Carroll-Coweta-Meriwether County GaArchives Obituaries.....NIXON, Sarah "Sallie" E. [Kempson] December 31, 1945
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Unnamed/Undated Newspaper most likely from Carroll Co., Georgia
(Sallie Nixon. . .)    At Ripe age of 88

Mrs. Sallie Nixon, age 88, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. R. 
Borders, 18 Coleman street, Monday afternoon following an illness of one week.

Mrs. Nixon was born in Carroll county, Dec. 19, 1857, the daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. Ben Kempson.  She was a lifelong resident of Carroll county.  As a young 
lady she joined the Lutheran Church in Coweta county, but later joined the 
Smyrna Methodist Church, where she was a member at her death.  About 64 years 
ago, she was married to G. Page Nixon, who died 15 years ago.  Three children 
preceded her in death, Jasper and Eula, who died a number of years ago, and a 
daughter who died in infancy.

Survivors are two sons, Virgil Nxon of Carrollton, Route 1 and Earl Nixon of 
Carrollton, Route 5; two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Borders of Carrollton and Mrs. 
Martha McClung of Carrolton Route 5; eight grandchildren, nine great-
grandchildren, and one brother, George Kempson of Leoma, Tenn.

Funeral services were held from the Smyrna Methodist Church on Tuesday at 3 
p.m., with Rev. E. Nash Broyles officiating.  Pallbearers were Irvin Mote, Ulas 
Long, Bill Carter, Lucius Stallings, Floyd Stallings, Lawrence Nixon.  
Interment was in the churchyard.

(Newspaper Clipping copy from Sharon (Kempson) Ginn, August 20, 1999)

Additional Comments:
Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
Name: Sally Nixon 
Death Date: 31 Dec 1945  
County of Death: Carroll  
Gender: F  
Race: W  
Age: 88 years  
Certificate: 24161
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Benjamin Kempson was removed from membership of Mt Pilgrim Lutheran Church in 
Haralson, Coweta Co., GA by letter on 7 Dec 1879.  Is that when the family 
moved to Carroll Co?  He had been admitted to Mt Pilgrim by Confirmation on 5 
Sept 1857.

1830 Census -  Newberry County, SC
Notes: 
page 112 - 1 male 0-5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 20-30. page 115 1
male 20-30, 1 female 15-20.

1840 Census - Edgefield County, SC 

1850 Census - Meriwether Co., GA

1860 Census - Coweta Co., GA
23 Jun 1860 in Haralson, Coweta County, GA; farmer
Was neighbor to Hosea and Susan (Kempson) Gray

1880 Census - Carroll County, GA
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Descendants of Benjamin Kempson

1  	Benjamin Kempson	b: 1804 in South Carolina		
	d: 21 May 1887 in Carroll Co., Georgia					
		+Nancy Bell	b: 17 Dec 1825 in South Carolina	
	m: 19 Mar 1857 in Coweta Co., Georgia (Recorded in Meriwether Co., 
Georgia)	d: 1 Oct 1904 in Carroll Co., Georgia	Burial: Smyrna United 
Methodist Church Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia		Father: 
Thomas (?) Bell	Mother: Sarah Boyd	

~	2  	Sarah "Sallie" E. Kempson	b: 19 Dec 1857 in Carroll Co., 
Georgia			d: 31 Dec 1945 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia
	Burial: 1 Jan 1946 Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carrollton, 
Carroll Co., Georgia				
~~		+George Page Nixon	b: 6 Feb 1858 in Coweta Co., Georgia	
	m: 13 Apr 1882 in Carroll Co., Georgia	d: 28 Aug 1930 in Carrollton, 
Carroll Co., Georgia	Burial: 29 Aug 1930 Smyrna United Methodist Church 
Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia		Father: Wiley Nixon
	Mother: Martha Elizabeth A. Fullilove	

~	2  	Benjamin Washington Kempson	b: 21 Apr 1861 in Georgia	
		d: 21 Apr 1938 in Donley Co., Texas				
	
~~		+Miriam Rebecca Gray	b: 1 May 1859		m: 6 Oct 1881 
in Carroll Co., Georgia	d: 16 May 1917 in Hedley, Donley Co., Texas		
	Father:	Mother:	

~	2  	George Thomas Kempson	b: 9 Feb 1864 in Carroll Co., Georgia	
		d: 7 Apr 1948 in Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee	Burial: Center 
Point United Methodist Church - Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee			
	
~~		+Elsie "Becky" Rebecca Nixon	b: 2 Aug 1865 in Coweta Co., 
Georgia		m: 1 Nov 1883 in Carroll Co., Georgia	d: 28 Sep 1944 in 
Akron, Summit Co., Ohio	Burial: 1 Oct 1944 Center Point United ME Cemetery, 
Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee		Father: Wiley Nixon	Mother: Martha 
Elizabeth A. Fullilove	


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