Alfred Francis Nixon (1850 - 1925)

Born 6 Jul 1850 in Wythe County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane Crockett (Blackwell) Nixon — married 6 Jun 1872 in Knox County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1925 at age 74 in Irondale, Washington, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Alfred Nixon was born on July 6, 1850,^[1] in Wythe County, Virginia, the child of John Nixon^[2][3] and Rebecca Baker. The informant on his Death Certificate was Mary Nixon of Irondale. She knew that Alfred's father was named John, but she did not name his mother and did not state where either was born. Alfred's birth place looks like Withville, VA, but it is probably Wytheville, VA.[Note: Wytheville is the correct spelling of the town in Virginia.] Robin Kabrich^[2]

He married Mary Jane Crockett Blackwell on June 6, 1872 in Knox County, Indiana.^[4][1] Based on US Census and other records, they had at least the following children:

• John Martin Nixon
• Fred William Nixon
• Walter Almerine Nixon
• Ernest Carl Nixon
• Minnie J Nixon
• Lucy Ina Nixon

Alfred died on February 26, 1925 in Irondale, Washington County, Missouri, at age 74 years, 8 months, 9 days.^[2] Alfred is buried at Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell, Washington County, Missouri.^[5][6].

Residence

1920

Age: 68-69

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Place: Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA^[7]

1910

Age: 59

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Place: Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA^[8]

1900

Age: 48

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Place: Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA^[1]

1880

Age: 29

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Self

Place: Concord, Washington, Missouri, United States^[9]

1860

Age: 9

Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States^[3]

1850

Age: 0-2/12

Place: 68th District, Wythe County, Virginia^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 20 August 2018; ? F Nickson, Concord Township Irondale village, Washington, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 9A, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,907.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} MO Death Certificate; MO Secretary of State, accessed at Missouri Digital Heritage. Washington County, 1925, Certificate #6673B
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 12 December 2017; Alfred Nixon in entry for John Nixon, 1860. Page 42
4. ↑ Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Knox County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1854 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: C- 8; Page: 208
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-YRSD : 13 December 2015), Alfred F. Nixon, 1925; Burial, Hopewell, Washington, Missouri, United States of America, Hopewell Cemetery; citing record ID 5269470, Find A Grave: Memorial #5269470
6. ↑ Hopewell Cemetery, Washington County, MO. Located in Breton Township, S33-T37N-R3E.Location/Directions: U Hwy to County Rd 506 (Hopewell Rd). Turn left, go to first road on right (Elliott Rd 507). Turn right; cemetery on right. http://washington.mogenweb.org/cemetery/hopewell_n.html
7. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 20 August 2018; Alford F Nixon, Concord, Washington, Missouri, United States; citing ED 163, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 943; FHL microfilm 1,820,943.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 20 August 2018; Alfred F Nixon, Concord, Washington, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 146, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 826; FHL microfilm 1,374,839.
9. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 9 September 2017; Alford Nixon, Concord, Washington, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 170, sheet 37D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0740; FHL microfilm 1,254,740.
10. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 12 April 2016; Alfred Mixon in household of John Mixon, Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family 486, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).