Cemeteries: Dixon Cemetery: Lockport, Oliver Twp, Mifflin Co, PA

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I recorded the headstones in the DIXON Cemetery in Lockport, Oliver
Township, Mifflin County, PA  

To get to this cemetery from Lewistown, go west from Lewistown about 5 miles, 
turn left on MIDDLE ROAD (T355), proceed 1/2 mile and turn right on 
LOCKPORT ROAD (TR710), proceed 1/2 mile and turn left on 3 LOCKS ROAD (TR348), 
proceed 1/2 mile and cemetery is on right across from an abandoned house.  
The cemetery is very overgrown, but the farmer from the adjacent farm mows 
around it once or twice a season.

There are 6 headstones as follows:

1.     Z. Ruth PEFFER
            Born May 25, 1898
            Died Jan 1, 1899
       Headstone is made of concrete and has a decorative leave
and branch above the name.  Footstone has no writing and is of concrete also.
This headstone is very readable.  This cemetery has been transcribed by others.
On one the nemae "Zeph PEFFER" appears.  The above transcription is clear and
easily read.

2.    Isabella DIXON
            Died March 18, 1864
            aged 38 years (may be 58, but I think it is 38) years, 5 mos, and 10 days
            Footstone - I.D.

3.    Mary M. DIXON
            Died Jan 28, 1884
            aged 62 years and 20 days
            Footstone - M.M.D.

4.    Martin DIXON
            Died Sept 11, 1851
            aged 40 years, 10 mo. and 3 days

5.    Eleanor DIXON
            Died May 20th, 1872
            aged 68 years, 3 mo. and 18 days

6.    In Memory of Elias W. DIXON (I don't know if this means he is not buried here)
            Died July 3, 1893
            aged 77years and 3 mo.

Elias W. DIXON use to own a portion of the farm now owned by the ARMSTRONG's
which is down the road if you continue past the cemetery.  Elias built the
first red barn you come to thereon.  There is a cornerstone on the building
which has "E.W.D. 1846" (or at least I remember it as being 1846, it has
been a few years since I looked at it.)  My father told me he was told that
Elias built this barn at about age 25.

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