said) and died there. Based on this letter, Martha apparently died in Alabama and that's why I couldn't find her burial place in Hamilton Co., TX.
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>From "The History of Stewart County, Georgia" by Dixon and Clark:
Among the early settlers of Stewart County were Thomas Dixon and his brother Shadrack, according to Knight's "Georgia Landmarks". Their parents were Robert Dixon and wife, Allie, possibly Merrick(*), who were married May 1, 1796 in North Carolina and came soon afterwards to Washington County, Georgia, settling near Sandersville. Here Robert died September 22, 1819, place of burial unknown. His wife died September 4, 1843, place unknown.
Thomas Dixon b. April 8, 1802; married April 17, 1823 in Washington County, Georgia, Alethia (Leathy) Elizabeth Whittle, b. June 7, 1803; daughter of John Whittle and possibly Winford Sanford of Washington County, maybe Thomas County. They moved to Stewart County about 1825, settling at Pleasant Valley, near the Horace Morton place. A spring on this land still bears the name of "Dixon Spring". He was an active member of the Richland Baptist Church and was among those who withdrew and organized the Harmony Primitive Baptist Church on January 9, 1839, when the church split over missions. He was appointed March 30, 1839 on the committee to superintend the building of a meeting house for the Harmony Church. He served as church clerk until about 1851 when he moved to Pike County, Alabama.
Letters of dismission were granted Thomas and his second wife, Mrs. Martha Hardie Patterson, January 25, 1851. However, Martha was excommunicated from the church in 1855 because she had joined a missionary church. They were members of the Union Springs Church near Brundidge, Alabama. Thomas visited Richland and Parrott the year before his death October 25, 1872, and is clearly remembered by older members of the family. He was buried near Brundidge and was survived by his wife Martha for several years. Thomas' first wife, Alethia Elizabeth Whittle, b. 1803; d. September 9, 1844; and is thought to be buried in the old Harris Cemetery in Pleasant Valley community. He married 2nd Mrs. Martha Hardie Patterson of Richland, February 20, 1845, on record in Lumpkin Courthouse. She was the daughter of John Hardie and Demeris Ethridge(**) of Stewart County(***). In 1851 he moved near Brundidge, Alabama, where his well-to-do sister lived, Catherine Dixon Blimey(****). He is said to have served in the Mexican War.
Thomas is said to have reared two children of his second wife, Jim Patterson and Mary Elizabeth Patterson.
*Later research has proved that Allie Dixon's maiden name was Tuten or Tootle.
**I believe the last name should be spelled Etheridge.
***According to Hardie family researcher, Bo Price, John & Demeris Hardie never lived in Stewart County, Georgia. Instead they lived in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
****Other researchers have shown that Catherine Dixon was married to Guilford Burney, not someone named Blimey.
From "The History of Stewart County, Georgia" by Dixon and Clark:
Pleasant Valley Cemetery Near Richland. Cemetery started in 1841 when a non-denominal church was constituted. Land given by Thomas Dixon, owner of lot 9, 23rd District.
Abstracts - Stewart County Bond Book B No. 496 Estate of Henry C. Beard: Date August 7, 1854; Administrator, Thomas Dixon; Bond $3,000; Bondsman, Daniel Mathison
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http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/o/Betty-L-Moore/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0008.html
From - "Shade's tree : a history of the family of Shadrach Tootle Dixon and his wives, Elizabeth Cason and Judy Covington" / compiled by John J. "Jim" Dixon. by Dixon, John J. Published 1994
Shadrach Tootle Dixon (son of Robert Dixon and Allie Tootle)65 was born December 29, 1804 in NC. (near Charleston ?)65, and died January 12, 1888 in San Marcos, Hays Co., Texas, USA65. He married Judith Covington on October 20, 1845 in Bossier Parish, La.65, daughter of Mial Clement Covington and Margaret Weeks.
Notes for Shadrach Tootle Dixon: [Dixon gen.FBC 4.FTW]
If the census can be believed, Shadrach was born in North Carolina and was taken with the rest of the family to Georgia by about 1812, where the family settled in Washington Co., near the county seat, Sandersville. At some time after the 1830 census was taken, Shadrach moved to Florida where two of his sisters, Catherine and Eliza lived. By 1836, he was in Stewart Co., GA, near Lumpkin, along with his older brother Thomas.
In 1840, he was a resident of Pike Co., Al., living near Brundidge, where he owned considerable property Also emigrating to the Brundidge area were his brother Thomas and sister Catherine. His youngest brother Robert, Jr. married in Pike Co. to Mariah Smith in 1840. Thomas Dixon and Catherine Dixon Burney lived out their lives in this area. About 1844 Shadrach sold out his property to his brother-in-law, Guilford Burney and equipment and moved on to Bossier Parish, La. He bought land near Rocky Mount, La, north of Bossier City on November 5, 1844. In the 1850 census, he is enumerated as next door neighbor to Miles (Mial) Covington. After Elizabeth Cason Dixon died 6-4-1845 Shadrach married Mile's daughter, Judith "Judy" Covington, 10-20-1845. ( There are considerable notes on the Covington Family elsewhere in this Dixon tree)
Shadrach signed a surety bond for land in Hays Co., Texas in 1851 Between 1851 and 1853, Shadrach left Louisiana and moved his family to San Marcos, Hays Co., Texas, where he had purchased a thousand acres of land. He was probably there by February 11, 1853 when he registered his brand, listing his residence as "on Rio Blanco". His land was sold in Bossier Parish in 1854, setting aside some acreage for the Caney Creek Baptist church. His in-laws, Mial Covington and Margaret Weeks Covington, are buried in the Caney Creek Cemetery which is probably located on this property. This cemetery is near present day Rocky Mount, La.
He became a well known, respected member of the community and lived out his life there, dying January 12, 1888. He is buried in San marcos City Cemetery, the only member of his family there with a marker on his grave. ( I have seen a marker on Judith's grave near his)But, it is said that she is not buried there for she had Scarlet Fever when she died. Some family members say several of the children were buried on the home place; the graves were lost to high waters of the Blanco River. The family of James Augustus Dixon reports the little cemetery on the home place that was flooded and the stones turned over can not be found now. It was near where the low water bridge was or where I-35 crosses the river. Wilton Dixon was an engineer with the highway dept. when the bridge was built and said authorities contacted the family about evidence of the graves to see if someone should attempt to move them. Since there was no way to identify them and probably nothing left to move, approval was given to go ahead with the construction. It is said one of Shadrach's sons-in-law took the tombstones after the flood and used them for the foundation for his house.
Shadrach's grave marker may be the source of stories of military service, since it shows him as Maj. S. Dixon. However, in the past centuries prominent citizens of the communities were given honorary titles as befit their position. In an article on Sam Houston Dixon in Dallas Co., he is refered to as "Dr.". His sons from first marriage did serve in the Civil War.
His grave is near a gazebo that has a plaque with his name as donor of the land for the cemetery. Judith is buried next to him.
Most family members with the given name of Shadrack were known by the nickname of "Shade" or "Shady" . Several are identified this way in census and cemetery records. The name Shadrack is spelled many different ways with the earliest version seeming to be Shadrach.
More About Shadrach Tootle Dixon: Burial: Unknown, San Marcos City Cemetery San Marcos, Texas.65 Fact 1: Had 22 children w. 2 wives first was Elizabeth Cason.65 Fact 2: Resided in La., Ga., Fla., Ala..65 Fact 3: Baptist Church member.65
More About Shadrach Tootle Dixon and Judith Covington: Marriage: October 20, 1845, Bossier Parish, La..65
Marriage Notes for Shadrach Tootle Dixon and Judith Covington: [Dixon gen.FBC 4.FTW]
Notes from "Shade's Tree" by Jim Dixon
In a memorial tribute published in a newspaper, Marshall Dixon Burney says of his uncle Shadrack that he gave six sons to the Confederate cause. This includes all his sons by Elizabeth Cason: Marshall D., William C., John T., Shadrack E., Robert D., and his oldest son by Judy Covington: James Augustus. According to family tradition, he aided the Confederacy financially, which led to the loss of much of his money. This is reflected in the 1860 census, showing him to be well-off for the times and the 1870 census showing his estate to be greatly reduced. Of course, his will indicates sizeable bequests to his older children, especially those by Elizabeth Cason, which would have cut into his holdings. Probably the major reason for this reversal of his fortunes was caused by the loss of his slaves after the Civil War. In Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in 1850 he had sixteen male slaves, aged from two to thirty and twenty female slaves from age one to sixty. Then, in 1880 in Hays County, Texas, he had increased his slaves to twenty- eight males, from one to forty-five and had three less females, from age nine months to sixty five. Of the Bossier parish group, five were over twenty among the males and fourteen females were seventeen or older. The Hays County count was eight males over twenty years and nine females over age fifteen. This would be a sizeable investment to lose and would definitely account for a change in the value of his estate. It is interesting to note in the Hays County enumeration how many were listed as mulatto or "yellow", a term for mixed races then.
An article copied from the San Antonio Express, headed: "Dixonia, Hayes County, Texas, Aug. 14" (no year shown), mentions the gift of land for right-of-way for the 1. & G. N. railway. In a letter from George P. Dixon, he says the railroad took part of the front porch of the house when it built the tracks through San Marcos.
There are several references to the hospitality found at the home of Shadrack Dixon. He seems to have held open house for travellers and wayfarers. One family story tells of the time he and Judith attended the inaugural ball for Governor Sam Houston. When introducing them , the Governor chided them for having so many children but having, none named for him.
A story heard for years has Shadrack coming to Texas "by way of Alabama with a wagon train, a herd of cattle and twenty-five children". The sequence in this tale was always the same, with the children coming last. As research shows, eleven children were born before the move, the balance born in Texas. Twenty-two children have been documented as offspring of this pioneer resident of San Marcos. The chapel at the San Marcos City Cemetery has a plaque with the information that the land for the cemetery was purchased from Judith and Shadrack Dixon. Originally spelled Dickson, the name has been recently corrected with a new plaque.
Shadrack Dixon served in the Alabama state legislature while in residence at Brundidge, Pike County, Alabama, the only time he held a political office even though he had a lifelong interest in politics.
The record shows Shadrack to have been one of the group who organized the Caney Creek Baptist Church in Bossier Parish in the state of Louisiana and he was a charter member of the First Baptist Church in San Marcos, Texas, organized in 1857. A story related by his granddaughter, Lula Dixon Bennett, tells of one of Shadrack's daughters who was divorced, upon asking her lawyer what she owed, was told: "You don't owe me a penny. I would have never been able to get my education had it not been for help from your father. He actually put shoes on my feet when I had none."
From a column by Leslie A. Cooper in The San Marcos Record of 4 June 1943: "Seth (Happy) Breeding fought in World War I with the U. S. Marines, and Seth was severely wounded. His mother was notified of this but could receive no word directly from her son. Naturally, she became greatly worried. one particular evening, when her heart was so heavy with grief she could hardly force herself to do her chores, she went to the cowpen to milk the cow. And, while she was milking, a dove flew down and perched upon the rim of the milk-pail. Seth's mother took this as an omen of good, and her heart was buoyed up and she felt that shortly she would receive good tidings. And, within a few days, she heard from the Marine son in France, that he was doing well and would soon be on his way home".
Judy Covington , second wife of Shadrack Dixon, was born in North Carolina to Mial Covington and his wife,Margaret Weaks, probably in Richmond County. Little has been found of the parents of Mial and Margaret at this time, though research is continuing. Mial Covington is reported to be adopted, though evidence is unclear on this.
A Covington story is that the family came to Bossier Parish, Louisiana by wagon, pausing along the way to plant vegetables and to let chickens hatch their chicks before moving on. The family is in the 1840 census of Montgomery County, Alabama, the first county north of Pike County, where Shadrack was living at the time. One sister to Judy, Elizabeth Covington Reynolds, moved to San Marcos, living next to the Dixon family at the 1880 census. Judy Covington Dixon died 2 November 1903 at the home of her daughter Margarette Dixon Owen in Carrizo Springs, Dimmitt County, Texas and is buried there. It is reported she contracted scarletfever, leading to her death, and health authorities would not permit her body to be returned to San Marcos, so she was buried there in Carrizo Springs.
There are many members of the Covington family buried in Caney Creek Cemetery at Rocky Mount, Louisiana. Descendants are still to be found in the area, owning and operating grocery stores in Benton, Louisiana and Lewisville, Arkansas, just across the state line. This history covers the family through the grandchildren of Shadrack Dixon. With the number of offspring he had, a full accounting of his descendants to the present would take up a greatdeal of space and time. As far as is known, there are no direct descendants in the San Marcos area, though there are many in the nearby cities.
Children of Shadrach Tootle Dixon and Judith Covington are: +Henry Wilson Dixon, b. January 10, 1851, Redland, Bossier Parish, La.65, d. November 20, 1929, Brown Co, Tx.65.
by Dixon, John J. Published 1994
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Thomas Dixon moved from NC to GA in the early 1800's (Stewart Co.). He married a Whittle and had 5 children and I descend from his son Tomas T. Dixon who married Mary Jane Harp, issue of Henry and Susan Harp. Son Emmett was my G GF and Henry A. my GF.
Thomas was widowed and married Mrs. Martha Patterson (Hardie) who also had 5 chidlren from her first husband. They had issues together. They moved to Pike Co. AL and when Thomas died (after 1860) 2 sons left for TX.
They were George Washington Dixon and Joseph Hardy (Hardie) Dixon.
By 1880 George is deceased and his was was listed as T. A. Dixon (Young) age 27 with issue and her mother Martha Young in the HH.
This was in Hamilton Co., TX (southeast of Abilene) and next door was Joseph H. and his wife and 2 children. He was a school teacher and walked many miles each day to teach classes.
George W. had a son name George W. Jr. b. 1878 in Hamilton Co. (likely). This family later moved to near Anson in Jones Co. and were dry land farms for many years.
I am in contact with Robert Dixon of this line (new contact) and I just learned of this new branch. Therefore I have many blanks to fill in.
Anyone who may be related or has information on this line please contact me at this board or via email.
My goal is to finish a manuscript for publishing of a book.
Thanks Norm rushingnorm@hotmail.com 1/28/2005
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shannafields2... Feb 19 12:46 AM GMT
Hello Wayne,
I see that your James Patterson and Marha Hardy are in my "Lock" tree that is my husband's side of the family. I have down Martha Hardie (1810-1883) as the daughter of John Hardie and Demarius Marie Etheridge. I have her marriage to John Pickens Patterson on Feb 20, 1845 in Georgia. I have the following 5 children between Martha and John; William B, John, Martha Ann, Mary Elizabeth, and James G Patterson. I have James Patterson (1806-1843) as the son of Alexander Patterson and Elizabeth Pickens. That is about all I have on these two. Hope this helps.
~Shanna
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