Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Cyrus DIXON History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Pages 882, 883 Cyrus Dixon, farmer and stock-raiser, was born January 27, 1840, in Ohio, in which State his parents, Peter and Elizabeth (Graham) Dixon, were also born, the former in 1803 and the latter in 1812. The paternal and maternal grandparents were of Scotch-Irish and Scotch descent, and were born in Maryland and Virginia, respectively. The parents were married in their native State, and became the parents of twelve children, nine of whom lived to be grown: Annie, the deceased wife of Jacob Lessers, whose children reside in Jackson County, Ohio; Tabitha, the deceased wife of Leander Keller, whose children reside in Harrison County, MO.; Griffe, who is a farmer and stock-raiser, of Jackson County, Ohio; Cyrus, farmer, at Verdella, Barton County, Mo.; Catherine, wife of Peter Weber, who resides in Livingston County, Ill.; Phoebe, the deceased wife of Frank Albert, of Jackson County, Ohio; Samuel (deceased); whose family live in Barton County, Mo.; Mahala E. (deceased); and Amos, a farmer of Western Kansas. Peter Dixon was a farmer and merchant by occupation, a Whig in his political views, and a member of the Newlight Church. He died in 1859, and his wife in 1856. Cyrus Dixon began working for himself at the age of twenty years, receiving, for ten months, thirteen dollars per month, and for about six months, sixteen dollars per month for his services. On the 2d of August, 1861, he joined Company A, Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Curry, of the U. S. A., and, after serving twenty-six months, received his discharge, November 2, 1863, on account of a wound which he received at Stone River. He was in the raid through Kentucky, at Perryville, Bridgeport, and many minor engagements. He received a wound in the right side and hip by a musket ball, from which he still suffers. On the 25th of December, 1863, he was married to Miss Margaret J. Coles, a daughter of John and Mary (Wareham) Coles, who were the parents of the following children: Mary, the deceased wife of Milton Smith; Jacob, a farmer of Cass County, Mo.; Samuel (deceased), whose family reside in Jackson County, Ohio; Elizabeth Ann, the deceased wife of Griffe Dixon; Margaret J., wife of our subject; Maria, wife of Frank Albert; John, a farmer of Barton County, Mo.; Matilda, wife of Jacob Weber, of Illinois; and George, residing on the old homestead in Jackson County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are the parents of five children: Mary Alice, born June 9, 1865, and died January 5, 1866; Oscar, born September 6, 1869; Huldah May, born May 27, 1873; John B., born August 7, 1875; and Charley, born April 7, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are members of the Free Will Baptist Church, and he is a member of the Union Labor party. He also belongs to the I. O. O. F., the Knights of Labor, the Farmers' alliance, and the G. A. R. He owns 240 acres of will-improved land, eighty of which he bought for four dollars per acre, eighty at eight dollars per acre, and eighty at twelve dollars. This is now worth thirty dollars per acre. He has about seven acres in orchard. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Griffin Snow ====================================================================