Born in Cherokee Co., Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elias Rufus Alexander
and Mary Ann Sophronia Ewing
Sister of
Melville Porter Alexander
Wife of
Alonzo Kent Dixon
— married
1895 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Uhland A. Dixon, Kenneth Robert Dixon, Rayford Dixon, Clifford Dixon, Bessie Marie (Dixon) Irvine and Frank Madden Dixon
Died
at age 86
in Cherokee Co., Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2014
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Biography
Sophia Novella Alexander was born on 1 January 1872 in Cherokee Co., Texas to Elias Alexander and Mary (Ewing) Alexander.
She married Alonzo Kent Dixon on 13 December 1895 in Cherokee Co., Texas. [1]
Together they became the parents of Uhland A. Dixon, Kenneth Robert Dixon, twins Rayford and Clifford "Ford" Dixon, Bessie Marie Dixon and Frank Madden Dixon.
Sophia passed away on 10 February 1958 in Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas and was buried at Jacksonville City Cemetery in Jacksonville.
Sources
- ↑ Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 for Sophia Alexander, Gender: Female, Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1895, Marriage Place: Cherokee, Texas, United States; Spouse: A K Dickson, FHL Film Number: 988079 (Ancestry.com [on-line database]). Ancestry Record 61383 #900149752
See also:
- 1880 United States Federal Census for Precinct 4, Cherokee, Texas. With father Rufus Alexander 45 farmer, mother M. S. Alexander 42, brother Robert Alexander 15; brother Sam Alexander 13, , brother Melt Alexander 11, self Sofa Alexander 8, brother Blake Alexander 6, & brother Joe Alexander 4. Ancestry Record 6742 #7330240
- 1900 United States Federal Census for Justice Precinct 4, Cherokee, Texas. With father Rufus E Alexander 55, mother Mary S Alexander 54, cousin Sankie E Ewing 15, self Sophia E Dickson 28, husband Alonzo K Dickson 31, son Uhland A Dickson 3, & son Robt K Dickson 1. Ancestry Record 7602 #70347617
- 1920 United States Federal Census for Summerfield Road, Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee, Texas. With husband A K Dixon 50, self Mrs. A K Dixon 47, son Uhland Dixon 23, son Kenneth Dixon 20, son Ford Dixon 18, daughter Bessie Marie Dixon 16, son Frank Dixon 13, & father E R Alexander 85. Ancestry Record 6061 #100121835
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophia:
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~1.56%
Deborah Barber
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T035886 [compare], FTDNA kit #N52738
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~0.78%
~1.56%
ML Powell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A544966 [compare], Ancestry member maryward2140
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A544966 [compare], Ancestry member maryward2140
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~0.39%
Lee (Argo) Rawlinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch BP4745699 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300689 [compare], Ancestry member poppydumpling
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A136795 [compare], FTDNA kit #B301139
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~0.39%
Carol Argo :
AncestryDNA
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