Descendants of Joseph Nixon
Generation
No. 1
1. JOSEPH2 NIXON (UNKOWN1) was born
1780 in North Carolina, and died 1825 in Cobb County, Georgia.
Notes for JOSEPH NIXON:
Disposition of property
Estate papers for John
Nixon dated 1832-1844 in Franklin County, Georgia.
The Estate of John Nixon
Decd
To Thomas F. Anderson Adm.
No. 1
Georgia } Reced of Thomas F. Anderson
Franklin County
}Administration of the Estate of
John Nixon late of Franklin
County deceased ( our owe??) different amounts of money in full due us by said
Anderson as Admininstrator on said John Nixon Estate being the heir of Joseph
Nixon Brother to said John Nixon both deceased. Witness our hand and seal this 6 March 1841.
Attest T F Anderson
Hariet Nixon,
John Nixon,
Lurancy Nixon,
Serena Nixon,
Asa Thompson in right of his wife,
Joseph Nixon,
James Nixon for his brother and sisters,
W.W. Nixon.
By our hand T. King C C O
as for Receipt Nov. 2, 1825
Court of Ordinary
July Seven 1844
Personally approved in open
Court Thomas F Anderson who saith on oath that the above return is just &
true.
Attest T W King Thomas F Anderson
The papers included the
listing of sale of property.
Lot of Land in Forsyth County sold at public sale on the (?? 1st
Sunday) 1834 $31.00
Cash for one other lot in
Carroll County. Sold on the fifth Tuesday in Nov. 1834 for
Cash for lot of land in Randolph County sold 1
Tuesday in May 1840 for $105.00
Also going to Lee County on
business of the estate in 1834.
Anderson mentions billing
the estate for defending a suit in Court ????
Biography of James Battle
Nixon in book "Texas and Texans"
The text is relating to
James Battle's father, James B.
"He was born in 1807
at Franklin, Georgia and was the son of Joseph Nixon who owned a small lead
mine in Cobb county, Georgia, where he died in about 1825. His mother was twice
married and the children of the first marriage were as follows: James, John, William, Uriah, Joseph, Lurany
and Seramy, twins, and Betsey."
Children of JOSEPH NIXON are:
i. BETSEY3 NIXON, d. Unknown;
m. THOMPSON; d. Unknown.
ii. LURANY NIXON, d. Unknown.
iii. SERAMY NIXON, d. Unknown; m. RICHARD F. POPE; d. Unknown.
iv. URIAH NIXON, b. Bet. 1804 - 1810; d. Unknown; m. BARBARA GAMBELL, May 21,
1833; d. Unknown.
v. WILLIAM NIXON, b. 1805; d. Unknown.
2. vi. JAMES B. NIXON, b. August 19, 1807, Franklin, Georgia; d. April 07,
1868, Texas.
3. vii. JOHN NIXON, b. 1811, Georgia; d. Unknown, Greene County,
Arkansas.
4. viii. JOSEPH L. NIXON, b. 1824, Louisiana; d. Unknown.
Generation
No. 2
2. JAMES B.3 NIXON (JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
August 19, 1807 in Franklin, Georgia, and died April 07, 1868 in Texas. He married MARGARETE EMALINE BLACKBURN
September 22, 1846, daughter of DANIEL BLACKBURN and ELIZABETH BATTLE. She was born
September 08, 1826, and died November 04, 1886 in Texas.
More About JAMES B. NIXON:
Residence: 1858, Fort Bend
County, Texas
Children of JAMES NIXON and MARGARETE BLACKBURN are:
5. i. JAMES BATTLE4 NIXON, b. September
27, 1847, Perry County Alabama; d. July 24, 1925, Lamar County, Texas.
6. ii. FRANCES BILLINGSLEY NIXON, b. October 18, 1849, Perry County Alabama; d. March
17, 1897, Fannin, Goliad County, Texas.
iii. LURANEY ELIZABETH NIXON, b. January 19, 1852; d. September 26, 1854.
iv. BURDYNE REDWINE NIXON, b. May 05, 1854; d. May 15, 1868.
3. JOHN3 NIXON (JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
1811 in Georgia, and died Unknown in Greene County, Arkansas. He married SARAH ROBERTSON,
daughter of CHARLEY ROBERTSON and PEGGY CROWLEY. She was born
Abt. 1832 in Greene County, Arkansas, and died Unknown.
Children of JOHN NIXON and SARAH ROBERTSON are:
i. FRANCIS M.4 NIXON, b. September
1850; d. Unknown.
ii. MARY L. NIXON, b. 1851; d. Unknown.
iii. JAMES E. NIXON, b. 1853; d. Unknown.
iv. WILLIAM W. NIXON, b. 1855; d. May 15, 1945.
v. MINERVA J. NIXON, b. 1860; d. Unknown.
vi. CHARLES R. NIXON, b. 1865, Greene County, Arkansas; d. 1926, Greene
County, Arkansas.
vii. ANNA LEE NIXON, b. January 22, 1868; d. September 26, 1949.
viii. JOSEPH C. NIXON, b. 1870, Greene County, Arkansas; d. Unknown, Texas.
ix. SARA NIXON, b. June 1872, Greene County, Arkansas; d. Abt. 1903,
Dunklin County, Missouri.
4. JOSEPH L.3 NIXON (JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
1824 in Louisiana, and died Unknown. He
married MARY POLLY ROBERTSON, daughter of CHARLEY ROBERTSON and PEGGY CROWLEY. She was born
Abt. 1837 in Greene County, Arkansas, and died Unknown.
Children of JOSEPH NIXON and MARY ROBERTSON are:
i. WILLIAM F.4 NIXON, b. Abt.
1855; d. Unknown.
ii. MARY JANE NIXON, b. Abt. 1857; d. Unknown; m. JAMES M. RAGSDELL, July 28,
1877, Greene County, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
iii. SARAH S. NIXON, b. 1861; d. Unknown.
iv. URIAH NIXON, b. 1865; d. Unknown.
Generation
No. 3
5. JAMES BATTLE4 NIXON (JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born September 27, 1847 in Perry County Alabama,
and died July 24, 1925 in Lamar County, Texas.
He married MARTHA JANE WESTBROOK January 28, 1874 in Cherokee County, Texas, daughter
of SAMUEL WESTBROOK and NANCY VICKERS. She was born
July 21, 1859 in Cherokee County, Texas, and died March 08, 1938 in Lamar
County, Texas.
Children of JAMES NIXON and MARTHA WESTBROOK are:
7. i. LURANA ELIZABETH5 NIXON, b. January
13, 1875, Lamar County, Texas; d. Unknown.
8. ii. JAMES SAMUEL NIXON, b. August 30, 1876, Lamar County, Texas; d. Unknown.
iii. IDA LEANORA NIXON, b. June 02, 1878, Lamar County, Texas; d. February
03, 1879, Lamar County, Texas.
9. iv. ASBERRY CASWELL NIXON, b. April 05, 1880; d. Unknown.
10. v. JOHN DOTT NIXON, b. March 04, 1882, Lamar County, Texas; d. November
1959, Abilene, Texas.
11. vi. ZORADA NIXON, b. March 15, 1884, Lamar County, Texas; d. Unknown.
12. vii. ALBERT SIDNEY NIXON, b. March 05, 1886; d. Unknown.
13. viii. JOSEPH NEWTON NIXON, b. January 22, 1888, Lamar County, Texas; d. April
05, 1955, Campbell, California.
ix. CHARLES EDWARD NIXON, b. November 27, 1889, Lamar County, Texas; d. March
16, 1890, Lamar County, Texas.
14. x. VERA NIXON, b. January 19, 1891; d. Unknown.
xi. MAURICE LEE NIXON, b. December 07, 1892, Lamar County, Texas; d.
September 09, 1893, Lamar County, Texas.
15. xii. JESSIE BELL NIXON, b. July 10, 1897, Lamar County, Texas; d. Unknown.
16. xiii. RAYMOND DAVID NIXON, b. February 13, 1900; d. Unknown.
6. FRANCES BILLINGSLEY4 NIXON (JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born October 18, 1849 in Perry County Alabama,
and died March 17, 1897 in Fannin, Goliad County, Texas. She married NEWTON BAINBRIDGE BENHAM April 06,
1869 in Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, son of SHADRIACH BENHAM and MARTHA LANDER. He was born November 29, 1846 in
Hopskinsville, Christain County, Kentucky, and died November 26, 1936 in
Beeville, Bee County, Texas.
Children of FRANCES NIXON and NEWTON BENHAM are:
i. EMMA REBECCA5 BENHAM, b. February
16, 1870, Fannin, Goliad County, Texas; d. October 05, 1904, Fannin, Goliad
County, Texas; m. MAXIMILLIAN PENNER, December 07, 1887; d. April 1938, Goliad, Goliad
County, Texas.
ii. DANIEL COLUMBUS BENHAM, b. April 16, 1871, Fannin, Goliad County, Texas; d.
February 25, 1948, Pawnee, Bee County, Texas; m. (1) MARY FRANCES MYERS; d. Unknown;
m. (2) ANNIE AGNES FRIEDRICH, November 18, 1891, Goliad, Goliad County, Texas; d.
Unknown.
iii. MARY ELLEN BENHAM, b. February 06, 1873; d. October 02, 1906; m. JOHN GRAHAM; d. Unknown.
iv. JAMES WILLIAM BENHAM, b. January 12, 1875, Fannin, Goliad County, Texas; d.
March 21, 1942, Pawnee, Bee County, Texas; m. ALVINA HOFF, November 21,
1901, Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas; d. Unknown.
v. ANNIE LEANORA BENHAM, b. October 31, 1877, Fannin, Goliad County, Texas; d.
September 19, 1882, Lamar County, Texas.
vi. INFANT BENHAM, b. October 04, 1879; d. Unknown.
vii. MARGARET ELLEN BENHAM, b. October 17, 1880, Fannin, Goliad County, Texas; d.
July 27, 1969, George West, Live Oak County, Texas; m. JAMES ANDREW STEWART, April 06,
1904, Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas; d. Unknown.
Generation
No. 4
7. LURANA ELIZABETH5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
January 13, 1875 in Lamar County, Texas, and died Unknown. She married JACOB EDWARD PHILLEY February
01, 1893 in Lamar County, Texas. He was
born November 06, 1868, and died Unknown.
Children of LURANA NIXON and JACOB PHILLEY are:
i. JAMES NOEL6 PHILLEY, b. January
28, 1894; d. Unknown; m. BEULAH NORWOOD, Private; b. Private.
ii. ARTHUR EDWARD PHILLEY, b. January 21, 1896; d. May 1897.
iii. WILLIAM LEONARD PHILLEY, b. September 13, 1897; d. Unknown; m. LILLIE PARIS, Private; b.
Private.
iv. BEATRICE PHILLEY, b. April 30, 1899; d. Unknown; m. HOBART DICKSON; d.
Unknown.
v. LOIS PHILLEY, b. June 16, 1901; d. Unknown.
vi. RALPH E. PHILLEY, b. February 17, 1904; d. Unknown.
vii. JACOB HERMAN PHILLEY, b. Private.
8. JAMES SAMUEL5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
August 30, 1876 in Lamar County, Texas, and died Unknown. He married STELLA FAGEN October 21,
1900. She was born February 20, 1882,
and died Unknown.
Children of JAMES NIXON and STELLA FAGEN are:
i. NORA NELL6 NIXON, b. Private;
m. (1) EVERETT OAKES, Private; b. Private; m. (2) DAVIS HAMMOND, Private;
b. Private.
ii. ALBERT JAMES NIXON, b. Private.
9. ASBERRY CASWELL5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
April 05, 1880, and died Unknown. He
married PEARL BELL. She was born
in Quanah, Texas ??, and died Unknown.
Children of ASBERRY NIXON and PEARL BELL are:
i. JACKSON BERRY6 NIXON, b. Private.
ii. JOHN FARRAR NIXON, b. Abt. January 21, 1914; d. March 17, 1914.
More About JOHN FARRAR NIXON:
Burial: March 17, 1914
10. JOHN DOTT5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
March 04, 1882 in Lamar County, Texas, and died November 1959 in Abilene,
Texas. He married MAGGIE MYRTLE STAYTON December
16, 1903 in Deport, Lamar County, Texas, daughter of OSCAR STAYTON and MARY HAMLETT. She was born June 08, 1884 in Lexington,
Tennessee, and died Unknown.
More About JOHN DOTT NIXON:
Burial: Unknown, Clyde
Texas Cemetery
Residence: 1949, Moved from
Merkel, Texas to Clyde, Texas
Children of JOHN NIXON and MAGGIE STAYTON are:
i. OPAL ALEAN6 NIXON, b. Private;
m. JESSIE JOWERS, Private; b. Private.
ii. MARION GREEN NIXON, b. December 20, 1907; d. January 10, 1908.
iii. ETHEL LONA NIXON, b. January 04, 1909, Hamby, Jones County, Texas; d.
February 28, 1993, Abilene, Texas; m. (1) CHARLES JOURNAGEN WHITE; b. April 09, 1906, Sutton, Nevada county, Arkansas;
d. 1963, Glendale, California; m. (2) CLAUDE MASTIN PAYNTER, February 12, 1949, Abilene, Texas; b. September 12,
1902, Grandview, Texas; d. April 13, 1974, Abilene, Texas.
iv. MARY MARILDA NIXON, b. Private; m. HOWARD REDDIN, Private; b. Private.
v. MATTIE VELMA NIXON, b. Private; m. PAUL BURNS, Private; b. Private.
vi. JAMES OSCAR NIXON, b. Private.
vii. WILLIE AARON NIXON, b. Private; m. FLORA NORINE, Private; b. Private.
viii. VIRGINIA NIXON, b. Private.
ix. HELEN FAY NIXON, b. Private; m. OTIS MCCOY, Private; b. Private.
x. MILDRED INEZ NIXON, b. Private; m. VIRGIL UTLEY, Private; b. Private.
xi. JOHN DOTT NIXON, JR., b. January 03, 1928; d. March 1963; m. DOROTHY E., Private; b.
Private.
11. ZORADA5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
March 15, 1884 in Lamar County, Texas, and died Unknown. She married ALBERT G SINGLETON. He died Unknown.
Children of ZORADA NIXON and ALBERT SINGLETON are:
i. MAURINE6 SINGLETON, b.
Private; m. ROBERT BRYSON, Private; d. Unknown.
ii. THURMAN SINGLETON, b. Private.
iii. MARY EULINE SINGLETON, b. Private.
12. ALBERT SIDNEY5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
March 05, 1886, and died Unknown. He
married EULA NORWOOD. She died
Unknown.
Children of ALBERT NIXON and EULA NORWOOD are:
i. GWENDOLYN6 NIXON, b. Private.
ii. ANNA LAURENS NIXON, b. Private.
13. JOSEPH NEWTON5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
January 22, 1888 in Lamar County, Texas, and died April 05, 1955 in Campbell,
California. He married MAMIE WRIGHT 1904. She was born October 01, 1887, and died
Unknown.
Children of JOSEPH NIXON and MAMIE WRIGHT are:
i. JOSEPH PAUL6 NIXON, b. August
02, 1905; d. July 24, 1906.
ii. VERNON NIXON, b. January 1906; d. December 1907.
iii. GRANMILLE WORTH NIXON, b. Private; m. RUBY TULLY, Private; b. Private.
iv. ELIVRA CLEMENTINE NIXON, b. Private; m. LUCIAN JEROME SIMS, Private; b. Private.
v. MARTHA ELLEN NIXON, b. Private; m. LAURENCE WRIGHT, Private; b. Private.
vi. INFANT NIXON, b. Private.
vii. NAOMI RUTH NIXON, b. Private.
viii. INFANT NIXON, b. Private.
ix. BETTY JO NIXON, b. Private.
x. INFANT NIXON, b. Private.
14. VERA5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
January 19, 1891, and died December 25, 1933. She
married JOHN ADEN PHILLIPS December 24, 1911.
He died August 5, 1925.
Children of VERA NIXON and JIM PHILLIPS are:
i. ELBERT6 PHILLIPS, b.
Private.
ii. JOHN WAYNE PHILLIPS, b. Private.
iii. NORRIS GASTRON PHILLIPS, b. Private.
iv. JAMES BOYD PHILLIPS, b. Private.
15. JESSIE BELL5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
July 10, 1897 in Lamar County, Texas, and died Unknown. She married BIRL ELBERT DAVIDSON. He died June 1931.
Children of JESSIE NIXON and BIRL DAVIDSON are:
i. DORTHY MAE6 DAVIDSON, b.
Private.
ii. EDNA EARL DAVIDSON, b. Private.
iii. RUBY ESTELLE DAVIDSON, b. Private.
iv. RUTH CHARLEEN DAVIDSON, b. Private.
16. RAYMOND DAVID5 NIXON (JAMES BATTLE4, JAMES B.3, JOSEPH2, UNKOWN1) was born
February 13, 1900, and died Unknown. He
married SARAH ETHEL SPEIR Private. She
was born Private.
Children of RAYMOND NIXON and SARAH SPEIR are:
i. RAYMOND LEVOY6 NIXON, b. September
19, 1932; d. Unknown.
More About RAYMOND LEVOY NIXON:
Burial: September 19, 1932
ii. GARY LANE NIXON, b. Private.
iii. JAMES BALER NIXON, b. Private.