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Walter Andrew Nix 1897–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1897

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1965

Death Location: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Nix

Mother: Orpha Nix

Spouse(s): Barnette Nix

Children(s): Ruby Davis, George Nix, Joseph Nix, John Nix, Lillie Borawski, Thomas Nix

Walter Andrew Nix was born in 1897 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Henry Nix And Orpha Nix. In 1910, Walter Andrew Nix resided in Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Walter Andrew Nix married Barnette Nix, and had children including George Calvis Nix, John William Nix, Joseph Henry Nix, Lillie Mae Borawski, Ruby Nell Davis, Thomas Earle Nix. Walter Andrew Nix passed away in 1965 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Andrew Nix was born in 1897 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Henry Nix And Orpha Nix.
  • In 1910, Walter Andrew Nix resided in Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Walter Andrew Nix married Barnette Nix, and had children including George Calvis Nix, John William Nix, Joseph Henry Nix, Lillie Mae Borawski, Ruby Nell Davis, Thomas Earle Nix.
  • Walter Andrew Nix passed away in 1965 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Nix's Ancestors

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Walter Nix
1897–1965
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Henry Nix
1867–1915
South Carolina, USA
Orpha Nix
1873–1935
South Carolina
Grandparents
Elisha (Hamilton "Spud" Nix) Sr.
1834–1911
Pickens East, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Nix
1840–1902
Georgia, United States of America
William (Kimsey) Southerland
1850–1916
District 15, Habersham, Georgia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Ayers
1849–1925
Franklin, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
John Nix
1804–1849
Minerva (Holden)
1810–1836
John Clark
1807–1862
Eleanor Ashmore
1811–1891
John Southerland
1829–1890
Larkin Ayers
1810–1868
Betty Ayers
1817–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Grogan
1779–1848
Mary Poe
1805–1893
Obediah Sr
1779–1856
EMILIA PAYNE
1780–1821
Nathaniel Ayers
1788–1841
Milcah Walters
1795–1854

Walter Nix's Descendants

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Walter (Andrew) Nix (23 Aug 1897–18 Aug 1965) m. Barnette Nix (1900–3 January 1934)
  1. 1. Ruby (Nell) Davis 1925–2010
    1. 1. Metz Davis 1942–2005
  2. 2. George (Calvis) Nix 1926–2007
  3. 3. Joseph (Henry) Nix 1922–1993
  4. 4. John (William) Nix 1920–1979
  5. 5. Lillie (Mae) Borawski 1928–2000
  6. 6. Thomas (Earle) Nix 1934–1934

Walter Nix's Timeline

5 Records

1897
23 Aug 1897
Birth of Walter Andrew Nix in Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1897
23 Aug 1897
Birth of Walter Andrew Nix in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Walter Andrew Nix resided here in Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1965
18 Aug 1965
Age 68
Death of Walter Andrew Nix in Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, South Carolina, USA
1965
18 Aug 1965
Age 68
Death of Walter Andrew Nix in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375483

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375483

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Rock Hill, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Herald - 19 Aug 1965 - Page 2, Obituary for Walt A Mix 19 Aug 1965

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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