Earl Edward Mixson (1904 - 1975)

Born 26 Feb 1904 in Coffee, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nora Edith (Rainey) Mixson — married 16 Jan 1927 in Coffee, Alabama, United States

Died 8 Oct 1975 at age 71 in United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: Earl Edward Mixson was born on 26 February 1904 in Coffee County, Alabama.^[1][2] He was the son of David Marion Mixson (1867-1955) and Ada Lillian (Hildreth) Mixson (1876-1946).

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

1920 United States Census, Enumeration District 61, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[4]

Marriage: Earl Mixson and Nora Rainey were married on 16 Jan 1927 in Coffee County, Alabama. Reverend M. T. Moore performed the ceremony. In the index of marriages his name was recorded as "Edward E. Mixon" and Ancestry has it indexed under the surname "Maxon."^[5] They were the parents of at least two children.^[6]

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 15, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[7]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 16-18, Election Precinct 12, Coffee County, Alabama:^[8]

World War II Draft Registration: Earl Edward Mixson submitted his World War II Draft Registration Card on 14 February 1942. He was self-employed and living in New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama. He named Mrs. Nora Mixson as the person who would always know his address. His relationship to her was not stated. He was physically described as:^[1]

Height - 5 feet 10 inches

Weight - 185

Complexion - Ruddy

Eye Color - Blue

Hair Color - Brown

Death and Burial: Earl E. Mixson passed away on 08 October 1975.^[2] He was buried in Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama.^[6][9]

Known Children:

1. Doctor Rex Marion Mixson (1930-2014)
2. Don Kenneth Mixson (1934-2018)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” images, Ancestry.com (accessed 26 Feb 2021), card for Earl Edward Mixson, serial no. 555; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 191. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL7Y-BYQ : 20 May 2014), Earl Mixson, Oct 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ3-ZQS : accessed 13 July 2019), Earl 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. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZW-7P8 : 31 January 2021), Earl Mixon in entry for David M Mixon, 1920.
5. ↑ "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60922 #106471 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Edward E Maxon marriage to Nora Rainey on 16 Jan 1927 in Coffee, Alabama, USA.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Earl E. Mixson (Obituary)," Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida), 10 Oct 1975, p. 7, col. 2; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 26 Feb 2021).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3XMT-93Z : accessed 13 July 2019), E Earl Mixson, Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 5A, line 14, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 8; FHL microfilm 2,339,743.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1L2-GFV : 14 March 2018), Earl Mixon, Election Precinct 12, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-18, sheet 9B, line 60, family 173, 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 16.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images : accessed 13 July 2019), memorial page for Earl E. Mixson (26 Feb 1904–8 Oct 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #32566139, citing Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Rex Addison (contributor 47078809).