Boston Alexander Nixon

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.

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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 H. C. Livingston. [Group Sheet]

1. Charles M. Nixon

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:

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

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1. Margaret (Maggie) N. Nixon was born 09 Mar 1891, Webster Co. WV; died 23 Feb 1970, California.
2. George Thomas Nixon was born 11 Feb 1893, Webster Co. WV; died 03 May 1965, Walla Walla Co. WA.
3. Winford Kessler Nixon was born 06 Oct 1894, Webster Co. WV; died 25 Apr 1984, Sonoma Co. CA.
4. David Palmer Nixon was born 06 Jul 1896, Webster Co. WV; died 25 Jun 1964, Marion Co. OR; was buried , Aumsville Cemetery Aumsville Marion Co. OR.
5. Henry Delbert Nixon was born 13 Jan 1898, Webster Co. WV; died Oct 1961, Humboldt Co. CA.
6. Matilda N. Nixon was born 15 Apr 1900, Webster Co. WV; died Aug 1982.
7. Marie Hazel Nixon was born 03 Mar 1902, Webster Co. WV.
8. Albert Nixon was born 05 Mar 1904, Webster Co. WV; died 03 Oct 1922, Greenbrier Co. WV.
9. Clarence Nixon was born 05 Mar 1904, Webster Co. WV; died 05 Mar 1904, Webster Co. WV.