Birth Name: Donna Lynn Dixon
Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia
Date of Birth: July 20, 1957
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, Welsh, French, Channel Islander [Guernsey, Jersey], Dutch, German, Swedish, Danish, Polish
Ancestry/Genealogy: Donna Lynn Dixon was born to Earl Roy Dixon and Mary Ruth Dixon (née Johnson).
Donna’s paternal grandfather was Roy Lee Dixon. Most of his heritage was British, however for five generations all of his ancestors were born in the United States, mostly Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas. His most recent ancestors born outside of the country were Mathew Henry Dickson Sr, born in 1731 in Dunnagon, Ireland, Elizabeth McLean, born in 1736 in Galashiels, Scotland, and Hugh Duggan, born in 1740 in Dromore, Northern Ireland. He also has ancestors born in France, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey, Barbados, and the Netherlands.
Donna’s paternal grandmother was Mary Lillian Whaley. Similarly to her husband, most of her heritage was British, however with also a fair amount of Scandinavian, with Elizabeth Robeson, born in 1730, being of mostly Swedish heritage. She also had ancestors born in Denmark.
Donna’s maternal grandfather was Adam James Johnson. His most recent ancestors born outside of the US were Jacob Tarwater Sr, born in 1745 in Hessen, Germany, and his wife Kate Wolford, born in the Netherlands.
Donna’s maternal grandmother was Mathilda Angeline Justus. Her most recent ancestors born outside of the US were John Lewis, born in 1713 in Wales and George Ziegler, born in 1698 in Poznań, Poland.
Source:
Donna’s MyHeritage tree: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-527671441-5-501517/myheritage-family-trees
Donna’s paternal heritage: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GKKM-QRP
Donna’s father’s obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/earl-dixon-obituary?pid=617486
Donna’s maternal heritage: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L8BR-QGB
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