Individual Details

John Nixon, Jr, son of John Bently Nixon, was born 2 July, 1768 in Kershaw County, SC. Married Elizabeth Cragg, born 11 Nov. 1767, died, 25 June 1823, Mount Pleasant, Maury County, TN. John Nixon Jr died 9 Dec 1840, Mount Pleasant, TN. John and Elizabeth are burried in the old Shiloh Church Cemetery, John was also a Methodist Preacher. Elizabeth's father was William Cragg, her mother was Martha. This Craig family came from England.

John came from Camden Dist, Kershaw Co, SC to Maury Co, TN in approximately 1807. He was a Methodist minister for 40 years.
He married Elizabeth Craig October 25, 1787. They were the parents of Martha Elizabeth Nixon, John Nixon Jr., and Nancy Nixon. 

Birth	2 Jul 1768	Camden District, South Carolina, British America
Marriage	25 Oct 1787	Elizabeth Craig
Census (family)	1790	Camden District, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States - Elizabeth Craig
Census (family)	1800	Kershaw, South Carolina, United States - Elizabeth Craig
Death	9 Dec 1840	Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Burial		Shiloh Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Spouse	Elizabeth Craig (1767 - 1823)
Child	Nancy Nixon (1788 - 1828)
Child	Martha Nixon ( - )
Child	William Nixon ( - )
Child	Rev. Thomas C. Nixon (1793 - 1872)
Child	John Nixon Jr. (1795 - 1824)
Child	George Nixon (1796 - )
Child	Henry E. Nixon ( - )
Child	Elizabeth Nixon ( - )
Child	Canty J. Nixon ( - )
Child	Lollie Nixon ( - )
Child	Wesley Nixon (1807 - )
Child	Hannah Nixon ( - )
Child	Jane Nixon ( - )

Father	John Bently Nixon Sr. (1730 - 1797)
Mother	Elizabeth Gayden (1742 - )
Sibling	Nancy Ann Nixon (1763 - )
Sibling	Travis Nixon (1766 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Nixon (1770 - 1840)
Sibling	William Nixon (1773 - )
Sibling	Hannah Nixon (1775 - 1821)
Sibling	Henry George Nixon (1778 - )

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