Wiley W. Nixon (abt. 1816 - abt. 1903)

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Elizabeth Fullilove — married 20 Jul 1852 in Coweta, Georgia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Wiley was born about 1816. He was the son of Joseph Nixon and Martha Amelia Ward. He passed away about 1903.

Biography taken from source listed below:

WILEY NIXON, farmer, Mandeville, Carroll Co., Ga., son of Joe and Martha (Ward) Nixon, was born in Oglethorpe county, Ga., Sept. 15, 1816. His father was born in what is now Wilkes county, Ga., about 1775. (This territory was acquired from the Indians in 1773 and Wilkes county was laid out in 1777.) He was bound out when a boy and learned the carpenter’s trade; when older engaged in farming also, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He moved to Coweta county in 1830, settled in the woods and lived in a dirt floor log cabin. Mr. Nixon’s maternal grandparents, Sam and Eda (Hudson) Ward, were among the early settlers of that part of Georgia. Mr. Nixon grew to manhood on the farm and attended school at the historic log schoolhouse. The first house he lived in the boards were fastened on with wooden pins. He came to Coweta county with his father and lived in that county until 1874, when he moved and settled on a partly-cleared farm in Carroll county, afterward clearing what he wanted. He began life very poor, has worked hard on the farm all his life, and although not rich he has a competency and is rich in the possession of sincere friends, and the consciousness of a well-spent life. He owns 600 acres of good land, a farm well-improved and a good home in which to spend his declining years. Mr. Nixon was married to Miss Elizabeth Fullenlove (born in Coweta county), daughter of Lud and Alsa (Freeman) Fullenlove. To them nine children have been born: Weldin I., J. Page, Fannie, Rebecca, Meda, Ludwell, Nanna, William and Ada. Mr. Nixon has been a member of the masonic fraternity more than forty years, and is regarded as one of the most substantial, and is among the most respected of the county’s citizens.

Obituary

Wiley W Nixon CARROLLTON Ga Dec 25—

Mr W Nixon a planter aged 87 who has lived near Mount Zion eight miles west of here In this county for the past twenty-five or thirty years died at his home yesterday after a few days Illness. He had suffered a fall in his very advanced age and senility was unable to rally. Mr Dixon had all the while been regarded as one of the honorable and responsible substantial citizens of the county and has a long train of descendants and a wide range of friends over this and adjoining counties. He Is survived by a widow and several children as well as grandchildren The remains will be Interred Saturday at Smyrna church in the neighborhood of his late residence the ceremonies to be conducted by the Masons of this county.

United States Georgia Macon The Macon Telegraph 1903 Dec 26 Page 2

Research Notes

1880 United States Federal Census about Wiley Nixon
Name: Wiley Nixon
Home in 1880: District 1152, Carroll, Georgia
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Nixon
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Wiley Nixon 63
Elizabeth Nixon 42
George P. Nixon 22
Frances M. Nixon 18
Elsa R. Nixon 14
Almedia R. Nixon 10
Ludwell Nixon 6
Nancy P. Nixon 3

Sources

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVK-H61 : 7 February 2020), Wily Nixon and Martha E. A. Fullalove, 20 Jul 1852; citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 470,364.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-6JJ : 18 February 2021), Wiley Nixon, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSY-N3X : 28 May 2021), Wiley Nixon, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-Z2S : 13 January 2022), Wiley Nixon, District 1152, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FB-JQZ : 9 March 2022), Wyley Nixon, 1900.

• Memoirs of Georgia; containing historical accounts of the state's civil, military, industrial and professional interests, and personal sketches of many of its people. Volume 1, published 1895 by The Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, GA.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14755107/wiley-nixon: accessed 12 January 2024), memorial page for Wiley Nixon (15 Sep 1816–1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14755107, citing Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by CDombrowski (contributor 47310245).

• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  The Macon Telegraph; Publication Date: 26 Dec 1903; Publication Place: Macon, Georgia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/825985486/?article=ad3ca1d9-684b-42ff-9f29-8a7958786323&focus=0.16701627,0.24798317,0.30078074,0.34982306&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #894729357 (accessed 12 January 2024)
  Gender: Male; Obituary Date: 26 Dec 1903; Obituary Place: Macon, Georgia, USA; Newspaper Title: The Macon Telegraph; Birth Date: abt 1816; Death Age: 87; Name: Wiley W Nixon; Residence Place: Mount Zion; Death Date: 25 Dec 1903.