Joseph Dixon
Joseph Dixon, a prosperous and successful agriculturist of
Hanover township, owns and operates one hundred and forty acres
of valuable land on section 12, and in it cultivation has met
with gratifying and well deserved success. He is a native of this
state, born in Winneshiek county in 1861, his parents being
William J. And Celia Dixon, natives of Ireland. They came to
America at an early date and settled in Massachusetts where their
marriage occurred. In 1858 they settled in Winneshiek county,
Iowa, and there remained until 1869 when they moved to Allamakee
county, where the father died in 1913 at the age of ninety-eight
years. The mother passed away in August, 1878, at the ago of
sixty-one years.
Joseph Dixon acquired his education in the district schools of
Allamakee county and remained at home until he was twenty-two
years of age. He then turned his attention to railroad
construction work and followed this line of activity until 1898
when he entered the shops of the Union Pacific system. In 1901 he
made an entire change in his active interest, turning his
attention to agricultural pursuits in which he has engaged
successfully since that time. He owns one hundred and forty acres
on section 12, Hanover township, and upon this fine property
follows general farming and stock-raising, success steadily
rewarding his earnest, straightforward and persistent labor.
In 1898 Mr. Dixon was united in marriage to Miss Anastacia
Fitzgerald, who was born in Allamakee county, a daughter of Peter
and Catherine Fitzgerald natives of Ireland and early settlers in
this part of Iowa. Both have passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon have
six children: Celia C., born in 1899; Marie born in 1900; Joseph
F., 1901; Alice, 1905; William, 1907; and James A., 1912.
Politically, Mr. Dixon is affiliated with the democratic party
and his religious views are in accord with the doctrines of the
Roman Catholic church. He is an upright man, interested not only
in the financial but also in the moral standing of the community,
and has gained the confidence and respect of his neighbors both
as a substantial farmer and a useful citizen.
-source: Past & Present of Allamakee County; by
Ellery M. Hancock; S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1913
-transcribed by Diana Diedrich
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