Edward
"Ned"
Dixon
Born about in Mineral County, WV
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph W Dixon
and Keziah (Ward) Dixon
Brother of
Elizabeth (Dixon) Wilson, Thomas Dixon, John M. Dixon Sr., Mary (Dixon) Shillingburg, James Dixon, Richard Amos Dixon, Elvi Ann (Dixon) Wilson and Catherine (Dixon) Sharpless
Husband of
Mary (Wilson) Irons
— married
30 Jan 1823 in Allegany, Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Garrett Vanmeter Dixon
Died about
at about age 35
in Hampshire County, WV
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2011
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Biography
Edward was born about 1804. Edward Dixon ... He passed away about 1840. "The story of Ned Dixon (Josie's eldest son) and his wife, Polly (Wilson), became infamous in June of 1840 when in the morning hours, Ned was shot as he stood in the doorway of his house, Polly's brother, William Painter Wilson, was brought to trial for his murder, but was acquitted when the evidence was judged circumstantial and inconclusive. The trial was held in Rommey W. Va., then the county seat, and witnesses were paid travel and lodging expenses for the duration of the proceedings . Following the trial Polly was remarried to John Irons and moved to Garrett County Maryland. William Painter Wilson resettled in Belington West Virginia. Ned's tombstone remains with the inscription 'MURDERED' still discernible."[1]
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- ↑ Entered by Linda Jose, Sep 26, 2011
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- S E Dixon
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1b-CTS2501, FTDNA kit #142395 - J Dixon :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FT61490, FTDNA kit #142395
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~6.25%
Bob Dixon :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Mike Burke :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mcburke2
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~2.34%
Mary Benhase :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #788962
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~1.56%
James Junkins :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sydna Taylor :
23andMe
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~0.39%
S E Dixon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A389949 [compare], Ancestry member girlsean
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Living DNA, GEDmatch ZL5680549 [compare], Ancestry member girlsean
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