Markham, Dixon J., 1931-
Dates
- Existence: 1931-
Biographical History
Dixon J. Markham (1931- ) is and alumnus of Brigham Young University and the son of Provo architect Fred Lewis Markham.
Dixon J. Markham was born on September 8, 1931 to Fred Lewis and Maud Dixon Markham in the Crane Maternity Home in Provo, Utah. Inspired by his father’s accomplishments in architecture, Dixon graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Civil Engineering. He applied his skills in consulting musicians in designing the acoustics of Latter-day Saint meeting houses. Afterwards, he briefly hired as a faculty member of BYU between 1966-1968, followed by working as a surveyor for the University. He aided in the construction of campus facilities, including the Joseph Smith Building up until 2012.
In regards to his family life, he his wife Junece Jax Markham, and together they had five children. He lost his son, Michael, to stomach cancer at a young age. While in a brief stint in the military, Markham moved his family to Kodiak, Arkansas and Monterrey, California. After their children moved out, Markham and Junece served a mission to North Carolina and Virginia and later traveled to locations, like Southern Arizona and New Zealand, for bird-watching. Their daughter, Mary Ann, served with her husband, President Randal Jule Christiansen, in the Maryland Baltimore mission.
Citation:
Ancestry.com, June 6, 2017 (Born to Fred Lewis and Maud Dixon Markham; Married Junece Jax Markham)UPB Files, June 6, 2017 (B. Sept. 8, 1931 in the Crane Maternity Home in Provo, UT; Father was an Architect nearby the Provo Tabernacle; Graduated BYU with degree in Civil Engineering; worked with musicians in building church buildings; Continued to survey land for BYU to present-day (2012); Faculty member of BYU between 1966-1968; Family lived in Kodiak, AK and Monterrey, CA while he was a member of the military; Served a mission in North Carolina and Virginia; Vacationed to Southern Arizona and New Zealand for bird-watching)
Deseret News, Apr. 14, 2005 (Michael Dixon Markham; passed away due to Stomach Cancer)
LDS.org, Jan. 22, 2015 (Mary Ann Markham, wife of Randal Jule Christiansen, called to serve with him as his wife in the Maryland Baltimore Mission)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oral history interview with Dixon Markham, 2012 December 5
Interview of Dixon Markham administered by Redd Center intern Sara Zabriskie for the "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project." Topics discussed in this interview include his childhood in Provo, a description of the construction of the Provo Tabernacle, and Downtown Provo. Material dated December 5, 2012.