Emily D (Dixon) Houck (abt. 1843 - abt. 1871)

Born about 1843 in Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of James Houck — married about 1864 in Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died about 22 Oct 1871 at about age 28 in McLean Co., Illinois, USA

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Biography

Emily Dixon was born about 1843 in Licking Co., Ohio. She is the daughter of Archibald Dixon and Eliza Peters.

1850 census -- Burlington Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Archibald Dixson, age 34, male, , farmer, born Ohio; Eliza Dixson, age 29, female, , born Ohio; Edith D Dixson, age 8, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Perry A Dixson, age 6, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Mary E Dixson, age 4, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Elimus M Dixson, age 2, male, , born Ohio; Phebe J Dixson, age 2/12, female, , born Ohio.^[1]

1860 census -- Burlington Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Archibald Dixon, age 42, male, , farmer, $4000 real estate, $668 personal property, born Ohio; Eliza Dixon, age 38, female, , housekeeper, born Ohio; Emily D Dixon, age 17, female, , housekeeper, born Ohio; Perryander Dixon, age 16, male, , farmer, born Ohio, attended school; Mary E Dixon, age 14, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Elmus N Dixon, age 12, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Phebe J Dixon, age 9, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Lydia A Dixon, age 8, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Eloisa M Dixon, age 3, female, , born Ohio; Fanny C Dixon, age 2, female, , born Ohio; John W Dixon, age 1/12, male, , born Ohio^[2]

She married James Houck about 1864 in Licking Co., Ohio. (Source needed - may not be possible given Licking County Courthouse fire).

1870 census -- Bloomington Twnp., McLean Co., Illinois, USA

James Houck, age 27, male, white, farmer, $925 personal property, born Ohio; Emily D Houck, age 27, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio; Amy Houck, age 3, female, white, born Ohio; Abby Houck, age 1, female, white, born Ohio; Elmus N Dickson, age 21, male, white, laborer, born Ohio.^[3]

She died 22 October 1871 in McLean Co., Illinois. She is buried in Homer Cemetery in Homer, Ohio.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQV-4XS : Wed Oct 04 22:39:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Archibald Dixson and Eliza Dixson, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGK-MSQ : Fri Oct 06 09:31:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Archibald Dixon and Eliza Dixon, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HF-S17 : Thu Oct 05 23:18:25 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck and Emily D Houck, 1870.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42558574/emily-houck: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for Emily Dixon Houck (1843–1871), Find A Grave: Memorial #42558574, citing Homer Cemetery, Homer, Licking County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).