Margaret (Maggie) N. Nixon

Notes:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Maggie Nixon
Age: 9
Birth Date: Mar 1891
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Glade, Webster, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Boston Nixon
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Lucy Nixon
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

Notes:

FAMOUS KIN

Boston is the great-uncle of President Richard M. Nixon.

Source:
White House Special Files Box 10 Folder 11 - The Ancestry of Richard Milhous Nixon. Third Edition, 1971.

p. 19

Great-grandparents

GEORGE NIXON III & (9) MARGARET ANN TRIMMER

George b 1821 McE1ree Rd, Washington, Pat d Ju1 14-1863 Gettysburg, PA m Jan 10-1843 Washington Co, Pa Margaret Ann b 1826 Smith Twp, Washington Co d Mar 18-1865 Vinton Co.; buried McArthur, OH.

George was twelve when he moved to Smith Twp, Wa~hington Co. He was married by Rev Thomas. M Hudson, Methodist presiding elder, at the home of his' sister, Eleanor Scothorn, in South Strabane Twp. He lived in Smith
Twp, likely at Atlasburg, until he and his family moved to Elk Twp, Vinton Co, Ohio,in 1853. His father had gone to Vinton County in 1844.

On Nov.9-1861 George enlisted in the Union Army. The records at Washington list him as "age 40, farmer, 5 feet, brown eyes, light complexion and hair". He was mustered into service at Waverly, Pike Co, Ohio as a private in Company-B, 73rd Regiment of Ohio Infantry.

They left camp near Chillicothe OH on 24-1862. ··The regiment was in West Virginia until April when it went to McDowell, Va. It was in. the 9attle of Cross Keys June 8
and Manassas Aug 28. The winter camp was at Aquia Creek, Va. The regiment was at Chancellorsville in the spring, but did not get into fighting. It reached Gettysburg, PA at 2 pm Jul 1-1863 and went into position near what is now the National Cemetery. On July 2 there was sharpshooting and
George was wounded. He died in a nearby hospital July 14. His grave is close to the spot where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous dedicatory address a few months later.

The marker reads "GEORGE NIXON CO. B REGT. 73" Ninety years later on Jul. 5,1953 his great~grandson, Richard Nixon,
visited the grave and placed flowers on it.

The widow survived for twenty months. At her death Mar 18-1865 she left eight children ages 21 to 5. See her widow's pension record in the National Archives (WC 84443).

1. Martha L Nixon b 1844 m Aug 30-1862 John Vansky
a. George Vansky
b. Mary Vansky
c. William Vansky

2. David Palmer Nixon b Jan 23-1846 d Nov 21-1932 Goshen, WV m Dec 20-1871 Rachel H Clark d Jan 21-1925
a. Louisa L Nixon b Sep 10-1872 d young
b. C Frank Nixon b Nov 11-1874 d 1920, unmarried
c. Olive G Nixon.b Nov 1876 d Jun 9-1963 m. A G Alderson
d. Columbus Henry Nixon b Sep 15-1879 d May 16-1966
e. George Nixon d yg ,
f. Mary A Nixon b May 21-1883 d May 3-1965, unmarried

3. Samuel Brady Nixon *** Richard Nixon's grandfather

4. Margaret Lovina Nixon b 1849 m Jul'6-1865 William W. Carson no further record

5. Sarah Elizabeth Nixon b Sep 15-1851 m Robert Shields
a. Elliott Shields d young
b. William John Shields
c. Blanche Shields m Edward Hindman
d. Mary Melissa Shields m J A Richardson
e. Georgetta Shields m Hugh Miller

6. William Francis Nixon b Feb 2-1854 d Aug 12-1863

7. Boston A Nixon b Apr 6-1856 d Jun 16-1939, buried Aumsville, Ore m 1 H C Livingston. m 2 c1888 Lucy Christian b Mar 16-1865 McDowell Co, W Va d Jul 6-1939 Springfield, Ore
a. Charles M Nixon b May 20-1881 "
b. Margaret Nixon b Mar 9-1890 d Feb 23-1970 m Claude Martin
c. George Thomas Nixon b Feb 11-1892 d May 3-1965
d.Winford Kessler Nixon b Oct 6-1894

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e. David Palmer Nixon b'Jul 6-1896 d Jun 25-1964
f. Henry Delbert Nixon b 1898 d 1962
g. Matilda Nixon b Apr 15-1900 m Riehtor Carron
h. Marie Nixon b Mar 3-1902 m Percy Ross
i. Albert Nixon b 1904 d Oct 3-1922 m Linnie Fertog

8. Hiram D Nixon b Mar 15-1858 d Jan 26-1927 Washington CH, Ohio m Nov 13-1880 Clarinda J Leach d Jun 9-1909
a. Roy Benson Nixon b Dec 29-1881 d Apr 1-1971 McArthur, Ohio
b. Austin Roscoe Nixon b 1883 d Mar 1953
c. Dallie C Nixon b Nov 3-1887 d 1888
d. Guy Brandon Nixon b May 24-1891 d Nov 5-1963
e. Clara Hazel Nixon b Aug 30-1893 d Jul 1935
f. Elizabeth Marie Nixon b 1895 d May 18-1921

9. Elihu (Lyle) Andrew Nixon b Aug 22-1860 d Jan 7-1948 Frankfort, Ohio m Apr 5-1882 Alice J Roach b Sep·20-1865 d Sep 6-1923
a. Alta Estella Nixonb ~ay 13-1883 d Jan 8-1965 m Albert Young
b. Dora Blanche Nixon b Feb 12-1885
c. Bertie Ray Nixon b Nov 8-1887
d. Mamie Murdell Nixon b Nov 23-1889
e. Marie Bell Nixon b Aug 16-1891 m Lewis Bates:
f. Earl Motley Nixo~ b Apr 30-1893
g. Freddie Ernest Nixon b Jul 12-1898 d Apr 25-1971

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Grandparents

(4) SAMUEL BRADY NIXON & (5) SARAH ANN WADSWORTH

Samuel b Oct 9-1847 Atlasburg, Smith Twp, Washington Co, Pal
d Apr 28-1914 Vinton Co, Ohio; m l Apr 10-1873 Hocking Co, Ohio Sarah Ann Wadsworth b Oct 15-1852 Hocking Co, d Jan 18-1886 Vinton Co, m 2 Lutheria Wyman b Oct 18-1863 d 1948 California, she m 2 in Cal Dr W V Marshburn

Samuel was six when he moved to Ohio; he was almost 16 when his father was killed at Gettysburg, Pa. He farmed, taught school and carried mail. Sarah Ann's health was not good. Attempts to find a better climate in the Carolinas and Georgia failed. Samuel and Sarah Ann are buried in Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Vinton County. Samuel had over 40 Nixon and over 60 Trimmer first cousins.

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Parents

(2) FRANCIS ANTHONY NIXON & (J) HANNAH MILHOUS

Francis b: Dec 3-1878 Elk Twp, Vinton Co, Ohio; t,d Sep 4,1956 La Habra, Cal; m Jun 25-1908 Whittier, Cal Hannah Milhous b Mar 7-1885 near Butlerville, Jennings Co, Ind; d Sep 30-1967.

Francis (Frank) was brought up as a Methodist; Hannah as a Quaker. After their marriage he became a Quaker. He moved as a boy to Woodgeard Road, Ebenezer Ridge, south of Hue, Ohio. He attended Ebenezer School and Ebenezer Methodist Church at Mount Pleasant, Vinton Co. After his mother's death he lived with his uncle Elihu (Lyle) Nixon. He worked as a motorman in Columbus, Ohio from 1901 to 1907 before moving to Whittier, California - a warmer climate. At a party given by the conductor with whom he worked he met Hannah Milhous.

After marriage they lived in Whittier, Lindsay, Yorba Linda and returned in 1922 to East Whittier, where they operated the Nixon Market. From 1947 to 1950 they lived on a farm at Menges Mills, York Co, Pa. Again for health reasons they returned to Whittier and later lived at nearby La Habra, California.

1. Harold Samuel Nixon b Jun 1-1909 d Mar 7-1933
2. Richard Milhous Nixon (1)
3. Francis Donald Nixon b Nov 23-1914 m Aug 9-1942 Clara Jane Lemke
a. Lawrene Mae Nixon b Jul 18-1943
b. Donald Anthony Nixon b Dec 12-1945
c. Richard Calvert Nixon b Aug 28-1952
4. Arthur Burdg Nixon b May ~6-1918 d Aug 1925
5. Edward Calvert Nixon b May 3-1930 m Jun 1-1957 Gay Lynne Woods
a. Amelia Nixon b Jun-4-1958
b. Elizabeth Nixon b Apr 14-1960
b. Elizabeth Nixon b Apr 14-1960


Buried:
Grave location, tombstone photo, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=nixon&GSfn=boston&GSiman=1&GScid=38554&GRid=29198822&

Died:
Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
Name: Boston Nixon
Death Date: 16 Jun 1939
Death Place: Lane
Spouse: Lucy
Certificate: 318

Boston married Lucy Ann CHRISTIAN 28 Apr 1889, Greenbrier Co. WV. Lucy (daughter of Thomas Bailey CHRISTIAN and Nancy Jane Cline) was born 16 Mar 1865, McDowell Co. WV; died 06 Jul 1939, Lane Co. OR; was buried , Aumsville Cemetery Aumsville Marion Co. OR. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Lucy Christian
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1880: Sandy River, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Nancy Christian
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Lucy Nixon
Age: 35
Birth Date: Mar 1865
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Glade, Webster, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Boston Nixon
Marriage Year: 1889
Years Married: 11
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 7
Household Members:
Boston Nixon 44
Lucy Nixon 35
Maggie Nixon 9
Thomas Nixon 7
Kessler Nixon 5
David P Nixon 3
Henry Nixon 2
Matilda Nixon 1 month

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Lucy Nixon
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Enchanted, Coos, Oregon
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Boston A Nixon
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
Boston A Nixon 73
Lucy Nixon 65

Birth:
POB is given as Tazewell Co. VA in her marriage record. Parts of Tazewell Co. later became McDowell Co. WV.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=NI&GSfn=l&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=39&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=201&GRid=29198825&df=all&

Died:
Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
Name: Lucy Nixon
Death Date: 6 Jul 1939
Death Place: Lane [County]
Spouse: Boston
Certificate: 393

Notes:

Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10976592&Type=Marriage

Line 39

Notes:

If the Cherokee/Shawnee ancestry is correct, he was also called No-wa-tah Wo-ha-li.

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Thos Christian [Thomas Christian]
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male in household of Mastin and Maria Robinette Christian
Family Number: 770

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Christian
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 13, McDowell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Peeryville
Household Members:
Thomas Christian 22
Nancy Christian 19 [was Nancy Cline]
Hervey Christian 9 months

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Christian
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: District 3, Pike, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ashcamp
Household Members:
Thomas Christian 30
Nancy Christian 27
Harvey B Christian 11
Margaret Christian 8
Patsey Christian 6
Lucy Christian 4
Moses Christian 2
Harvey W Christian 1

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Christian
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Thomas Christian 42
Nancy Christian 39
Harvy B. Christian 20
Margaret Christian 18
Patsy Christian 17
Lucy Christian 14
Moses Christian 13
Harrison Christian 12
Thomas Christian 9
Henry Christian 6
Nancy J. Christian 4
Matilda Christian 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Christian
Age: 62
Birth Date: Apr 1838
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Glade, Webster, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy Christian
Marriage Year: 1860
Years Married: 40
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas Christian 62
Nancy Christian 60
Thomas Christian 27
Loranzy Christian 17
Laura C Christian 15
Thomas E Collins 5

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas B. Christian
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 16 Virginia Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
Company: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private

Thomas married Nancy Jane Cline 1860. Nancy was born Oct 1839, Tazewell Co. VA; died 06 Jan 1906, Craigsville, Webster Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 6027A1C5F72B4665B0C14A02C7FD6AE98E2B

Notes:

Record of divorce in 14 May 1851 between Mastin Christian and Jane Christian. In 1850 census he was living with Maria, age 40. Sally Christian, age 20 was living in the home as well in 1850.

McDowell County in West Virginia and American History by Jean Battlo, page 478. "In 1880s Mastin Christian taught the Sandlick School in Adkins (later named Gary), a log house at the mouth of Sandlick Creek, near the old company store."

CENSUS RECORDS

1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Masters Christian [Mastin Christian]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Tazewell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Martin Christian [Mastin Christian]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tazewell, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Mastin Christian
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1800
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 770
Household Members:
Mastin Christian 50
Maria Christian 40
Daniel Christian 26
Hiram Christian 15
Thos Christian 13
Moses Christian 7
Withers Christian 5
Weston Christian 2
Noah Burchfield 24 [son-in-law]
Nancy Burchfield 18 [daughter]
Sally Christian 20 [daughter-in-law, Sarah Mounts, new wife of Daniel as of August 20. The census is dated August 25. Apparently the newlyweds had not yet found their own place.]

Land Grants
Maston Christian - 30 Sept 1842
Tazewell County
50 a. On the head of Jonathan's branch waters of the Dry fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 93, p. 342

Maston Christian - 30 Sept 1842
Tazewell County
23 a. On the Long fork of Harmans branch waters of the Dry fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 93, p. 343

Maston Christian - 30 Sept 1842
Tazewell County
36 a. On the Dry fork of Sandy River and not far from mouth of said river
Grants No. 93, p. 414

Maston Christian - 31 Jan 1844
Tazewell County
60 a. At the mouth of Harmans branch waters of the Tug fork of Sandy River
Grants No. 95, p. 111



Birth:
Indian Creek on the Clinch River in what is now Tazewell Co., VA

Mastin married Margaret Maria (Peggy) Robinette 31 Aug 1831, Tazewell Co. VA. Margaret was born 1809, Wythe Co. VA; died Aft 1880, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Maria Christian
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female [in household of her husband Mathias Harman Christian]
Family Number: 770

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Margaret Christian
Age in 1860: 48
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 13, McDowell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Peeryville
Household Members:
Margaret Christian 48
Nathan Christian 13
Mastin Christian 10
Louisa Christian 8
Moses Christian 18
Isaac D Simpson 21