Dixie B. Hale (abt. 1908 - bef. 2008)

Born about 1908 in Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Dixie B. Hale was born in about 1908 to Sam and Hattie (Thornton) Hale.^[1],^[2]

Dixie had several siblings including John, Ida (Hale) Roberts, Melvin Hale (b. abt 1900 in Illinois), and Myrtle (b. abt 1907 in Missouri).^[1] Dixie's parents divorced and her father remarried, and Dixie had several additional half-siblings.

By 1920, Dixie was residing in the household of her older sister Ida and Thomas Roberts, along with her mother and additional minor sister Myrtle.^[3]

By 1930, Dixie was boarding with her brother John in Texas, working for the George Loos Show, a traveling carnival along the rail lines.^[4],^[5],^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1910 United States Federal Census, Caney City, Ward 2, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 154, Sheets 8A to 8B, Lines 50-58, Household No. 162, Family No. 176. Copy available at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23072-12739-18?cc=1727033.
2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, Columbus District, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA, Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 46, Sheet 23B, Lines 51-53, Household No. 484, Family No. 493. Copy available at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11816-29321-0?cc=1325221.
3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay, Greene County, Missouri, USA, Supervisor's District No. 7, Enumeration District No. 57, Sheet 7B, Lines 61-67, Dwelling No. 137, Family No. 142. Copy available at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22939-11587-36?cc=1488411.
4. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, Enumeration District No. 38, Sheet 10A, Line No. 47, Household No. 141. Copy available at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77Y-MCC.
5. ↑ Railroad Trains Brought Entertainment To The People In America, International Independent Showmens Museum (19 Oct 2013). Copy available at http://internationalindependentshowmensmuseum.org/carnival-railroad-history/railroad-trains-brought-entertainment-to-the-people/
6. ↑ Carnival Show Here Another Week, The Pueblo Indicator, P. 8 (18 May 1929). Copy available at https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2268&dat=19290518&id=9iszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_QAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4986,3393065.