Jane Downen1

#4185, (23 January 1811 - 1 April 1888)
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*David Downen2 (1789 - 1838)
Mother*Elizabeth Oliver2 (c 1782 - 1870)

Family

John Dixon b. c 1813, d. 1875
Children 1.William Dixon13 (1835 - 1913)
 2.Martha Dixon+13 (c 1838 - 1916)
 3.Louisa Dixon+13 (1841 - 1930)
 4.Missouri Dixon+13 (1843 - 1911)
 5.Parthana Dixon+13 (1848 - 1934)
 6.Elizina Dixon13 (c 1852 - )
 7.Ellen Dixon+13 (1853 - 1923)
 8.Alvin Dixon13 (c 1857 - )
Her married name was Dixon. 
Birth*23 January 1811She was born on 23 January 1811 at IndianaG; (1860 and 1880 censuses haave b. IN, 1870 census has b. KY; death cert. of dau. Missouri has b. SC.)3 
1811She removed with David Downen and Elizabeth Oliver in 1811 Knox County (now Posey Co.) Indiana (5 brothers and families.)4 
1830She and John Dixon appeared on the census of 1830 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; date of census not known; if taken early 1831 then may include Jane; neis. John Oliver (60-69) and ____ (60-69); John Oliver (30-39); Robert Dixon (20-29.)5 
Marriage*20 January 1831She married John Dixon, son of James Dixon and Hannah Downen, on 20 January 1831 at Posey Co., IndianaG.6,1 
14 September 1850She and John Dixon appeared on the census of 14 September 1850 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (nei. Saml Dixon (45), wid.)7 
13 July 1860She and John Dixon appeared on the census of 13 July 1860 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.8 
21 June 1870She and John Dixon appeared on the census of 21 June 1870 at Black Hawk Mills P.O., Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; also in hh Laura Watkins (5.)9 
14 June 1880She appeared on the census of 14 June 1880 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; nei. John and Ellen Derrington; Richard and Barthena Crunk.10 
Death*1 April 1888She died on 1 April 1888 at Posey Co., IndianaG, at age 77.11 
"...a family of three sons and eight daughters born to John and Jane (Downey) Dixon. The father is of Scotch lineage, born in the State of South Carolina, in 1808, and followed agriculture as his occupation. He left his native State and came to Posey County with his parents and settled in the southern part of Marrs Township. He was married in 1831 and afterward purchased forty acres of land where he located and lived on or near said tract the remainder of his life. He was very fortunate in business and owned at his death 1,240 acres of land, being one of the largest land holders in Posey County. He died November 12, 1875. The mother is of English extraction, born in 1810, in Indiana."12 

Citations

  1. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, John Dixon and Jane Downen; marr. 20 Jan 1831, Posey Co. FHL Film 1428893.
  2. [S473] Mugge Roots Family Tree, Kay Davidson, owner, online genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  3. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Tall standing shared memorial, details not legible in image. John Dixon / Jane, wife of John Dixon. Narrative: John Dixon, b. NC, son of James Dixon (d. 1828), d. Posey Co. IN 11 Nov 1875. Jane Downen Dxon, b. Posey Co. IN 23 Jan 1811, dau. of David Downen and Elizabeth Oliver, d. Posey Co. IN 1 Apr 1888. Bur. Calvin Cemetery, Posey Co. IN. Memorials 46589567 and 46589585, created by Chris Mills, photos added by Crystal G.
  4. [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."
  5. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. John (20-29); F (20-29) [____, poss. Jane if the census took place in early 1821]; f (<5) [____]; M (20-29) [____]. Page indexed under Lynn Tshp.
  6. [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. 48, no. 79-309. John Dixon and Jane Downers, lic. 15 Jan 1831, marr. 20 Jan 1831, by Presley Prichett, Esq.
  7. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. John (37), b. NC, farmer; Jane (30), b. IN.
  8. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. John (52), b. NC; Jane (48), b. IN.
  9. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. John (61), b. NC, farmer; Jane (58), b. KY.
  10. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Jane (69), b. IN; Alvin (23); in hh of Stephen and Mollie Hill.
  11. [S362] Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database], online Ancestry.com, Jane Dixon; 1 Apr 1888; Age 78 yrs. County Health Office, Mt Vernon; source of this record is the book H-2 on page 3 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
  12. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed) (Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886), p. 682. "...a family of three sons and eight daughters born to John and Jane (Downey) Dixon. The father is of Scotch lineage, born in the State of South Carolina, in 1808, and followed agriculture as his occupation. He left his native State and came to Posey County with his parents and settled in the southern part of Marrs Township. He was married in 1831 and afterward purchased forty acres of land where he located and lived on or near said tract the remainder of his life. He was very fortunate in business and owned at his death 1,240 acres of land, being one of the largest land holders in Posey County. He died November 12, 1875. The mother is of English extraction, born in 1810, in Indiana."
  13. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Also 1860.