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Harvey M. Dixon

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Harvey M. Dixon

Birth
Genesee County, New York, USA
Death
6 Sep 1864 (aged 46)
Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Union Mills, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Born Jacob W Lewis, eldest son of Caleb and Joanna (Wade) Lewis, he married Susannah Austin about 1838 and they had two children, Allen and Martha. In 1847, he married Catharine Caroline Starnes. Their marriage record shows his name as Harvey M. Dixon, the name by which he appeared in documents the rest of his life, including census and Civil War records. Why he changed his name is unknown. In the 1860 census, the Dixon household included his brother, Guy C Lewis. Also proof of his Lewis genetic heritage: Harvey M. Dixon has descendants who are DNA matches to other descendants of Caleb and Joanna (Wade) Lewis.

Born Jacob W Lewis, eldest son of Caleb and Joanna (Wade) Lewis, he married Susannah Austin about 1838 and they had two children, Allen and Martha. In 1847, he married Catharine Caroline Starnes. Their marriage record shows his name as Harvey M. Dixon, the name by which he appeared in documents the rest of his life, including census and Civil War records. Why he changed his name is unknown. In the 1860 census, the Dixon household included his brother, Guy C Lewis. Also proof of his Lewis genetic heritage: Harvey M. Dixon has descendants who are DNA matches to other descendants of Caleb and Joanna (Wade) Lewis.

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Co. D; 33 Iowa Infantry

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  • Created by: clio
  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78764999/harvey_m-dixon: accessed ), memorial page for Harvey M. Dixon (11 Aug 1818–6 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78764999, citing Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by clio (contributor 46586698).