Ralph E. Mixson (1897 - 1987)

Born 18 Jan 1897 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Foy (Whigham) Mixson — married 2 Jan 1918 in Dale, Alabama, United States

Died 28 Aug 1987 at age 90 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

Ralph E. Mixson was born 18 Jan 1897 in Coffee County, Alabama.^[1] He was the son of David Marion Mixson and Ada Lillian Hildreth.

1900 United States Census, Enumeration District 52, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[2]

1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 60, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[3]

He was married to Foy Whigham on 2 January 1918 in Dale County, Alabama. His surname is spelled Mixon in the index of Alabama marriages. H. T. Johnson, Minister of the Gospel, performed the marriage ceremony.^[4][1]

1920 United States Census, Skipperville, Dale County, Alabama:^[5]

1930 United States Census, Skipperville, Dale County, Alabama:^[6]

1940 United States Census, Skipperville, Dale County, Alabama:^[7]

Ralph E. Mixson passed away 28 Aug 1987 in Alabama.^[8] He is buried in Skipperville Community Cemetery, Skipperville, Dale County, Alabama.^[9]

Known Children:

1. Mary Evelyn Mixson m. Parker^[10]
2. Harold Earnest Mixson^[11]
3. David Whigham Mixson^[12]
4. (Possibly Living) Mixson
5. (Possibly Living) Mixson

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” images, Ancestry.com (accessed 18 Jan 2021), card for Ralph E. Mixson, no. 125. United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98W-F52 : accessed 13 July 2019), Ralph Minson in household of D M Minson, Precincts 12-13 Centerville, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 7B, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,009.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ3-Z31 : accessed 13 July 2019), Ralph Mixson in household of David Mixson, Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 13B, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,374,020.
4. ↑ WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama; Ancestry.com, "Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935." Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZX-Z5S : accessed 28 August 2019), Ralph Mixon, Skipperville, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing ED 92, sheet 5B, line 96, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 12; FHL microfilm 1,820,012.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3X5M-WZM : accessed 13 July 2019), Ralph Mixson, Skipperville, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 11B, line 60, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 13; FHL microfilm 2,339,748.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1L1-F95 : 14 March 2018), Ralph Mixson, Skipperville, Election Precinct 11, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-20, sheet 1B, line 75, family 16, 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 24.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY26-NM4 : 20 May 2014), Ralph Mixson, Aug 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 July 2019), memorial page for Ralph Mixson (18 Jan 1897–28 Aug 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #20058973, citing Skipperville Community Cemetery, Skipperville, Dale County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Christine Thacker (contributor 44643987).
10. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-Q3LV : 28 November 2018), Ralph Mixon in entry for Y C Parker and Evelyn Mixon, 02 Oct 1942; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,877,331.
11. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q216-4G4Z : 28 November 2018), Ralph Mixson in entry for Harold E Mixson and Sarah Searcy Marshall, 26 Jun 1949; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,639.
12. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG19-C413 : 28 November 2018), Ralph Mixson in entry for David Whigham Mixson and Imogene Mathison, 23 Jun 1973; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,606.

See also:

• Mixson, Larry, "David Marion Mixson." The Mixsonian."