Family History - Ada Mae Dixon

1. Ada Mae Dixon,¹ born ca. October 1917 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, the daughter of Thornton Dixon and Nellie Louise Sterling;^{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’ Kuhn^{3, 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}

+	2	i.	Dixon Spencer Kuhn, born 8 February 1948. Married Cecilia Browne.
+	3	ii.	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.

2. Dixon Spencer Kuhn² (Ada¹), born 8 February 1948.^{1, 2} Dixon married Cecilia Browne (born 2 January 1955, parents not determined²).

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

3. Margot Sterling Kuhn² (Ada¹), 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.