Portsmouth was a fishing and shipping village located on the north end of the Core Banks on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Portsmouth lies on Portsmouth Island in Carteret County, across Ocracoke Inlet from the village of Ocracoke. The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. Its remains are now part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
1850 U.S. Census for Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC (26 July):
John Dixon M 50 yrs, b. 1800 NC
Abigail Dixon F 40 yrs, b. 1810 NC
Henrietta Dixon F 18 yrs, b. 1832 NC
Hiram Dixon M 16 yrs, b. 1834 NC
Sylvester Dixon M 15 yrs, b. 1835 NC
John and Abigal Dixon are Phillip's grandparents; Hiram is his father. John was a merchant.
Phillip Dixon served on the USS Glacier as a boilermaker and was stationed in Manila, The Philippines in 1900. His home address at that time was 25 Broad St., New Bern, Craven Co., NC.
Phillip and Rosa were married December 27, 1901, in Cary, Wake Co., NC.
The 1910 US Census finds the family living in Waycross Ward 4 in Ware Co., Georgia. Their youngest child was not born yet.
1920 U.S. Census for New Bern, Craven Co., NC:
Augustus P Dixon M 43y North Carolina
WIFE Rosa L Dixon F 40y North Carolina
SON Phillip Dixon M 15y Virginia
DAU Mary Dixon F 13y Virginia
SON Fred Dixon M 11y North Carolina
DAU Rosalee Dixon F 4y3m North Carolina
On Sept. 1, 1925, Phillip received a patent for an invention. The patent papers state that he was living in New Bern at that time.
The 1930 U.S. Census for New Bern, Craven Co., NC finds the family:
Philip A Dixon M 52 North Carolina
Wife Rosa L Dixon F 47 North Carolina
Son Philip A Dixon M 25 Virginia
Dau Mary E Dixon F 22 Virginia
Son Fred S Dixon M 20 North Carolina
Dau Rosa L Dixon F 13 North Carolina
Phillip and Rosa had four children:
1. Philip Augustus Dixon, Jr. [Phillip Sr. spelled his first name w/two "Ls" but his son only used one "L"; the family story is that the doctor filled out his birth certificate and he is the one who misspelled Philip's name!], b. in Portsmouth, VA, May 21, 1904; died in Craven Co., NC, July 28, 1974; married Mable Leona Wise (1911-1988)
2. Mary Elizabeth Dixon, b. 31 March 1906 in Portsmouth, VA, d. in New Bern, NC, May 7, 1992; m. Ruffin Cornelius Godwin (1831-1970)
3. Fred Swindell Dixon, b. 30 June 1908 in Cary, Wake Co., NC; d. July 6, 1969 in Williamston, NC; m. Hazel M. Basnight (1920-1988)
4. Rosalie Dixon, b. New Bern, NC, Sept 1, 1915, d. New Bern, NC, Aug 19 1974; married Ernest R. Johnson (1911-1997). They had one daughter.
From LDS Family Search and findagrave contributor Bernd Doss (46966885).
Portsmouth was a fishing and shipping village located on the north end of the Core Banks on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Portsmouth lies on Portsmouth Island in Carteret County, across Ocracoke Inlet from the village of Ocracoke. The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. Its remains are now part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
1850 U.S. Census for Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC (26 July):
John Dixon M 50 yrs, b. 1800 NC
Abigail Dixon F 40 yrs, b. 1810 NC
Henrietta Dixon F 18 yrs, b. 1832 NC
Hiram Dixon M 16 yrs, b. 1834 NC
Sylvester Dixon M 15 yrs, b. 1835 NC
John and Abigal Dixon are Phillip's grandparents; Hiram is his father. John was a merchant.
Phillip Dixon served on the USS Glacier as a boilermaker and was stationed in Manila, The Philippines in 1900. His home address at that time was 25 Broad St., New Bern, Craven Co., NC.
Phillip and Rosa were married December 27, 1901, in Cary, Wake Co., NC.
The 1910 US Census finds the family living in Waycross Ward 4 in Ware Co., Georgia. Their youngest child was not born yet.
1920 U.S. Census for New Bern, Craven Co., NC:
Augustus P Dixon M 43y North Carolina
WIFE Rosa L Dixon F 40y North Carolina
SON Phillip Dixon M 15y Virginia
DAU Mary Dixon F 13y Virginia
SON Fred Dixon M 11y North Carolina
DAU Rosalee Dixon F 4y3m North Carolina
On Sept. 1, 1925, Phillip received a patent for an invention. The patent papers state that he was living in New Bern at that time.
The 1930 U.S. Census for New Bern, Craven Co., NC finds the family:
Philip A Dixon M 52 North Carolina
Wife Rosa L Dixon F 47 North Carolina
Son Philip A Dixon M 25 Virginia
Dau Mary E Dixon F 22 Virginia
Son Fred S Dixon M 20 North Carolina
Dau Rosa L Dixon F 13 North Carolina
Phillip and Rosa had four children:
1. Philip Augustus Dixon, Jr. [Phillip Sr. spelled his first name w/two "Ls" but his son only used one "L"; the family story is that the doctor filled out his birth certificate and he is the one who misspelled Philip's name!], b. in Portsmouth, VA, May 21, 1904; died in Craven Co., NC, July 28, 1974; married Mable Leona Wise (1911-1988)
2. Mary Elizabeth Dixon, b. 31 March 1906 in Portsmouth, VA, d. in New Bern, NC, May 7, 1992; m. Ruffin Cornelius Godwin (1831-1970)
3. Fred Swindell Dixon, b. 30 June 1908 in Cary, Wake Co., NC; d. July 6, 1969 in Williamston, NC; m. Hazel M. Basnight (1920-1988)
4. Rosalie Dixon, b. New Bern, NC, Sept 1, 1915, d. New Bern, NC, Aug 19 1974; married Ernest R. Johnson (1911-1997). They had one daughter.
From LDS Family Search and findagrave contributor Bernd Doss (46966885).
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