Joseph H Dixon
Rank: Pvt Co: G Age: 23 Residence: Eliot Birthplace: Eliot Occupation: farmer
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 6 Eyes: Bl Hair: Lt Complexion: Lt
JOSEPH H DIXON was born on 22 Apr 1839 [Old Kittery, pg 359] in Eliot, Maine [Descriptive Roll], the son of Joseph and Olive (Rogers) Dixon. He died on 28 Mar 1927 [Pension Payment Card]. He was buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Eliot.
He married on 11 Jan 1876 [Old Kittery, pg 359], BERTHA M PIRSCH. She was born Aug 1852 [1900 census] in Maine [census recs], and died in 1926 [grave]. She is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
Joseph was a farmer and lived his life in Eliot. In later years he would become a notary public, and also served as Eliot's town clerk for 25 years, giving up the position in 1925 [Ports. Herald, 3/31/1925]. A member of the GAR, at one time he held the position of commander of the Parker Post (which served Kittery and Eliot).
Joseph and Bertha had five children:
i. VIOLA R DIXON, b. 5 Apr 1877; d. 10 Apr 1877
ii. VIENNA P DIXON, b. 5 Apr 1877 (twin); d. 10 Apr 1877
iii. OTTO HENRY DIXON, b. 30 Dec 1882 [Old Kittery, pg 359; WWI Draft Reg Card] in Eliot; d. 7 Mar 1963 in Augusta, ME [ME Death Index]. He was buried in Centre Cemetery, Wareham, MA [Find a Grave]. He married 1st, on 11 Oct 1913 in Rochester, MA [marr rec] to MILDRED DRAKE. She was born in Providence, RI on 22 Feb 1883 [death rec], the dau of Hiram A and Clara A (Shurtleff) Drake. She died in Eliot on 26 Sept 1918, while she, Otto and daughter were visiting his parents. She was buried in Centre Cemetery in Wareham, MA [Find a Grave]. Otto married 2nd, on 30 Nov 1919 in Eliot [ME vr], to HARRIET ELIZABETH PIERCE. She was born in Rochester, MA on 30 Jul 1893, the daughter of David A and Adeline (Westgate) Pierce [birth rec], and died in 1928 [grave]. She is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery with Otto's parents. On 14 Feb 1941 [ME Marr], he married NELLIE GERTRUDE PIERCE, Harriet's sister. She was born 14 Feb 1899 in Rochester, MA [birth rec], and died on 13 Dec 1993 [grave]. She was buried in Centre Cemetery, Wareham, MA [Find a Grave]. Otto worked as a machinist on the navy yard, and as an engineer during his time in Wareham. He had one child, with first wife Mildred. He also had a step-daughter, Dorothy Victoria Pierce, Harriet's child, whose surname was changed to Dixon.
1. Mildred May Dixon, b. 1916 in Wareham [MA Birth Index]
iv. WINNIFRED MAY DIXON, b. 14 May 1888 in Eliot; d. 15 Jun 1988. Bur in Mt Pleasant Cem, Eliot. Marr 23 Jul 1912 in Eliot to EVERETT WALLACE DYER. The son of Sherburne and Annie S (Wallace) Dyer, he was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on 26 Aug 1890 [grave], and died in June 1977 [grave]. He was a minister for the Advent Christian Church, as well as a substitute teacher, but also did mill work. His ministry took the family to Bear River, Nova Scotia, Bristol, Northfield and Waterbury, Vermont, as well as to Berwick and Eliot, Maine [Ports. Herald, 5/7/1974]. Their children:
1. Ruth Evelyn Dyer, b. 2 Jun 1913 in Maine [death rec]; d. 19 Dec 1968 in Northfield or Roxbury, VT [VT death rec], killed when her car was struck by a train at a crossing in Roxbury, VT [Ports. Herald, 12/23/68, pg 12]. Marr first to Aiguier. Married 2nd to Rudolph Bettis. She had six children and seven grandchildren at the time of her death.
2. Philip S Dyer, b. 26 Oct 1915 [grave] in Nova Scotia [census]; d. 6 Feb 1954 [grave]. Bur w/ parents in Eliot.
3. Everett D Dyer, b. 23 Mar 1918 in Bristol, VT [VT birth rec]. Lives in Houston, TX
4. Winnifred Hope Dyer, b. 3 Jun 1920 in Northfield Falls, VT [VT births; SS App Index]; d. 4 Oct 2003 [SS App Index]. Marr 14 Feb 1941 [ME Marr] to Isaiah Raymond Howes.
5. David Livingstone Dyer, b. 10 Aug 1923 in Berwick, ME [SS App Index]; d. Oct 1982 [SSDI]. Lived in Binghamton, NY [sis Ruth's obit].
6. John Perle Eliot Dyer, b. 18 Aug 1927 [grave]; d. 1 Nov 1949 [grave]. Served in the US Naval Reserve, from 8/28/1944 to 6/27/1946. Bur w/ parents in Mt Pleasant Cem.
v. LULU ADELAIDE DIXON, b. 2 Mar 1897 in Eliot [ME vr]; d. 1967 [grave]. She was first married to DONALD J CRONK on 10 Aug 1918 [ME Marr Index]. He was of Peekskill, NY, and was a Navy seaman. She secondly married in 1921 [MA Marr] to ARNOLD MASON PIERCE, the son of David and Adeline, and brother of Otto's wives Harriet and Nellie. He was born 1 Dec 1894 in Rochester, MA [birth rec], and died on 14 Oct 1983 in Marlborough [MA Death Index]. He and Lulu and buried in the Centre Cemetery, Wareham [Find a Grave]. They lived in Rochester, MA [1930, '40 censuses]. Lulu had two children:
1. Merle Joseph Cronk (later changed to Pierce), b. 2 Oct 1919 in Eliot. Died Nov 1943 in Wareham [MA Death Index; Ports Herald, 12/8/43]. Buried in Centre cem.
2. Lawrence R Pierce, b. 1923 [grave]; d. 2000 [grave]. Buried with parents.
Additional Source Data:
1850 Eliot, York, Maine census: hh 126/139
1860 Eliot census (pg 35): hh 300/325, Joseph a shoemaker
1870 Eliot census (pg 14): hh 128/132
1880 Eliot census (pg 21): hh 241/256
1890
1900 Eliot census (pg 12A): hh 235/238 "owned farm"
1910 Eliot census (pg 15B): hh 382/391 own income, "UA" - Union Army veteran
1920 Eliot census (pg 10B)
He married on 11 Jan 1876 [Old Kittery, pg 359], BERTHA M PIRSCH. She was born Aug 1852 [1900 census] in Maine [census recs], and died in 1926 [grave]. She is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
Joseph was a farmer and lived his life in Eliot. In later years he would become a notary public, and also served as Eliot's town clerk for 25 years, giving up the position in 1925 [Ports. Herald, 3/31/1925]. A member of the GAR, at one time he held the position of commander of the Parker Post (which served Kittery and Eliot).
Joseph and Bertha had five children:
i. VIOLA R DIXON, b. 5 Apr 1877; d. 10 Apr 1877
ii. VIENNA P DIXON, b. 5 Apr 1877 (twin); d. 10 Apr 1877
iii. OTTO HENRY DIXON, b. 30 Dec 1882 [Old Kittery, pg 359; WWI Draft Reg Card] in Eliot; d. 7 Mar 1963 in Augusta, ME [ME Death Index]. He was buried in Centre Cemetery, Wareham, MA [Find a Grave]. He married 1st, on 11 Oct 1913 in Rochester, MA [marr rec] to MILDRED DRAKE. She was born in Providence, RI on 22 Feb 1883 [death rec], the dau of Hiram A and Clara A (Shurtleff) Drake. She died in Eliot on 26 Sept 1918, while she, Otto and daughter were visiting his parents. She was buried in Centre Cemetery in Wareham, MA [Find a Grave]. Otto married 2nd, on 30 Nov 1919 in Eliot [ME vr], to HARRIET ELIZABETH PIERCE. She was born in Rochester, MA on 30 Jul 1893, the daughter of David A and Adeline (Westgate) Pierce [birth rec], and died in 1928 [grave]. She is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery with Otto's parents. On 14 Feb 1941 [ME Marr], he married NELLIE GERTRUDE PIERCE, Harriet's sister. She was born 14 Feb 1899 in Rochester, MA [birth rec], and died on 13 Dec 1993 [grave]. She was buried in Centre Cemetery, Wareham, MA [Find a Grave]. Otto worked as a machinist on the navy yard, and as an engineer during his time in Wareham. He had one child, with first wife Mildred. He also had a step-daughter, Dorothy Victoria Pierce, Harriet's child, whose surname was changed to Dixon.
1. Mildred May Dixon, b. 1916 in Wareham [MA Birth Index]
iv. WINNIFRED MAY DIXON, b. 14 May 1888 in Eliot; d. 15 Jun 1988. Bur in Mt Pleasant Cem, Eliot. Marr 23 Jul 1912 in Eliot to EVERETT WALLACE DYER. The son of Sherburne and Annie S (Wallace) Dyer, he was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on 26 Aug 1890 [grave], and died in June 1977 [grave]. He was a minister for the Advent Christian Church, as well as a substitute teacher, but also did mill work. His ministry took the family to Bear River, Nova Scotia, Bristol, Northfield and Waterbury, Vermont, as well as to Berwick and Eliot, Maine [Ports. Herald, 5/7/1974]. Their children:
1. Ruth Evelyn Dyer, b. 2 Jun 1913 in Maine [death rec]; d. 19 Dec 1968 in Northfield or Roxbury, VT [VT death rec], killed when her car was struck by a train at a crossing in Roxbury, VT [Ports. Herald, 12/23/68, pg 12]. Marr first to Aiguier. Married 2nd to Rudolph Bettis. She had six children and seven grandchildren at the time of her death.
2. Philip S Dyer, b. 26 Oct 1915 [grave] in Nova Scotia [census]; d. 6 Feb 1954 [grave]. Bur w/ parents in Eliot.
3. Everett D Dyer, b. 23 Mar 1918 in Bristol, VT [VT birth rec]. Lives in Houston, TX
4. Winnifred Hope Dyer, b. 3 Jun 1920 in Northfield Falls, VT [VT births; SS App Index]; d. 4 Oct 2003 [SS App Index]. Marr 14 Feb 1941 [ME Marr] to Isaiah Raymond Howes.
5. David Livingstone Dyer, b. 10 Aug 1923 in Berwick, ME [SS App Index]; d. Oct 1982 [SSDI]. Lived in Binghamton, NY [sis Ruth's obit].
6. John Perle Eliot Dyer, b. 18 Aug 1927 [grave]; d. 1 Nov 1949 [grave]. Served in the US Naval Reserve, from 8/28/1944 to 6/27/1946. Bur w/ parents in Mt Pleasant Cem.
v. LULU ADELAIDE DIXON, b. 2 Mar 1897 in Eliot [ME vr]; d. 1967 [grave]. She was first married to DONALD J CRONK on 10 Aug 1918 [ME Marr Index]. He was of Peekskill, NY, and was a Navy seaman. She secondly married in 1921 [MA Marr] to ARNOLD MASON PIERCE, the son of David and Adeline, and brother of Otto's wives Harriet and Nellie. He was born 1 Dec 1894 in Rochester, MA [birth rec], and died on 14 Oct 1983 in Marlborough [MA Death Index]. He and Lulu and buried in the Centre Cemetery, Wareham [Find a Grave]. They lived in Rochester, MA [1930, '40 censuses]. Lulu had two children:
1. Merle Joseph Cronk (later changed to Pierce), b. 2 Oct 1919 in Eliot. Died Nov 1943 in Wareham [MA Death Index; Ports Herald, 12/8/43]. Buried in Centre cem.
2. Lawrence R Pierce, b. 1923 [grave]; d. 2000 [grave]. Buried with parents.
Additional Source Data:
1850 Eliot, York, Maine census: hh 126/139
1860 Eliot census (pg 35): hh 300/325, Joseph a shoemaker
1870 Eliot census (pg 14): hh 128/132
1880 Eliot census (pg 21): hh 241/256
1890
1900 Eliot census (pg 12A): hh 235/238 "owned farm"
1910 Eliot census (pg 15B): hh 382/391 own income, "UA" - Union Army veteran
1920 Eliot census (pg 10B)