1900 Census, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, lists Emma, age 51, head of household, residing with Zora I (born Aug 1876, Kentucky), Ethel C(born Aug 1880 in Indiana), and Eva (born May 1884 in Kentucky). Occupation of Emma shows "N.G. 0-0-3". All three children listed as music students.
1920 Census shows Zora D. Phillippy residing with Oswald D. in Indiana, Marion County, Center Township, Indianapolis, 2nd Ward. She indicates in the census that she is a housekeeper for the Frival family.
1930 Census records Zora Grimes (age 62, divorced, housekeeper for private family), Oscar Dixon (48, married, fountain pen salesman), Oswald Phillippy (15, newsboy, delivering daily paper),& Emma Dixon (age 80, widowed) residing at 2029 Ashland Avenue, Dist 31, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Note Emma was supposedly first married at age 25, but Zora's birth would have occurred at age 18!)
ssn 404-16-1768.
Florida Death Index 1877-1998:
Name: Zora D Phillippy
Volume: 2949
Certificate: 22192
Place: Pinellas
Race: W
Gender: F
Death Date: Apr 1967
from http://genforum.genealogy.com/grimes/messages/3956.html
Emma (DAVIDSON)(1849-1930+)& J.W. DIXON md ca 1875 prob Brown Co OH where she was born. They were living in Louisville KY 1880-1889. In 1900 they were residents of Chicago, Cook Co IL where (3)daughters Zora 23, Ethel 19 & Eva 16 were students of music. They were back in Louisville KY 1905, when dau Eva married Arthur A. FOX. In 1912 dau Zora md/1 George F. PHILLIPPY in Multnomah Co OR, 1920 Zora PHILLIPPY md/2 Edward WILLIAMS Marion Co IN, 1925 Zora md/3 Jessie E. GRIMES Marion Co IN. 1930 Zora, a brother Oscar DIXON & their mother Emma B. DIXON age 80 a widow were living in Indianapolis, Marion Co IN. Zora died Apr 1967 St Petersburg, Pinellas Co FL.
Cave Hill Cemetary, Louisville, KY: They listed John Dixon, Emma
Dixon, Zora Phillippy & Oscar Dixon as being in Sec 12, Lot 146, Graves
1,2,3 & 6. I wanted to know who else was buried on that lot. This is what
they told me and that Lot 146, (8 graves) was purchased by Oscar A. Dixon.
Grave#1 John Dixon
Grave#2 Ethel Funke buried 4/3/1908
Grave#3 empty
Grave#4 empty
Grave#5 Emma Dixon
Grave#6 Oscar A. Dixon
Grave#7 Zora Phillippy
Grave#8 Evelyn Dixon Fox buried 5/3/1972