Dixon Family History & Genealogy

Bonnie was the youngest of 11 children. She was born to Robert W. (1907 - 1992) and Cora (1912 - 1969) Dixon in Arkansas but the family moved to Modesto CA in 1961, when Bonnie was around six years old. She later married and began working in a nursing home but, according to her father-in-law, Bonnie became disappointed in how the elderly were treated there and went to (seasonal) work at a local nut packing plant before the birth of her baby. The Gamboas were a close family: Bonnie visited her husband, Richard Alphonse Gamboa (1955 - 1988), for lunch at work (he was a cabinet maker) whenever she could and they both visited his father, Richard Sr., almost every day. Desperately wanting to expand their family circle, they tried for a baby for almost 3 years. Finally, on September 22, they had the child of their dreams - a baby boy. After the birth, the local paper (the Modesto Bee) announced the happy event. Shortly after, the Gamboas received a call offering them a free photography session of the infant. A kind and trusting person, Bonnie accepted the offer. The supposed photographer's name was Mary Alice Wry. It turns out that the perpetrator "Mary Alice Wry" had targeted & solicited multiple families with this offer but Bonnie was the only one to accept. On the day of the photo session, Richard Gamboa called his wife to remind her of an errand. She answered the phone and told him that the photographer was there. However, when he called about 30 minutes later, the phone wasn't answered. He became concerned and went home. Finding no one there, he went to the hospital fearing that the baby had become ill. His wife and son weren't at the hospital so he immediately called the police and an extensive search ensued. Four days after their disappearance, on September 29th, the police received a tip. Mary Alice Wry (5 foot 1 inch and 125 lbs and a mother of 3), who claimed to have been pregnant but who never looked pregnant, now had a small infant. When the police investigated, they found the baby (who they identified by some family traits) but not Bonnie. Two days later, the decomposed body of Bonnie Gamboa was found in a local peach orchard. The autopsy showed that she had 57 stab wounds. Mary Wry plead "not guilty." According to contemporaneous reports, Mary had a tubal ligation after her 3rd child and was unable to conceive with her new boyfriend. She therefore decided to kidnap an infant. She was convicted of kidnapping and murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. She died in prison sometime around 2016 - 2017 According to records, Bonnie's husband Richard killed himself 8 years later. And what happened to baby Gamboa? Read a 2020 update on his life at What Happened to a Baby Kidnapped By His Mother’s Killer? This case is featured on the TV show "Buried in the Backyard" in Season 3, episode 1. Note: the date of death for Bonnie differs slightly, depending on the source. Find A Grave lists it as September 25, 1980. Other sources list the date that her body was found: October 1st. (See Bonnie Gamboa: Obituary)

Lula M. (McRobbie) Dixon was born in December 1896. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lula M. (McRobbie) Dixon.

N'Gai's parents were Ivan Dixon (1931 - 2008) and Berlie Mae Ray (1930 - 2019). He had 3 siblings. N'Gai's IMDb profile says that Ivan was an actor (Sgt. Kinchloe on the television show "Hogan's Heroes"). N'Gai also acted. He played the 10 year old "Herman Washington" in "A Storm in Summer" (television, 1970), which was his first professional acting job. This synopsis of the television show appeared in The Boston Globe, Boston Massachusetts, on April 27, 1971: "Hall of Fame. "A Storm in Summer", Rod Serling drama, with Peter Ustinov in Emmy-winning role as an elderly Jewish delicatessen owner. N'Gail Dixon, age 10, son of Ivan Dixon, plays the skeptical youngster. Repeat. 7:30 (4)."

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Emily (McAllister) Dixon of Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan United States was born on March 23, 1891 in Jackson, and died at age 83 years old in April 1974 in Troy, Oakland County. Elizabeth Dixon was buried circa April 5, 1974 at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Wilshire Drive, in Troy.

Ruth G Dixon of Ringgold, Pittsylvania County, VA was born on June 6, 1916, and died at age 81 years old on May 17, 1998.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles M Dixon.

Catherine P Dixon of Frackville, Schuylkill County, PA was born on February 26, 1911, and died at age 83 years old on May 12, 1994.

Harriet (Crook) Dixon was born to Thomas Crook and Sarah (Hosler) Crook, and has a sister Eunice (Crook) Bowman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harriet (Crook) Dixon.

Ruth G Dixon of Hazlehurst, Copiah County, MS was born on January 7, 1883, and died at age 89 years old on June 15, 1972.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shelbia Jean (Dixon) Rideout.

David Allen Dixon of Weedsport, Cayuga County, New York United States was born on February 3, 1948, and died at age 19 years old on May 15, 1967 at Casualty Province: in QUANG NGAI Vietnam. David Dixon was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Port Byron.

Charles Vincent Dixon is the child of Mary Theresa McCafferty (1872-1946) and James Joseph Dixon (1868-1947). He was born on February 17, 1909 in Philadelphia, PA. He had siblings Margaret Mary (1907-1989), Robert Joseph (1910-1989), Henry "Harry" Joseph (1913-2004), and William James Dixon Sr (1916-2005). He also had multiple half siblings: Mary "Mamie" Theresa O'Hara (1890-1958), Anne Elisabeth O'Hara (1891-1937), James Joseph Dixon (1892-1918), Joseph Michael O'Hara (1893-1947), Lillian M Dixon (1894-1972), Jane "Jennie" Margaret O'Gara (1895-1991), Marie Dixon (1896-1982), Margaret "Maggie" O"Hara (1898-1899), Helen M Dixon (1898-1979), William Dixon (1900-1902), John James O"Hara (1900-1971), and Helen Agnes O'Hara (1902-1994). He married Genevieve M Salmon (1912-1991) in Philadelphia in 1935. Together they had multiple children including Genevieve Dixon (1936-1960).

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donna Dixon Thurston.

Donna Lynn Dixon was born on July 20, 1957 in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia United States. Donna Dixon got married to Daniel Edward Aykroyd on April 29, 1983 in Vancouver, Metro Vancouver County, British Columbia Canada, and has children Danielle Aykroyd, Belle Kingston Aykroyd, and Stella Irene August Aykroyd. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donna Lynn Dixon.

ralph has children still living. gordon, donald, and elwood dixon two daughters mildred dixon and donna thurston

Arthur Dixon was born in 1850 in Leicester, Leicester County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 74 years old in 1924 in Leicester. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur Dixon.

William J Dixon was born in 1903. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William J Dixon.

Myrtle Rose Dixon was born to John Dixon and Margaret Ann Brown. Myrtle's partner was Thomas Brown. Myrtle's partner was Thomas Brown, and they had a child Margaret May Brown. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Myrtle Rose Dixon.

Melyan W (Washington) Dixon of Detroit, Wayne County, MI was born on October 15, 1936 at Home in Natchitoches Parish County, Louisiana United States, and died at age 65 years old on September 5, 2002. Melyan Dixon was buried on September 19, 2002 at United Memorial Gardens in Plymouth Township, MI.

Anton Ernest Dixon of Fitzroy, City of Yarra County, VIC Australia was born on December 31, 1873 in Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County, and died at age 82 years old on October 20, 1956 in Fitzroy, City of Yarra County.