Wealtha Ann Nix

Brief Life History of Wealtha Ann

When Wealtha Ann Nix was born on 12 July 1818, in Bibb, Alabama, United States, her father, William Nix Sr., was 53 and her mother, Frances Young, was 43. She married William B McGough on 10 January 1835, in Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 14 sons. She lived in Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Alabama, United States in 1870. She died on 9 August 1878, in Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Old Flatwoods Cemetery, Flatwood, Walker, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

William B McGough
1812–1888
Wealtha Ann Nix
1818–1878
Marriage: 10 January 1835
James Anderson McGough
1835–1888
William McGough
1837–1863
George Mcgough
1845–1864
John C McGough
1839–1919
Joseph McGough
1840–1863
Thomas McGough
1842–1898
Michael McGough
1848–
Richard Lafayette McGough
1849–1920
Peter McGough
1851–1919
Andrew Jackson McGough
1853–1924
Reuben Bunyan McGough
1855–1911
Newton McGough
1857–1927
Manual A. McGOUGH
1862–1920
Marion McGough
1862–1862

Sources (12)

  • Willhen Mcquah in household of William Mcquah, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Welthy Ann Nix, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Wealtha Ann Nix Mcgough, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1823

Historical Boundaries: 1823: Walker, Alabama, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

German and Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Nicholas (German Nikolaus).

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Nioclais ‘son of Nicholas’, which was taken by some Limerick families named Woulfe .

German: nickname from Middle High German nickes(e), nixe ‘water sprite’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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