Kentucky:  History of Henderson County, Edmund L. Starling, 1887
Reprinted Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, IN, 1965.  pgs 590-91.

JOSEPH C. DIXON - Fourth son of Archibald Dixon, was born in the town of
Henderson on the twenty-fifth day of December, 1848.  At an early age he
was sent to the best private schools the town afforded, and
subsequently in 1863 and '64, to the Sayer Institute at Frankfort,
Kentucky.  Being born of a bright, quick mind, he learned easily and
rapidly - so much so, that he soon prepared himself to enter the university
of Virginia, where he studied law and fitted himself for its practice.
Returning to his home, he was licensed to practice, but owing to bad health
and, perhaps, a taste for a life more congenial, he has never sought
clients or attempted to practice a profession he had learned so well.  Our
subject inherited a goodly portion of his father's quick and fiery
intellect, and, doubtless, would have made a leading practitioner had he
fancied the life.  At the death of his father, he inherited a large and
very valuable landed estate, comprising four hundred and eighty-six acres,
four hundred and forty-five of which is cleared and in a high state of
cultivation.  Upon this land he farmed until a few years since; finding
that life incompatible to both health and comfort, he removed into the city.
On the fourth day of December, 1874, Mr. Dixon was married to Miss Lucie
Henderson Alves, granddaughter of James Alves and great granddaughter of
Walter Alves, one of the signers of the ordinance establishing the town of
Henderson.  Mrs. Dixon is a lady of excellent domestic judgment, very popular
and in every way fitted to adorn her husband's home.  They have had five
children, three of whom are living;  James Alves,  Susie Reeve and
Maria Davis.  Mr. Dixon in politics is a strong, uncompromising and
unflinching Democrat, and in excited, hotly contested elections, primary
or general, he usually makes his influence felt.  He is a fine conversation-
alist and earnest worker.  He is warm-hearted, honest and sincere in his
friendship, in fact, no man will go further for a friend.  He was raised a
Presbyterian, but has never attached himself to the church.

Dixon Alves
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Franklin-KY VA

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