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James Samuel "Sam" Nixon 1928 – 2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1928

Birth Location: Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA

Death Date: 24 Aug 2007

Death Location: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA

Father: James Nixon

Mother: Willie Crabtree

Spouse(s): Reita Gafford

Children(s): James Nixon, Jerry Nixon

James Samuel "Sam" Nixon was born in 1928 in Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA, the child of James Maxwell Nixon and Willie Frances Dolly Crabtree. In 1935, James Samuel "Sam" Nixon resided in Gladewater, TX. James Samuel "Sam" Nixon married Reita Nelle Gafford, and had children including James Maxwell Nixon, Jerry Nixon. James Samuel "Sam" Nixon passed away in 2007 in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Samuel "Sam" Nixon was born in 1928 in Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA, the child of James Maxwell Nixon and Willie Frances Dolly Crabtree.
  • In 1935, James Samuel "Sam" Nixon resided in Gladewater, TX.
  • James Samuel "Sam" Nixon married Reita Nelle Gafford, and had children including James Maxwell Nixon, Jerry Nixon.
  • James Samuel "Sam" Nixon passed away in 2007 in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Nixon's Ancestors

Self
James Nixon
1928 – 2007
Birth Place: Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA
Parents
James Maxwell Nixon
1905 – 1984
Willie (Frances Dolly) Crabtree
1910 – 2000
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Nixon's Descendants

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James (Samuel "Sam") Nixon (30 June 1928 – 24 Aug 2007) m. Reita (Nelle) Gafford (16 Jul 1931 – 8 May 2011)
  1. 1. James (Maxwell) Nixon (1948 – 1978)
  2. 2. Jerry Nixon ( – 2011)

James Nixon's Timeline

3 Records

1928
30 June 1928
Birth of James Samuel "Sam" Nixon in Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA
Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA
1935
1935-1993
Age 7
James Samuel "Sam" Nixon resided here in Gladewater, TX
Gladewater, TX
2007
24 Aug 2007
Age 79
Death of James Samuel "Sam" Nixon in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1928
    Event Place: Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: ; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Gladewater, TX
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 2007
    Event Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: ; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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