Dixie Leona Faucett b. 9 Nov 1880 Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA d. 12 Sep 1966 Provo, Utah, Utah, USA: My Family Online

1880 - 1966 (85 years)

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Name	Dixie Leona Faucett
Born	9 Nov 1880	Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA
Gender	Female
Died	12 Sep 1966	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Buried	17 Sep 1966	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Person ID	I2703	My Family Tree \| McGee-Christensen
Last Modified	31 Aug 2015

Father	Alfonzo Cromwell Fausett, b. 4 Oct 1855, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA , d. 23 Jan 1932, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA (Age 76 years)
Mother	Martha Victoria "Queen" Bailey, b. 6 Feb 1860, Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, USA , d. 25 Apr 1895, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA (Age 35 years)
Married	1879	Georgia, USA
Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family William Christopher Christensen, b. 18 Jul 1875, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, USA , d. 29 Aug 1961, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, USA (Age 86 years)

Married 18 Dec 1914 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Children

	1. Vaughn L Christensen, b. 1 Mar 1916, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA , d. 6 Jan 2006, Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 89 years)
+	2. Leona Christensen, b. 22 Jul 1918, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA , d. 10 Jun 2005, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 86 years)
	3. Clayl Dixon Christensen, b. 3 Jun 1921, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA , d. 1 Mar 1928, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA (Age 6 years)

Last Modified 21 Jul 2015

Family ID F1028 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 9 Nov 1880 - Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA
	Married - 18 Dec 1914 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Died - 12 Sep 1966 - Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
	Buried - 17 Sep 1966 - Provo, Utah, Utah, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		Dixie Leona Faucett Christensen Baby Picture: 1881
		Dixie Leona Faucett Christensen as a Child: 1884
		Dixie Leona Faucett and Maddie Irvin: 1894
		Dixie Leona Faucett Christensen as a Young Woman
		Dixie Leona Faucett and Mattie Christensen: School Teachers
		Dixie on a Hayride with Friends: Circa 1895 She's trying on young man's hat, as he tries on her bonnet.
		Faucett Family Photograph: Circa 1898 Back: Birdie Hallie, Dixie Leona, Earl Dixon Front: Oren Victor, Alfonzo Cromwell, Naomi, Orson Willard, Luna Onita Queen Victoria Bailey (wife and mother) died about 3 years previously assuming Naomi is 3 and Oren is 8 years old
		Relatives of Dixie Faucett Christensen Left to Right: Maggie, Ross, Ed, and Mattie, Dixie Faucett (Sitting)
		William and Dixie at a Road Construction Camp in Montana: 1916
		The Christensen Family Ranch: 1918 William C. Christensen and Family pictured
		William and Dixie at the Robertson's Place: 1936
		Little House on the Hill in Ignacio, Colorado: June 15th, 1941 Dixie Leona Christensen, William C. Christensen, and Irene Cardon Christensen pictured
		Dixie Leona Faucett Christensen in 1946
		Dixie F. Christensen with Linda Christensen: Circa 1945
		William Christopher Christensen and Dixie Leona Faucett
		Dixie Leona Faucett Christensen in her Old Age
		William C. and Dixie Leona Christensen with Children Left to right: Leona, Dixie Leona, Vaughn, William C., Clayl Christensen
		Home of William C and Dixie Christensen in Farmington, New Mexico Home located off Auburn and Apache in Farmington, New Mexico
		Kurt, Dixie, and William Christensen at Family Picnic Enjoying Ice Cream: 1942
		Teachers of the Conejos County: Normal School, Antinito, Colorado: July 10- August 10 1899
		William and Dixie at their home in Farmington, New Mexico Home located off Auburn and Apache in Farmington, New Mexico
		William C. and Dixie Christensen at their home in Farmington, New Mexico
		William C. with Brother Frederick and Dixie Leona
		Christensen Family Gathering: About 1950 Left to Right: Fredrick Thorwald Christensen, Edna Annette Paulson, Amelia Janette Christensen, William Christopher Christensen, Dixie Leona Faucett, Maggie Marie Poulson
		Children and Spouses of William C. and Dixie Leona Christensen Back: Reo Miner, William Ferrell, Vaughn L., Ora Maren, Frank Poulson, William Giles Sharp, Kurt Jay, Jewel Solon Middle: Kenna, Ora Taylor, Irene Cardon, Nellie D. unknown, Lela Guyman, Leona Christensen Front: William Christopher Christensen, Dixie Leona Faucett
		William C. and Dixie Leona Christensen's Children from both Families Some of the children shown are from William C.'s first marriage to Nellie Minerva Miner. Back: Ora Maren, unknown, Reo Miner, Kurt Jay, Vaughn L., Nellie D., William Ferrell, Leona Front: William Christopher and Dixie Leona Faucett
		William Christopher and Dixie, Fred and Maggie, Amelia Christensen (seated center)
		William and Dixie with their daughters: 1960 Left to Right: William C. Christensen, Dixie Leona Faucett, Velma Christensen, Nellie Dee Christensen, Ora Maren Christensen

Documents » Slide Show		1900 US Census - Alfonzo Faucett Alfonzo: 45 years old, widowed Dixie: 19 years old Willard: 17 years old Birdie: 16 years old Earl: 12 years old Oran: 7 years old
		1900 US Census - Alfonzo Faucett Alfonzo: 45 years old, widowed Dixie: 19 years old Willard: 17 years old Birdie: 16 years old Earl: 12 years old Oran: 7 years old
		William C. Christensen and Dixie Leona Faucett Certificate of Marriage: 23 July 1914
		1920 US Census for William Christopher Christensen Name: William C Christensen Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States District: 36 Gender: Male Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race: White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Own or Rent: Own Birth Year (Estimated): 1876 Birthplace: Utah Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Denmark Mother's Birthplace: Norway Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William C Christensen Head M 44 Utah Dixie Christensen Wife F 39 Colorado Ora Christensen Daughter F 16 Colorado Velma Christensen Daughter F 14 Colorado Nellie D Christensen Daughter F 12 Colorado William F Christensen Son M 10 Colorado Reo M Christensen Son M 8 Colorado Vaughn Christensen Son M 4 Colorado Leona Christensen Daughter F 2 Colorado
		1930 US Census for William Christopher Christensen Name: William E Christensen Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Precinct 04, San Juan, New Mexico, United States District: 0005 Gender: Male Age: 54 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1876 Birthplace: Utah Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Denmark Mother's Birthplace: Norway Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William E Christensen Head M 54 Utah Dixie Christensen Wife F 48 Colorado Ferrel Christensen Son M 20 Colorado Reo M Christensen Son M 18 Colorado Vaughn L Christensen Son M 14 Colorado Leona Christensen Daughter F 11 Colorado Kurt J Christensen Son M 5 Colorado
		1940 US Census for William Christopher Christensen Name: William Christensen Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Election Precinct 21, La Plata, Colorado, United States Gender: Male Age: 64 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Utah Birth Year (Estimated): 1876 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William Christensen Head M 64 Utah Dixie Christensen Wife F 58 Colorado Kurt Christensen Son M 15 Colorado
		Dixie Faucett Christensen Mission Call to Provo, Utah: 24 January 1944
		Dixie L. Faucett Christensen 80th Birthday Poem: 1960 Written and presented by Lucy G. Bloomfield November 1960
		Verses to "Down in the Old Cherry Orchard" that Dixie and William C. sang together as she played the chords on the piano. This song is in Dixie's own handwriting.
		Dixie Faucett Christensen Funeral Program in Sanford, Colorado: September 17th, 1966 Dixie passed away in Provo, Utah. Five days later, her son Vaughn and wife Irene Christensen, went to Provo and brought her body back to Farmington in a station wagon. A funeral service was done in Farmington, as well as Sanford, Colorado. She was laid to rest beside her husband, William in the Sanford Cemetery.
		Dixie Faucett Christensen Funeral Program in Farmington, New Mexico: September 16th, 1966 Dixie passed away in Provo, Utah. Five days later, her son Vaughn and wife Irene Christensen, went to Provo and brought her body back to Farmington in a station wagon. A funeral service was done in Farmington, as well as Sanford, Colorado. She was laid to rest beside her husband, William in the Sanford Cemetery.
		Dixie Faucett Christensen Obituary: September 1966

Headstones

Headstone for Dixie Leona Faucett Christensen: 1880-1966
Dixie is buried beside her husband, William Christopher Christensen, in the Sanford Cemetery in Sanford, Colorado.

Histories		William Christopher Christensen autobiography Typed by Hugh Brady 12 November 1959
		William Christopher Christensen Written and complied by his daughter,Leona Christensen McGee Retyped by J. Roland Astorga 20 November 2012 for Internet publication
		William Christopher Christensen history Written and complied by his daughter,Leona Christensen McGee
		Dixie Leona Faucett Biography by Leona Christensen McGee
		Fausett-McKee Family History from 1630 to July 2000 By Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr.
		William Christopher’s Marriage to Dixie Faucett: Raising his Family As remembered by his oldest daughter, Ora Maren Christensen Sharp. Also included, as noted, are excerpts from history written by Leona Christensen McGee.