George
Nixon
III
Born in Canton Township, Washington, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of George Nixon Jr
and Hannah (Wilson) Nixon
Brother of
William Nixon, Eleanora (Nixon) Scothorn, Sarah Nixon, Mary Ann Nixon, James Nixon, Nancy Nixon and Isaiah Nixon [half]
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Trimmer) Nixon
— married
10 Jan 1843 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Martha L. Nixon, David Palmer Nixon, Samuel Brady Nixon, Margaret Lawrence Nixon, Sarah Lovina Nixon, William Francis Nixon, Boston Nixon, Hiram D. Nixon and Elihu Andrew Nixon
Died
at about age 42
in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Richard Nixon’s great-grandfather George Nixon was in Co B, 73rd Ohio volunteer infantry. He was wounded at Gettysburg 7-2-63 died 7-9 at age 42. He is buried at Gettysburg Natl Cemetery. [1]
Census
- 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: George Nixon Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1822 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1850: Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation: None Industry: Non-Industrial Response Line Number: 39 Dwelling Number: 78 Family Number: 78 Household Members Age
- George Nixon 28
- Margaret Nixon 24
- Martha Nixon 6
- David Palmer Nixon 4
- Samuel Brady 3
- Margaret Lawrence 1
- 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: George Nixon Gender: Male Birth Place: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: Elk, Vinton, Ohio Post Office: McArthur Dwelling Number: 244 Family Number: 236 Occupation: Farmer Personal Estate Value: 110 Attended School: 5 Household Members Age
- George Nixon
- Margaret A Nixon 34
- Martha L Nixon 16
- David P Nixon 14
- Samuel B Nixon 12
- Margaret L Nixon 10
- Sarah E Nixon 8
- William F Nixon 6
- Vance A Nixon 4
- Hiram D Nixon 2
Sources
- The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1970, Vol. 46, p. 85, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).
- Bell, Raymond Martin, The Ancestry of Richard Milhous Nixon, Washington, PA: Privately Printed (1970), 21-22, Heritage Quest (Digital Library).
- Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 704,707.
- Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 143.
- ↑ Marker shown in Heroes of Gettysburg, Vil III, Part 1.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~0.78%
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