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Robert Leo Nixon 1923–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 September 1923

Birth Location: Victoria Kno, Illinois

Death Date: 18 May 2003

Death Location: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Nixon

Mother: Fern Nixon

Spouse(s): Donna Sellon

Children(s):

Robert Leo Nixon was born in 1923 in Victoria Kno, Illinois, the child of William John Nixon And Fern Alma Nixon. In 1930, Robert Leo Nixon resided in Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Robert Leo Nixon resided in Galva, Henry, Illinois. Robert Leo Nixon married Donna Jean Sellon, and had children including Betty Nixon, Jodi Nixon, Paula Nixon, William Daniel Nixon. Robert Leo Nixon passed away in 2003 in Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Leo Nixon was born in 1923 in Victoria Kno, Illinois, the child of William John Nixon And Fern Alma Nixon.
  • In 1930, Robert Leo Nixon resided in Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Robert Leo Nixon resided in Galva, Henry, Illinois.
  • Robert Leo Nixon married Donna Jean Sellon, and had children including Betty Nixon, Jodi Nixon, Paula Nixon, William Daniel Nixon.
  • Robert Leo Nixon passed away in 2003 in Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Nixon's Ancestors

Self
Robert Nixon
1923–2003
Birth Place: Victoria Kno, Illinois
Parents
William John Nixon
1896–1945
Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Fern (Alma) Nixon
1896–1987
Saint Augustine, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Stephen (William) Powell
1858–1928
Bryant, Fulton, Illinois, United States
Millie Adkisson
1860–1908
Lindley, Sullivan, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Powell
1811–1886
Elizabeth Babbitt
1828–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr
1806–1864
Malinda Harrod
1811–1889

Robert Nixon's Timeline

10 Records

1923
4 September 1923
Birth of Robert Leo Nixon in Victoria Kno, Illinois
Victoria Kno, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 7
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Galva, Henry, Illinois
Galva, Henry, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 17
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1956
1956
Age 33
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Illinois, USA
1980
Abt 1980
Age 57
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Knoxville
Knoxville
1992
1992
Age 69
Robert Leo Nixon resided here in Knoxville, IL
Knoxville, IL
2003
18 May 2003
Age 80
Death of Robert Leo Nixon in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois
Knoxville, Knox, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1923
    Event Place: Victoria Kno, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00811; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 37-18
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 2340254
    [5] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 May 2003; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.66775554,0.6629796,0.8257763&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Galva, Henry, Illino
    [11] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 2340254

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00811; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 37-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00811; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 37-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Galva, Henry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Galva, Henry, Illino

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Galesburg, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1980
    Event Place: Knoxville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 3 Sep 1980; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.61941606,0.5196454,0.7263819&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Knoxville, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henry, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knoxville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 May 2003; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.66775554,0.6629796,0.8257763&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 2003
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 May 2003; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.66775554,0.6629796,0.8257763&xid=3355
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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