Clara Louise Dixon was the wife of Edward Algernon Dixon. Edward A. Dixon was born 21 Oct 1871, in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, according to his WWI military document. He was the son of John Steadman Dixon and his wife Elizabeth Buckerfield.
Clara was born in San Francisco in about 1866 and was of Danish heritage through her father. Clara was the daughter of William Howard and his wife Karoline Coleman (or Kolmer as it is spelled on a daughters's death record).
Clara was first married to Francis 'Frank' M. Walter of Oregon. They were "hotel keepers" in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, at the time of the 1901 census. Clara was a widow when she married her second husband, Edward Dixon, in 1908.
Clara traveled with her husband Edward back to Canada from Hong Kong in April of 1914 at which time he gave his occupation as Hotel Keeper and she gave hers as housewife. They both stated a membership in the Church of England at the time.
Clara evidently died at the time that her husband was in Nova Scotia, ready to sail to Europe, for his service in WWI. She is buried with family in Sebastopol.
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The husband of Clara--Edward Dixon spent 7 years serving in the North West Mounted Police, Canada. Later he was a boat pilot through the rapids of Miles Canyon, during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Miles Canyon and E. A. Dixon-"The powerful current through the narrow canyon was a major hazard for travelers."
"During the Klondike Gold Rush, Supt. Sam Steel, of the North-West Mounted Police, ruled only qualified pilots could take boats through the canyon. NWMP Constable E. A. Dixon was the most skilled pilot of all. He remained in the area to become a prominent Whitehorse businessman, Yukon Territory." http://www.yukoninfo.com/whitehorse/milescanyon/danger.htm
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Edward A. Dixon--On March 4, 1915, Edward A. Dixon (Conservative) and Willard L. Phelps (Liberal) were elected as Southern Yukon representatives for the Yukon Council. On March 12 of the same year, Edward A. Dixon wqs elected Pioneer resident of the Yukon. (http://www.hougengroup.com/yukonhistory/facts_year/1910s.aspx?year10=1915)
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THE PIONEER HOTEL--BUILT AND RUN BY EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON
Architectural History of the Hotel
"The building was a one-story log structure with a gable roof and a frame false facade. The foundation was a log sill construction. Roll asphalt covers both the roof and exterior siding.
The additions to the original building include a shed roof frame structures to west and east end facades. The approximate size is 23' by 34'."
Cultural History of the Hotel
"A portion of this building and another dwelling located nearby may constitute the oldest standing structures in the Whitehorse area. The Pioneer Hotel was originally located on the east bank of the Yukon River under the name of the Savoy Hotel. It was built and run by EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON, an ex-NWMP officer who had piloted boats through the Whitehorse Rapids in 1898 and 1899.
In 1900, the building was moved to Front Street and renamed the Pioneer Hotel. It was possibly the first building in the new townsite of Whitehorse. Dixon sold the hotel to ex-NWMP Sergeant Pringle. He ran it for six months before selling it to James Smart, who had assisted Dixon in its construction. Pringle went on to open Pringle's Stables on Main Street. The hotel had various subsequent owners under the name The Pioneer Rooms." (http://heritageyukon.ca/historical-buildings/pioneer-hotel)
Another source states of the PIONEER HOTEL--"The hotel was built in 1899 by John Smart, a saloon keeper and EDWARD DIXON, an ex-Mountie who turned river pilot during the Klondike gold rush. The hotel was constructed in the first community of White Horse, located across the river from the present city centre. In 1900, a new townsite was laid out on the opposite riverbank to accommodate the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. The Pioneer Hotel was moved to a prominent position near the railway depot and sternwheeler terminus where it served as a hotel, bar and restaurant, a rooming house and finally as rental accommodation. It remained on Front Street between Elliot and Lambert Streets through the heyday of the sternwheeler era, witnessing the rise and demise of the Whitehorse waterfront as a transportation hub." (http://register.yukonhistoricplaces.ca/pls/apex32p/f?p=200:10:0::NO::P10_PLACE_ID,P10_VERSION_NO:539,11)
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In October, 1916, Edward A. Dixon was among the fewer than 300 men who enlisted in the Yukon Infantry Company, World War I, to serve overseas. This service is reflected in the inscription on the grave marker of his wife in Sebastopol, California. It was near this time, in January of 1917, that his wife Clara died.
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THE YUKON INFANTRY COMPANY ORGANIZED BY GEORGE BLACK--
"George Black was designated Captain of the Yukon Infantry Company he had organized. The recruitment letter, dispatched from the Commissioner's office and basically shaming every able-bodied man to join, garnered an overwhelming response of 275 volunteers who were ready to follow him overseas.
The contingent left on the sternwheeler Casca from Dawson on October 16, 1916, a date likely flirting with freeze-up. The spunky Mrs. Black went, too. Subsequent to hard bargaining with the Department of Defence, Mrs. Black was granted permission to go along as the sole woman in the company of 3,500 soldiers shortly before the troopship sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, harbour in January, 1917.
In England, the infantry regrouped and trained under the banner of the 17th Canadian Machine Gun Company before going to the front under another moniker.
On the road to the Battle of Amiens, France, in August, 1918, a few months before the November 11 armistice, Captain Black was wounded with a sniper's machine-gun bullet and a piece of shrapnel." From an article by Jane Gaffin found at--(http://www.diarmani.com)
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As late as 1922, Edward A. Dixon was located still in the Whitehorse area of the Yukon Territory as he is listed among owners of a copper mine in the area.
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Clara was born in San Francisco in about 1866 and was of Danish heritage through her father. Clara was the daughter of William Howard and his wife Karoline Coleman (or Kolmer as it is spelled on a daughters's death record).
Clara was first married to Francis 'Frank' M. Walter of Oregon. They were "hotel keepers" in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, at the time of the 1901 census. Clara was a widow when she married her second husband, Edward Dixon, in 1908.
Clara traveled with her husband Edward back to Canada from Hong Kong in April of 1914 at which time he gave his occupation as Hotel Keeper and she gave hers as housewife. They both stated a membership in the Church of England at the time.
Clara evidently died at the time that her husband was in Nova Scotia, ready to sail to Europe, for his service in WWI. She is buried with family in Sebastopol.
************
The husband of Clara--Edward Dixon spent 7 years serving in the North West Mounted Police, Canada. Later he was a boat pilot through the rapids of Miles Canyon, during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Miles Canyon and E. A. Dixon-"The powerful current through the narrow canyon was a major hazard for travelers."
"During the Klondike Gold Rush, Supt. Sam Steel, of the North-West Mounted Police, ruled only qualified pilots could take boats through the canyon. NWMP Constable E. A. Dixon was the most skilled pilot of all. He remained in the area to become a prominent Whitehorse businessman, Yukon Territory." http://www.yukoninfo.com/whitehorse/milescanyon/danger.htm
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Edward A. Dixon--On March 4, 1915, Edward A. Dixon (Conservative) and Willard L. Phelps (Liberal) were elected as Southern Yukon representatives for the Yukon Council. On March 12 of the same year, Edward A. Dixon wqs elected Pioneer resident of the Yukon. (http://www.hougengroup.com/yukonhistory/facts_year/1910s.aspx?year10=1915)
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THE PIONEER HOTEL--BUILT AND RUN BY EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON
Architectural History of the Hotel
"The building was a one-story log structure with a gable roof and a frame false facade. The foundation was a log sill construction. Roll asphalt covers both the roof and exterior siding.
The additions to the original building include a shed roof frame structures to west and east end facades. The approximate size is 23' by 34'."
Cultural History of the Hotel
"A portion of this building and another dwelling located nearby may constitute the oldest standing structures in the Whitehorse area. The Pioneer Hotel was originally located on the east bank of the Yukon River under the name of the Savoy Hotel. It was built and run by EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON, an ex-NWMP officer who had piloted boats through the Whitehorse Rapids in 1898 and 1899.
In 1900, the building was moved to Front Street and renamed the Pioneer Hotel. It was possibly the first building in the new townsite of Whitehorse. Dixon sold the hotel to ex-NWMP Sergeant Pringle. He ran it for six months before selling it to James Smart, who had assisted Dixon in its construction. Pringle went on to open Pringle's Stables on Main Street. The hotel had various subsequent owners under the name The Pioneer Rooms." (http://heritageyukon.ca/historical-buildings/pioneer-hotel)
Another source states of the PIONEER HOTEL--"The hotel was built in 1899 by John Smart, a saloon keeper and EDWARD DIXON, an ex-Mountie who turned river pilot during the Klondike gold rush. The hotel was constructed in the first community of White Horse, located across the river from the present city centre. In 1900, a new townsite was laid out on the opposite riverbank to accommodate the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. The Pioneer Hotel was moved to a prominent position near the railway depot and sternwheeler terminus where it served as a hotel, bar and restaurant, a rooming house and finally as rental accommodation. It remained on Front Street between Elliot and Lambert Streets through the heyday of the sternwheeler era, witnessing the rise and demise of the Whitehorse waterfront as a transportation hub." (http://register.yukonhistoricplaces.ca/pls/apex32p/f?p=200:10:0::NO::P10_PLACE_ID,P10_VERSION_NO:539,11)
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In October, 1916, Edward A. Dixon was among the fewer than 300 men who enlisted in the Yukon Infantry Company, World War I, to serve overseas. This service is reflected in the inscription on the grave marker of his wife in Sebastopol, California. It was near this time, in January of 1917, that his wife Clara died.
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THE YUKON INFANTRY COMPANY ORGANIZED BY GEORGE BLACK--
"George Black was designated Captain of the Yukon Infantry Company he had organized. The recruitment letter, dispatched from the Commissioner's office and basically shaming every able-bodied man to join, garnered an overwhelming response of 275 volunteers who were ready to follow him overseas.
The contingent left on the sternwheeler Casca from Dawson on October 16, 1916, a date likely flirting with freeze-up. The spunky Mrs. Black went, too. Subsequent to hard bargaining with the Department of Defence, Mrs. Black was granted permission to go along as the sole woman in the company of 3,500 soldiers shortly before the troopship sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, harbour in January, 1917.
In England, the infantry regrouped and trained under the banner of the 17th Canadian Machine Gun Company before going to the front under another moniker.
On the road to the Battle of Amiens, France, in August, 1918, a few months before the November 11 armistice, Captain Black was wounded with a sniper's machine-gun bullet and a piece of shrapnel." From an article by Jane Gaffin found at--(http://www.diarmani.com)
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As late as 1922, Edward A. Dixon was located still in the Whitehorse area of the Yukon Territory as he is listed among owners of a copper mine in the area.
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Clara Louise Dixon was the wife of Edward Algernon Dixon. Edward A. Dixon was born 21 Oct 1871, in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, according to his WWI military document. He was the son of John Steadman Dixon and his wife Elizabeth Buckerfield.
Clara was born in San Francisco in about 1866 and was of Danish heritage through her father. Clara was the daughter of William Howard and his wife Karoline Coleman (or Kolmer as it is spelled on a daughters's death record).
Clara was first married to Francis 'Frank' M. Walter of Oregon. They were "hotel keepers" in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, at the time of the 1901 census. Clara was a widow when she married her second husband, Edward Dixon, in 1908.
Clara traveled with her husband Edward back to Canada from Hong Kong in April of 1914 at which time he gave his occupation as Hotel Keeper and she gave hers as housewife. They both stated a membership in the Church of England at the time.
Clara evidently died at the time that her husband was in Nova Scotia, ready to sail to Europe, for his service in WWI. She is buried with family in Sebastopol.
************
The husband of Clara--Edward Dixon spent 7 years serving in the North West Mounted Police, Canada. Later he was a boat pilot through the rapids of Miles Canyon, during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Miles Canyon and E. A. Dixon-"The powerful current through the narrow canyon was a major hazard for travelers."
"During the Klondike Gold Rush, Supt. Sam Steel, of the North-West Mounted Police, ruled only qualified pilots could take boats through the canyon. NWMP Constable E. A. Dixon was the most skilled pilot of all. He remained in the area to become a prominent Whitehorse businessman, Yukon Territory." http://www.yukoninfo.com/whitehorse/milescanyon/danger.htm
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Edward A. Dixon--On March 4, 1915, Edward A. Dixon (Conservative) and Willard L. Phelps (Liberal) were elected as Southern Yukon representatives for the Yukon Council. On March 12 of the same year, Edward A. Dixon wqs elected Pioneer resident of the Yukon. (http://www.hougengroup.com/yukonhistory/facts_year/1910s.aspx?year10=1915)
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THE PIONEER HOTEL--BUILT AND RUN BY EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON
Architectural History of the Hotel
"The building was a one-story log structure with a gable roof and a frame false facade. The foundation was a log sill construction. Roll asphalt covers both the roof and exterior siding.
The additions to the original building include a shed roof frame structures to west and east end facades. The approximate size is 23' by 34'."
Cultural History of the Hotel
"A portion of this building and another dwelling located nearby may constitute the oldest standing structures in the Whitehorse area. The Pioneer Hotel was originally located on the east bank of the Yukon River under the name of the Savoy Hotel. It was built and run by EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON, an ex-NWMP officer who had piloted boats through the Whitehorse Rapids in 1898 and 1899.
In 1900, the building was moved to Front Street and renamed the Pioneer Hotel. It was possibly the first building in the new townsite of Whitehorse. Dixon sold the hotel to ex-NWMP Sergeant Pringle. He ran it for six months before selling it to James Smart, who had assisted Dixon in its construction. Pringle went on to open Pringle's Stables on Main Street. The hotel had various subsequent owners under the name The Pioneer Rooms." (http://heritageyukon.ca/historical-buildings/pioneer-hotel)
Another source states of the PIONEER HOTEL--"The hotel was built in 1899 by John Smart, a saloon keeper and EDWARD DIXON, an ex-Mountie who turned river pilot during the Klondike gold rush. The hotel was constructed in the first community of White Horse, located across the river from the present city centre. In 1900, a new townsite was laid out on the opposite riverbank to accommodate the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. The Pioneer Hotel was moved to a prominent position near the railway depot and sternwheeler terminus where it served as a hotel, bar and restaurant, a rooming house and finally as rental accommodation. It remained on Front Street between Elliot and Lambert Streets through the heyday of the sternwheeler era, witnessing the rise and demise of the Whitehorse waterfront as a transportation hub." (http://register.yukonhistoricplaces.ca/pls/apex32p/f?p=200:10:0::NO::P10_PLACE_ID,P10_VERSION_NO:539,11)
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In October, 1916, Edward A. Dixon was among the fewer than 300 men who enlisted in the Yukon Infantry Company, World War I, to serve overseas. This service is reflected in the inscription on the grave marker of his wife in Sebastopol, California. It was near this time, in January of 1917, that his wife Clara died.
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THE YUKON INFANTRY COMPANY ORGANIZED BY GEORGE BLACK--
"George Black was designated Captain of the Yukon Infantry Company he had organized. The recruitment letter, dispatched from the Commissioner's office and basically shaming every able-bodied man to join, garnered an overwhelming response of 275 volunteers who were ready to follow him overseas.
The contingent left on the sternwheeler Casca from Dawson on October 16, 1916, a date likely flirting with freeze-up. The spunky Mrs. Black went, too. Subsequent to hard bargaining with the Department of Defence, Mrs. Black was granted permission to go along as the sole woman in the company of 3,500 soldiers shortly before the troopship sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, harbour in January, 1917.
In England, the infantry regrouped and trained under the banner of the 17th Canadian Machine Gun Company before going to the front under another moniker.
On the road to the Battle of Amiens, France, in August, 1918, a few months before the November 11 armistice, Captain Black was wounded with a sniper's machine-gun bullet and a piece of shrapnel." From an article by Jane Gaffin found at--(http://www.diarmani.com)
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As late as 1922, Edward A. Dixon was located still in the Whitehorse area of the Yukon Territory as he is listed among owners of a copper mine in the area.
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Clara was born in San Francisco in about 1866 and was of Danish heritage through her father. Clara was the daughter of William Howard and his wife Karoline Coleman (or Kolmer as it is spelled on a daughters's death record).
Clara was first married to Francis 'Frank' M. Walter of Oregon. They were "hotel keepers" in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, at the time of the 1901 census. Clara was a widow when she married her second husband, Edward Dixon, in 1908.
Clara traveled with her husband Edward back to Canada from Hong Kong in April of 1914 at which time he gave his occupation as Hotel Keeper and she gave hers as housewife. They both stated a membership in the Church of England at the time.
Clara evidently died at the time that her husband was in Nova Scotia, ready to sail to Europe, for his service in WWI. She is buried with family in Sebastopol.
************
The husband of Clara--Edward Dixon spent 7 years serving in the North West Mounted Police, Canada. Later he was a boat pilot through the rapids of Miles Canyon, during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Miles Canyon and E. A. Dixon-"The powerful current through the narrow canyon was a major hazard for travelers."
"During the Klondike Gold Rush, Supt. Sam Steel, of the North-West Mounted Police, ruled only qualified pilots could take boats through the canyon. NWMP Constable E. A. Dixon was the most skilled pilot of all. He remained in the area to become a prominent Whitehorse businessman, Yukon Territory." http://www.yukoninfo.com/whitehorse/milescanyon/danger.htm
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Edward A. Dixon--On March 4, 1915, Edward A. Dixon (Conservative) and Willard L. Phelps (Liberal) were elected as Southern Yukon representatives for the Yukon Council. On March 12 of the same year, Edward A. Dixon wqs elected Pioneer resident of the Yukon. (http://www.hougengroup.com/yukonhistory/facts_year/1910s.aspx?year10=1915)
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THE PIONEER HOTEL--BUILT AND RUN BY EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON
Architectural History of the Hotel
"The building was a one-story log structure with a gable roof and a frame false facade. The foundation was a log sill construction. Roll asphalt covers both the roof and exterior siding.
The additions to the original building include a shed roof frame structures to west and east end facades. The approximate size is 23' by 34'."
Cultural History of the Hotel
"A portion of this building and another dwelling located nearby may constitute the oldest standing structures in the Whitehorse area. The Pioneer Hotel was originally located on the east bank of the Yukon River under the name of the Savoy Hotel. It was built and run by EDWARD ALGERNON DIXON, an ex-NWMP officer who had piloted boats through the Whitehorse Rapids in 1898 and 1899.
In 1900, the building was moved to Front Street and renamed the Pioneer Hotel. It was possibly the first building in the new townsite of Whitehorse. Dixon sold the hotel to ex-NWMP Sergeant Pringle. He ran it for six months before selling it to James Smart, who had assisted Dixon in its construction. Pringle went on to open Pringle's Stables on Main Street. The hotel had various subsequent owners under the name The Pioneer Rooms." (http://heritageyukon.ca/historical-buildings/pioneer-hotel)
Another source states of the PIONEER HOTEL--"The hotel was built in 1899 by John Smart, a saloon keeper and EDWARD DIXON, an ex-Mountie who turned river pilot during the Klondike gold rush. The hotel was constructed in the first community of White Horse, located across the river from the present city centre. In 1900, a new townsite was laid out on the opposite riverbank to accommodate the terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway. The Pioneer Hotel was moved to a prominent position near the railway depot and sternwheeler terminus where it served as a hotel, bar and restaurant, a rooming house and finally as rental accommodation. It remained on Front Street between Elliot and Lambert Streets through the heyday of the sternwheeler era, witnessing the rise and demise of the Whitehorse waterfront as a transportation hub." (http://register.yukonhistoricplaces.ca/pls/apex32p/f?p=200:10:0::NO::P10_PLACE_ID,P10_VERSION_NO:539,11)
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In October, 1916, Edward A. Dixon was among the fewer than 300 men who enlisted in the Yukon Infantry Company, World War I, to serve overseas. This service is reflected in the inscription on the grave marker of his wife in Sebastopol, California. It was near this time, in January of 1917, that his wife Clara died.
**********
THE YUKON INFANTRY COMPANY ORGANIZED BY GEORGE BLACK--
"George Black was designated Captain of the Yukon Infantry Company he had organized. The recruitment letter, dispatched from the Commissioner's office and basically shaming every able-bodied man to join, garnered an overwhelming response of 275 volunteers who were ready to follow him overseas.
The contingent left on the sternwheeler Casca from Dawson on October 16, 1916, a date likely flirting with freeze-up. The spunky Mrs. Black went, too. Subsequent to hard bargaining with the Department of Defence, Mrs. Black was granted permission to go along as the sole woman in the company of 3,500 soldiers shortly before the troopship sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, harbour in January, 1917.
In England, the infantry regrouped and trained under the banner of the 17th Canadian Machine Gun Company before going to the front under another moniker.
On the road to the Battle of Amiens, France, in August, 1918, a few months before the November 11 armistice, Captain Black was wounded with a sniper's machine-gun bullet and a piece of shrapnel." From an article by Jane Gaffin found at--(http://www.diarmani.com)
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As late as 1922, Edward A. Dixon was located still in the Whitehorse area of the Yukon Territory as he is listed among owners of a copper mine in the area.
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