Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Hixson was born on 16 January 1825, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Ephraim Hixson Jr, was 27 and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" Hixson, was 25. He married Sarah Vandergriff about 1844. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in District 1, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 8 May 1908, in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.
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- Washington Hixson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Washington Hixon - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Washington Hixon
- Wash Hixon, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
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English: variant of Hickson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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