Brief Life History of Andrew Dixon
When Andrew Dixon Kirksey was born on 11 August 1889, in Taylor, Georgia, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Kirksey, was 54 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Dickson, was 43. He had at least 2 sons with Alice Long Griffith. He lived in District 768, Taylor, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Reynolds, Taylor, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 July 1936, at the age of 46.
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- Andrus Kirkley in household of A J Kirkley, "United States Census, 1900"
- Andrew D Kirksey, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942"
- Andrew D. Kirksey in entry for Andrew Dixon Kirksey, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentifiedplace.
History: According to family lore, this name was brought to the southernStates by Isaac I. Kirksey in the second half of the 17thcentury. He is believed to have been born c. 1660, probably inone of the midland counties of England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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