Charlotte Abigail RIX

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• Census: 1880, Living with parents in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
• Census: 1905, Living in Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California
• Census: 1930, Living in San Diego, San Diego Co., California
• Census: 1940, Living in San Diego, San Diego Co., California

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She inherited her father's talent for music, and is an artist on the violin. They removed to New York City in 1901, and soon removed to Long Island City, where Mr. Ravenscroft died Sept. 21, 1902, and his remains were taken to Fort Madison, Iowa, and buried there. In 1904, Mrs. Rix, who had been living with her daughter, and Mrs. Ravenscroft retruned to Fort Madison where they now reside. Mrs. Ravenscroft is traveling with a vaudeville company. Her state name is Charlotte Ravenscroft. Mr. Ravenscroft was a civil and mechanical engineer.

Charlotte married Horace McDermont RAVENSCROFT on 4 Nov 1897 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Horace was born on 17 Mar 1868 in Greencastle, Indiana; died on 21 Sep 1902 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hortense Rix RAVENSCROFT was born on 12 Apr 1899 in Fort Madison, Lee Co, Iowa; died on 23 May 1987 in Los Angeles County, California.

Family/Spouse: Edward J. FLANAGAN. Edward was born about 1881; died on 18 Aug 1925 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward James FLANAGAN was born on 29 Mar 1908 in Fort Madison, Iowa; died on 31 Aug 1968 in Los Angeles County, California.

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• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York
• Census: 1870, Living in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan
• Census: 1880, Living in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa

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He was a dentist in Dowagiac with his brother Thomas till 1875, when he removed to Fort Madison, where he practiced dentistry until his death. He was a lieutenant in the 4th Michigan Cavalry during the rebellion. A detachment of this regiment was in the part that captured Jeff Davis. At the battle of Stone River he was thrown from his horse and broke his wrist, causing the abandonment of his playing the violin, on which he was an artist. He was capable of playing any wind instrument and soon after his recovery he as given the position of leader and director of the brigade band. Dr. Rix had a fine tenor voice and sang for many years in public and in the churches. His widow is a fine musician and for several years went to Burlington, Iowa, to play the organ in a church there. She is now a teacher on the piano and resides with her daughter at Fort Madison, Iowa.

John married Maria Elizabeth HEAZLIT on 1b Jan 1867. Maria was born in 1850 in Wayne County, Michigan; died in 1914; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan
• Fact: 1870, Father, Daniel M., 52, and sister Lottie, 15, living with John and Maria in the census
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
• Census: 1900, Living with daughter in Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
• Census: 1910, Living with daughter in Madison, Lee Co., Iowa

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• Fact: Son of Nathaniel Rix and Rebecca Eastman
• Census: 1850, Living in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York
• Occupation: 1850, Blacksmith
• Census: 1860, Living in Manchester, Washtenaw Co., Michigan
• Census: 1870, Living in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York

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Mr. Rix like most young men was brought up on a farm, and in the ordinary acceptance of that term was not liberally educated, though he supplemented by careful study and voluminous reading and research education which the common schools afforded. To a strongly practical training he added by his own exertions unusual literary culture, acquiring among his other accomplishments an almost irresistible fascination for studying the classics. he had a very retentive memory, and could quote pages of almost all the works of which he was familiar.

In his early life he learned the trade of edge-tool making, and proved to be a skillful workman. He taught school nineteen winters, and while teaching in Barnston, Canada, in the winter of 1835, he moved his family there, and after his school closed, he removed to Compton in the same county, and went to work at his trade. The Canadian Rebellion breaking out in the winter of 1836-7, he returned to Littleton, N.H., and after the rebellion was crushed, he returned to Canada and located at king's Croft, in Barnston, and entered into business on his own account. His business here not proving so favorably as he had wished, he returned to the States and located in Rumney, N.H., where he built up a good business, but a financial panic coming on, he met with reverse of fortune, and removed to western Ne York, landing at Hartland, Niagara County, in June, 1844. In the fall of this year removed to Middleport, Oleans County, ten miles away, and in the fall of 1846, he removed to Jeddo, a little village in Orleans County, about five miles from Middleport. Here he did business on his own account till 1851, when he removed to Michigan, locating at Manchester. In 1864, while his son, Guy S., was in the hospital in Washington, with his eg amputated, his wife there taking care of him, Mr. Rix and wife returned to Jeddo especially to care for Guy's children, and remained until 1870, when they returned to Michigan and located in Dowagiac, where their son Thomas resided. Here they remained until death. he was lame from boyhood, caused by his hip being put out of joint, and never being set.

My father had weaknesses (and who of us do not possess many), but I am proud to say that he was a kind-hearted man, an exceedingly generous one - a man who never turned the distressed and disconsolate from his door, but prompt to act in their behalf. Although not an open worshiper of the Great Architect of nature - in fact, to the uninitiated he was completely the reverse in some respects, for which I pardon him through extenuating circumstances - yet his heat beat with almost the tenderness my deae mother possessed, and however rough his expressions, by many misjudged I Know he inwardly worshiped the Great Artificer at nature's shrine, and I hope to meet them both in the happy hunting grounds of that undiscovered country from which no traveler returns.

Guy married Martha GATES on 4 Jan 1826 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Martha (daughter of Thomas GATES, Sr. and Patty PLUMLY) was born on 5 Mar 1807 in Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire; died on 28 Apr 1892 in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 10 Aug 1807, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Manchester, Washtenaw Co., Michigan
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living with daughter, Martha Farwell, in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan

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• Census: 1850, Living with daughter, Lucinda Bingham, in Weber Co., Utah Territory

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Comments: In 1835 in Kirtland, Thomas was assistant president of the Deacon's quorum. He was called in 1835 in Kirtland to testify to the truthfulness of the soon-to-be published D&C. Comments: 2 On March 7, 1835, Thomas received many blessings for his efforts in building the Kirtland Temple. On August 17, 1835 the D&C was presented to general assembly. Due to the crowds, several men were assigned as presidents of the day. Thomas was chosen as one of these men to keep order in the assembly. Thomas bore record of the truthfulness of the D&C and acknowledged it as scripture in the church in front of the congregation. Thomas also made a covenant to help move the saints from Missouri on January 29, 1839 in Far West.

Thomas married Patty PLUMLY in 1796. Patty (daughter of John PLUMLEY and Susannah CLAYTON) was born on 27 Aug 1776 in Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire; died on 18 Sep 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois; was buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]