Francis A Wyatt

Brief Life History of Francis A

When Francis A Wyatt was born in 1831, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Philip H. Wyatt, was 25 and her mother, Clara B. King, was 22. She married John Wesley Nixon on 18 September 1851, in Talbot, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Brantley, Marion, Georgia, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Nixon
1832–1912
Francis A Wyatt
1831–
Marriage: 18 September 1851
Tabitha Bulilah E Nixon
1852–
Sarah Ann Ellen Nixon
1854–1947
William Phillip Elijah Nixon
1857–1934
Frances Victoria Alice Nixon
1861–1955
John E. Nixon
1867–
Margaret Nixon
1870–

Sources (5)

  • Francis A Nixson in household of John W Nixson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Francis A. Wyatt, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Francis A. Wyatt in entry for John W. Nixon, "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967"

World Events (8)

1832 · Worcester v. Georgia

In 1830, U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which required all Native Americans to relocate to areas west of the Mississippi River. That same year, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed an act which claimed for Georgia all Cherokee territories within the boundaries of Georgia. The Cherokees protested the act and the case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled in 1832 that the United States, not Georgia, had rights over the Cherokee territories and Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were voided. President Jackson didn’t enforce the ruling and the Cherokees did not cede their land and Georgia held a land lottery anyway for white settlers.

1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail

On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English personal names Wiot or Wiet. These are often pet forms of Wy, from ancient Germanic Wido (see Guy , compare Wyand 1). Wy is the usual Norman French form of the name; the Parisian French form is Guy. Wiot was also used as a diminutive of William . As a surname Wyot(t) became Wyatt during the 16th century.

in Suffolk, this is sometimes a variant of Wyard, from the Middle English personal name Wiard, which is generally from Old English Wīgheard, which is composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’ + heard ‘bold, brave’. Occasionally it may be from Old French Wiard, ancient Germanic Withard (see Viard ).

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

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