Gazlay Family History
Thornton Dixon
Parents
| Father | John J. Dixon (ca. September 1843 - ) |
| Mother | Susan Caroline Beitzel (ca. 1848 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 July 2012; Last Edited: 25 August 2013 |
| Person ID | 3932 |
| Name | Thornton Dixon |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. October 1874 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 2 December 1905 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan to Nellie Louise Sterling3, 6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nellie Louise Sterling (daughter of William C. Sterling and Ada Mae Calhoun) |
| Born | ca. March 1875 in Michigan |
| Married | 2 December 1905 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan to Thornton Dixon |
| Children | of Thornton Dixon and Nellie Louise Sterling: |
| 1. | Jeanette S. Dixon |
| Born | ca. 1908 in Michigan |
| +2. | Ada Mae Dixon |
| Born | ca. October 1917 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan to Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn |
| Died | 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Monroe County, Village of Dundee, Enumeration District 175, Sheet No. 5A; family of John J. Dixon (35, Ohio, cigar manufacturer); wife Susan C. Dixon (32, Michigan); son Thornton Dixon (4, Michigan); son Seth C. Dixon (2, Michigan); servant Frederick Schultz (19, Michigan, doing house work); apprentice Frederick Booker (16, England, making cigars).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Monroe County, Dundee Township, Enumeration District 67, Sheet No. 5B; family of John J. Dixon (56, Ohio, Sept 1843, widow, banker); son Thornton Dixon (25, Michigan, Oct 1874, lawyer); son Seth C. Dixon (22, Michigan, Sept. 1877, clerk-bookkeeper); niece Filomine Farnham (23, Michigan, July 1876, school teacher); servant Anna Leibstorf (20, Michigan, Aug. 1879, housekeeper).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Monroe County, City of Monroe, Enumeration District 102, Sheet No. 12B; family of Thornton Dixon (34, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife of 4 years Nellie L. Dixon (34, Michigan, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Genette Dixon (2, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (60, Michigan, widow, lumber merchant); servant Addie Beaublim (21, Michigan, servant, private family); servant Mary Beaublim (17, Michigan, servant, private family).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 117, Sheet No. 11B; family of Thornton Dixon (44, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife Nellie S. Dixon (44, Michigan); daughter Jeanette S. Dixon (11, Michigan); daughter Ada May Dixon (2 2/12, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (70, Michigan, widow, merchant); cook Elizabeth Wagner (59, Michigan, widow, cook, private family); nurse Eleanora McLaughlin (18, Michigan, nurse, private family).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 58-24, Sheet No. 4A; family of Thornton Dixon (55, Michigan, lawyer, general practice, first married age 21); wife Nellie L. Dixon (53, Michigan, first married age 39); daughter Ada M. Dixon (12, Michigan); servant Lizzie M. Wagner (69, Michigan, widow, servant, private family); servant Dorothy Ritterbach (17, Missouri, servant, private family).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Thorton Dixon; father: John J. [Dixon]; mother: ...oline Beitzel; and Nellie L. Sterling; father: W. C. [Sterling]; mother: M. Calhoun; married on 2 December 1905 in Monroe, Monroe [County], Michigan.