Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Nixon was born on 21 October 1853, in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Nixon I, was 40 and his mother, Lurana Lorraine Wootten, was 38. He married Melcena Kennar Kuykendall on 6 October 1878, in Gillespie, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Gillespie, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Brown, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 28 May 1930, in Brown, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Owens, Brown, Texas, United States.
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- Tom Nixon, "United States Census, 1900"
- T J Nixon, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Tom Nixon in entry for Lurana E Brown, "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986"
Spouse and Children
1853–1930 Male
1860–1914 Female
Children (9)
1880–1957 Male
1882–1970 Male
1886–1968 Male
1886–1891 Male
1889–1969 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1813–1887 Male
1815–1906 Female
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1833–1911 Male
1834–1917 Female
1836–1838 Male
1838–1925 Female
1840–1905 Male
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World Events (8)
1856
Age 3
1861
Age 8
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (northern), Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Nik(k)e, a short form of Nicholas . This is a famous Scottish Borders surname, which has also been established in Ireland since the Plantation of Ulster during the 17th century.
Americanized form of Finnish Nissinen, from the personal name Nissi, a pet form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ) + the surname suffix -nen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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