Anna Maria (Dixon) Godown (1853 - 1933)

Born 16 Sep 1853 in Illinois, United States

Wife of Ansel Leroy Godown — married 30 Mar 1874 in Washington, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1933 at age 80 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Anna Maria Dixon was born 16 September 1863 in Illinois, the daughter of James Dixon (1825-1904) and Christiana (Meyers) Dixon (1830-1893)

27 July 1860--She was 7 and lived with her parents in Oran, Fayette Co., Iowa where she was attending school. Enumerated in the home: James Dixon, a farmer aged 33, b. England and "Christena" Dixon-30, b. Pennsylvania. Apparent ch: "Benjiman" 14, b. Illinois; Sarah E-10, b. IL; Ann M Dixon-7, b. IL; Margaret-5, b. IL; "Francis" Dixon- Female-2; b. Iowa and Geo W, aged 2 months, born in Iowa.

10 June 1870--Enumerated as "Maria Dickson," she was 15 years old and resided in Oran, Fayette Co., Iowa with her parents. in the household were: James Dickson, a farmer aged 46, born in England and Christine Dickson-44, b. PA, Their apparent children were:; Sarah Dickson-19, b. IL; Maria-15, b. IL; Margaret -13, b. IL; Frances-11. b. Iowa; George-9 Iowa; Phebe-6, b. Iowa; John -4, b. Iowa and Eliza Dickson, aged 1, also born in Iowa. Anna Maria had attended school within the past year.

30 March 1874, she married Ansel Leroy Godown in Washington Co., Iowa.

10 June 1880,"M. Annie" Godown was living with her parents, siblings and 5 year-old daughter, Cora in Indiana, Graham County, Kansas. The family was enumerated as "Dickson." Census shows she was "divorced" and working as a servant. Perhaps only separated temporarily, as both she and her husband died in Oregon and were buried near each other in the same cemetery. They also, subsequently had other children together. Another marriage record has not been found for the couple. Husband Ansel Leroy Godown (1851-1927) was farming in his widowed sister's home in Canton, McPherson Co., Kansas at the time, about 200 miles away.

20 June 1900, The couple is found together in the census. Anna M. and "Ansell" L. lived in Beloit Township Beloit City Ward 1-3, Mitchell, Kansas with two daughters: Katie M.--15 and Christina M.--11. Ansel worked as a day laborer. They had been married 27 years. Anna had given birth to 5 children/3 still living.

1920--

08 June 1927, Anna was widowed when her husband passed away in Multnomah County, Oregon.

03 April 1930--At the age of 76, Anna M. Godown resided in Portland (Districts 271-553), Multnomah Co., Oregon with three grandchildren and her daughter, Katie Moore, in the household of her son-in-law, William E. Moore, a grocery salesman.

12 Oct 1933 she passed away in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (aged 80) with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas, USA near her husband. Find A Grave: Memorial #70814463

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L3-MQM : 11 November 2020), Ann M Dixon in entry for James Dixon, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDV9-B2N : 2 January 2021), Maria Dickson in entry for James Dickson, 1870.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJHM-99G : 4 November 2017), A. S. Godown and Ann M. Dixon, 30 Mar 1874, Washington, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 969,331.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP1-5FT : 29 August 2017), M Annie Godown in household of James Dickson, Indiana, Graham, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 99, sheet 227A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0382; FHL microfilm 1,254,382.

• "Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR3Z-VGMM : 12 February 2020), Anna Maria Dixon in entry for Christine Meta Godown Landis, 1889.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS4-25H : accessed 14 February 2021), Anna M Godown in household of William E Moore, Portland (Districts 271-553), Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 489, sheet 3A, line 34, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1954; FHL microfilm 2,341,688.

• "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ41-MKN : 11 December 2014), Anna Godown, 1933; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Portland, Oregon, certificate number 2732, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 April 2018), memorial page for Anna Maria Dixon Godown (16 Sep 1853–12 Oct 1933), Find A Grave Memorial no. 70814463, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Toni Schlaefli (contributor 47109146) .