BIO: George W. DIXON, Beaver County, PA
  
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  BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches 
  of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  Buffalo, N.Y., 
  Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899, pp. 275-276.
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  GEORGE W. DIXON, road master, master mechanic, and train master of the
  Pittsburg, Lisbon & Western R. R., whose portrait is shown on the opposite
  page, resides in a pleasant cottage in New Galilee, Pa., and has spent the
  whole of his active life in railroad service.
  
  Mr. Dixon was born in Dalton, Luzerne county, Pa., March 26, 1852. He
  received a limited schooling there, being taken from school when ten years
  old. At that early age, he began to work on the railroad, carrying water for
  the section gang. When large enough, he commenced work on the section, and
  continued in that capacity until April, 1869. After spending one year on the
  steam shovel, he was employed the year following on the D. L. & W. R. R.;
  June 11, 1871, he was placed in charge of the track gang on the New Jersey
  Midland R. R. The track under his care was thirty-seven miles long. A short
  time afterward, he was appointed assistant road master on the same line.
  
  In June, 1874, Mr. Dixon commenced work on the New York Central R. R. and had
  charge of laying the tracks of the third and fourth lines on the Rochester and
  Syracuse division. The following year, however, he was induced to return to
  the New Jersey Midland R. R., where he was placed in charge of 87 miles of
  track. He remained on that road until 1881; at that time he went to Warren,
  Pa., and accepted a position as superintendent of a construction train on the
  Western New York & Pennsylvania R. R., between Warren and Salamanca. He held
  that important post until 1882. His next move was to engage with the road
  with which he is still connected. He was first superintendent of track-laying
  and overseeing the building of the road. When the road was completed, he was
  appointed superintendent, which position he held until 1887. Later, the road
  changed hands and Mr. Dixon remained as conductor. In 1893, he was appointed
  to his present important position as roadmaster, and has the entire charge of
  building tracks, bridges, locomotives, and everything outside of general
  office work. He is also master mechanic and train master. The subject of this
  record is a son of B. D. and Ruth A. (Calvin) Dixon, and grandson of John and
  Christiana (Ireland) Dixon.
  
  John Dixon descended from an old Connecticut family. When a young man he
  located in Luzerne county, Pa., where he bought 100 acres of land. He
  followed farming all
  
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  his life. His union with Christiana Ireland resulted in the birth of a large
  family of children, of whom Mr. Dixon's father was the second born. B. D.
  Dixon, this gentleman, was born in Dalton, Luzerne county, Pa., in October,
  1826. After attending the public school, he learned how to till the soil, and
  followed that line of occupation until 1857, when he began railroad work.
  After working in the carpenter gang for a short time, he was promoted to be
  section foreman, and then to be supervisor, in charge of the track-laying
  gang. Ruth A. Colvin became his wife. She was a daughter of George Colvin,
  and was also born in Luzerne county, in 1824. Seven children resulted from
  this union. They are: Mary, now deceased; Caroline (Waldron); Emily M.
  (Latimer); George W., the subject of this biography; Florence A. (McCullom);
  Frank; and John, who died in infancy. In politics, B. D. Dixon was a
  Democrat. Religiously, he was an active member of the Baptist church. He died
  in 1885, but is still survived by his widow.
  
  George W. Dixon was joined in marriage with Margaret A. Poole, a fascinating
  daughter of William Poole. Mrs. Dixon was born in Morris county, N. J., May
  10, 1856, and received her mental training in the public school. Her marriage
  resulted in the birth of eight children, namely: Caroline A. (Beeson);
  Georgiana (Harris); Frank D.; Mary (McCowin); Howard G.; Irene, a student;
  Nellie; and Cornelius. Mr. Dixon is faithful to the interests of the
  Republican party. He has served as school director and as a member of the
  council. He is a faithful member of the M. E. church. Socially, he is a
  member of Meridian Lodge, No. 411, F. & A. M., at Darlington, Pennsylvania.