Thomas Gates RIX

Thomas Gates RIX

Male 1834 - 1917  (82 years)

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  • Name Thomas Gates RIX  [1, 2, 3
    • Dr. Rix was a soldier of the great American Rebellion, having enlisted in Co. D, 1st. Mich. Inft., and was mustered in as Firs Lieutenant. He commanded his company at the first battle of Bull Run in 1861. He was mustered out at the expiration of his term of enlistment but on account of disability did not re-enlist. Soon after his discharge from the army he entered the American College of Dental Surgery, from which he graduated in 1863.

      He lived in Clinton, Michigan, a short time after his marriage, then he removed to Dowagiac, same state, where he has practiced dentistry, his chosen profession, since, except the five years he was in Chicago, but kept his home in Dowagiac. He has served as Alderman; was elected Mayor in a city overwhelmingly Republican, and in his ward of 400 voters received every vote except two. He has been supported by his party (Democratic) for representative and senator, running many votes ahead of his ticket. He was president of the union Fair Association two years; secretary of the same association two years, and president of the Mutual Village Fire insurance Company twenty years. He is past master of Masonic Lodge, past high priest, thrice past illustrious master of the Council, has been deputy grand chancellor of the state, Knights of Pythias, and is a member of B.P.O. Elks, Knights of Honor and Legion of Honor.

      In his earlier days Dr. Rix was a member of the theatrical profession and at times still appears before the public behind the footlights. He has acquired considerable distinction as an Irish comedian and has performed in the principal cities in the Union. He is the founder of the "Michigan Free Mason" and was editor and publisher for five years. He was for five years a professor in the American College of Dental Surgery, Chicago, Ill. [1]
    Birth 28 Jul 1834  Danville, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1870  Living in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1880  Living in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1900  Living in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1910  Living in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Death 1917  [1
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I97164  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2020 

    Father Guy Carlton RIX,   b. 14 Dec 1802, Stanstead, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1879, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Martha GATES,   b. 5 Mar 1807, Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1892, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1826  St. Johnsbury, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Family ID F40082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet PAGE,   b. 27 Jul 1839, Medina, Medina Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1905, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1858  [1, 3
    Children 
    +1. John RIX,   b. 30 Dec 1863, Clinton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Adelaide RIX,   b. 10 Dec 1869, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1950, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     3. Gertrude Jane RIX,   b. 4 Mar 1880, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1920, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F40100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Thomas Gates Rix Headstone
    Thomas Gates Rix Headstone
    Thomas G., son of Guy C. Rix and Martha Gates, is the husband of Harriett Page. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S11134] Guy S. Rix, Concord, N.H., History and Genealogy of The Rix Family of America containing Biographical Sketches and Genealogies of both Males and Females, (The Grafton Press).

    2. [S11123] 1850 Census Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York.

    3. [S03384] Charles Otis Gates, Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, and His Descendants, (Name: Name: New York: Willis McDonald & Co;;).

    4. [S11150] 1870 Census Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.

    5. [S11126] 1880 Census Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.

    6. [S11151] 1900 Census Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.

    7. [S11152] 1910 Census Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.

    8. [S5988] Ancestry.com: Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908.