Drs. George P. and Leona A. Dix Biographies


	These biographies appear on page 876 in "History of Dakota 
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				DRS. GEORGE P. AND LEONA A. DIX. 

	Dr. George P. Dix is engaged in the practice of dentistry in 
partnership with his daughter, Dr. Leona A. Dix, and both are ranked 
among the prominent and able representatives of their profession in 
Aberdeen. The father was born in Schoolcraft, Michigan, October 1, 
1842, and is a son of S. R. Dix, who moved to Wisconsin with his family 
about the year 1845. He was a tinner and followed his trade in addition 
to operating a hotel. 

	Dr. George P. Dix acquired a public-school education and 
afterward studied dentistry, beginning the practice of his profession 
in Wisconsin, where he remained for four years. He was one of the 
pioneers in Dakota, coming overland with ox teams in 1870, at a time 
when there were no railroads in the territory. He established himself 
in practice at Yankton and also took up government land in Hutchinson 
county, where his family resided for some time. He removed to Rockport, 
South Dakota, in 1879 and to Mitchell in 1882, where for a number of 
years he was engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1902 he 
located in Aberdeen, where he has since resided, gaining during the 
period of his residence there a high place in professional and social 
circles. His daughter, Dr. Leona A. Dix, is also a member of the dental 
profession and her ability in her chosen field of work is acknowledged. 

	In 1868 Dr. George P. Dix was united in marriage to Miss Lucy A. 
Bangs, of Columbus, Wisconsin, who died in March, 1912. Dr. and Mrs. 
Dix became the parents of three children: Dr. Leona A., of this review; 
George Edgar, a traveling salesman residing in Chicago; and Alfred J., 
born in December, 1885. The last named is a graduate of the 
Northwestern Dental College of Chicago and is engaged in practice in 
Mitchell, South Dakota, where he also conducts the opera house. 

	The family are members of the Methodist church and Dr. George P. 
Dix belongs to the Elks, the Masons and the Grand Army of the Republic. 
He has lived in South Dakota {or a period of forty-six years and has 
witnessed a great deal of its development and growth, his activities 
having been accounted important forces in progress in the various 
communities in which he has resided. In Aberdeen he is known as a 
capable dentist and a public-spirited and progressive citizen and is 
held in high esteem. He is, moreover, entitled to honor as a veteran of 
the Civil war, having served as a member of Company A, Seventh 
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.