Descendants of Thomas Dixon Generation No. 1 1
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8. HAMET N.4 HELMS (ANNIE/ANNA3 DIXON, THOMAS2, ?1)53 was born October 3, 1814 in Geneva, New York, and died 1892 in Sullivan County, IN54. He married (1) AMANDA SALLEE. She died 1904. He married (2) MARY ANN DAVIS. She was born 1805, and died 1851. Children of HAMET HELMS and AMANDA SALLEE are: i. ALBERT G.5 HELMS. ii. DANIEL W. V. HELMS. 32. iii. SAMUEL DIXON HELMS, b. 1855.
Children of HAMET HELMS and MARY DAVIS are: iv. MARGARET D.5 HELMS. v. ANNA R. HELMS. 33. vi. BENJAMIN RUSH HELMS, b. 1840; d. 1887.
Children of MARY HELMS and REUBEN SMITH are: 34. i. WILLIAM P.5 SMITH, b. 1837; d. 1911. ii. ANNA SMITH, b. 1842; d. 1863; m. MICHAEL CULVER. iii. GEORGE SMITH, b. 1842. iv. HAMMET SMITH, b. 1844; d. 1911. 35. v. MARY ANN SMITH, b. 1845; d. 1913.
CICERO B. DIXON (Transcript from "History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, p. 534) CICERO B. DIXON - Thomas Dixon (1800-61), a native of the lake country. N. Y., settled at Windsor, N.Y., about 1823, and for seventeen years thereafter was a partner with Jesse Lane, of Lanesboro', in the lumber business. The products of their mills were hauled to the Delaware and rafted to Philadelphia markets, Mr. Dixon's part of the business being to raft and market the lumber. He also for a few years carried on a distillery at Windsor. In 1840 he bought the present farm of John Lane, on Locust Hill, Great Bend township, where he continued farming and lumbering until 1849, when he exchanged his property for the present farm of his son Cicero B. Dixon, where he resided till death. He was an ardent student, and gathered together a library of much value, with which he was familiar. He was an earnest advocate of the abolition of slavery, and gave freely of his means for the purpose of freeing those in bondage. He was frequently dubbed "Daniel Webster" by his fellow citizens for his recognized culture and superior ability as a debater and advocate of whatever principles he thought right and just. His charity was proverbial, and his sound judgment and counsel invaluable in the community in which he resided. In 1827 he married Mitilda D. Sumner (1802-72), the daughter of George Sumner and second cousin of the late Hon. Charles Sumner. She came to Windsor with her brother Charles after their father's death, about 1825. She used to relate that during the War of 1812 she saw troops pass the family homestead, at Hill, N. H., on their way to battle. Thomas Dixon's mother was a Hotchkiss, of Broome County, whose cousin, Giles Hotchkiss, was a prominent lawyer and congressman. The children of Thomas and Matilda Dixon were Ann E. (1830-42); Susan E., born in 1832, married George Fairchild, a farmer and lumberman of Broome County, and now resides at Susquehanna, PA.; Mary H., Victoria and Rush, all died young; Zemira (1841-74), was the wife of Alexander Brown, a farmer of Great Bend; Smolensko (1843-45); Cicero Brush Dixon, born July 4, 1846, married in 1868, A. Marilla Ford, a native of Otsdawa, Otsego County, N.Y., born July 25, 1847, a daughter of John (1813-74) and Eliza Grace Smith (1815-51) Ford, whose family were from Herkimer County. John Ford was the son of Abijah and Sally Russell Ford, and both the Dixons and the Fords are of English descent. The Russells were among the early settlers in Broome County, and Sally's father, Captain Russell, served in the War of 1812. For many terms, before her marriage, Mrs. Dixon was a teacher in Broome County, and generally interested in educational matters. The children of Cicero B. Dixon by his marriage to Miss Ford were Ross W., born 1869; Llewellyn B. and Lucius W. (twins), born 1872, died in infancy, and John Ford, born 1875. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Great Bend, and he has been a member of the Great Bend Masonic Lodge since 1885. His early education was obtained at the district school and at Professor Rogers' Select School, at Susquehanna. His main business has been farming, but since 1883 the firm of Dixon, Rose & Co. have been engaged in the manufacture of lumber and railroad ties at the old Dayton Mill. Mr. Dixon is a Republican in political affiliations, has served six years as school director, and is now serving his second term as assessor of his township. He is a practical and intelligent farmer and a prudent business man. More About CICERO DIXON and A. FORD: Marriage: 1868 Children of CICERO DIXON and A. FORD are: i. ROSS W.5 DIXON, b. 186957; d. 193958; m. HATTIE R. ?; b. 186959; d. 195860.
Burial: Newman Cemetery60 More About HATTIE R. ?: Burial: Newman Cemetery ii. LLEWELLYN B. DIXON, b. 1872. iii. LUCIUS W. DIXON, b. 1872. iv. JOHN FORD DIXON, b. 1875.
The 1870 census - inhabitants in Canyonville Precinct, in the County of Douglas, state of Oregon, show John Dixon age 44, a farmer with real estate valued at $100, and personal estate valued at $12,000. More About JOHN DIXON: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon Census: 1850, Rochester, Andrew County, Missouri Government Position: Farmer More About JOHN DIXON and MARY ASHWORTH: Marriage: March 26, 1846, Andrew Co., MO Child of JOHN DIXON and MARY ASHWORTH is: i. DOLLY5 DIXON. 12. REBECCA4 DIXON (JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1)61 was born January 26, 1827 in Indiana, and died August 10, 1910 in Rosendale, MO. She married ADAM B. RHOADES March 5, 1846 in Andrew Co., MO. More About REBECCA DIXON: Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Rosendale, Missouri More About ADAM RHOADES and REBECCA DIXON: Marriage: March 5, 1846, Andrew Co., MO Children of REBECCA DIXON and ADAM RHOADES are: i. TOM5 RHOADES. ii. JOHN RHOADES.
Census: 1860, Douglas County, Oregon More About JOHN ADAMSON and MALINDA DIXON: Marriage: July 23, 1846, Andrew Co., MO Notes for JOHN W. CHENOWETH: http://www.linnhistory.peak.org/1852/1852c.html (April 20, 2003) CHENOWITH, John, DLC #65 Douglas Co., born 1827 Morgan Co., IL CHENOWITH, Malinda, wife of John, marr. 28 July 1849 Andrew Co., MO More About JOHN CHENOWETH and MALINDA DIXON: Marriage: July 29, 1849, Andrew Co., MO Children of MALINDA DIXON and JOHN CHENOWETH are: i. JOHN Q.5 CHENOWETH, b. 1848, Missouri; d. Bef. 1860. ii. JAMES H. CHENOWETH, b. September 22, 1850, Andrew Co., MO; d. January 4, 1890, Douglas Co., OR. 36. iii. NANCY ELIZABETH CHENOWETH, b. June 22, 1853, Oregon; d. August 17, 1924, Oakland, Douglas Co., OR. iv. SAMUEL CHENOWETH, b. April 26, 1855, Douglas Co., OR; d. October 4, 1858, Oak Creek, Douglas Co., OR. More About SAMUEL CHENOWETH: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon 37. v. REBECCA ANN CHENOWETH, b. May 24, 1857, DouglasCo., OR. 38. vi. WILLIAM SALEM CHENOWETH, b. August 3, 1859, Wilbur, Douglas Co., OR; d. May 24, 1942, Spokane, Spokane, Co., WA. 39. vii. GEORGE MILTON. CHENOWETH, b. June 7, 1861, Douglas Co., OR; d. July 31, 1930, Alameda Co., CA. 40. viii. STONEWALL JACKSON CHENOWETH, b. June 3, 1863, Douglas Co., OR; d. September 28, 1939, Douglas Co., OR. 41. ix. CREED LEE CHENOWETH, b. March 18, 1866, Douglas Co., OR; d. December 24, 1935, Dugals Co., OR.
Marriage: September 27, 1851, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR Children of ELIZABETH DIXON and WILLIAM IRVING are: i. JOHN5 IRVING. ii. MARY IRVING. iii. ELIZABETH IRVING. iv. SUSAN IRVING. v. NELLIE IRVING. 15. ANNA4 DIXON (JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1)65 was born September 17, 1833 in Indiana, and died April 22, 1906 in Dixonville, OR66. She married (1) JOHN LEWIS SHORT67 April 2, 1854 in Douglas County, Oregon, son of ? SHORT. He was born Abt. 1825, and died July 13, 1866 in Douglas County, Oregon. She married (2) LIBERTY SHORT68 November 17, 1867 in Douglas County, Oregon, son of ? SHORT. He was born 1841 in Hart Co., KY. Notes for ANNA DIXON: Grave stone has the date 1902 as her death date. Lola Short's, 'Descendants of Mr. Short' states that Anna Dixon Short died in Wilbur, Douglas Co., OR. The following come from Lola Short's 'Descendants of Mr. Short' -- Anna Dixon Short married 2) Liberty short, brother of her first husband John Short. They were married on 17 November 1867 in Douglas County, Oregon. Anna is buried beside her granddaughter, Birdie Otey (1883-1902), in the Dixon Family Cemetery which is located on her father's DLC on Sunshine Road, near Dixonville, Douglas County, Oregon. More About ANNA DIXON: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon Notes for JOHN LEWIS SHORT: In Will Book No. I, Douglas County, Oregon, p. 129, is a Letter of Guardianship dated December 3, 1867 naming James Dixon guardian of the minor children of John L. Short, deceased. The four children named are Washington Short, James Short, Mabel Short, and Linda Short. The following is taken from the manuscript 'Descendants of Mr. Short' by Lola Short: John Lewis Short died 15 July 1866 and is buried in the Dixon Family Cemetery. His will dated 10 July 1866, lists as heirs: Ann Short, wife, George Washington Short, age 11; Hames Henry Short, age 7; Susan L. Short, age 5; Malinda Jane, age 2; Liberty Short, brother; Matason Short, brother; Fleming Short, brother. His probate is filed at the Douglas County Courthouse, Roseburg, Oregon in Box 4, Vault 8, #27. More About JOHN LEWIS SHORT: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon
Marriage: April 2, 1854, Douglas County, Oregon More About LIBERTY SHORT: Government Position: Farmer/Stock grower More About LIBERTY SHORT and ANNA DIXON: Marriage: November 17, 1867, Douglas County, Oregon Children of ANNA DIXON and JOHN SHORT are: i. MARY5 SHORT, d. 1858. Notes for MARY SHORT: Died young. More About MARY SHORT: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon ii. VIOLET SHORT. Notes for VIOLET SHORT: Known as "Black Eyes". Died young. 42. iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON SHORT I, b. Abt. January 17, 1855, Dixonville, Oregon; d. April 18, 1933, Wilbur, Douglas Co., OR. iv. JAMES HENRY SHORT, b. 1859, Douglas County, Oregon; d. 1935; m. MARY JOSEPHINE HINKLE, February 20, 1881, Douglas County, Oregon; b. 1862; d. 1946. More About JAMES HENRY SHORT: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon More About MARY JOSEPHINE HINKLE: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon More About JAMES SHORT and MARY HINKLE: Marriage: February 20, 1881, Douglas County, Oregon v. SUSAN L. SHORT, b. Abt. 1861. vi. MABEL SHORT, b. May 12, 1862, Douglas County, Oregon; d. March 10, 1876, Douglas County, Oregon. Notes for MABEL SHORT: Taken from Lola Short's 'Descendants of Mr. Short' -- Mabel Short: Buried in Dixon Family Cemetery. Probate filed in Douglas County, Oregon - Box 4, Vault 8, #13 - lists heirs: Mrs. Ann Short, mother, G. W. Short, brother; James Short, brother; Melinda Short, sister. More About MABEL SHORT: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery (age 13y, 9m, 18d 43. vii. MELINDA JANE SHORT, b. Abt. 1864, Douglas County, Oregon; d. 1925. Children of ANNA DIXON and LIBERTY SHORT are: viii. ELIZABETH5 SHORT, b. Abt. 1868, Douglas County, Oregon; d. Aft. 1887; m. P. SHARO DURLAND, July 8, 1887; b. Bet. 1858 - 1868; d. Aft. 1887.
Marriage: July 8, 1887 ix. NELL SHORT69, b. Abt. 1877, Douglas County, Oregon; m. ? MONICAL. x. JANE SHORT, b. Bet. 1869 - 1883. 16. SARAH4 DIXON (JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1)70 was born August 30, 1836 in Indiana, and died February 7, 1910 in Portland, OR. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON SHAVER February 7, 1854 in Portland, Multnomah., OR. He was born March 2, 1832 in Kentucky, and died October 26, 1900. More About GEORGE SHAVER and SARAH DIXON: Marriage: February 7, 1854, Portland, Multnomah., OR Children of SARAH DIXON and GEORGE SHAVER are: i. JOHN RILEY5 SHAVER, b. December 11, 1854. 44. ii. MARY ALICE SHAVER, b. August 2, 1856, Silverton, Oregon; d. October 23, 1930, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. iii. WILLIAM SHAVER, b. December 8, 1857, Marion Co., Oregon; d. September 30, 1858, Marion Co., Oregon. iv. JAMES W. SHAVER, b. October 2, 1859. v. LINCOLN SHAVER, b. October 1, 1861. Notes for LINCOLN SHAVER: (Fred Lockley on the Dixon episode) "In 1878 his uncle, John Dixon, wished him to go to Roseburg and help another uncle, Tom Dixon, to take a band of cattle to Lake County, where John Dixon had a ranch. they proceeded to Klamath County, at which time the Plute (sic: Paiute) and Bannock Indians were causing considerable trouble, so that Mr. Shaver and his uncle were compelled to leave their cattle at the foot of Steen Mountain. His uncle, John Dixon, had sent out a man to tell them that they had better drop the cattle and not try to fetch them in: however, they proceeded to one of the ranches of Pet (sic: Pete) French. Another band of cattle was four miles ahead of them, and was being driven to the Diamond ranch, which also belonged to Pet (sic: Pete) French, who had altogether ten ranches. The Indians saw the drivers who were on ahead, and the latter came riding back to the Shaver-Dixon camp as fast as their horses could run, shouting "Indians!". Accordingly, Mr. Shaver and Mr. Dixon left their camp wagons and took their horses and proceeded back along the road to the ranch of Dave Sherk, where there were sixty men with three Gatling guns and a breastwork built of fourteen inch sod. this occurred on the 24th of July 1878. Mr. Dixon and a man by the name of Nickelson went back some days later after the grub wagons. Dave Sherk and two other men declared that they were going to Fort McDonald (?) if they saw no signs of Indians. There were a number of pony tracks across the wagon road, but the men thought it was a band of wild Indian ponies. They had gone some distance when they saw Indians. It had been their purpose to return if they saw Indians, but the wily savages made their way toward the rear. thus cutting Sherk off from the men. The Indians shot at Sherk and severed a lock of hair just above his ear. He was a fine rider however and able to shoot from his horse, which he kept going at a running pace, until he out distanced his pursuers. Such were some of the experiences which the early settlers had to endure. On the 10th of September 1878, Mr. Shaver went to Winnemucca with a band of cattle, proceeded south to San Francisco. ret.. to Portland on "City of Chester", which broke her shaft of Nehalem River. Note= No mention at all of Tom Dixon being killed!!!. Claude Short says Linc was wild; moaned over tobacco in wagon; Tom went for it and got killed." vi. ELLA SHAVER, b. May 19, 1863. vii. GEORGE MCCLELLAN SHAVER, b. March 26, 1865. viii. DELMAR SHAVER, b. December 31, 1866. ix. SUSAN SHAVER, b. June 4, 1869. x. PEARL S. SHAVER, b. March 28, 1871.
Marriage: May 30, 1864, Olympia, WA Children of SUSAN DIXON and JOHN DICKSON are: i. WILLIAM5 DICKSON73. ii. JAMES DICKSON.
Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon Census: 1870, Deer Creek Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon, age 26, farmer, place of birth MO.
Marriage: February 16, 1874, Fulton Co., IL Children of ENOCH DIXON and SELETSY WELLES are: 45. i. SUSAN SARILDA5 DIXON, b. April 11, 1877. ii. MABEL CORAL DIXON77, b. September 1, 187878; d. May 3, 196979; m. (UNKNOWN) SHAMBROOK. iii. ELSIE MAUDE DIXON80, b. August 31, 188081; d. November 17, 190082. Notes for ELSIE MAUDE DIXON: >From photo of James Dixon and grandchildren -- Maude Dixon had a droopy eye from being gowed (gored) by a wild boar her brothers dared her to ride. An extremely expert horsewoman, could ride anything with four legs. More About ELSIE MAUDE DIXON: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon Cause of Death: acute appendicitis
v. MYRTLE EDITH DIXON83, b. September 14, 188484; d. 197185; m. AL KENT, June 12, 1906, Douglas County, Oregon. More About AL KENT and MYRTLE DIXON: Marriage: June 12, 1906, Douglas County, Oregon vi. MARGARET J. DIXON, b. January 1, 1888; d. March 30, 1888. More About MARGARET J. DIXON: Burial: Dixon Family Cemetery, Dixonville, Douglas Co., Oregon vii. WILLAIM E. DIXON, b. July 21, 188986; d. August 11, 1889. 19. RAPHAEL BENTON4 DIXON (JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1)87 was born November 12, 1846 in Andrew County, Missouri, and died November 6, 1929 in Roseburg, OR. He married NANCY M. LIVINGSTON May 4, 1873 in Douglas Co., WA. She died October 15, 1888. Notes for RAPHAEL BENTON DIXON: Dixonville, Oregon in named after Raphael B. Dixon. "The Dixon Stallion One of the noted stallions in Douglas County was the Shire stud kept at the Raphael B. Dixon ranch near Dixonville. This horse was purchased by A. G. Ryan of East Portland, Oregon, and imported from England in 1888. Mrs. Ryan was the former Elizabeth Dixon Irving; her first husband was the noted British Columbia steamboat operator, Capt. Wm. Irving. After his death and her marriage to Ryan, she went abroad and purchased registered livestock, including beef cattle and the Shire stallion, and these were placed on the ranch of her brother, Raphael B. "Rafe" Dixon. The stallion was named THE BARON V, #1320 (8398), in Vol. II of that group's records. He was a bay, foaled in 1886, and was sired by PETERBOROUGH TOM; his dam was BEAUTY by SAMSON. The stallion was bred by the executors of Thomas Hanger, Willow Hall, Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England." More About RAPHAEL BENTON DIXON: Census: 1870, Deer Creek Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon, age 24, farmer, place of birth MO. Common Name: Rafe, Robert Government Position: Rancher More About RAPHAEL DIXON and NANCY LIVINGSTON: Marriage: May 4, 1873, Douglas Co., WA Children of RAPHAEL DIXON and NANCY LIVINGSTON are: i. WILLIAN IRVING5 DIXON, b. 1873; d. 1956. ii. JAMES THOMAS DIXON, d. 1947. iii. CARRIE LUELLA DIXON, b. March 3, 1872, Douglas Co., Oregon; d. 1952; m. ROBERT CONNOR, May 10, 1899, Roseburg, OR. Notes for CARRIE LUELLA DIXON: REMINISCENCES OF SOUTHERN OREGON PIONEERS Carrie Luella Dixon, Dixonville, Oregon A personal interview, October 14, 1938 Carrie Luella Dixon was born on Sunshine Ranch, Douglas County, Oregon on March 3, 1872. Father --- Raphiel Benton Dixon (Rafe Dixon) Mother --- Nancy Livingston Brother and Sisters --- William Irving, James Thomas, Raphiel, Seth. Married --- On May 10, 1899 to Robert Connor at Roseburg, Oregon Children --- None Miss Dixon's father, Raphiel (Rafe) Dixon, was born in Savannah, Missouri. He came across the plains in 1852 via the Old Oregon Trail and spent the first winter in the Waldo Hills near Salem, Oregon. In the spring of 1853 he went to Umpqua Valley and located on the old Dixon ranch on the North Umpqua River about ten miles northwest of the present Rafe Dixon ranch at Dixonville. In the emigrant train coming across the plains with her father, was her grandfather, James Dixon, who had made his first trip to Oregon in 1850, but had returned to Missouri to get his family. James Dixon was the train captain. Plenty of plains Indians were seen but there was no trouble with them as Captain Dixon had always tried to be fair and honest with them. He had the reputation of being a very just man. Carrie Dixon first went to school at Roseburg, Oregon at the age of six. She visited at the home of her grandfather, Livingston, while schooling at Roseburg. Her first teacher was Miss Harriet Gilillard who later married Gene Hanan. She next went to a school held at the ranch home of Mrs. Anna Short. There were six or seven children in this school and the teacher was Miss Abbie Burt, an aunt of Mr. O. C. Brown of Roseburg, Oregon. Then six years she went to the grade school located on the ranch of Rafe Dixon, her home, just east of Dixonville. She later spent one year at the Wilbur Academy at Wilbur, Oregon. There were three teachers at the Wilbur Academy; Henry Benson, later in life an Oregon Supreme Court Judge; Frank Benson, later Secretary of State and then Governor of Oregon; and Miss Helen Holman of Salem, Oregon. Carrie Dixon next went to the same school, which she formerly attended on the Rafe Dixon ranch at Dixonville, Oregon. Here she schooled for six years and then returned to Roseburg where the late Bro. J. B. Horner was her teacher. She continued here for two years until her mother's death in 1888 after which she returned to her home, which required her time and attention. Her father, Rafe Dixon, was a stockman, dealing in both cattle and sheep. He followed this work during his entire life and an average of his annual operations in the stock line would be about 500 to 700 head of beef cattle and from 2000 to 4000 head of sheep. He owned the home ranch of 2700 acres at Dixonville, and in addition he rented acreage amounting to about 8000 acres, being the present ranches of George Kohlhagen, R. B. Oliver and Mrs. Charles L. Beckley. The stock business was Rafe's life. He knew it from A to Z, and he made a success of it. He was a frequent visitor at Roseburg where he was well known and had a host of friends. The town of Dixonville was named in his honor. The U. S. Forestry Service was first established in Douglas County, through the efforts of Hon. Binger Hermann, of Roseburg, Oregon, at that time Land Commissioner at Washington, D. C.. Through the efforts of Hon. Binger Hermann, Mr. Rafe Dixon was appointed the first Forest Supervisor of the Service at Roseburg, Oregon. He held this office for about six years and resigned in order to better attend to his personal business. He was succeeded by his Brother, Enos Dixon, who was later succeeded by S. C. Bartram. Rafe Dixon was in office during the exciting days of the famous "land fraud cases" which prosecutions were under the guidance of Mr. Heney, U. S. Prosecutor, who turned things upside down for months. Carrie Dixon says that her father was considered a "crank" when it came to the management of his ranch. During the record storm and high waters of 1861-62, his was the only ranch that did not suffer serious loss of livestock by not having plenty of feed on hand to feed the stock. His barns were always filled with hay and grain and his straw was always properly stacked. There was nothing lax or shiftless about Rafe. Every fall he would "burn" his ranch and especially those places that needed it from bush or weed growth. His grazing land was never allowed to deteriorate but was always kept right up to standard. When he burned the range, he would employ plenty of help to control the fire and keep it from going out of bounds. He used every precaution and effort to keep fires from getting beyond control and he never had any trouble from his burns. Carrie Dixon says she has many memories of the old days on the home ranch, all of which were not of pleasure. As a part of her ranch duties, of which every member of the Dixon family had his or her share, she took the chief part in the drying of fruit for the winters use. Considering that they did not can or preserve, but used mostly sun-dried fruit, and in great quantities for the large family and the hired help (which ate with family) it was some big job. It included among other fruit, apples, plums, peaches, pears, blackberries, raspberries and loganberries ---- bushels and bushels. First the fruit was all cleaned, then pared and sliced or prepared, all handwork and her work, which would take hours and days of time. Then it had to be spread out on some clean sheets or covers on the roofs of the surrounding low buildings and covered with mosquito netting or cheesecloth to keep the flies and insects away. This was also hard work. Being on the roofs, gave it the heat and direct suns rays and also kept it out of the dirt and dust below. The length of time of the drying varied and depended on the weather. The fruit had to be examined often, watched carefully and turned when necessary, at least every other day. There were no picnics or trips away from home and the fruit for the two or three weeks that the fruit was being dried. Finally, when the fruit was properly cured, it was gathered and stored away for the winter's use. Very little canning, preserving or jellying was done. The dried fruit was the main and almost only sweets that they used for the table and for pies. Another job that fell to her lot was the caring for the ash-hopper located out of doors to the rear of the ranch home. In this hopper was first placed a bed of straw to act as a sieve for the lye water. Then oak ashes were dumped into the hopper and when ready to operate it, water was pouted on top of the ashes and allowed to seep through. She kept the ashes covered with water and saw to it that the resulting flow of lye water, which was the main ingredient of the ranch soft soap, was collected. This soft soap was used in quantities all over the ranch and in many ways. She says that no ranches bought "store soap". Any ranch woman who did not make her own soap was considered a spendthrift open to criticism. All of this work was in addition to her regular house work and cooking as well as the care of the chickens. West of the present Dixon home is a small creek known as North Deer Creek, which runs across the Dixon property. In the old days an Indian village was located on the Dixon ranch on this creek. It remained there as long as the Indians were allowed to remain in the country. They were the Umpqua Indians and never bothered the Dixons. Religion was very deep-seated among the old settlers. The younger crowd were for dances and for a good time, very much the same as are the youth of the present day. Miss Dixon says it was natural in those days as it is at the present time for the older people to become more deeply interested in religious matters and the hereafter. Youth had the dances and the gay times and the elders considered more serious things. She says the dances of the younger set were usually held at schoolhouses but at times at the ranch houses. The schoolhouse known as the North Deer Creek School was paid for entirely out of the proceeds of dances held there. She says the dances were usually held on Friday night, ran all night and did not end till five o'clock or after Saturday morning. Talk about night owls and nightclubs, the old time youngster also kept late hours. However, the "old-timer" kids did not keep it up every night but only once in a reasonable while. They always had to work the next day. More About ROBERT CONNOR and CARRIE DIXON: Marriage: May 10, 1899, Roseburg, OR
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