Boston Alexander Nixon

Male 1856 - 1939  (83 years)


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  • Name Boston Alexander Nixon 
    Born 06 Apr 1856  Vinton Co. OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jun 1939  Lane Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
      Name: Boston Nixon
      Death Date: 16 Jun 1939
      Death Place: Lane
      Spouse: Lucy
      Certificate: 318
    Buried Aumsville Cemetery Aumsville Marion Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Boston A. Nixon
      Age: 24
      Birth Year: abt 1856
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Home in 1880: Richland, Vinton, Ohio
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Brother
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Occupation: Farmer
      Household Members:
      D. P. Nixon 34
      Rachel Nixon 36
      Ella Clark 15
      Anna Clark 13
      Franklin Nixon 5
      Olive Nixon 3
      Columbus Nixon 8 months
      Elihu A. Nixon 19
      Boston A. Nixon 24

      1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: Boston Nixon
      Age: 44
      Birth Date: Apr 1856
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Home in 1900: Glade, Webster, West Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Lucy Nixon
      Marriage Year: 1889
      Years Married: 11
      Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      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

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Boston A Nixon
      Age in 1910: 54
      Birth Year: abt 1856
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Home in 1910: Richmond Henry Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Prisoner
      Marital Status: Married
      Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

      Source: Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1916, p. 19

      "Boston A. Nixon, convicted November, 1907, in circuit court of Bath County and sentenced to 14 years in Penitentiary for murder; commuted July 5, 1913 to thirteen years, 8 months. Granted conditional pardon December 17, 1914, on recommendation of the trial judge and attorney for the Commonwealth."

      [Note: According to his obituary, he and Lucy came to Oregon in 1928. Unsure as to how long he was in prison.]

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Boston A Nixon
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1857
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Enchanted, Coos, Oregon
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouse's Name: Lucy Nixon
      Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Household Members:
      Boston A Nixon 73
      Lucy Nixon 65

    • 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

      Page 20

      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
    Person ID I18069  Master File
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2012 

    Family 1 H. C. Livingston 
    Children 
     1. Charles M. Nixon
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F8963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucy Ann CHRISTIAN,   b. 16 Mar 1865, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jul 1939, Lane Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1889  Greenbrier Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margaret (Maggie) N. Nixon,   b. 09 Mar 1891, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1970, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +2. George Thomas Nixon,   b. 11 Feb 1893, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 May 1965, Walla Walla Co. WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Winford Kessler Nixon,   b. 06 Oct 1894, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1984, Sonoma Co. CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. David Palmer Nixon,   b. 06 Jul 1896, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1964, Marion Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +5. Henry Delbert Nixon,   b. 13 Jan 1898, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1961, Humboldt Co. CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. Matilda N. Nixon,   b. 15 Apr 1900, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1982  (Age 82 years)
    +7. Marie Hazel Nixon,   b. 03 Mar 1902, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Albert Nixon,   b. 05 Mar 1904, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Oct 1922, Greenbrier Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     9. Clarence Nixon,   b. 05 Mar 1904, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Mar 1904, Webster Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F8964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart