June Scavenger Hunt: Find the letter "X" in a name.

 ** Photograph from Karen Waddell in 2012. I know where this cemetery is, but I haven't been as I didn't know who owned the land. I've since learned that the land has been designated as a cemetery and anyone can go visit at any time. **

For June's Scavenger Hunt prompt: "Find the letter "X" in a name." Well, in this area... what better last name could their be than Dixon?

This is the grave of George Washington Dixon Sr. and his wife, Eliza A. Sutton. They are buried in Rawley Cemetery, also called "Tunnell Hill Cemetery" on a few death certificates as it's out towards the Tunnell Hill area of the county.

Rawley Cemetery is located, if you're heading south on Highway 41-A towards Poole - it is located between Cairo and Poole. On the right side of the road. In a thicket of woods between the Dixon Rd (before the cemetery) and Petersburg Rd (after the cemetery.)

George Washington Dixon, born on August 13th, 1828, was the son of William Quinton Dixon (born circa 1769 in Maryland) and more than likely his second wife given their age difference, Maria Cecilia "Myra" Conaway (born circa 1793 in Maryland.) By the time of William & Maria's son, John's, birth in 1824 - they were living in Henderson Co, KY.

William's probate was in 1851 here in Henderson County. William and his wife, Maria, are either buried in the Old Dixon (also called Old Marks, Dixon-Pritchett, Pritchett-Crooks, etc.) Cemetery or perhaps in this cemetery.

The oldest tombstone found in Rawley thus far is for William Higginson, dated 1851. The oldest documented burial (with proof) in the old Dixon (or whatever name you wish to call it) is Thomas Newell in 1843.

Eliza A. (Sutton) Dixon, born on August 6th, 1840, was the daughter of William Sutton and Permelia Poole. They are buried here in Rawley Cemetery. They were prominent figures of the Cairo area. Permelia was of course a daughter of John Poole and Jane Huston, who the town Poole derives its name.

George and Eliza wed on July 27th, 1857, here in Henderson County, KY. I believe they had 14 children - that's all I've been able to find. Of course, as my usual nature, you know I've got to tell you a bit about their kids.

1. Paulina E. Dixon - Born August 16th, 1858, died May 20th, 1860. Buried in Rawley Cemetery.

2. Katherine Lenora "Kate" Dixon. Born May 12th, 1860, died March 12th, 1936. Wife of Isham Elijah Cottingham. They're buried in Fernwood.

3. Ashley B. Dixon. Born May 14th, 1862, died June 9th, 1939. Never married. He moved up to Anderson, IN, with his sister Effie and her husband. His death certificate says he was brought back to Henderson Ky for burial - I believe he's buried in Rawley Cemetery.

4. Sarah Frances "Fanny" Dixon. Born November 17th, 1864, died November 19th, 1893. She married Cyrus A. Cannon and they had one son - John Hinkle Cannon. Buried in Rawley Cemetery.

5. George M. Dixon. Born May 9th, 1867, died June 25th, 1931. Never married. He was a farmer in the Corydon community. Buried in Rawley Cemetery.

6. Permelia Effie Dixon. Born May 23rd, 1869, died August 28th, 1961. She married George Alexander Whitledge. They never had children. They moved up to Anderson, IN. After her husbands death, she lived with her sister Chestine and her brother David. She's buried in Maplewood Cemetery.

7. Jessie Mariah Dixon. Born in 1871. Married John C. Wise, and I believe she must have passed away, likely from childbirth, within the first year or two of their marriage. She's probably buried in Rawley Cemetery. They wed in 1894, and she's definitely deceased by 1900.

8. William Wallace Dixon. Born April 19th, 1873, died March 29th, 1958. He married Lulu Bell Melton. He died in West Virginia, but he was buried in Corydon Cemetery.

9. David Dexter Dixon. Born February 9th, 1875, died April 25th, 1965. He was a Dentist. He never married. He lived with his sisters Effie and Chestine before his death. He's buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Anderson, Indiana.

10. Chestine Dixon. Born February 21st, 1877, died January 6th, 1967. She never married. She lived up in Anderson, IN, with Effie and David. She's buried in Maplewood Cemetery.

11. Payne Dixon. Born April 28th, 1878, died June 6th, 1878. Buried in Rawley Cemetery.

12. Wynnfield Dixon. Born May 27th, 1879, died March 8th, 1903. He never married. He died at 23 years old in a horrible accident involving a coal train. He's buried in Rawley Cemetery.

13. Quinton Vanningham Dixon. Born March 17th, 1881, died September 1st, 1966. He was married to Allie Young Branson but they divorced after 1920. I can't find him in the 1930, 40, or 50 censuses. He's buried in Corydon Cemetery.

14. Dixie G. Dixon. Born May 28th, 1883, died July 10th, 1884. Buried in Rawley Cemetery.

If you get some free time, go check out Rawley Cemetery. You might just stumble across an ancestor or two of yours out there. The Dixon's aren't the only family buried out there, other last names include: Arnett, Conrad, Cottingham (one of the most populous of the cemetery, no doubt), Crook, Dunekake, Ehlers, Harrington, Heck, Hurt, Kohl, McClure, McMullin, Minton, Overfield, Pritchett, of course the Rawley's (the namesake, obviously!), Pritchett, Quinn, Sellars, Sigler, Sugg, Sutton (the second most populous last name out there), Tapp, Whitledge, Willett, and Zeman.