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William Jasper Nixon 1841–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1841

Birth Location: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 23 Feb 1935

Death Location: Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Andrew Sr

Mother: Lurana Wooten

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William Jasper Nixon was born in 1841 in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States, the child of Andrew Jackson Nixon Sr And Lurana Lorraine Wooten. In 1850, William Jasper Nixon resided in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, USA. William Jasper Nixon passed away in 1935 in Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Jasper Nixon was born in 1841 in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States, the child of Andrew Jackson Nixon Sr And Lurana Lorraine Wooten.
  • In 1850, William Jasper Nixon resided in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Jasper Nixon passed away in 1935 in Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Nixon's Ancestors

Self
William Nixon
1841–1935
Birth Place: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Andrew Jackson Nixon Sr
1813–1887
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Lurana (Lorraine) Wooten
1815–1906
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) Nixon
1766–1864
North Carolina, British Crown Colony (later Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States)
Catherine (James) Elliott
1778–1860
Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
James (Goodman) Wooten
1782–1869
Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Willard
1785–1875
prob, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Nixon
1735–1780
Samual Elliott
1760–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Nixon's Timeline

3 Records

1841
28 Aug 1841
Birth of William Jasper Nixon in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States
Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States
1850
1850
Age 9
William Jasper Nixon resided here in Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
1935
23 Feb 1935
Age 94
Death of William Jasper Nixon in Cherry Springs, Gillespie, Texas, United States
Cherry Springs, Gillespie, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1841
    Event Place: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: 26; Page: 135b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: 26; Page: 135b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Cherry Springs, Gillespie, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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