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Walter Wadsworth Nixon 1876–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09/03/1876

Birth Location: Richland, Vinton County, Ohio

Death Date: 03/11/1967

Death Location: Fullerton, Orange County, California

Father: Samuel Nixon

Mother: Sarah Wadsworth

Spouse(s): Nellie Coverdale

Children(s): Vivian Nixon, Henry Nixon, Wanda Nixon, Thelma Nixon

In 1876, Walter Wadsworth Nixon entered the world in Richland, Vinton County, Ohio, born to Samuel Brady Nixon And Sarah Ann Wadsworth. Walter Wadsworth Nixon married Nellie Mary Coverdale, and had children including Henry Wadsworth Nixon, Thelma May Nixon, Vivian Marie Nixon, Wanda Irene Nixon. Walter Wadsworth Nixon passed away in 1967 in Fullerton, Orange County, California.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Walter Wadsworth Nixon entered the world in Richland, Vinton County, Ohio, born to Samuel Brady Nixon And Sarah Ann Wadsworth.
  • Walter Wadsworth Nixon married Nellie Mary Coverdale, and had children including Henry Wadsworth Nixon, Thelma May Nixon, Vivian Marie Nixon, Wanda Irene Nixon.
  • Walter Wadsworth Nixon passed away in 1967 in Fullerton, Orange County, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Nixon
1847–1914
Birth Location: Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Sarah Wadsworth
1852–1886
Birth Location: Hocking County, Ohio, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Nellie Coverdale
1885–1963
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio
NC

Children(s)

Vivian Nixon
1903–1994
Birth Location: Athens, Ohio, USA
VN
Henry Nixon
1908–1993
Birth Location: Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio, USA
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Wanda Nixon
1922–1994
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Thelma Nixon
1914–2004
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
TN

Walter Nixon's Ancestors

Self
Walter Nixon
1876–1967
Birth Place: Richland, Vinton County, Ohio
Parents
Samuel Brady Nixon
1847–1914
Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Sarah (Ann) Wadsworth
1852–1886
Hocking County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Wiley) Wadsworth
1830–1879
Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Mary (Louise) Moore
1832–1918
Morgan County, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Moore
1794–1860
Jane Brown
1807–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Brown
1771–1853
Mary Clayton
1777–1822

Walter Nixon's Descendants

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Walter (Wadsworth) Nixon (09/03/1876–03/11/1967) m. Nellie (Mary) Coverdale (22 Jan 1885–10 Feb 1963)
  1. 1. Vivian (Marie) Nixon 1903–1994
  2. 2. Henry (Wadsworth) Nixon 1908–1993
  3. 3. Wanda (Irene) Nixon 1922–1994
  4. 4. Thelma (May) Nixon 1914–2004

Walter Nixon's Timeline

2 Records

1876
09/03/1876
Birth of Walter Wadsworth Nixon in Richland, Vinton County, Ohio
Richland, Vinton County, Ohio
1967
03/11/1967
Age 91
Death of Walter Wadsworth Nixon in Fullerton, Orange County, California
Fullerton, Orange County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09031876
    Event Place: Richland, Vinton County, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03111967
    Event Place: Fullerton, Orange County, California
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