Alexander Hix (1894 - 1961)

Born 14 Jan 1894 in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Mar 1961 at age 67 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born on January 14, 1894 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. He was the son of Logan Hix and Emma Waters.

He married Opal Swanner.

Alex fought in World War I.^[1][2] According to his niece, Marilyn Hix Marks, "His job was to remove the deceased from the battlefield."^[3]

Alec passed away on March 4, 1961 in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas,^[4][5][6]and was buried at the Van Alstyne Cemetery beside his parents.^[7][8][9]

Family Search

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Draft Card

WWI^[10]

Census

1900^[11]

1910^[12]

1920

1930^[13]

1940^[14]

1950

1960

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-XMZ8 : 13 March 2018), Alexander Hix, 18 Sep 1917; citing Military Service, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.
2. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTM-DSH5 : 23 October 2019), Alexander Hix, 7 May 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
3. ↑ Personal conversations with Marilyn Hix Marks and Allie Hix McTee. November 2016. Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJ2-3YX : 15 July 2020), Alexander Hix, Mar 1961; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HS-HHH : 13 March 2018), Alexander Hix, 04 Mar 1961; citing certificate number 13447, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,710.
6. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZJH-9X1 : 24 May 2014), Alexander Hix, 04 Mar 1961; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 13447, Collin, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
7. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WV-612K : 27 June 2019), Alexander HIx, died 04 Mar 1961; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-2B14 : 26 July 2019), Alexander Hix, 1961; Burial, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States of America, Van Alstyne Cemetery; citing record ID 10604123, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
9. ↑ http://usgenwebsites.org/TXGrayson/VACemetery/VA_1310.html
10. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX8-768 : 24 August 2019), Alexander Hix, 1917-1918.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L9-1X2 : accessed 16 July 2020), Alex Hicks in household of Logan J Hicks, Justice Precinct 1 (south & east part excl. Lockhart), Caldwell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 12B, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,616.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29Q-WDW : accessed 16 July 2020), Alec Hix in household of Logan R Hix, Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 17B, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1557; FHL microfilm 1,375,570.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG5-5MM : accessed 16 July 2020), Alexander Hix in household of Logan R Hix, Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 1B, line 86, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2338; FHL microfilm 2,342,072.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWVR-SGL : 6 February 2020), Alex Hix in household of Logan R Hix, Van Alstyne, Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91-42, sheet 10A, line 4, family 227, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4044.

• *Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 April 2019), memorial page for Alexander Hix (14 Jan 1894–4 Mar 1961), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10604123, citing Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Katrina Dawn Miller--UDC--Sherman, TX. (contributor 48103182) .