466. Samuel Andrew Dixon (Bertha Pearl Wollam , Alfred Lincoln (Link) Wollam , Uriah Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 5 Feb 1923 in West Columbia, Brazoria, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
SAMUEL ANDREW DIXON and DOROTHY LEE REINHARDT
Samuel Andrew Dixon was born February 5, 1923 in West Columbia, Brazoria
County, Texas. His family moved to Odem, Texas from Danbury, Texas about 1937.
He and his wife Dorothy Lee Reinhardt became high school sweethearts and
graduated together in 1941 and were married November 29, 1942. Six months
later he was inducted into the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, and sent to Camp
Abbot, Oregon where he worked in the Post Exchange. He later served about one
and one half years on active duty in the South Pacific.After discharge, Sam returned to college and received a Bachelor of Science
Degree from the University of Corpus Christi in 1953. He taught school in Taft
and Sinton for 10 years. In 1965 He and his family moved to San Marcos where
he taught at the Gary Job Corps Center for twenty four years until his
retirement in 1989.Sam received a Masters Degree in Education from Southwest Texas University in
San Marcos in August 1970 at the same time his son Sam Jr. received his
Bachelors Degree.Samuel and Dorothy had two children; Samuel Andrew Jr. born September 1, 1947
in Freeport, Texas and Mark Kevin born July 8, 1955 in Sinton, Texas.
Samuel married Dorothy Lee Reinhardt on 29 Nov 1942 in Odem, Texas. Dorothy was born on 21 Jul 1924 in Orange Grove, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Samuel and Dorothy had the following children:
+ 608 M i Samuel Andrew Dixon Jr was born on 1 Sep 1947. + 609 M ii Mark Kevin Dixon was born on 8 Jul 1955.
467. Mary Louise Dixon (Bertha Pearl Wollam , Alfred Lincoln (Link) Wollam , Uriah Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 4 Jul 1925 in West Columbia, Brazoria, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Mary married Charles Galichet on 13 Feb 1945 in Anglenton, Brazoria County, Texas. Charles was born on 22 Aug 1917 in Bridgewater Twp, Somerset, N.J.. He died on 19 Aug 1993. He was buried on 21 Aug 1993 in Danbury, Brazoria, Tx.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Charles and Mary had the following children:
+ 610 F i Charlsie Galichet was born on 5 Dec 1945.
468. Frank Dixon (Bertha Pearl Wollam , Alfred Lincoln (Link) Wollam , Uriah Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 11 Jan 1928 in West Columbia, Brazoria, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
He had the following children:
611 F i Paula Dixon.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997612 M ii Glen Dixon.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
469. Deweylene Dixon (Bertha Pearl Wollam , Alfred Lincoln (Link) Wollam , Uriah Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 11 Jul 1932 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Deweylene married Harold Hannah Jr on 5 Apr 1952 in Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas. Harold was born on 21 Feb 1930 in Houston, Harris, Tx.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Harold and Deweylene had the following children:
+ 613 F i Debra Hannah was born on 6 Jun 1954. + 614 F ii Susan Hannah was born on 16 Jun 1957.
470. Donald Ray Dixon (Bertha Pearl Wollam , Alfred Lincoln (Link) Wollam , Uriah Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 27 Jan 1935 in Danbury, Brazoria, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Donald married Barbara Pavlicek on 17 May 1957 in Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas. Barbara was born on 12 Mar 1938 in Edroy, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
Donald and Barbara had the following children:
+ 615 M i Donald Ray Dixon II was born on 7 Feb 1960. + 616 F ii Eileen Dixon was born on 30 Apr 1958. + 617 F iii Alison Dixon was born on 6 Mar 1962.
471. Melvin Dixon (Bertha Pearl Wollam , Alfred Lincoln (Link) Wollam , Uriah Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 20 Jul 1936 in Danbury, Brazoria, Texas.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
He had the following children:
+ 618 F i Terri Nell Dixon was born on 29 Mar 1960. + 619 M ii Clarence Dean Dixon was born in Mar 1958. + 620 M iii Steven Wayne Dixon was born on 27 Feb 1959. + 621 M iv Mickey Lee Dixon was born on 1 Mar 1962.
Melvin married (2) Bettie Hanson on 1 Dec 1991 in Pasadena, Harris Co, Tx.
NOTE:Personal genealogy records from Roy Wollam, May,1997
472. Dora May Piper (Josephine N. "Josie" Wollam , Josiah Wollam , John Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born 1 on 16 Jul 1885 in Palisades, Hitchcock, Ne. She died 2 on 4 Oct 1970 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. She was buried 3 on 7 Oct 1970 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok.
See Joe Gibson's bio.
Dora married Joseph Philander "Joe" Gibson son of Williamson Osborn Gibson Rev. and Mary Frances Glore on 16 May 1906 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. Joseph was born on 18 Mar 1862 in Old Mines, Washington, Mo. He died 1 on 8 Mar 1947 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. He was buried 2 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok.
JOE & DORA (PIPER) GIBSON
By their daughter, Betty Jo Gibson Scott, 1996
Joe Gibson was born in Old Mines, Washington County, Missouri in 1862, just at the beginning of the Civil War. He was the son of Rev. Williamson Gibson and Mary Glore. He was one of 16 children, 13 lived to adulthood. Three of the children died due to typhus. According to Joe, his father was "a red-headed, Scot-Irish, hell-fire and brimstone, circuit riding Primitive Baptist preacher." They also lived in Crawford and Oregon Counties, Missouri, until they settled near Pine, Ripley County, Missouri (after Joe had left home).
Joe left home at a young age and worked as a cowboy on the cattle drives between Texas and Kansas. He had only had two years of schooling when he left home and was 21 years old when he got the equivalent of an eighth grade education. He was a self-taught man and had a very bright, active and inquiring mind and could read, write and express himself very well. He had auburn hair and blue-green eyes and was 6' tall until a fall from an apple tree broke both legs. His legs did not heal properly and after that he was bow-legged and it also affected his walk a bit. He had a beautiful tenor voice and sang a solo in church just a few weeks before his death at age 85. He learned to read music by the old shaped note method and had a song book with the shaped notes that he sang from every evening after his bible study.
While living in Kansas in early 1893 he heard of the opening of the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma where people wanting their own land could participate in the "great land run of 1893" and if they were lucky, they would be able to stake a claim on 160 acres. He came to Oklahoma, along with Simon and Ellen (Cutter) Irey and stayed with his brother-in-law, Orville Cutter, who had secured his land in Logan County around 1889. He was elated when he got his claim and immediately set about building a dugout where he and Sarah could live until he could get a proper frame house built.
He farmed, raising wheat and other grains and large plentiful gardens. For awhile he raised broom corn and made brooms to sell. With the advent of the automobile, he was also a car dealer, working from his farm home, for awhile. He donated the northeast corner of his land so a school house could be built there. It was named Diamond School but everyone called it "Crackerbox".
It was at church that he met his second wife, Dora May Piper. She said the first thing that impressed her was his devotion to his two little girls. He was struck by her dark brown sparkling eyes and dark hair, 21 inch wiast and shyness. He was 43 when he married Dora, age 21, and they were to have 9 children, Dora's parents were John Piper and Josephine "Josie" Wollam and both were of german descent (See Chapter 10) Her mother died in childbirth when Dora was 8 years old. John then married Alice Roberts, who raised the 6 children.
Dora was a soft spoken, gentle and compassionate lady, always ready to help a neighbor, and raised a large family. I never heard her complain or talk about other people. She worked long days just like Joe. She did a lot of canning and preserving; made most of the family clothes; did nice hand work and never sat in a chair without a piece of mending in her hands.
Joe and Dora were active in the Douglas Christian Union church and after they moved to Douglas they never missed Sunday morning sunday school, church service, Sunday evening service and prayer meeting on Wednesday nights. Joe had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to play practical jokes on his family and friends. He was an avid Democrat and loved to "discuss" politics with his father-in-law, John Piper, who was only one year older than Joe and a staunch Republican. He was a hard worker and worked long days to support his harge family.
In September, 1928, they moved to a dairy farm near Covington. After nine months they moved near Hayward and ran a dairy there for a year. Then they moved to Covington where he ran a small grocery store specializing in his home butchered meat. The depression was on by this time and times were very hard. He never refused credit to anyone in need of groceries to feed their families knowing it was unlikely they would ever be able to pay. After his mother-in-law, Alice Piper, died in December, 1932, they moved to Douglas to make their home with John Piper. He immediately set about buying all the vacant lots in Douglas for back taxes, then he proceeded to clear them and plant them all in fruit and vegetables. The cellar was always full for the winter with all kinds of home grown and home canned meat, vegetables and fruit and the smoke house was full of cured beef and pork. He raised cattle, pigs, chickens, planted an orchard, and sold milk to townspeople.
He used horses to work the ground and there was a large barn, granary, pig pen, coal shed, kindling shed, chicken house, garage, and of course the outhouse, behind their house on the large lot. He had a pasture at the edge of town for the cows and horses. The horses, Dan and Fanny, eventually died at a ripe old age, and Dora thought that now he wouldn't work so hard. Much to her dismay he bought a pair of mules and kept on working as hard as ever.
Sundays were always a big day in their home and at times all six leaves were used in the table and they still needed two sittings to handle all the children and grandchildren that had come to visit. All of their social activites had to do with the school, church, community and family.
Joe did not have a child until he was 40 and then raised 10 children. I was born when he was nearly 67 years old. Mother told me that one of his prayers was that he remain healthy and able to work until I became of age. He died at the home in Douglas at the age of 85, when I was 18. I never knew him to spend one day in bed but in 1947 the barn and all of the outbuildings burned and he seemed to lose the twinkle in his eye. Soon after that he became ill and lived for only 2 weeks.
With his family gathered around his bedside his last words were "I see the light" with a look of wonderment on his face. He was a devoted family man and was respected and loved by many people. After Joe's death Dora lived in the home, with the exception of a year in Oklahoma City with her daughter and a time spent in a nursing home after she broke a hip. Her daughter, Lula, moved to Douglas to live with Dora so she could be in her own home. She died there in 1970 after a lengthy illness with her daughters at her side. She welcomed death because, after many years, she was "going to be with Joe". Joe and Dora were god-fearing, loving people and it is with gratitude and pride that I call them Mom and Dad.(My memories of my parents do not include living on the family homestead since they moved from there when I was born, so I write mostly of their later years.)
They had the following children:
622 M i John "Paul" Gibson was born on 6 Mar 1907 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. He died on 1 Aug 1969 in Garber, Garfield, Ok. He was buried on 4 Aug 1969 in Garber, Garfield, OK. John married (1) Tessie Edna Groenewald on 4 Jan 1928 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. The marriage ended in divorce.Tessie was born about 1908 in Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Ok. John married (2) Beulah Mick Cunningham. John married (3) Beulah Mick Cunningham. + 623 F ii Vera "Docia" Gibson was born on 7 Jan 1909. She died on 7 Mar 1975. + 624 M iii William "Wayne" Gibson was born on 14 Jun 1910. He died on 1 Dec 1993. + 625 F iv Lula Fern Gibson was born on 15 Jul 1912. She died on 21 Sep 1983. 626 M v Glenn Ivan Gibson was born on 1 Dec 1913 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. He died in Dec 1913 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. He was buried in Dec 1913 in Covington, Garfield, Ok. + 627 M vi Ralph "Don" Gibson was born on 25 Jul 1915. He died on 26 Aug 1979. + 628 F vii Dora Alice Gibson was born on 17 Jan 1917. She died on 12 Jan 1990. + 629 F viii Mary Josephine "Jobie" Gibson was born on 25 Mar 1919. She died on 2 Dec 1983. + 630 F ix Betty Jo Gibson was born on 2 Aug 1928.
475. Earl Frederick Piper (Josephine N. "Josie" Wollam , Josiah Wollam , John Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 15 May 1891 in Palisades, Hitchcock, Ne. He died in 1947 in Muskegon, Mi.
Earl married (1) Maude Akins daughter of George H. Akins and Elnora Jane Anderson on 19 Aug 1913 in Hastings, Mi. The marriage ended in divorce.Maude was born on 1 Jun 1893 in Ithaca, Mi. She died on 7 Feb 1927 in Muskegon, Mi.
They had the following children:
631 F i Dorothy Leigh Piper was born on 2 Dec 1914 in Muskegon, Mi. She died on 5 Dec 1914 in Muskegon, Mi. 632 M ii Leonard Piper was born on 3 May 1916 in Muskegon, Mi. He died on 19 Jun 1916 in Muskegon, Mi. 633 M iii Robert Piper was born on 19 Feb 1917 in Muskegon, Mi. He died on 19 Feb 1917 in Muskegon, Mi. 634 M iv Earl F. Piper was born on 7 Apr 1918 in Muskegon, Mi. He died on 6 Sep 1978 in Muskegon, Mi. 635 F v Vera Alice Piper was born on 5 Jul 1919 in Muskegon, Mi. She died on 28 Sep 1919 in Muskegon, Mi. 636 F vi Marguerite Ethel Piper was born on 19 Aug 1922 in Muskegon, Mi. + 637 F vii Doris Marie Piper was born on 4 Jul 1925. 638 M viii Donald Lavern Piper was born on 20 Jun 1926 in Muskegon, Mi. He died on 7 Aug 1926 in Muskegon, Mi. 639 ix Infant Piper was born on 7 Feb 1927 in Muskegon, Mi. Infant died on 7 Feb 1927 in Muskegon, Mi.
Earl married (2) Edith B., Wife of Earl, Piper.
They had the following children:
640 F x Arlene Piper was born about 1928. 641 F xi Elena Piper. 642 F xii Marvel Piper.
476. Joseph Lantz Piper (Josephine N. "Josie" Wollam , Josiah Wollam , John Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 12 Apr 1893 in Palisades, Hitchcock, Ne. He died after 1954 in Keokuk, Van Buren, Ia. He was buried in Keokuk, Van Buren, Ia.
Joseph married (1) Bessie Davis on 27 Feb 1913. The marriage ended in divorce.Bessie was born in 1891. She died in 1953.
They had the following children:
643 F i Janice Piper. 644 M ii Leo Leonard Piper. 645 F iii Marie Piper. 646 M iv Clell Eustace Piper.
Joseph married (2) Ruth White on 15 Oct 1935 in Troy, Ks.
480. Riley J. Wollam (Henry Edgar Wollam , Josiah Wollam , John Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 1 Sep 1896 in Mt.Sterling, Van Buren, Ia. He died on 12 Jun 1966. He was buried in Farmington, Van Buren, Ia.
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY
EAST OF CANTRIL
Four Legion Boys Lose Lives Sunday in Auto Wreck, Fifth May RecoverOne of the most terrible accidents that ever happened in this county took place Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Niles crossing, three miles east of Cantril. Five service men of Cantril were returning from the military funeral of a comrade, John Kerr, at Prairie View, near Azen, Mo., which was conducted by the Cantril Post, and when their car reached the railroad crossing it was struck by a west bound locomotive, without a train. The auto was hurled through the fence near the cattle-guard, and was turned upside down, with the victims beneath. The gas tank bursted, and almost instantly the car was enveloped in soaring flames. Others returning from the funeral were soon on hand and braved the fire to rescue the boys.
The auto load was composed of Chas. Hyde, Ward Cretcher, A. L. Silver, Elmer Franklin, driver of the car, and Riley Wollam. Hyde was probably instantly killed and his body was taken to Cantril in the locomotive. The other four were taken to Cantril in autos. Cretcher, cashier of the State Bank of Cantril died shortly after reaching the doctor’s office. Silver, president of Cantril Savings Bank, died about midnight, and Franklin about 5 o’clock in the morning. Wollam was badly burned about the head and his legs injured, but may live. Some of the boys were burned beyond recognition. The locomotive crew also received burns in assisting to extricate the bodies from the fire.
The news of the accident was a stunning blow to the people of Cantril and fairly prostrated with grief the members of the families whose loved ones had been so ruthlessly snatched away.
A military funeral was held at Cantril at 2:00 p.m, Wednesday of this week, at which all the Legion Posts in this section took part.
Riley married Mabel Carnahan on 28 May 1921 in Bloomfield, Ia. Mabel died on 25 Jul 1970.
They had the following children:
+ 647 F i Helen Louise Wollam was born on 9 May 1922. 648 F ii Ruth Vanceil Wollam was born on 9 Aug 1923. She died on 8 Feb 1983 in Scott City, Ia. + 649 F iii Lois Darlene Wollam was born on 9 Oct 1926. + 650 F iv Shirley Eileen Wollam was born on 13 Nov 1927. + 651 F v Annadean Wollam was born on 4 Dec 1930. 652 M vi Jerry Wollam was born on 7 Oct 1940. He died in 1972.
481. Edna Mae Wollam (Henry Edgar Wollam , Josiah Wollam , John Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 27 Jul 1898.
Edna married Clare Muir on 24 Mar 1923. Clare was born on 21 Jul 1899. He died in Dec 1974.
They had the following children:
+ 653 M i Gary Leon Muir was born on 27 Jul 1936. + 654 F ii Karyl Kay Muir was born on 21 Jan 1938.
482. Vera Wollam (Henry Edgar Wollam , Josiah Wollam , John Wollam , Jacob Andrew Wollam , Mary Magdelene Weaver , Christopher ) was born on 18 Mar 1900. She died on 25 Aug 1990.
Vera married Orie Shannon on 9 Aug 1922. Orie was born on 14 Jul 1901. He died on 16 Sep 1973. He was buried in Mt.Sterling, Van Buren, Ia.
They had the following children:
+ 655 F i Marjorie Mae Shannon was born on 22 Feb 1926. + 656 M ii Jimmie Lee Shannon was born on 20 Dec 1932. + 657 M iii Joe Edgar Shannon was born on 11 Oct 1936.