Celia Downen1

#4177, (13 March 1808 - 21 April 1848)
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*David Downen2 (1789 - 1838)
Mother*Elizabeth Oliver2 (c 1782 - 1870)

Family

Robert R Dixon b. 1800, d. 1855
Children 1.James Dixon6 (c 1828 - )
 2.David Dixon6 (c 1832 - )
 3.Johnson Dixon6 (c 1834 - )
 4.Samuel Dixon6 (c 1835 - )
 5.Amanda J Dixon6 (c 1837 - )
 6.Robert Dixon6 (c 1840 - )
 7.John L Dixon6 (c 1842 - )
 8.William Dixon6 (c 1845 - )
The children are prob. the children of Robert and Celia:
1. Grave marker for Celia in Dixon Cemetery.
2. Robert has no wife named in the 1850 census.
Son Johnson named his first child Celia.3 
Her married name was Dixon.1 
Birth*13 March 1808She was born on 13 March 1808.4 
1811She removed with David Downen and Elizabeth Oliver in 1811 Knox County (now Posey Co.) Indiana (5 brothers and families.)5 
Marriage*17 April 1828She married Robert R Dixon, son of James Dixon and Hannah Downen, on 17 April 1828 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
Death*21 April 1848She died on 21 April 1848 at Posey Co., IndianaG, at age 40.4 
Burial*circa 23 April 1848She was buried circa 23 April 1848 at Dixon Cemetery, Posey Co., IndianaG.4 

Citations

  1. [S1057] J. Oscar Phillips and Opal B. Phillips, compiler, Posey County Indiana Marriage Records Volume I, 1814 to April 1831 (Phillips) (n.p.: n.pub.), p. 38, no. 645. Robert R. Dickson and Cealy Downey, lic. 14 Apr 1828, marr. 17 Apr 1828, by Rev. Benoni Stinson.
  2. [S473] Mugge Roots Family Tree, Kay Davidson, owner, online genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  3. [S520] VWH.
  4. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, standing grave marker; Celia Dixon, 13 Mar 1808, 21 Apr 1848. Contributed information: b. Christian Co. KY, dau. of David Downen and Elizabeth Oliver, marr. Robert Dixon. Memorial 46589507, created by Chris Mils, photo added by mpg2222.
  5. [S565] Josiah Downen Family, online Ancestry.com, "In 1811, Timothy accompanied his brothers David, William, Job, and Josiah Jr. to the southwest corner of the Indiana Territory, which was soon to become Posey County. In September, he marched with others to Vincennes, where he served under General William Henry Harrison in the November 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe against Tecumseh's Indians. Timothy was severely wounded. The following year, Timothy's fifth child, James (our ancestor), was born. Over the next eleven years, five remaining children were born here: John, Thomas, William, Jane, and Mary."
  6. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Robert (53), b. NC, farmer, real estate value $1800; no spouse named.