William H. (of George) Dix

1806 - 1891  (85 years)

• Name	William H. (of George) Dix  [1]
  Birth	8 Jul 1806	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	28 Dec 1815	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In his will Thomas Hickman (of Richard), wife Sinah, named a grandson William Dix (under age) and brother William Hickman's 3 daughters (but not by name).
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as William H. Dix the head of HH#667, a 43 year old farmer with real estate valued at $1,600. Listed with him were the following Dixs: Susan, age 38; Nancy, age 16; Elizabeth, age 13; Mary, age 10; William, age 6; and Virginia, age 3.
  Census head of household	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as William H. Dix the head of HH#137, a 54 year old farmer with real estate valued at $6,000 and personal property valued at $1,000. Listed with him were the following Dixes: Susan, age 50; Mary, age 19; William S., age 17; Virginia C., age 14; and Margaret S., age 11.
  Record ID	20538
  Death	3 Aug 1891  [1]
  Burial	Dix Burial Plot, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	This tomstone shows him as the son of George M. Dix.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Isaac Dix, I,   b. 1644   d. Bef 2 Apr 1688, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Sinah (--?--),   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers (family of George M. Dix and Elizabeth 'Betty' Ardis)
  + 1. Thorogood Dix,   b. 20 Jan 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 May 1861  (Age 50 years) ╚═ Nancy Wessells,  m. 17 Mar 1830 ;   Julia Ann Taylor,  m. 25 Jul 1843 + 2. Thomas Dix,   b. 15 Jan 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 1884  (Age 69 years) ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' Bundick,  m. 29 Nov 1849
  Half-siblings	3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of George M. Dix and Sally Marshall)
  > 1. Mary Dix,   b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ George H. Bundick,  m. 12 Sep 1888 + 2. George M. Dix, Jr.,   b. Abt 1829, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Catherine Berry,  m. 14 Dec 1853 ;   Sinah Onley,  m. 18 Dec 1887 + 3. Revel Dix,   b. Abt 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nancy Taylor,  m. 31 Dec 1855 > 4. Levi Dix,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Matilda Berry,  m. 23 Jan 1856
  Person ID	I20538	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	George M. Dix, Sr.,   b. Abt 1783, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Elizabeth 'Betty' Ardis,   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 30 Oct 1811    ╚═Sally Marshall,   b. Abt 1797, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 7 Mar 1816
  Mother	Mary Hickman,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Dec 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 30 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1805	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	They were shown as George Dicks and Mary Hickman.
  Family ID	F29097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Rayfield,   b. 24 Sep 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Feb 1876 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1828	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6, 7]
  	Major Rayfield Sr. was the security on the M.L.B. of William H. Dix and Susan Rayfield of Major. (Note: Turman shows the date as 28 Oct 1825 and Mark Lewis shows it as 28 Oct 1828.)
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Dix,   b. Abt 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Oct 1881, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years) ╚═ James H. White  m. 8 Jan 1851 + 2. Elizabeth Dix,   b. Abt 1837, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John S. Tull  m. 25 Dec 1854   3. Mary Dix,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Alfred Colonna  m. 11 Jan 1860   4. William S. Dix,   b. Abt 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' J. Hope  m. 20 Dec 1866 + 5. Virginia C. Dix,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John S. Tull  m. 17 Jul 1870 + 6. Sarah Margaret 'Sally' Dix,   b. 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1922 (Age 72 years) ╚═ William H. Justice  (Age 75 years)  m. 22 Oct 1873
  Family ID	F6471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jul 1806 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Fathers will - 28 Dec 1815 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Oct 1828 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Dix Burial Plot, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 268 (will of Thomas Hickman of Richard, wife Sinah), 688. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S14] Mark C. Lewis, Marriage License Bonds, Accomack County, Virginia, 1806-1835, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, Virginia, 1970), 14. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.