TX BIOS:  Olive King Dixon
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   0001
   
   Mrs. May C. Cohea
   
   Amarillo, Texas
   
   Personalities, Olive Dixon
   
   Potter County
   
   File 200 Olive King Dixon
   
   Panhandle Pioneer, Wife of
   
   Billy Dixon, Scout and Indian
   
   Fighter, Writer.
   
   Olive King Dixon was born January 30, 1873, in Roanoke County,
   Virginia, eighth of the ten children born to Robert Woods and Mary
   Jane King. Mrs. Dixon's father was a direct decendant of General
   Andrew Lewis, who rendered his country distinguished service in the
   Revolutionary War. At her father's death the five-year old orphan went
   to live with a cousin at Decatur, Alabama, where she obtained her
   education.
   
   While visiting her brothers, Archie and Albert King, in the Texas
   Panhandle in 1893, Miss King had the opportunity to put her knowledge
   into practice in a little log schoolhouse, twelve feet square, on the
   south side of the Canadian River, undergoing the hardships of frontier
   life with a keen pleasure.
   
   On October 18, 1894, the young teacher was married to William Dixon,
   famous buffalo hunter, scout, and Indian fighter. The Rev. C. V.
   Bailey, Methodist minister on the plains, drove seventy-five miles
   from Methodist to perform the ceremony.
   
   For several years Mrs. Dixon was the only woman in Hutchinson County,
   where the Dixon home was located amid the ruins of the old Adobe
   Walls, scene of the Indian fight in which her husband gained note as
   its here and that of Buffalo Wallow, fought twelve weeks later.
   
   0002
   
   Mr. and Mrs. Dixon later moved to Miami; however, since her husband's
   death, Mrs. Dixon makes her home in Amarillo, Texas.
   
   Mrs. Dixon is mother of seven children and grandmother of six.
   Nevertheless she has still found time in a busy life to write her
   husband's memoirs, "Life of Billy Dixon," numerous articles for
   various periodicals, and to take part in the club work of her
   community, being member of the Panhandle Pen Women, the International
   Writers' League, Eastern Star, and the United Daughters of the
   Confederacy. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram published a series of
   articles pertaining to the history of the plains written by Mrs.
   Dixon. References
   
   A. Olive K. Dixon, Life of Billy Dixon, revised edition, Southwest
   Press, Dallas, Texas, 1927.
   
   B. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 9, 1936.
   
   C. Potter County Library, records, clippings on file in Panhandle
   history and pioneers.
   
   D. Wharton, Clarence, Texas under Many Flags. American Historical
   Society, Chicago and Boston, 1930.
   
   0003
   
   Fort Wingate N.M.
   
   January 4/89
   
   Friend Dixon
   
   Hearing (having) heard that you were at Adobe Walls in the Panhandle
   of Texas and as we both came near passing in our check between Gageby
   Creek and Washita river on Sept. 12th 1874 I thought it would not be
   out of place to drop you a few lines and revive old times. I heard
   from a man by the name of Shearer who belongs to the 4th Cavalry that
   you were there. Do you ever see Amos or any of the men who were with
   us then I never have and would very such like to see any of them and
   fight our old fights over again, did you read the account (in our Wild
   Indians) were Amos carried Smith on his back and not know that his leg
   was shot off until he got to the wallow do you ever hear tell of such
   a dam lie when he knows very well that you carried both of them there
   yourself. I was surprised when I read the account in the book wrote by
   Col. Dodge. To read you would think that there was no one there but
   Chapman himself. The idea that a man can have his leg shot off and not
   know it makes me tired you can bet that I came very near knowing when
   I was struck and know it and feel it to this day and [DEL: y :DEL] my
   leg was not shot off. When I read the book I came very near
   contradicting it as there were others who did just as much as Chapman
   if not more it seems that when he met Col. Dodge he took all the
   credit to himself we are now stationed at Fort Wingate N.M. and I do
   not like it a bit Major Chaffee has left us he was promoted to Maj. of
   the 9th Cav. (niggers) he was worthy of something better than that for
   I think he was one of the best field soldiers I ever saw, and I think
   that I am a competent judge. Dixon don't fail to answer this letter
   because I would sooner hear from you than any man that I know of and
   give me your opinion of the fight. I would have wrote you before but
   did not know where you were. I will now close this letter with my best
   wishes for your welfare. From your sincere friend and one whom you can
   depend on under any and all circumstances.
   
   (Signed) Z. T. Woodall.
   
   1st Sergt Troop "I" 6th Cav.
   
   Fort Wingate N.M.
   
   State of Texas
   
   County of Roberts.
   
   I hereby certify that I have compared the above letter, (copy of a
   certified copy of a letter) written by Z. T. Woodall, now in
   possession of Mrs. Olive Dixon of Miami Texas and the above copy is
   true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. A. Talley
   
   Subscribed and sworn to before me a Notary Public in and for Roberts
   County Texas this the 27th. day of Jan. A.D. 1923. J. B. Saul
   
   Notary Public.
   
   My Commission expires June. 1st. 1923.
   
     NOTE: [???]
     
   (over)
   
   0004
   
   This is a true copy of certified copy now in possession of Olive K.
   Dixon, widow of Billy Dixon. Original copy on file in Historical
   Museum, Canyon, Texas. [Olive K. Dixon?]
   
   Olive K. Dixon

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