Nancy B. Dix was mentioned in the 13 February 1917 will of his father Lewis E. Dix. Whereas Lewis’s chidren Nancy and George had stayed home to take care of Lewis and Lucinda Dix in their old age, they were to receive an extra share of property. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Fiduciary Accounts, Etc. 3, pages 280–281.]

On 15 August 1917, Douglas Harper married Nannie B. Dix in Essex County, Virginia. He was 35, widowed, born in Essex County, living in Essex County, son of James Harper and Mary Taylor, occupation farmer. She was 30, single, born in Essex County, living in Essex County, daughter of Lewis E. Dix and Lucinda Brooks. Marriage by Mc D. Rucker. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 205.]