William
James
(Billy)
Nixon
Born in Smith County, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Nixon
and Mary A (Jones) Nixon
Brother of
Mary Carolina (Nixon) Bates, Tennessee Angeline Nixon, Thomas Leroy Sherman Nixon, Mary Nixon, John Ira Nixon, Felix Wilson Nixon and Alexander Nixon
Husband of
Martha Ann Nereva Foster
— married
19 Jul 1880 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Minnie Lee Nixon, Tommie Leroy Sherman Nixon, Altie M. Nixon, Ada Rebecca Nixon, Eligha Calvin Nixon, William Leslie Nixon, Jeffie Nixon, Mary Sallie Nixon, Finis Blessing Nixon, John Henry Nixon and Cecil Nixon
Died
at age 82
in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2011
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Biography
William was born in 1861 in Smith County, Tennessee.
He married Martha Foster on 19 July 1880 in DeKalb, Tn.
He passed away in 1944 in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8R-W7C : Wed Oct 04 05:32:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Nixon and Mary M Nixon, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7S-344 : Wed Oct 04 00:39:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Nixon and Matilda Nixon, 1880.
- "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-FQ1X : accessed 11 March 2016), Wm Nixson and Martha Foster, 19 Jul 1880; citing DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 593,051.
- US Fed census 1900 Civil District 7, Smith County, Tennessee
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFM-CJG : Thu Oct 05 15:44:06 UTC 2023), Entry for William J Nixon and Martha A Nixon, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPL-FR6 : Fri Dec 08 02:52:13 UTC 2023), Entry for William J Nixon and Martha A Nixon, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPWL-67Z : Wed Oct 04 11:22:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Bill Nixon and Martha Nixon, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44G-Q1F : Tue Nov 28 09:37:52 UTC 2023), Entry for W J Nixon and Martha Nixon, 1940.
- "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSF2-5Y2 : 23 February 2021), William J. Nixon, 6 Jan 1944; Death, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #17229269
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Billy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Billy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Billy by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Billy:
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Nixon-1449 and Nixon-444 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same parents, same wife, same death. Please merge. Thanks.
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Nixon-1413 and Nixon-444 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same death, same son. Please merge. Thanks.
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Nixon-1413 and Nixon-1449 are not ready to be merged because: Another merge needs to be completed first.
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Nixon-1413 and Nixon-1449 appear to represent the same person because: Same father, same birth, same death date. Please merge. Thanks.
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Rejected matches › William Henry Nixon (1861-1903) › James Newton Nixon Jr (1862-1943) › William Nixon (abt.1861-)
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