John RIX

1837 - 1893  (56 years)

• Name	John RIX  [1, 2, 3]
  	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. [1]
  Birth	4 Jan 1837	Compton, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York   [2]
  Census	1870	Living in Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan   [4]
  Census	1880	Living in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa   [5]
  Death	15 Dec 1893	Fort Madison, Lee Co, Iowa   [1, 3]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa   [6]
  Person ID	I97165	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Guy Carlton RIX,   b. 14 Dec 1802, Stanstead, Canada d. 14 Jan 1879, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha GATES,   b. 5 Mar 1807, Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire d. 28 Apr 1892, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	4 Jan 1826	St. Johnsbury, Vermont   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F40082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Elizabeth HEAZLIT,   b. 1850, Wayne County, Michigan d. 1914 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1b Jan 1867  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Charlotte Abigail RIX,   b. 28 Oct 1873, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan d. 9 Jun 1957, Los Angeles County, California (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F40103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1850 - Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  John Rix Headstone John, son of Guy Rix and Martha Gates, is the husband of Maria Heazlit. He is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa. Created by: karen K Photo added by: Karen K

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S11123] 1850 Census Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York. [S03384] Charles Otis Gates, Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, and His Descendants, (Name: Name: New York: Willis McDonald & Co;;). [S11150] 1870 Census Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan. [S11150] 1870 Census Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, 1880 Census Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S5988] Ancestry.com: Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908.