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The submitter has given permission to the USGENWEB Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Dallas Co., Texas Obituaries.....NIXON, Henry Madison d. 20 February 1929 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie (Johnson) Freeman May 27, 2005 vcjfreeman@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Cleburne News" Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Issue of Thursday, February 28, 1929 IN MEMORY OF H. M. NIXON H.M. Nixon was born the 8th day of January 1851, and died on the 20th day of February 1929 at his home in Dallas, Texas. He was the eldest son of Abner and Eliza Nixon and was one of eight children, three daughters and five sons. He leaves four brothers and one sister, W.A. and S.D. Nixon of Carrollton, GA; P.D. and R.P. Nixon of Bowdon, GA and Mrs. E.J. McElroy. He was the father of seven children, six boys and one daughter, four of whom he raised to manhood and womanhood and two of them are left to mourn his death; one son, J.M. Nixon of Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren and one daughter, Mrs. Lee Brimer of Heflin; also his oldest son Samuel died the 8th day of January 1929, aged 54 years, one month and 12 days. H.M. Nixon was a member of the M.E. Church, South and was a minister of the gospel more than 45 years. In 1905 he joined the Odd Fellows and Masons at Lecta. He returned to Texas May 1916 and lived in Dallas until his death, being at the time living with his fifth wife, who was very sick. He bore his sufferings without complaint, he was sick about two and one half years with heart trouble and high blood pressure. It is hard to give daddy up, but its god's will that must be done, not ours. All we can do is to be ready to meet him in a better world. His daughter, Mrs. Lee Brimer (nee Beatrice Nixon) [Transcribed by Candace (Teal) Gravelle 26 May 2005] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes: This is Henry Madison Nixon, son of Abner Nixon and Eliza Matilda McSwain. According to their family bible, he was born in 1852, not 1851 as stated in the obituary. He was born in Randolph Co., Alabama. Here is what I have been able to put together on his family, though the obituary states he was married 5 times. Descendants of Henry Madison Nixon 1 Henry Madison Nixon b: 8 Jan 1852 in Randolph Co., Alabama d: 20 Feb 1929 in Dalllas, Dallas Co., Texas +Sally Eliot "Minnie" Prichard b: 22 Oct 1859 in near Panthersville, DeKalb Co., Georgia m: 22 Oct 1874 in Cleburne Co., Alabama d: 25 Aug 1916 in Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas Burial: Wildwood Cemetery @ North Texas Lunatic Asylum - Terrell, Kaufman Co.,Texas Father: Silas Prichard Mother: Mary Anna Elizabeth Jordan ~ 2 Lucien Samuel Nixon b: 11 Nov 1874 in Alabama d: 8 Jan 1929 ~ 2 Silas Nixon ~ 2 Beatrice Nixon b: Abt 1898 d: Mar 1937 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~~ +Lee Brimer b: Abt 1894 in Alabama m: 9 Nov 1913 in Cleburne Co., Alabama d: 8 Nov 1953 in Cleburne Co., Alabama Father: Mother: ~~~~ 3 John Brimer b: Abt 1915 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~~~~ 3 Pearl Brimer b: Abt 1916 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~~~~ 3 Maurine Brimer b: Abt 1919 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~~~~ 3 Bill Brimer b: Abt 1921 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~~~~ 3 Harvey Brimer b: Abt 1924 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~~~~ 3 Mamie Brimer b: Abt 1928 in Cleburne Co., Alabama ~ 2 J. M. Nixon Misc. Notes for Henry Madison Nixon: 1880 Census - Cass Co. Texas; Precinct #4, Enumeration District #13, page 34, line #6 Nixon, M.; W M age 28, b. AL, F: AL, M: --- (blank) living as a border with G. E. Bowen & Family; occupation: farm laborer; states he is married but wife is not living with them. also: 1880 Census - Precinct 4, Cass Co., Texas; pg. 170A 290-294 _ Nixon, M. _ 13-34 J.O. BOWEN Self W Female W 30 GA Farming --- --- W.C. BOWEN Son S Male W 12 GA Work On Farm GA GA H.L. BOWEN Son S Male W 9 TX GA GA G.E. BOWEN Dau S Female W 7 TX GA GA M. BOWEN Dau S Female W 5 TX GA GA L. BOWEN Dau S Female W 3 TX GA GA Julia BOWEN Dau S Female W 2M TX GA GA S.E. BOWEN SisterL S Female W 26 GA GA GA >>> M. NIXON Other M Male W 28 AL Farm Laborer AL --- * Living in Cass Co., Texas ca 8 June 1887 * Living in Atlanta, Texas [Cass Co.] 30th Nov 1890 per estate settlement for his father, Abner Nixon. * 1910 Census - Bell Mills, Cleburne Co., AL; pg. 71B Henry M. Nixon, 57, AL * LAW'S CHAPEL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS Church Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1968 Data from "Law's Chapel a History & Records 1853-1976" compiled by Charles Steger. Privately published, 1976. Equally important was religious education or Sunday School. The following 1890,1892, and 1911 records have been included to relate some of this activity. In May, June, and July, 1890, T.R.A. Willis taught Class One. The pupils were: J.P. Law, J.F. Rich, C.F. Law, T.O. Willis, Tom Haynes, and C.H. Lumpkin. In 1892, Kittie Echols became the teacher of this class. Class 2 was taught by Miss Hattie Lumpkin. Members of this class were: Ida Lumpkin, Nora Law, W.D. Waters Jr., Sam NIXON, Henry Howell, Sarah Law, Belle Law, B.F. Lumpkin, Jr., R.A. White, Bob Law, Sarah Lumpkin, Eva Thomas, W.G. Askew, F.L. Haynes, Ida Fowler, Mattie Dunlap, Maudie Jackson, Stella Haynes, E.J. Willis, Lavonia Rich, Jessie Townsend, and Oscar Griffin. H.M. NIXON was in charge of Class 3 and the students were: Fannie Law, Bettie Lumpkin, W.H. Law, J. Willson, C.W. Waters, Anna White, Rosa Law, Charlie White, Walter Shelton, Raddie Law, Lizzie Law, Docia Thomas, Doc Fowler, and John Burson. Class 4 was taught by Miss Mary J. Howell. In her class were: Silas NIXON, James H. Law, Horace Law, Emma Law, Fannie Waters, Mabel Law, Bertie Law, Lonie Thomas, Pat Willis, and Tom Mallons. * The Cleburne New Era Cleburne Co., Alabama Issue of Saturday, July 29, 1905 H.M. Nixon was a Heflin visitor this week * "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Thursday, February 20, 1913 LOCAL News The following persons have been drawn for the Grand and Petit Jury of Cleburne County Circuit Court, Spring Term 1913: (include) Andrew J. Prichard Henry M. Nixon (Transcribed by Candace [Teal] Gravelle 17 March 2005) * "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Thursday, April 23, 1914 Howle's Grove News Rev. H. M. Nixon is on the sick list this week. * "The Cleburne News" Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Thursday, May 11, 1916 LOCAL News Mr. S.D. Nixon, a prosperous farmer of Carroll County, Georgia and R.P. Nixon of Bowdon, Georgia visited their brother Mr. H.M. Nixon of Heflin last Saturday. Mr. R.P. Nixon intends visiting in the west about the 28th of the month. He has two children in Texas. He will also attend the reunion at Birmingham. * "The Cleburne News" Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Thursday, June 15, 1916 LETTER FROM H.M. NIXON FROM DALLAS, TEXAS To Editor of the Cleburne News, I will give you a short sketch of my trip from Heflin to this place. I was intending to board the train at Anniston but on account of rain on the 22nd of May, I boarded No. 23 at Iron City that day. At Anniston I purchased a ticket over the L. and N. via Selma, Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans to DeRidder, Louisiana. Most of the land over which we traveled was level and appeared to be very fertile. There was a great deal of water and we certainly believe the old report that three forths of the earth's surface is covered with water. Well, we crossed the great Coosa River and then the greater Alabama river and then the Mobile Bay and many lakes and gulfs and the Pearl river which seemed to be a world of water. It was miles across some of them and it appeared to me that the train was down level with the water. I had to stop over in New Orleans 3 or 4 hours. I went down to the Mississippi river and oh, such a sight! I could not figure out which was the long way of it. I saw a boat down there which looked like it could carry all of Heflin at once. Before we got to New Orleans we traveled a considerable distance along the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. There are several towns on that route with the name of "Gulf' or "Lake" either prefixed or affixed which I thought was very appropriate. There was rain on the 22nd at night so a great deal of the land appeared to be covered with water, especially New Orleans. The city certainly needs draining. At New Orleans we changed to the Santa Fe Sunset Route for Lake Charles, Louisiana. Here we boarded the Kansas City Southern for our destination, DeRidder, Louisiana. DeRidder is the county seat of Beauregard Parish and is a beautiful city. Our stay there was pleasant for 2 days, when I purchased tickets to this place over the Kansas City Southern to Shreveport, and there over the main line of the Texas Pacific to Dallas, Texas. Most of the crops I saw along the route was ribbon cane, though I notices something that I did not know what it was, neither could those I asked, tell me. It was in rows about four feet and looked like bunch sweet potatoes only it was solid in rows. I noticed that no timber was growing along the river banks. I saw state farms in Alabama and large pecan and orange groves. At Bonami, Louisiana, near DeRidder, the government has an Experimental Station. More later. H.M. Nixon, Dallas, Texas * "The Cleburne News" Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Thursday, July 6, 1916 LETTER FROM H. M. NIXON FROM DALLAS, TEXAS To Editor of the Cleburne News, I know that a great many of the readers will appreciate a few lines in regard to city life here. If Heflin should become so "spread out" as to extend from Edwardsville to Chosa Springs and from Evans bridge to the Ross bridge and to Cove church north of Heflin and that densely populated it would be a great city, would it not? Dallas, Texas is one of the great cities of the south. If I lived at the Virgil Evans old home place just north of Evans chapel and could walk down to where Bro. Will Evans now lives and catch a street car coming from Pleasant Ridge church and ride that car to the railroad bridge to Cahulga Creek and there transfer to a car coming from where New Harmony church is located, and then ride that car to where Cove church is situated, I would be about as home as I am from my work. I am now at work on the street car track, which is not very hard work and have a permanent job. My wages are $10.50 a week with two tickets daily extra for coming and going. I can live cheaper here than there; can get a good lunch for 15 cents. A great many eating houses will sell you 21 meal tickets for $4.... H.M. Nixon * "The Cleburne News" Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama Issue Thursday, February 28, 1918 NOTICE FROM J.T. WEATHERS, REGISTRAR, Cleburne County, Alabama Each of the said electors are notified to appear before me on Monday, the 4th day of March 1918 to show cause why his name should not be stricken from the list of registered voters of said county: Precint 6 H. M. Nixon, age 57, Heflin, non-resident