Mary (Cotter) Mixson
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Mary Frances (Cotter) Mixson (1880 - 1920)

Mary Frances "Molly" Mixson formerly Cotter
Born in Dale County, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 3 Nov 1903 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 40 in Coffee, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary "Molly" Frances Cotter was born on 15 July 1880 in Dale County, Alabama, United States. She was the daughter of William Columbus Cotter (abt.1850-1918) and Nicie (Snellgrove) Cotter (abt.1851-abt.1929).[1][2]

She was married to David Mixson (1876-1955) on 13 November 1904 in Dale County, Alabama.[3][2] Molly Cotter Mixson was the mother of at least eight children. Ruth, Mary L., and Theodore are mentioned on the 1910 United States Census.[4] Ruth, Louise, Theodore, Billie, Joe, Elouise, and Vivian B. are mentioned on the 1920 United States Census.[5] There is a gravestone in Old Tabernacle Cemetery for an unnamed infant child of Molly and David Mixson which was born in 1918.[6]

Molly Cotter Mixson passed away at home in Coffee County, Alabama on 10 October 1920.[2] She was 40 years old. Molly Cotter Mixson was buried in Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama.[7]

Known Children:

  1. Ruth (Mixson) Clark (1905-1996)[8]
  2. Mary Louise (Mixson) Ingram (1907-1985)
  3. Theodore Mixson (1909-1969)[9][10]
  4. Joseph Mixson (1911-1950)
  5. William Mixson (1911-2000)[11]
  6. Eloise Marie (Mixson) Stevens (1914-1998)
  7. Vivian Barnard Mixson (1915-1998)[12]
  8. Unnamed Infant Mixson (1918-1918)

Research Notes

Supposedly, according to some family trees online, another child named Dorothy Lee, was born in 1920 shortly before Molly Cotter Mixson passed away, but I have had difficulty finding documentation of her existence. There was a Dorothy Mixson born about that exact time, but her parents were Henry J. and Mittie Mixson.

Gilchrist-1197 17:44, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 004119979; FHL microfilm: 1240012; Image number: 799; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00824-1
    FamilySearch Record: M988-QV3 (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q2Q-G6J
    Mary F Cotter (20), single daughter, in household of William Cotter (52) in Election Precinct 7 Rocky Head, Dale, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
    Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
    William Cotter M White 52 Married Head Farmer Georgia
    Nisie Cotter F White 48 Married Wife Alabama
    Leiencenda Cotter F White 25 Single Daughter Alabama
    William A Cotter M White 21 Single Son Student Alabama
    Mary F Cotter F White 19 Single Daughter Farm Laborer Alabama
    Beatrass N Cotter F White 17 Single Daughter Farm Laborer Alabama
    Walker Cotter M White 16 Single Son Farm Laborer Alabama
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Southern Star, October 20, 1920, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-star/35437936/ : accessed March 7, 2024), clip page by user NSpires7704
  3. ↑ "Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935," Ancestry.com, WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970180; FHL microfilm: 1374020; Image number: 1106; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03321-4
    FamilySearch Record: MKQ3-33W (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVG-W1G
    Mary F Mixson (29), wife, in household of David Mixson (33) in Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
    Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
    David Wixson M White 33 Married Head Farmer Alabama
    Mary F Mixson F White 29 Married Wife Alabama
    Ruth Mixson F White 4 Single Daughter Alabama
    Mary L Mixson F White 3 Single Daughter Alabama
    Theodore Mixson M White 0 Single Son Alabama
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004964190; FHL microfilm: 1820008; Image number: 871; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01874-9
    FamilySearch Record: MXZ7-LND (accessed 7 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6Y-4G8
    Mollie Mixson (39), wife, in household of David Mixson (43) in Election Precinct 12 Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
    Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
    David Mixson M White 43 Married Head Farmer Alabama
    Mollie Mixson F White 39 Married Wife Alabama
    Ruth Mixson F White 14 Single Daughter Alabama
    Louise Mixson F White 12 Single Daughter Alabama
    Theodore Mixson M White 10 Single Son Alabama
    Billie Mixson M White 8 Single Son Alabama
    Joe Mixson M White 8 Single Son Alabama
    Elouise Mixson F White 6 Single Daughter Alabama
    Vivian B Mixson F White 4 Single Daughter Alabama
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162526683/infant-mixson: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Infant Mixson (13 Sep 1918–26 Sep 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #162526683, citing Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Judy West (contributor 48827302).
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25431345/mary_f-mixson: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Mary F -Molly- Cotter Mixson (15 Jul 1880–10 Oct 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #25431345, citing Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Lanny Cotton (contributor 46963363).
  8. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
    citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
    FamilySearch Record: 6KQB-LV4J (accessed 7 March 2024)
    Ruth Mixson Clark born to Mary F Cotter.
  9. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFT2-D31 : 20 May 2020), Thedore Mixson, 1969.
  10. ↑ "Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974," Ancestry.com, Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records, record for Theodore Mixson. Ancestry Record 2543 #1506790 (Record only, no image)
  11. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-71JF : 28 November 2018), Mollie Mixson in entry for William Mixson and Corrine Walter, 25 Jun 1943; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,243.
  12. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
    citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
    FamilySearch Record: 6K7S-LDW9 (accessed 7 March 2024)
    Vivian Barnard Mixson born to Mollie F Cotter.

See also:

  • Shelley, Peggy Jean White, “Jessie Bradford Cotter Family,” The Heritage of Coffee County, Alabama, compiled by Coffee County Heritage Book Committee, Anne Wise Hood, Chairman, Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., Clanton, Alabama, 2002, page 164-165. (Copy in the Personal Library of Nelda Gilchrist Spires).




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Information received from a descendant who chooses to remain anonymous:

Mary Frances (Mollie) Cotter Mixson (b. 1880 d. Oct. 10, 1920) was my great grandmother (she was mother of Mary Louise Mixson Ingram b. March 26, 1904 d. April 1985) who was my grandmother. Mary Frances Cotter Mixson was married to David Mixson (b. June 13, 1876 d. April 15, 1955 buried in Jacksonville, FL). She gave birth to Dorothy Mixson Martin (b. Sept. 15 or 16, 1920 Dale County, AL. d. March 23, 2011 Dothan, AL.) who was raised by David’s younger brother Henry Josephus Mixson, Jr. (b. 1878 d. Aug. 10, 1956 and his wife Mittie Frances Hines Mixson (b. Oct. 6, 1882 d. Aug. 19, 1961) both buried Memory Hill Dothan, AL. Dorothy Mixson Martin married Travis Howell Martin, their children Vernon Gary Martin, Sr.,(Dothan, AL.) Linda Ray Clark (Dothan, AL.) and Glenda Martin Hammond (Headland, AL.). Source: Mixsonian publication #203 David Mixson son of Henry Josephus Mixson and Mary Folsom Mixson

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