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82. BETTYJANE6 DIXON (THOMAS ORVILLE5, ENOCH4, JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1)136 was born April 3, 1918 in Douglas Co., Oregon137, and died August 20, 1988 in Douglas Co., Oregon138. She married DELA WORTH EDISON DAVIS November 1, 1941 in Lewiston, Idaho. Notes for BETTYJANE DIXON: The following comes from "The News-Review Umpqua Edition" - February 21, 1982, written by Dennis Roler. "PIONEERING WOMAN FASCINATING BLEND OF GENTEEL, TOUGH Bettyjane David of Roseburg is a product of opposite ends of the Douglas County pioneer spectrum: The genteel Parrots and the rough-and-ready Dixons. Just as the Parrots and Dixons left their names and marks on the Roseburg area, so did they school Mrs. Davis in being a lady on one hand and brand her with independence on the other. Two of her ambitions as a girl were to see an opera and to sit at the men's table during the noon break from threshing the Dixons' hundreds of acres of grain east of Roseburg. She did both, as well as carving out small niches for herself in the male-dominated fields of agriculture and science at a time when college girls still needed a permit to wear pants on campus. Born April 3, 1918, she is the daughter of teacher Mary Hazel Jewett and rancher Thomas E. Dixon. On her mother's side, "BJ," as friends call her, is the great great granddaughter of William Howard, who settled in Roseburg in 1852. Moses Parrott, one of Howard's drivers, married one of Howard's daughters when she was but 13 years old. By marrying her, he was eligible for a homestead of 640 acres, compared to the 320 acres he could have gotten as a single man. Much of the south end of Roseburg is built on Parrott's original homestead. The Dixon clan, led by James Boman Dixon, moved into Douglas County from the Willamette Valley in 1853. Dixon had left Missouri two years earlier trying to stay away from the imminent Civil War. The Dixons settled in Sunshine Valley nine miles northeast of Roseburg and eventually spread to the area just east of Roseburg which is now know as Dixonville. Mrs. Davis spent her first years on the family's 1,600-acre ranch in sunshine Valley, but moved to town with her mother when her father died of cancer in 1925. Every week she'd travel with her mother to "The House," the Parrott Mansion near the south entrance to Roseburg, for dinner. The Dixons also invited the two out frequently. "My mother's family was for correct posture, correct grammar. I was only allowed to play with the children of certain families," she said. "On the other hand, we'd go out and stay with my father's cousins, who had the Dixon view - women should be a good shot, clean their own guns and be independent. I can still skin out an animal." "It was a very sharp contrast rearing. I always say I was reared, because that's the correct word. You raise animals. You rear children." Mrs. Davis' mother resumed teaching to support herself and her daughter after the death of her husband, instructing students at old Benson School on Casper Street where the Umpqua Health and Racquetball Club now stands. She also had brief teaching stints at Newberg and Portland. Mrs. Davis graduated from Roseburg High School and spent the next school year at the Catholic girls' college near San Francisco, where she was surrounded by the cultural advantages offered by an aunt on the Parrot side. Her aunt was married to an executive with the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain whose guests that year, Mrs. Davis recalled, included actress Helen Hayes and explorer Admiral Richard Byrd. It was during this one-year dip into culture that Mrs. Davis saw an opera. The Dixon heritage, however, also was tugging at her, and she spent the next year at Oregon State University in agriculture. Most of that year she was the only woman in the School of Agriculture. As part of her agriculture duties, she walked across campus to the school's barns each morning to do clean up work. A simple enough chore today, but one which produced a confrontation with school officials of the late 1930s. "I couldn't clean out a poultry cage or ride a horse in a shirt, both because they (dresses) wouldn't stand up and for decency's sake. So I got myself a pair of brown slacks that didn't look too bad." Women in pants were prohibited on the OSU campus, however, so the campus, however, so the campus police stopped her and sent her to the dean, who gave her a permit to wear pants on her way to and from the barns. It was one of many times Mrs. Davis felt the constraints of being a woman in a man's society. Pressure from aunts on the Parrott side, in fact; pushed Mrs. Davis out of agriculture. But the Dixon side wouldn't let retreat far. "I ended up teaching science, which was just about as far out as agriculture at that time, but they (the aunts) didn't know it. When I first went to science teachers' conventions and other meetings, I was the only woman there for years and years." It was one summer between her college years when she managed to eat at the same table as the threshing crew bringing in the Dixon harvest. She was the only woman at the table that day. Before that she's been placed at another table and made to clean up after the resting men, even though she'd worked alongside them in the heat and dust of the morning. After Mrs. Davis graduated from OSU in 1940, she taught one year in Gervais, about 12 miles northeast of Salem, and five months in the farming community of Dayville in Central Oregon where she was "a howling success." "I was a howling success there not because I was a great teacher, but because I could ride a horse and I knew a steer from a bull when I saw one." In between Gervais and Dayville, she eloped and married DeLa Worth Edison Davis, "Worth," a railroad fireman she knew from her Roseburg school days. They eloped, Mrs. Davis said, because she feared her aunts wouldn't approve of Worth and because her mother didn't want her to marry at all - "She tried to impress on me it was my duty to stay single and take care of her." For the eight years Davis worked for the railroad, the couple moved frequently, living in Klamath Falls, Albany, Eugene, Oakridge and Roseburg. They spent the next five years ranching in Sunshine Valley and rearing their two girls and two boys. Mrs. Davis taught part-time and ran the sheep end of the ranch. "The shearing crew way quite upset that I ran the shearing and Worth cooked the meal," she recalled. "They were better off, though. Worth was a much better cook than I was." Over those five years, Worth's health deteriorated. He'd had back problems even before the couple was married, and it developed into severe arthritis complicated by diabetes. The family moved into town and Mrs. Davis went back to teaching in 1956 to support the family. Her husband's need for more and more care meant lifting and hours of work after school was out. As his health declined, the medical bills shot upward. In 1961, the bills and Davis' declining health split the family. "I had to divorce him in order to get care for him," Mrs. Davis said. "I made too much money to get him help and my insurance company refused to cover him anymore. Plus I was physically and mentally exhausted. Emotionally I was numb." Davis died 10 years later at age 53. During the 10 years they were divorced, the two lived in different houses and saw each other periodically. Mrs. Davis taught remedial reading, social studied and science in the Winston-Dillard School District from 1956 to 1969, when she quit to take a job overseas. The teaching job abroad fell through, however, and she ended up in a California town a stone's throw from the Mexican border. But this job lasted only one year. "I decided to quit when I looked in the shade outside my landlady's window and saw it was 122 degrees on my birthday, which in April 3," she said. From California she went back to Douglas County for a year for a year and then to The Dalles where she taught special education for seven years. A playground accident forced her early retirement in 1977. Mrs. Davis said she was hit by a tire dumped at the school for use in an obstacle course. One tire got away from a student who was playing with it, rolled down a hill and hit her in the legs. The tire knocked her down and stretched ligaments in her leg. Due to the accident, she can't lift her legs more than a few inches and has to use a special stairway to enter her mobile home in north Roseburg. Although she was a maverick for her times, Mrs. Davis said she doesn't consider herself a "woman's libber." Women, due to their physical limits, can present hazards to themselves and others in certain are as - police work, boy's football, etc., she said. But women, she said, should be paid the same wages for the same job and have equal access to credit. Mrs. Davis' mobile home is usually cluttered - "I've always got 10 things more interesting than house cleaning" - and piles of books and documents about her relatives can be found with a little digging. Land grants signed by Abraham Lincoln and pictures of distant relatives help document her ancestors' more than 125 years in Douglas County. Her favorite artifact, she said, is the thumbnail historical sketch her great-grandfather James Dixon wrote in the Bibles he gave as wedding gifts to his daughters. In his brief history, he said her arrived in Douglas County with "a blooded stud, two mare, my wife and 13 children." "At least Grandmother Dixon knew just where she stood," said Mrs. Davis, laughing." More About DELA DAVIS and BETTYJANE DIXON: Marriage: November 1, 1941, Lewiston, Idaho Children of BETTYJANE DIXON and DELA DAVIS are: 109. i. DEE ANN7 DAVIS, b. February 23, 1942, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. ii. DIXON WORTH DAVIS139, b. January 30, 1944, Eugene, Douglas Co., Oregon. iii. DAN WILLIAM DAVIS139, b. December 14, 1946, Eugene, Douglas Co., Oregon. 110. iv. ROSA DAURICE DAVIS, b. April 14, 1950, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. 83. DOROTHY6 DIXON (RAPHAEL SETH5, RAPHAEL BENTON4, JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1) was born December 12, 1919. She married (1) RALPH EUGENE WILLIAMS. She married (2) ANDREW POPSON. Child of DOROTHY DIXON and RALPH WILLIAMS is: 111. i. KATHLEEN7 WILLIAMS, b. June 15, 1947.
Children of DOROTHY DIXON and ANDREW POPSON are: 112. ii. PATRICIA7 POPSON. iii. JIM POPSON. 84. ELLA JEAN6 DIXON (JAMES BOWMAN5, JAMES RILEY4, JAMES BOWMAN3, THOMAS2, ?1) was born March 7, 1912. She married LESTER TIBBITS. Children of ELLA DIXON and LESTER TIBBITS are: i. VEDA GRACE7 TIBBITS. ii. MARIE JEAN TIBBITS. iii. NANCY TIBBITS.
Marriage: January 31, 1915, St. Joseph, MO Children of BERTHA DIXON and EMMETT MILLER are: 113. i. GERTRUDE VIOLA7 MILLER, b. May 18, 1917, Parnell, Nodaway Co., MO; d. March 10, 1999, Edgewood Manor Care Center, Kansas City, MO. 114. ii. WALTER RAY MILLER, b. November 8, 1924; d. March 8, 1979.
Dear Folks: Will write a letter this beautiful morning. We are all feeling fine and having the best of time. We are now at a ranch eleven miles from Ouray. We met some people that used to live at Clinton, MO. They are sure nice people and want us to stay here for a visit and go fishing and ride horseback. They have lived here for several years. Just now people are putting up hay. They irrigate this valley and the timothy is very heavy. Sunday we took our dinner and drove South of Ouray away up in the mountains about Bear Creek Falls. I saw a den of ground hogs. Ella had her Kodak but the sun was under the clouds most of the time and I do not look for the pictures to be very plain. The Bear Creek Falls is a wonderful sight. A large stream of water comes out under a bridge away up on a mountainside and falls 253 feet. It throws a spray far over on the rocks on either side and tall pines grow up from the bottom of the Canyon. Ouray is the most beautiful scenery I have seen yet. It is a little mining town surrounded by the most beautiful mountains I ever looked at. They are solid rock of every color. A road leads into town from the North and there are springs lead out of the mountainside and they have built fish ponds and an alligator point in the valley near a baseball ground and a tourist park. There are millions of gold, silver and spotted fish and two alligators live in the warm water the year round and it never freezes in the winter. Frances took off her shoes and put her feet in the warm water. You should see it to realize how pretty it all is. I would like to spend a whole summer at Ouray. It is pronounce Wray and named it for some great Indian. I am not nervous or afraid to drive in the mountains as the roads are hard and graveled and they always slant in toward the wall. Last night we went to a neighbor ranchman, an old man from Kentucky. They were very clever, his wife used to be a Mormon and he has lots of cattle. The people are certainly clever and friendly, and glad to see a fellow -- several around here from near Springfield, MO. They all say they would not live back there at all, after living out here. Montrose is a beautiful town, such heavy grain, hay and fruit crops there; it is lower in the valley, about 25 miles from here -- the prettiest flowers I ever saw. I wish you had some of these fine apricots they are as large as seedling peaches there. Write me at Ouray, Colorado; will be around there for a while it's too fine a place to leave. Love to all, Daily The above letter was received by Mrs. J. T. O'Howell from her daughter, Mrs. Daily Foster who is now touring the West. More About SILAS JORDAN and LOU O'HOWELL: Marriage: Ravenwood, Nodaway Co, MO
Marriage: May 12, 1918 Children of LOU O'HOWELL and SILAS JORDAN are: i. CECIL DIXON7 JORDAN, b. January 1901; d. September 20, 1939; m. OLIVE TURNER, February 14, 1939, Golden Dale, WA; d. June 10, 1939. More About CECIL JORDAN and OLIVE TURNER: Marriage: February 14, 1939, Golden Dale, WA 115. ii. BODER DUANE JORDAN, b. January 8, 1903; d. January 9, 1945. 116. iii. BONNIE ANNE JORDAN, b. February 26, 1905; d. May 8, 1994. 117. iv. THOMAS ADOLPH JORDAN, b. May 16, 1909.
Child of LOU O'HOWELL and ANDREW FOSTER is: 118. v. FRANCES IRENE7 FOSTER, b. March 8, 1921.
Marriage: October 5, 1910 Children of ELSIE JACKSON and FRANK ANTRIM are: 119. i. ELDA GARLAND7 ANTRIM, b. March 21, 1913, Nodaway Co., MO. 120. ii. HARLEY FRANK ANTRIM, b. March 7, 1919, Nodaway Co., MO; d. August 27, 1980.
Burial: November 15, 1974, Rose Hill Cemetery, Parnell, Missouri140 Cause of Death: Heart attack. In May of 1973 he had his first massive heart attack. Medical Information: Bill was an alcoholic. As an adult he got a piece of metal in his eye, resulting in a second retina type opening in that eye. He had a hearing problem, always complained about his ears ringing. Social Security Number: 522-16-7809 issued in Colorado Veteran: World War II (4/21/1945 - /8/1946)140 More About WILLIAM DIXON and SHIRLEY GRAHAM: Marriage: Pawnee City, Nebraska More About WILLIAM DIXON and LAVONA WALKER: Divorce: 1972, Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE Marriage: November 27, 1940, Nodaway Co., MO Children of WILLIAM DIXON and LAVONA WALKER are: 121. i. MARY LUE7 DIXON, b. July 1, 1941, Grant City, Worth Co., MO. 122. ii. WILLIAM DUANE DIXON, b. June 10, 1943, Ravenwood, Nodaway Co., MO. 123. iii. JIMMY RAY DIXON, b. February 26, 1949, Ravenwood, Nodaway Co., MO.
Child of ANNA DIXON and HOWARD WEATHERMON is: 124. i. JENNY JOLENE7 WEATHERMON, b. February 5, 1964; Adopted child.
Marriage: November 20, 1920 Children of SYLVIA PACE and ALLAN ROBB are: 125. i. WILLIAM ALLAN7 ROBB, b. January 2, 1922. 126. ii. NORMA ANN ROBB, b. June 30, 1923.
Children of FRANK PACE and IRENE GWYNN are: 127. i. MURIEL JEAN7 PACE. 128. ii. RICHARD PACE. 129. iii. CHARLES WILLIAM PACE II. 130. iv. GERALDINE PACE. 92. FRED B.6 PACE (CELIA EMALINE5 DIXON, WILLIAM M.4, RAPHAEL3, THOMAS2, ?1) was born February 16, 1897 in Parnell, Missouri, and died September 27, 1974 in Longmont, CO.. He married BEA. Child of FRED PACE and BEA is: 131. i. CELIA ELLEN7 PACE, b. February 14, 1917.
Record Change: February 3, 2000141 More About EZARA ALLEN BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 More About EZARA BABCOCK and EHTEL DOWNING: Marriage: Unknown141 Children of EHTEL DOWNING and EZARA BABCOCK are: 132. i. JUNE WINIFRED7 BABCOCK, b. June 27, 1943, Fort Bragg, Ca. ii. NANCY JEAN BABCOCK141, b. May 31, 1947141.
Record Change: February 13, 2000141 iii. JERELD LEROY BABCOCK141, b. November 18, 1948141; d. June 1973141. More About JERELD LEROY BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 iv. ROBERT LEE BABCOCK141, b. May 14, 1950141; d. December 1972141. More About ROBERT LEE BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 v. JOYCE ELLEN BABCOCK141, b. December 9, 1952141; d. September 1974141. More About JOYCE ELLEN BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 vi. JOHN EDWARD BABCOCK141, b. December 9, 1952141. More About JOHN EDWARD BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 vii. JUDY ANN BABCOCK141, b. September 3, 1953141. More About JUDY ANN BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 viii. RICHARD ALLEN BABCOCK141, b. Unknown, ?141. More About RICHARD ALLEN BABCOCK: Record Change: February 13, 2000141 Directory: 2013 2013 -> Annual InStructional unit plan 2013 -> The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine 2013 -> #1 a lifesafer of virginia inc 2013 -> Name(s): your name here team or Group #(if applicable): Professor’s name 2013 -> Alcott Local School Council (lcs) Meeting Minutes 2013 -> Table Of Contents introduction 2 2013 -> Supplemental demographic information 2013 -> 【Education&Working Experience】 Download 2.42 Mb. Share with your friends:
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