Born in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Dixon
— married
25 Dec 1838 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Died
at age 84
in Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2015
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Biography
Temperance Matthews was born in 1820 to Benjamin Matthews and Elizabeth Adams in North Carolina, United States. [1]She married John Dixon and had at least three children. She died in 1904 at age 84, and is buried in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Marriage: 1838 to John Dixon in Johnston County, North Carolina [2]
Residence 1850: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States as Tempy Dickson in household of John Dickson[3]
Residence 1860: Harnett County, North Carolina, United States as Tempy Dixon in household of Jno Dixon[4]
Residence 1870: Grove Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States as Tempy Dixon in household of Jno Dixon[5]
Residence 1880: Grove Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States as wife Tempy Dixon in household of John Dixon [6]
Burial: Dixon Family Cemetry, Coats, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States [7]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #22464994 Temperance "Tempy" Matthews Dixon
- ↑ "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YJ-CWT : accessed 26 September 2015), John Dixon and Tempe Matthis, 25 Dec 1838; citing Johnston,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Y1-YDY : 23 December 2020), Tempy Dickson in household of John Dickson, Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD63-3DJ : 18 February 2021), Tempy Dixon in entry for Jno Dixon, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8S-64H : 29 May 2021), Tempey Dixon in entry for Jno Dixon, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX9-3FP : 19 February 2021), Tempy Dixon in household of John Dixon, Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 99, sheet 119D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,967.
- ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #22464994 Temperance "Tempy" Matthews Dixon
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