Sarah Rogers Dixon

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Rogers Dixon was born on 22 February 1847, in Lapeer Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States, her father, James Pemberton Dixon, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Smith Rogers, was 35. She married John Demosthenes Huffman on 23 April 1875, in Osborne, Osborne, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Osborne, Kansas, United States in 1875 and Crystal Plains, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 12 December 1912, in Galena Township, Woods, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Galena Cemetery, Woods, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Demosthenes Huffman
1850–1925
Sarah Rogers Dixon
1847–1912
Marriage: 23 April 1875
Elma Margaret Huffman
1876–1952
Emma Huffman
1877–1965
Pearl Frances Huffman
1879–1968
Myrtle Josephine Huffman
1880–1964
Leona Byrdie Huffman
1883–1982
James Washington Huffman
1887–1963
Blanche Maude Huffman
1890–1980

Sources (12)

  • Sarah Dixon in household of H Dixon, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
  • Sarah R Huffman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Dixon, "United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955"

World Events (8)

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).

History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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