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Sophronia Nixon 1830–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1830

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1893

Death Location: Bullock County, Alabama, USA

Father: William Nixon

Mother: Margaret Lawson

Spouse(s): Littleberry Brooks

Children(s): Missouri Brooks, John Brooks, Mary Brooks, Edward Brooks, Wainwright Brooks, Margaret Brooks, Melissa Brooks

In 1830, Sophronia Nixon entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to William Hiram Nixon And Margaret Mary Lawson. Sophronia Nixon married Littleberry Brooks, and had children including Edward Alonzo Brooks, John Dallas Brooks, Margaret Littleberry Brooks, Mary Frances Brooks, Melissa Judson Brooks, Missouri Alice Brooks, Wainwright L Brooks. Sophronia Nixon passed away in 1893 in Bullock County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Sophronia Nixon entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to William Hiram Nixon And Margaret Mary Lawson.
  • Sophronia Nixon married Littleberry Brooks, and had children including Edward Alonzo Brooks, John Dallas Brooks, Margaret Littleberry Brooks, Mary Frances Brooks, Melissa Judson Brooks, Missouri Alice Brooks, Wainwright L Brooks.
  • Sophronia Nixon passed away in 1893 in Bullock County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nixon
1807–1887
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Margaret Lawson
1810–1887
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Littleberry Brooks
1829–1862
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Missouri Brooks
1857–1944
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
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John Brooks
1850–1915
Birth Location: Chambers County, Alabama, USA
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Mary Brooks
1848–1929
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Edward Brooks
1853–1921
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Wainwright Brooks
1855–1932
Birth Location: Chambers County, Alabama, USA
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Margaret Brooks
1862–1870
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Melissa Brooks
1859–1867
Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, USA
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Sophronia Nixon's Ancestors

Self
Sophronia Nixon
1830–1893
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
William Hiram Nixon
1807–1887
South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Mary) Lawson
1810–1887
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Adam Lawson
1776–1825
Virginia, USA
Susan ((Susannah)) Robertson
1785–1862
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1750–1829
Delphia Robertson
1755–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1725–1784
Elizabeth Pierce
1727–1784
Daniel Robertson
1732–
Margaret Sanders
1730–1833

Sophronia Nixon's Descendants

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Sophronia Nixon (26 May 1830–6 Mar 1893) m. Littleberry Brooks (17 Mar 1829–26 Jun 1862)
  1. 1. Missouri (Alice) Brooks 1857–1944
  2. 2. John (Dallas) Brooks 1850–1915
  3. 3. Mary (Frances) Brooks 1848–1929
  4. 4. Edward (Alonzo) Brooks 1853–1921
  5. 5. Wainwright (L.) Brooks 1855–1932 m. Julia Goodyear 1853–1940
    1. 1. Sophronia (Elizabeth) Brooks 1889–1961
      1. 1. Alvin (Leon) James 1916–2003 m. Lillian Taylor 1921–2017
        1. 1. Baby (Twin Girl 2) James 1942–1942
        2. 2. Baby (Twin Girl 1) James 1942–1942
    2. 2. John (Claude) Brooks 1884–1939
  6. 6. Margaret (Littleberry) Brooks 1862–1870
  7. 7. Melissa (Judson) Brooks 1859–1867

Sophronia Nixon's Timeline

2 Records

1830
26 May 1830
Birth of Sophronia Nixon in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1893
6 Mar 1893
Age 63
Death of Sophronia Nixon in Bullock County, Alabama, USA
Bullock County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1830
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Bullock County, Alabama, USA
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