Brief Life History of Charles D.
When Charles D. Nixon was born about 1839, in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States, his father, Charles Nixon, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Marie Hamilton, was 25. He lived in Berkshire, Tioga, New York, United States for about 15 years.
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- Charles D Nixon in household of Sarah M Nixon, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Charles D Nixon in household of Sarah M Nixon, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Charles Nixon in household of Sarah M Nixon, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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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