In his daughter Scharlotte's obituary, William's middle name is given as Eugene; I'm going along with it, although his middle initials in the censuses don't support it.

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found, but there was no census in the Cherokee Nation.

3.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find William, and there was a territorial census.  Kate J. DIXON (æ 1, b. Nov 1898, AR/IL/AR) is living in Van Buren Twp., Crawford Co., AR (p. 306B), with her parents, William DIXON (æ 35, b. Nov 1864, IL/NY/OH) & Nancy (æ 26, b. Mar 1879, AR/AR/AR), plus a sibling and her paternal grandmother.

5.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find William.  Kattie DIXON (æ 11, b. AR) is living in Paw Paw Twp., Sequoyah Co., OK (p. 151B), with her parents, W.M. DIXON (æ 45, b. IL/NJ/OH) and Nancy (æ 36,b. AR/TN/AR), plus siblings.

6.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 25):  Brent Twp., Sequoyah Co., OK, Roll T625_1488, p. 29B, SN 7B, SD 2, ED 148, enumerated 9 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Listed three households from William's brother, Isaac S. RASEY. 

7.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 18):  McKey Twp., Sequoyah Co., OK, Roll 1931 (Book 2), p. 76A, SN 9A, ED 68-10, SD 7, enumerated 28/29 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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8.  OKbits: Sequoyah County: Thursday, May 24, 2007 (online at the Sequoyah CountyOK GenWeb site):

Funeral services for Scharlotte M. RANEY, 69, of Fort Smith, Ark., were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Chruch of the Nazarene in Fort Smith with Rev. Ronnie Allen officiating.  Burial was in Buffington Cemetery in Sallisaw, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.  Mrs. RANEY was born March 31, 1938, to William Eugene RASEY and Katie Becky (DIXON) RASEY.  She died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Fort Smith.  Survivors include four sons, Roger, Charles, Danny, and Kenneth; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Geneva, Susie and Mary Jo; one brother, Haskell; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

9.  Buffington Cemetery, 3 mi west of Sallisaw, Sequoyah Co., OK (online at the Sequoyah County OKGenWeb site):

RANEY, Scharlotte M., March 31, 1938 - May 20, 2007 (Fort Smith), d/o William Eugene RASEY and Katie Becky (DIXON) RASEY.

10.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	SSN	Issued	Post-em
Scharlotte M RANEY	31 Mar 1938	20 May 2007	72903 (Fort Smith, Sebastian, AR)	446-34-9805	OK	Yes