Francis Anthony Nixon (1878 - 1956)

Born 3 Dec 1878 in Elk, Vinton, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Milhous) Nixon — married 25 Jun 1908 in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1956 at age 77 in La Habra, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Francis Anthony Nixon was born 03 December 1878 in Elk Township, Vinton, Ohio^[1].

When he was seven his mother died and he went to live with his uncle, Lyle.

He attended Ebenezer School and Ebenezer Methodist Church.

His early boyhood home was on Elk Ridge just south of Hue.

In 1901 he went to Columbus where he became a street car motorman.

In 1907 to moved to a warmer climate - Whittier, California.

Here he met Hannah Milhous, whom he married on 25 June 1908, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States.^[2]

He was born a Methodist, but converted to Quakerism.

Nixon Store & Gas Station at Santa Gertrudes and Whittier Boulevard

Francis (Frank) Nixon was a citrus rancher, then he operated a gasoline station and general store - Nixon's Market, E. Whittier Blvd., Whittier California, United States.

He did register for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918^[3]

He died at 78 years of age, ^[4] and is interred in the Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America^[5]

Census

1880 Richland, Vinton, Ohio, United States^[6]

1900 Precinct 8-12 Fort Collins, Timnsth Fort Collins city Ward 1-4, Larimer, Colorado, United States ^[7]

1910 Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California, United States^[8]

1920 Placentia, Orange, California, United States^[9]

1930 Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States^[10]

1940 Tract 545, Whittier, Whittier Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States^[11]

See Also

• Some Descendants of Theodate Bachiler (Stephen) and Christopher Hussey^[12]
• Ancestors of Richard Milhous Nixon^[13]
• "Ancestors/Descendants of Roger Wentworth",^[14]
• "Genealogy of the Presidents of the USA ^[15]
• Mendenhall Person: I60286

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6B8-77G : 8 December 2014), Francis A. Nixon, 03 Dec 1878; citing Richland, Vinton, Ohio, reference Pg 250, #480; FHL microfilm 311,575.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLWX-1PJ : 28 November 2014), Francis A Nixon and Hannah M Milhous, 25 Jun 1908; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,213.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZV5-DN4 : 12 December 2014), Francis Anthony Nixon, 1917-1918; citing Orange County no 2, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,531,271.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPW7-YMT : 26 November 2014), Francis Anthony Nixon, 04 Sep 1956; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6923
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M837-LWT : 14 July 2016), Francis A Nixon in household of Samuel B Nixon, Richland, Vinton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 190, sheet 133A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1074; FHL microfilm 1,255,074.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMD-YF4 : accessed 6 June 2017), Francis A Nixon in household of Chas F Blunck, Precinct 8-12 Fort Collins, Timnsth Fort Collins city Ward 1-4, Larimer, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 213, sheet 24B, family 533, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,126.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLW-PL5 : accessed 6 June 2017), Francis A Nixon, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 281, sheet 9B, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 85; FHL microfilm 1,374,098.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7R-BMG : accessed 6 June 2017), Francis A Nixon, Placentia, Orange, California, United States; citing ED 361, sheet 4A, line 25, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 123; FHL microfilm 1,820,123.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDW-JBW : accessed 6 June 2017), Francis A Nixon, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1552, sheet 3B, line 84, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 175; FHL microfilm 2,339,910.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WP-DPK : accessed 6 June 2017), F A Nixon, Tract 545, Whittier, Whittier Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-817, sheet 9B, line 75, family 253, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 259.
12. ↑ http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/BachilerTheodatedaughterStephen.htm#AmossonofLydiasonofRecordsonofJohnsonofJohnsonofJohn
13. ↑ Bell, Raymond M., "," The American Genealogist 46, 1970, 85 - 91.
14. ↑ http://www.geneastar.org
15. ↑ http://users.legacyfamilytree.com/USPresidents/7833.htm

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Sherri Harder
• Thanks to David Robinson
• Thanks to Ed Burke