Bell County Texas Archives History .....Nixon, Martha Irene - US Passport Application September 5, 1919
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U. S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490) 
Application # 6041
State of Texas, County of Williamson
 
I, Martha Irene Nixon, a Native and Loyal Citizen of the United States, hereby 
apply to the Department of State, at Washington, for a passport
To the City of Chihuahua, State of Chihuahua, Mexico

I solemnly swear that I was born at Killeen, Bell County, in the State of 
Texas, on or about the 9th day of October, 1899 that my father, Dr. U. H. 
Nixon, was born in Campbellton, Georgia and is now deceased.
I have resided outside the United States at the following places for the 
following periods”
Monterrey, Mexico from July 1901 to February 1904
And that I am domiciled in the United States, my permanent residence being at 
Georgetown, in the State of Texas, where I follow the occupation of student.
I desire a passport for use in visiting the countries hereafter named for the 
following purpose:
Chuhuahua, Mexico – Teaching

Futrher, I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of 
the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear 
true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I take this obligation freely, 
without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion: So help me God.

/s/ Martha Irene Nixon
Sworn to before me this 5 day of Sept, 1919
Mrs. L. Campbell
Clerk of the County Court of Williamson, County, Texas

Description of Applicant
Age: 20 yrs
Stature: 5 feet  -- inches
Forehead: medium
Eyes: brown
Nose: medium
Mouth: medium
Chin: medium
Hair: brown
Complexion: brunette
Face: round
Distinguishing marks: none
Note added to application:

8-9-19-6041

I, Mrs. U. H. Nixon, Mother of Martha Irene Nixon, do hereby certify that she 
was born on the 9th day of October 1899, at Killeen, Bell County, Texas.
Mrs. U. H. Nixon

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of August, A. D. 1919.
Cooper Sansome
Notary Public

Board of Missions
Methodist Episcopal Church South
W. W. Pinson, General Secretary
810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn

August 18, 1919

To Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that Miss Martha I. Nixon is a duly appointed teacher of the 
Women’s Missionary Council, Board of Missions, Methodist Episcopal Church, 
South, to work in Mexico.  She is therefore entitled to a passport and any 
other courtesies usually extended to such workers.

Very respectfully,
Esther Case
Secretary of Latin-American Fields
Board of Missions
Methodist Episcopal Church, South


Additional Comments:

Daughter of Udolphus H. Nixon, MD & Martha Elizabeth (Nelson) Nixon

Collection: Texas Death Index, 1964-1998
Name: Martha Irene Nixon
Gender: Female
Marital Status: 
Death Date: 15 Jun 1990
Death County: Travis
Death Place: Travis, Texas, United States
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Social Security Death Index
Name: Martha I. Nixon 
SSN: 091-26-3727 
Last Residence: 78609  Buchanan Dam, Llano, Texas, United States of America 
Born: 9 Oct 1899 
Died: 15 Jun 1990 
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1951)
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Buried at Killeen City Cemetery - Killeen, Bell County, Texas



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