Leila Jane Mixon (1883 - 1941)

Born 23 Nov 1883 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Clemon Owens — married 13 Jul 1902 in Conecuh, Alabama, United States

Died 9 Dec 1941 at age 58 in Bermuda, Conecuh, Alabama, United States

Biography

Janie Mixon was enumerated in the household of her father, Joe Mixon, on the 1900 United States Census for Bellville, Conecuh County, Alabama. She was 16 years old. She had been born in Alabama in November of 1883.^[1]

Lula J. Mixon and James C. Owens were married on 13 Jul 1902 in Conecuh County, Alabama.^[2]

She was buried in Bermuda Community Cemetery, Conecuh County, Alabama.^[3]

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[4] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M984-CBN : accessed 22 June 2022), Janie Mix* in household of Joe Mix*, Precinct 4 Bellville, Conecuh, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQQN-KQ9 : 13 February 2020), Lula J Mixon in entry for James C Owens, 1902.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23719356/leila-jane-owens : accessed 22 June 2022), memorial page for Leila Jane -Janey- Mixon Owens (23 Nov 1883–9 Dec 1941), Find A Grave: Memorial #23719356, citing Bermuda Community Cemetery, Conecuh County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Eric Watson (contributor 46962583).
4. ↑ Mixon-129 was created by Wayne Alligood through the import of Wayne Alligood 5 generation.ged on Apr 3, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

Notes

Note N110

Called “Janey.” Wayne has photo taken in the 40s. They always lived in Bermuda. Papa Clem worked for man with a sawill & stayed away some. Clem farmed & between crop seasons he worked at sawmill (Mr. Johnson). They had 13 children. Played violin & was community fiddler. All of Jimmy’s siblings played an instrument. Jimmy played guitar & harmonica. Roy played violin & won 2d place as child in a chair & his feet didn’t touch the floor.

Buddy has Clem’s hay sickle. Always cuts oats for neighbors. Was good at slaughtering hogs. Made sausage & hogs head cheese.

Janey was good cook. Vegetables were especially good. Made great soup. Clem had peculiar habits: if they milked two cows, they had to keep it separate b/c he would only drink one’s milk. He was small man, maybe weighed 120 lb.

Janey was a fine mother-in-law. Mama Jim & she cooked together on a wood stove.