George Washington Hixson

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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Family Time Line

George Washington Hixson
1825–1908
Sarah Vandergriff
1823–1896
Marriage: about 1844
James Foster Hixson
1845–1913
Nancy Emeline Hixson
1847–1921
Sarah Y Hixson
1848–1911
Margaret Hixson
1853–1917
Ephraim Hixson
1855–1883
Wilson Hixson
1855–1917
Joseph D Hixson
1858–1933
Rebecca Hixson
1859–1862
Thomas A. Hixson
1863–1942

Sources (11)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hickson .

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

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