Owen Thomas Dix

Male30 April 1827–28 August 1921

Brief Life History of Owen Thomas

When Owen Thomas Dix was born on 30 April 1827, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John P Dix, was 35 and his mother, Lydia Dodson, was 36. He married Maria Louise Chase on 30 October 1877, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Trigg, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died on 28 August 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Owen Thomas Dix
1827–1921
Maria Louise Chase
1859–1939
Marriage: 30 October 1877
Goldie Priscilla Dix
1879–1961
Stella Dix
1881–1974
Ivy Chase Dix
1883–1959
Owen John Dix
1885–1953

Sources (30)

  • Owen T Dix in household of John P Dix, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Owen Dix, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Owen Dix in entry for Ivy Dix, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 October 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 3

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

    Age 3

    The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

    1861

    Age 34

    Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Dicks .

    German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name German Benediktus, Dutch Benedictus (see Benedict ), or from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with theud ‘people, race’ (see Dietrich ).

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

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