Born in Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Henry Dixon
— married
1870 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 74
in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2020
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Biography
Leonora was born in 1847. She passed away in 1921. She was the daughter of W.A. Wright of Providence, Sumter,S.C.
Sources
- *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 May 2020), memorial page for Leonora Cherry Wright Dixon (1847–29 Jun 1921), Find a Grave Memorial no. 116695115, citing Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by George Dixon (contributor 47281977) .
- United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SB-KWH : 15 July 2017), Leonora C Dixon in household of W H Dixon, Bishopville, Sumter, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 17B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,241.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TP-7Z2 : accessed 13 May 2020), Leonora C Dixon in household of Wm Henry Dixon, Bishopville Township (north part), Sumter, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 17B, family 336, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,542.
- "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9N5-YH3 : 18 July 2017), Leonora Wright in entry for Robert Asbury Dixon, 29 Jun 1934; citing , Dixon, Robert Asbury, 1934, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,943,805.
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