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Wirs. Lay C. Cohea
Texas
personalities, Olive Dixon
Potter County File 200
Olive King Dixon
Panhandle Pioneer, Wife of
1.11y i)ixon, Scout and Indian
ki4;hter, Writer.
Olive King l'ixon Was born January 30, 1873, in Roanoke
County, Virejnia, eighth of the ten children born to Robert
Woods and iiary Jane King. Idrs. Dixon's father raa a direct
de endant 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, lqabama, where she obtained her education.
Vhile visiting her brothers, Archie and Albert King, in the
Texas Panhandle in 1893, I'ass had the oppottunity to put
he- knowledge into practice in a. little log schoolhouse, twelve
feet souare, on the south side of the Canadian 1iiver, 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, Lethodist minister on the plains, drove
seventy-five miles from Llobeetie to perform the ceremony.
For several years
Dixon was the only wnman in Hutchinson
County, where the Dixon home was located amid the ruins of the
old Adobe Walls, scene of the Indialfight in which her husband
gained note as its here and that of Buffalo Wallow, fought twelve
weeks later.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon later moved to Miami; however, since
her hesband's death, Mrs. Dixon makes her home in Amarillo, Texas.
Mrs. Dixon is mother of seven children and grandmother
Nevertheless she has still found time in a busy life to
of six.
write her husband's memoirs, 'Life of silly 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 Inter-
national Writers' League, estern 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 Bil'y Dixon, revised edition, Southwest
Press, Dallas, Texas, 1927.
B. Fort Worth Star -Telegram, February 9, 1936.
C. Potter County Library, records, clipnings on file in Panhandle
history and pioneers.
D. Wharton, Clarence, Texas under Many Flags. American Historical
Society, Chicago and Boston, 1930.
Fort Wingate N.M.
January 4/8P
Friend Dixon
Hearing (having) heard that you were at Adobe Walls in the Pan-
handle of Texas and as we both came near passing in our oheok between
Gageby Creek and Washita river on Sept. 12th 1874 I thought it weuld
not be out of plates to drop you u few lire's and revive old times. I
herd 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 much like to see any of them
en0 fight our old fights over again, did you read the aceount (in our
weld Indians) were Amos carried Smitl' on his back and not know that
lie leg was shot off until he got to the wallow do you ever hear ell
of such a dam lie when he knows very well that you carried both of them
there yoerself. I WIS surprised when I read the account in the book
wrote by Col. Dodge. To read you would think thee there was no one
there but Chapman himself. The idea that a men cen hive his leg shot
off and not know it mekes me tired you can bet that I came very near
knowine when 1 was struck and know it and feel it to this day and ey
leg was not ehot off. When I read the book I came very near contridict-
ne it as there were others who did jut as much RS Chapman tr not more
SMG Meet when he met Col. Dodge he took all the credit to himeelf
we are now stationed. at Fort thgate N.M. end I eo not like it a bit
'Ialor Chaffee has left us he was promoted to !4el. the 9th Gee.. 'niggers)
he was worthy of somethine bet-er than that for I think he was one of
th best field soldiers I ever saw, and I think thst I am a emmpeteet
juege. Dixon don't fail to answer this letter beonuse I would sooner
hear from you than any man that I know of and ielve me your opinion of
the fieeht. Iwould have wrote you before but did not know where you
wev-e. i will now close this letter with my best wishes for your wel-
fere. From your sincere friend and one whom you cen depend on ueeer any
n6 ell circumstances.
(Signed) Z. T. Woodall.
let Sergt Troop "I" 6th Cev.
Fort fingate N.M.
Seete of Texas
County of Roberts.
I hereby certify thst I have compared the above letter, (copy of
e certifted copy of a letter) written by Z. T. Woodall, now in
poesesslon of Mrs. Olive Dexen of Miami Texas and the above copy is
true and correct to the be:e of my knowlegge and belief.
sT k
Telley
Subscribed and reorn to before me a Notary Public in and for
Roberts County Texas this the 27th. day of Jan. A.D. 199.3.
eT. B. Saul
Notsry Public.
Commission expires June. 1st. 1.023.
(over)
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.
51137e 1% Dixon