Austin Nixon (1817 - 1896)

Born 15 May 1817 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Adeline (Auld) Nixon — married 3 Mar 1841 in Perry Co., Ohio

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1896 at age 79 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

Burial

Burial:

Place: Oak Hill Cem., Rosefield Twp., Peoria Co., Illinois

Christening

Christening:

Place: Oak Hill Cem., Rosefield Twp., Peoria Co., Illinois

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Notes

Note N1583

Nixon, Austin, farmer, Sec 17, P.O. Rosefield, sonf of George and Catherine Nixon, was born in Hampshire county, VA., May 15, 1817, and immigrated with his parents to Perry county, Ohio, in 1828, when that country was wild, and in 1844, came to Peoria county. Married Adeline Auld in Ohio, in 1841; she was born in Brownsville, PA., February 11, 1824. Ten children were born to them, seven living, viz: George, Thomas, Louisa, Mary, Robert, Emma and Nettie. Are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. N. has held several local offices. They came through with teams from Ohio; were twenty-one days on the road; moved into a log cabin, 14x16, with a family of seven, and used an old-fashioned fire-place, made of sticks and mud, with puncheons for floor. Their capital consisted of one horse, bedding, and five dollars in his pocket; of that amount, paid out two dollars and a half for a doctor’s bill, soon after. Owns 160 acres of land, 140 acres under good cultivation; valued at ,000. p. 840.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S89

• Source: S8 Text: Earliest Settlers Western Frederick-Eastern Hampshire Counties in Virginia, Their Descendants

• Find a Grave memorial page for Austin Nixon (15 May 1817–17 Nov 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #30455137, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Julie Manning (contributor 46901955) .

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