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James Jefferson Dixon

Birth: 8 May 1845
Death: 7 Oct 1909 (aged 64)
Burial: Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 17693306 View Source

He was born in Bulloch County, GA, the son of James DIXON. He moved with his parents to Ware Co. (now Pierce) in 1854. He served in the Confederate Army for three years and was captured in the battle at Marietta in July of 1864. He was placed in a federal prison, then exchanged for a yankee prisoner on February 26, 1865, at which time he returned home. He later served as Sheriff of Pierce County for three years.

Sources: Pioneers of Wiregrass GA, Huxford, Vol.7, p,123.

He married Clara Isabelle Lewis 04 MAR 1869 in Wayne Co., GA.

He was born in Bulloch County, GA, the son of James DIXON. He moved with his parents to Ware Co. (now Pierce) in 1854. He served in the Confederate Army for three years and was captured in the battle at Marietta in July of 1864. He was placed in a federal prison, then exchanged for a yankee prisoner on February 26, 1865, at which time he returned home. He later served as Sheriff of Pierce County for three years.

Sources: Pioneers of Wiregrass GA, Huxford, Vol.7, p,123.

He married Clara Isabelle Lewis 04 MAR 1869 in Wayne Co., GA.

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Confederate States Of America

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Clara Isabella Lewis Dixon

1852–1931

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Maintained by: Jim Nelson
Originally Created by: Wiregrass Irisheyes
Added: Jan 26, 2007
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