John Dudley Virgil Dixon Jr (1908 - 1930)

Born 19 Feb 1908 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Sep 1930 at age 22 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

John Dixon Jr died young.

The son of John Dixon Sr and Evarine (Buck) Dixon, Dudley Dixon was born in Chicago, Illinois^{[citation needed]} in 1908, residing there with his family.^[1] By 1920, his family had returned to Texas, taking up residence in Dalhart,^[2] where John's father worked as an engineer for the steam railroad.

Dudley Dixon married Martha Dora Mae Hampton (1910-1990), the daughter of John Elbert Hampton and Anna Cook, having one son together, Robert Lee Dixon (1929-1976),^[3] and soon divorcing. He later moved to California with his family. Dudley Dixon, Jr. from injuries sustained in a fall from a building, passing away in Los Angeles County, California^[4] at the age of 22.^[5] He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart, Texas.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8X-RDP : accessed 2 February 2023), Dudley Dixon in household of Dudley Dixon, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1425, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll ; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMY-GP1 : 3 February 2021), Dudlie V Dixon, Jr in entry for Dudlie V Dixon, 1920.
3. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH8R-YG9 : 1 March 2021), Dudley Virgil Dixon in entry for Robert Lee Dixon, 05 Apr 1929; citing Dalhart, Dallam, Texas, United States, certificate 29786, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,792.
4. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSW8-NLZM : 1 March 2021), Dudley Virgil Dixon, 1930.
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-BN9S : 23 February 2021), Dudley V Dixon, 01 Sep 1930; citing 46681, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,048.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-T1ZZ : 2 July 2020), Dudley V Dixon, 1930; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #104378938