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William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix 1816–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1816

Birth Location: Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 02 Oct 1893

Death Location: Reddy Patchy, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jonathan Jr.

Mother: Connie Watkins\Wadkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ednoy

Children(s): Markus Nix, Lucinda Nix, Stoney Nix

The story of William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix began in 1816 in Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States. In 1870, William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix resided in Edneyville, Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina,. William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix married Elizabeth Catherine Carolina Betsy Edney Ednoy, and had children including Lucinda Nix, Markus Quincy Nix, Stoney Nix. William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix passed away in 1893 in Reddy Patchy, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix began in 1816 in Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1870, William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix resided in Edneyville, Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina,.
  • William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix married Elizabeth Catherine Carolina Betsy Edney Ednoy, and had children including Lucinda Nix, Markus Quincy Nix, Stoney Nix.
  • William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix passed away in 1893 in Reddy Patchy, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Nix's Ancestors

Self
William Nix
1816–1893
Birth Place: Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jonathan "John" V. Nix Jr.
1785–1808
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Connie Watkins\Wadkins
1787–1850
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Nix
1744–1837
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Jane Anderson
1760–1837
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Anderson
1720–1798
Jane Allison
1730–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Nix's Descendants

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William (A. "Billy" Wadkins) Nix (28 Jan 1816–02 Oct 1893) m. Elizabeth (Catherine Carolina "Betsy" Edney) Ednoy (26 May 1828–23 Dec 1903)
  1. 1. Markus (Quincy) Nix 1865–1923
  2. 2. Lucinda Nix 1857–
  3. 3. Stoney Nix 1865–

William Nix's Timeline

3 Records

1816
28 Jan 1816
Birth of William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix in Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States
Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 54
William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix resided here in Edneyville, Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Edneyville, Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1893
02 Oct 1893
Age 77
Death of William A. "Billy" Wadkins Nix in Reddy Patchy, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Reddy Patchy, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Ruthford Co, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1143; Page: 251B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Edneyville, Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1143; Page: 251B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Reddy Patchy, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

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