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  • Name Dixon, Eleanor 
    Birth May 1832  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I263264  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

    Father Dixon, Rev John Peyton,   b. 18 Jun 1785, Greenbrier (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1852, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Creech, Martha,   b. 1792, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1871, Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1818 
    Family ID F10238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family McKnight, Charles,   b. Abt 1832, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1863 (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1851  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. McKnight, Martha,   b. 31 Jul 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1934, Taney, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +2. McKnight, Mary,   b. 1856, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880 (Age < 23 years)
    Family ID F99266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1832 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Nov 1851 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S48342] Eleanor Dixon in entry for Martha Mcknight, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S48343] Eleanor Dixon in entry for Martha, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S48344] Elender Mc Knight in household of Charles Mc Knight, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S182986] Charles McKnight, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1851".