Coryell County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Nixon, M D, Udolphus H. " U. H. " November 11, 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Nixon ycowboy@ix.netcom.com September 19, 2010, 1:41 pm “The Galveston Daily News” Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas Thursday, November 12, 1903 pg. 9 Laredo Fever Situation No Improvement – Efforts of Citizens To Stamp Out Fever – Dr. Nixon Dead at Monterey Special to “The News”. Laredo, Tex., Nov. 11 – There is no improvement in the yellow fever situation, as judged by the number of new cases found. No deaths, however, were reported today. A mass-meeting of prominent business men was held today for the purpose of devising means of quickly stamping out the fever, in order that the quarantine may be raised and permit trade, which has been paralyzed for two months, to resume its normal channel. One hundred citizens volunteered to act as inspectors to report immediately any case of sickness. The Marine Hospital Service and the State Health Department will increase their force of physicians and it is hoped they will now be able to stamp out the disease in about fifteen days. The official bulletin issued at the headquarters of the State Health Department tonight is as follows: New cases, 22; deaths none; total cases to date, 789; total deaths to date, 77. Of the cases reported today, seventeen are new and five old. One additional case of fever is reported from the Cannel coal mines, making the total twelve cases. Word from Monterey shows no improvement in the situation there. The official bulletin of the Board of Health show s one death and fifteen new cases on Saturday last, five deaths and fifteen new cases on Monday. Dr. U. H. NIXON, the leading American physician of Monterey, died of yellow fever at an earlier hour today. - - - (separate article on same page / column) Dr. Nixon a Seguin Man Laredo, Tex., Nov 11 – Dr. U. H. NIXON, director of the American Hospital, who died of yellow fever at Monterey, Mexico, today, was sent there three years ago from Seguin, Tex., by the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church South. He is survived by a wife and seven children. * “The Galveston Daily News” Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas Friday, November 13, 1903 Pg. 7 Twenty Laredo Cases But There Were No Deaths – All Cases Have Probably Been Reported The Campaign of Education Men Who Have the Confidence of the Ignorant Are Doing Missionary Work Among Them Special to “The News” Laredo, Tex., Nov. 12. . . Dr. Murray returned from Monterey last night and reports that his friend, Dr. Nixon, died yesterday with the yellow fever. - - - (separate article on same page / column) Dr. Nixon Lived at Killeen Special to “The News” "Killeen, Tex., Nov. 12 - A message received here yesterday from Monterey, Mex. stated the Dr. U. H. Nixon, chief surgeon of the American Hospital at that place was dead from Yellow Fever. It was a great shock to this town and community, as he (3 unknown words) here for a number of years and had many friends. * “The Galveston Daily News” Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas Saturday, November 14, 1903 pg 5, middle bottom . Nixon Not a Seguin Man Special to “The News” "Killeen, Tex., Nov. 13 - The article in yesterday's News from Laredo stating that Dr. W. H. (sic) Nixon was from Seguin is erroneous. He came from Georgia to this county in 1885 and lived in this place until 1900, moving to Monterey, Mexico, and residing there since." * “The Constitution” Atlanta, Georgia Thursday, November 14, 1903 Pg. 8 Laredo Reports No Deaths Twenty-two New Cases of Yellow Fever However Laredo, Tex., November 11 – There is no change in the yellow fever situation, as judged by the number of new cases found. No deaths, however, were reported today. The marine hospital service and the state health department will shortly increase their force of physicians and it is hoped they will be able to stamp out the disease in a short time. The official bulletin issued tonight is a follows: New cases, 22; deaths, none; total cases to date, 789; total deaths to date, 77. Word from Monterey shows no improvement in the situation there. The official bulletin of the board of health shows one death and 15 cases on Saturday last; 5 deaths and 15 cases on Sunday and 5 deaths and 15 cases on Monday. Dr. U. H. Nixon, the leading American physician of Monterey, died of yellow fever at an early hour today. * Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths in the "The Nashville Christian Advocate 1902-1904" By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2003 JULY-DECEMBER 1903 November 26, 1903 Dr. U. H. NIXON died Nov. 11, 1903 of yellow fever; burial in new Monterey Cemetery [better location not given]. http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca02-06.htm Additional Comments: Udolphus was the son of James Hamilton Nixon and Susan Emily Davies. He was born November 21, 1864 in Campbellton, Campbell Co., Georgia (Campbell Co was dissolved and the are merged into Fulton Co., Georgia in 1932). Udolphus married Martha Elizabeth Nelson on September 1, 1887 in Coryell Co., Texas. They were the parents of nine children: Lillian Isabelle (1888 - 1892) Frederick William (1890 - aft 1942) Edward Hamilton (1892 - 1927) Virgil Miller (1893 - 1963) Rana/Rauine (1895 - 1901) Walter Z. (1898 - 1987) Martha Irene (1899 - 1990) Eugene Hendrix, Sr. (1901 - 1976) Mary Elizabeth (1903 - 1979) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/coryell/obits/n/nixonmd670gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb