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Family HistoryFamily History - Thornton Dixon


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Thornton Dixon and six of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Thornton Dixon,1 born ca. October 1874 in Michigan, the son of John J. Dixon and Susan Caroline Beitzel.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Thornton married, 2 December 1905 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, Nellie Louise Sterling3, 8 (born ca. March 1875 in Michigan, the daughter of William C. Sterling and Ada Mae Calhoun3, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Children of Thornton Dixon and Nellie Louise Sterling:

 2i. Jeanette S. Dixon, born ca. 1908 in Michigan.3, 4
+3ii. Ada Mae Dixon, born ca. October 1917 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan; died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Married Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Monroe County, Village of Dundee, Enumeration District 175, Sheet No. 5A; family of John J. Dixon (35, Ohio, cigar manufacturer); wife Susan C. Dixon (32, Michigan); son Thornton Dixon (4, Michigan); son Seth C. Dixon (2, Michigan); servant Frederick Schultz (19, Michigan, doing house work); apprentice Frederick Booker (16, England, making cigars).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Monroe County, Dundee Township, Enumeration District 67, Sheet No. 5B; family of John J. Dixon (56, Ohio, Sept 1843, widow, banker); son Thornton Dixon (25, Michigan, Oct 1874, lawyer); son Seth C. Dixon (22, Michigan, Sept. 1877, clerk-bookkeeper); niece Filomine Farnham (23, Michigan, July 1876, school teacher); servant Anna Leibstorf (20, Michigan, Aug. 1879, housekeeper).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Monroe County, City of Monroe, Enumeration District 102, Sheet No. 12B; family of Thornton Dixon (34, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife of 4 years Nellie L. Dixon (34, Michigan, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Genette Dixon (2, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (60, Michigan, widow, lumber merchant); servant Addie Beaublim (21, Michigan, servant, private family); servant Mary Beaublim (17, Michigan, servant, private family).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 117, Sheet No. 11B; family of Thornton Dixon (44, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife Nellie S. Dixon (44, Michigan); daughter Jeanette S. Dixon (11, Michigan); daughter Ada May Dixon (2 2/12, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (70, Michigan, widow, merchant); cook Elizabeth Wagner (59, Michigan, widow, cook, private family); nurse Eleanora McLaughlin (18, Michigan, nurse, private family).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 58-24, Sheet No. 4A; family of Thornton Dixon (55, Michigan, lawyer, general practice, first married age 21); wife Nellie L. Dixon (53, Michigan, first married age 39); daughter Ada M. Dixon (12, Michigan); servant Lizzie M. Wagner (69, Michigan, widow, servant, private family); servant Dorothy Ritterbach (17, Missouri, servant, private family).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe, Enumeration District 185, Sheet 24D; family of W. C. Sterling (32, Michigan, farmer); wife Ada Sterling (28, Michigan); son Willis Sterling (8, Michigan); daughter Abby Sterling (6, Michigan); daughter Nellie Sterling (5, Michigan); daughter Ada M. Sterling (3, Michigan).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 77, Sheet No. 6A; family of William C. Sterling (50, Michigan, Sept 1849, widow, merch. wood, coal); daughter Abbie L. Sterling (26, Michigan, Aug 1873); daughter Nellie L. Sterling (25, Michigan, Mar 1875); daughter Adda M. Sterling (22, Michigan, Feb. 1877).
  8. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Thorton Dixon; father: John J. [Dixon]; mother: ...oline Beitzel; and Nellie L. Sterling; father: W. C. [Sterling]; mother: M. Calhoun; married on 2 December 1905 in Monroe, Monroe [County], Michigan.
Second Generation
3. Ada Mae Dixon2 (Thornton1), born ca. October 1917 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan;1, 2, 3 died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan.3 Ada married, 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn3, 4, 7 (born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Spencer Gazlay Kuhn and Medora Farrin;4, 5, 6 Bill died 16 September 19894). Ada and Bill are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.3, 4

Children of Ada Mae Dixon and Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn:

+4i. Dixon Spencer Kuhn, born 8 February 1948. Married Cecilia Browne.
+5ii. Margot Sterling Kuhn, born 17 May 1950. Married Thomas George Mehringer.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 117, Sheet No. 11B; family of Thornton Dixon (44, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife Nellie S. Dixon (44, Michigan); daughter Jeanette S. Dixon (11, Michigan); daughter Ada May Dixon (2 2/12, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (70, Michigan, widow, merchant); cook Elizabeth Wagner (59, Michigan, widow, cook, private family); nurse Eleanora McLaughlin (18, Michigan, nurse, private family).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 58-24, Sheet No. 4A; family of Thornton Dixon (55, Michigan, lawyer, general practice, first married age 21); wife Nellie L. Dixon (53, Michigan, first married age 39); daughter Ada M. Dixon (12, Michigan); servant Lizzie M. Wagner (69, Michigan, widow, servant, private family); servant Dorothy Ritterbach (17, Missouri, servant, private family).
  3. Obituary, Huron Daily Tribune, Huron, Michigan (website: www.michiganthumbs.com); 7 July 2012, Ada Dixon Kuhn, died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details, and the names of her husband, children, and grandchildren.
  4. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Spencer F., card no. 190375, born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died 16 September 1989, parents: Spencer G. Kuhn and Medora Farrin, name of spouse: Ada Dixon, section 20, lot 5.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 91-210, Sheet No. 3A, family of Spencer Kuhn (50, Ohio, president, retail lumber co.); wife Medora Kuhn (50, Ohio); son Spencer F. Kuhn (27, Ohio, lawyer, private practice law); son Robert H. Kuhn (35, Ohio).
  6. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, Volume III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1920, page 41-42, biography of Oscar W. Kuhn. Available at Google Books.
  7. Marriage Announcement, Grosse Pointe News, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 30 January 1947, marriage of Spencer Farrin Kuhn and Ada Mae Dixon, 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Michigan.
Third and Fourth Generations
4. Dixon Spencer Kuhn3 (Ada,2 Thornton1), born 8 February 1948.1, 2 Dixon married Cecilia Browne (born 2 January 1955, parents not determined2).

Children of Dixon Spencer Kuhn and Cecilia Browne:

 6i. Natalie Spencer Kuhn, born 22 April 1987 in Alameda County, California.3
 7ii. Abigail Overstreet Kuhn, born 30 September 1990 in Alameda County, California.4

5. Margot Sterling Kuhn3 (Ada,2 Thornton1), born 17 May 1950.1, 2 Margot married Thomas George Mehringer (born 30 July 1954, parents not determined2).

  1. Email from Dixon Spencer Kuhn to Lee Gazlay, August 2013, providing the names and relationships of several family members.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Natalie Sterling Kuhn, born 22 April 1987 in Alameda, California. Mother’s name: Browne.
  4. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Abigail Overstreet Kuhn, born 30 September 1990 in Alameda, California. Mother’s name: Browne.