Last Updated: September 27, 2020

John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon Family

1. Nixon, John M.

Parents: Pattison & Elizabeth (Pearson) Nixon.

1810 Birth: 1810 Ireland.

Marriage #1: Rebecca Baker. (src: Find A Grave)

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: John Nixon, 49 yo w/m farmer, b. Ireland, $1,380/350, HOH.

1874 Death: 4-27-1874.

1874 Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Washington Co., MO.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Myrtle Nixon Balderson)

…+ Nixon, Rebecca

Parents: Joseph Joel & Elizabeth (Alford) Baker. (src: Find A Grave)

1812 Birth: abt 1812 Ireland.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Rebecca 48 yo w/f, b. Ireland.

…2. Nixon, Virginia S

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1838 Birth: 10-13-1838 Wythe Co., VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Virginia 21 yo w/f, b. VA.

1860 Marriage #1: Virginia Nixon m. Isaac Alford 10-11-1860 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 33 yo single farmer, b. & living in Wythe Co., VA, s/o John & Elizabeth Alford. She single 22 yo, b. Wythe Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o John & Rebecca Nixon.

1914 Death: 11-19-1914.

1914 Burial: McGavock Cemetery, Max Meadows, Wythe Co., VA. (no pic; src: Find A Grave)

…2. Nixon, Elizabeth Jane

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1841 Birth: 6-7-1841 Wythe Co., VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Elizabeth 19 yo w/f, b. VA.

Marriage #1: John Franklin Alford, 1845-1912, s/o John & Elizabeth (Baker) Alford.

1915 Death: 6-28-1915 Wythe Co., VA.

1915 Burial: Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery, Austinville, Wythe Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by DRS)

…2. Nixon, Robert Pattison

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1843 Birth: abt 1843 VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Robert 17 yo w/m, b. VA.

Military: (src: Find A Grave)

"Wythe County Virginia: a bicentennial History" by Mary B. Kegley

NIXON, Robert P., Pvt. Co. B, 51st Va. Inf., enlisted July 31, 1861 at Wytheville, wounded and POW Winchester Sept. 19, 1864; gunshot wound to abdomen entered lower end of sternum, coming out of back; U.S.A. Depot, Field Hospital, Winchester; transferred to Baltimore hospital then to Pt. Lookout Nov. 23, 1864, transferred to Hammond General Hospital Jan. 18, 1865; then back to Pt. Lookout March 31, 1865 to be released June 1, 1865, residence Wythe County; fair complexion, black hair, blue eyes, 5' 4 3/4"; alive in 1888, age 43 (Davis) battles 12; Co . B, 51st Va. Inf. (Hardesty). 

Marriage #1: Sarah Swecker. (src: Find A Grave)

Marriage #2: Mary Amanda Boyd, s/o Edmondon & Margaret Mary (Hurt) Boyd.

1909 Death: 4-2-1909 Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA.

1909 Burial: Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodlawn, Carroll Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave with a note ” Birth and death dates on stone are inconsistent with other records); photo added by WNS)

…2. Nixon, Thomas

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1845 Birth: abt 1845 VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Thomas 15 yo w/m, b. VA.

…2. Nixon, John William

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1848 Birth: 3-29-1848 Wythe Co., VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: William 12 yo w/m, b. VA.

Marriage #1: Elizabeth “Liz” Blackwell, 1945-1929, d/o William B. & Jane (Nixon) Blackwell.

John William Penn Nixon, Elizabeth Lucy (Blackwell) Nixon and daughter, Maude Ina Nixon.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Myrtle Nixon Balderson)

1924 Death: 9-1-1924.

1924 Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell, Washington Co., MO.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Myrtle Nixon Balderson)

…2. Nixon, Alfred F.

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1850 Birth: 1850 Wythe Co., VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Alfred 9 yo w/m, b. VA.

1872 Marriage #1: Mary Jane Crockett Blackwell 6-6-1872 Bickell, Knox Co., OH.

Mary Jane Crockett Blackwell, 1854-1934, d/o William B. & Jane (Nixon) Blackwell.

1925 Death: 2-26-1925.

1925 Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell, Washington Co., MO.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Myrtle Nixon Balderson)

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Myrtle Nixon Balderson)

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Kari)

…2. Nixon, Nancy E.

Parents: John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon.

1852 Birth: 7-19-1852 Wythe Co., VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H300: Nancy 7 yo w/f, b. VA.

Marriage #1: Taylor Elijah Morris

1875 Death: 1-22-1875.

1875 Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Hopewell, Washington Co., MO.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Myrtle Nixon Balderson)

End John M. & Rebecca (Baker) Nixon Family.