Thomas Stephen Nixon (1836 - 1912)

Born 19 Feb 1836 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Ellen (Norton) Nixon — married 8 Oct 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1912 at age 75 in Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, United States

Biography

Thomas Stephen Nixon was born on February 19, 1836 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[1]

He was the son of Stephen W. Nixon and Harriett Rushton. ^{[2] [3]}

Thomas (0) was baptized on March 13, 1836 in Leek. ^{[4] [5]}

In 1841, Thomas (5) was living in Leek ^[6] with his parents and siblings.

In 1852, Thomas (16) was in the military.^[5]

In 1857, Thomas (21) was in the military.^[5]

Thomas married Lucy Ellen Norton (born on April 2, 1840 in Prattsburg, Steuben, New York, United States; daughter of Alanson Norton and Sarah Maria (Freeman) Norton). Their children were:

• Sarah Ann Nixon (1857–1892)
• Eliza Maria Nixon (1859–1946)
• Thomas Alanson Nixon (1861–1948)
• Harriet Rosanna Nixon (1863–1884)
• Lucy Althea Nixon (1865–1949)
• Margaret Eldora Nixon (1866–1867)
• Alice Loretta Nixon (1869–1953)
• William Martin Nixon (1871–1951)
• Charlotte Luella Nixon (1873–1943)
• Stephen George Nixon (1874–1878)
• Charles Henry Nixon (1877–1949)
• Lota Estella Nixon (1879–1969)
• Chloe Barbara Nixon (1881–1881)
• Robert Ray Nixon (1883–1972)

In 1880, Thomas (44) was living in Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States.^[7]

In 1900, Thomas (64) was living in Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho.^[8]

In 1910, Thomas (77) was still living in Idaho Falls.^[9]

Thomas died on January 22, 1912 in Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, aged 75. ^[2] He was buried in Iona Cemetery, Iona, Bonneville County, Idaho.^{[1] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95545874/thomas-stephen-nixon: accessed 26 June 2023), memorial page for Thomas Stephen Nixon (19 Feb 1836–22 Jan 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #95545874, citing Iona Cemetery, Iona, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by Redriver (contributor 47269236). Death:

   Name:	Thomas Stephen Nixon
   Birth Date:	19 Feb 1836
   Birth Place:	Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England
   Death Date:	22 Jan 1912
   Death Place:	Iona, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
   Cemetery:	Iona Cemetery

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTS-795 : Sun Oct 15 13:31:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Stephen Nixon and Stephen W. Nixon, 23 Jan 1912.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSX-Z659 : Fri Nov 10 01:10:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Steven Nixon and Stephen Nixon, 1912.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGC9-D2V : 4 February 2023), Thomas Nixon, 1836.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 January 2022, 22:18), entry for Thomas Stephen Nixon (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWNV-C8M ); contributed by various users.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTM-G3J : Mon Dec 18 06:51:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Stephen Nixon and Harriet Nixon, 1841.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNS2-KMZ : Fri Oct 06 08:50:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Thos. S. Nixon and Lucy H. Nixon, 1880.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5G-GZ7 : Thu Oct 05 05:22:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas S Nixon and Lucy E Nixon, 1900.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLHB-S5T : Tue Oct 03 23:31:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Nixson, 1910.,

• "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-ZJNB : 10 February 2018), Thomas Stephen Nixon, 1847; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).