Born in , Louisiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Oscar H. Keener
and Geneva (Evans) Keener
Sister of
[private sister (1910s - unknown)] and [private sister (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Vol Burns Lester
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Arkansas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2014
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Biography
Dixie was born in 1917.
She passed away in 1993.
Sources
- Social Security Death Index Title: "Social Security Death Index," database Author: Social Security Administration Publication: \i Family Search\i0 (familysearch.org : 01 Mar 2010)
- Oklahoma, Pushmataha County - The Antlers American
- Oklahoma, Choctaw County 1930 U.S. Census Title: 1930 U.S. census, \i Ancestry.com\i0, Digital images Author: Oklahoma, Choctaw Publication: www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010
- Dixie Jean Keener Lester (1917-1982) on Find A Grave: Memorial #27789203 retrieved 11 June 2019
- "Citian Attends the Funeral of Sister," 25 Sep 1969.
- Mrs. H.A. Evans Passes Away," 30 Oct 1930. in The Antlers American
- "Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJTZ-VF8 : 27 November 2014), Vol Lester and Dixie Keener, 02 May 1939; from "Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Washington, Arkansas, certificate 30963, volume 153, roll 0001, Arkansas Genealogical Society.
- Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, Arkansas) 28 Jul 1974, Sun Page 2 Accessed through Newspapers.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dixie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Dixie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dixie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Dixie:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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