John Dixon BATTS^[1]

1850 - 1935  (85 years)

• Name	John Dixon BATTS
  	Middle name given as Dickerson on daughter Mary's death certificate, and as Dixon on John's death certificate. Interestingly, informant on both was C. C. Batts of Hampton, VA. John's mother's maiden name was Dixon.
  Nickname	John
  birth2 (conflicting)	29 Mar 1850  [2]
  Birth	19 May 1850	Chinquapin, Duplin Co, North Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 May 1930	Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC   [4]
  	In May 1930, John was living with his daughter Bettie and her family.
  Occupation	1870-1935	Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, NC   [5, 6]
  	1870 US Census lists John as farm laborer, most likely on family farm. 1880 census lists John and his brother Burrell as living together and farming in Cypress Creek. 1900 and 1910 census information lists John as a farmer who owned his farm. At age 85 John's occupation was still listed as farmer.
  Death	24 Oct 1935	Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, NC   [2, 3]
  	John's last residence was Chinquapin, NC. He died at 4:30 pm. Cause of death was myocarditis. John was 85 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	25 Oct 1935	Duplin Co, NC   [2, 3]
  	His body was interred at the Batts-Halso Cemetery.
  Person ID	I60299	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathan BATTS,   b. c 1811, Chinquapin, Duplin Co, NC
  Mother	Elizabeth DIXON,   b. c 1821, New Hanover Co., NC
  Family ID	F6428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah L. COTTLE,   b. Jun 1866, Duplin Co, North Carolina d. Between 1903 and 9 May 1910 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	c 1890  [6]
  Children	1. Dick L. BATTS,   b. Sep 1886, North Carolina   2. Clide Stedman BATTS,   b. 11 Mar 1888, Wilmington, North Carolina d. 11 Dec 1958, Washington, D.C. (Age 70 years)   3. Mary BATTS,   b. 11 Mar 1893, Duplin Co, North Carolina d. 12 May 1964, Chinquapin, Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, NC (Age 71 years)   4. Beulah BATTS,   b. 11 Mar 1893, North Carolina d. 20 Nov 1921, Limestone, Duplin Co, NC (Age 28 years)   5. Bettie BATTS,   b. 29 Dec 1896, Duplin Co, NC d. 13 Sep 1948, Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC (Age 51 years)   6. John Green BATTS,   b. Feb 1897, North Carolina   7. Burrell J. BATTS,   b. Jan 1899, North Carolina   8. Charlie Cecil BATTS,   b. 1902, Wallace, Duplin Co., NC.
  Family ID	F6213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1850 US Census / Batts, Nathan. South Division, Duplin Co., NC.
  		1870 US Census / Batts, Nathan Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, NC.
  		1880 US Census / Batts, John D. Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, NC.
  		1900 US Census / Batts, John Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, North Carolina.
  		1910 US Census / Batts, John D. Cypress Creek, Duplin Co, North Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2546] Mary Batts Wood, North Carolina death certificate no. 14361 (1964). . [S2589] John D. Batts stone inscription, Halso-Batts Cemetery, Duplin County, NC. [S2597] John Dixon Batts, North Carolina death certificate no. 439 (1935). [S5597] 1930 US Census / Futrell, George. [S3061] 1910 US Census / Batts, John D. [S3062] 1900 US Census / Batts. John.