Arrival Date: 29 Aug 1837
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Sheridan

Robert Dixon, age 32
Mary Dixon , age 29 (Mary Elizabeth )
Henry Dixon, age 6 ( William Henry )
James Dixon, age 5 (James C.)
Robert Dixon, age 3 (Robert Arthur )
Jane Dixon, age 1, (Jane C. )
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James' mother was Mary Elizabeth Wilson from Ireland, his father was born in Scotland .James always stated his father's birth place as Scotland and his mother's as Ireland in all census records. It was one of either Scotland or Ireland.
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James married Sarah Ann Goodell in DuPage Co., Illinois on 9 December 1858, license # 1614
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Illinois State Archives.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name
Dixon, C. James
Rank :PVT
Company: D
Unit: 105 IL US INF
Residence: Downers Grove, DuPage Co.,Il
Personal Characteristics:
Age :28 ,
b. 1834
Height : 5' 6
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Dark
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Nativity
Service Record
Joined When: AUG 14, 1862
Joined Where: DuPage Co., IL
Joined By Whom: CPT Graves
Period 3 YRS
Muster In SEP 2, 1862
Muster In Where DIXON, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out
Muster Out Where
Muster Out By Whom
Remarks
Promoted to Sergeant, Tranfer August 7, 1864 ,to Veteran Engineer Corps.
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War Department
O.Q.M.G. Form No.623
Application For Headstone

James C. Dixon Sgt, Company K. 1st US Regiment of Engineers
Date of death : May 4, 1910

To be Shipped To. Tillamook Ore.
at. To Woman's Relief Corps
Tillamook County.
Tillamook, Oregon
Applicant: Mrs. A.D. Smith.

Ordered May 7, 1930
From: Lee Mass.
Shipped: July 16, 1930
188515
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The 1910 census was taken on April 27th and 28th, 1910. James died six days after the census.

Name: James Dixon Age in 1910: 77 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1910: Willamina, Yamhill, Oregon Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1837 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Dixon Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Ireland, Occupation, General Carpenter. Immigrated 1837.

Name: Sarah Dixon Age in 1910: 67 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: Willamina, Yamhill, Oregon Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James Dixon Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, mother of 7 children, 5 living.
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Willamina is a city in Polk and Yamhill Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
The Yamhill County portion of Willamina is part of the Portland–Vancouver–Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Polk County portion is part of the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Research and bio by JMB