Catherine "Kittie" Eveline Pritchett

Brief Life History of Catherine "Kittie" Eveline

When Catherine "Kittie" Eveline Pritchett was born on 12 December 1851, in Marion District, Smyth, Virginia, United States, her father, Samuel Napoleon Bonaparte Pritchett, was 24 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth McEntire, was 14. She married Harvey Dixon Sr. on 7 March 1870, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Soldier, Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 18 July 1924, in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey Dixon Sr.
1844–1906
Catherine "Kittie" Eveline Pritchett
1851–1924
Marriage: 7 March 1870
Mary Elizabeth Dixon
1871–1871
Alice Evaline Dixon
1872–1963
Harvey Dixon Jr
1874–1961
Kittie Calpurna Dixon
1877–1933
John Fredrick Dixon
1879–1966
Sarah Lucinda Dixon
1882–1966
Samuel Wilkinson "Willie" Dixon
1885–1900
Asael Harold Dixon
1888–1970
Elsie Mae Dixon
1891–1904

Sources (39)

  • Catharine Pritchet, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Kittie Pritchett, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1864

Historical Boundaries 1864: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Bannock, Idaho, United States 1946: Franklin, Idaho, United States

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son ofRichard’. Compare Pritchard .

English (Midlands): from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e), prich ‘point’, ‘prick’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments, or a nickname for a tall, thin man.

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

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Kittie Evaline Pritchett Dixon (12 December 1851 – 18 July 1924)

Kittie Evaline Pritchett was the eldest daughter of Samuel Napoleon Bonaparte Pritchett and Mary Elizabeth McEntire. She was born at Smith County, Virginia, December 12, 1851. When Kittie was four ye …

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