Individual Details
Rev John Nixon Jr.
(2 Jul 1768 - 9 Dec 1840)
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.
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.
Events
Families
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 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Jno Nixon 142 (7 in family)1 male 16+ (Jno. Jr.)
4 males under 16 (prob 4 sons)
2 females (wife & 1 daughter)
Jno Nixon 211
2 males 16+ (Jno. & son?)
1 male under 16 (prob 1 young son)
1 female (prob wife)
Census (family)
415 5 Nixon John 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 15 males under 10
1 male 10-16
1 male 45+
2 females 10-16
1 female 26-45
1 slave
Burial
Inscription reads:REV.
Jno Nixon Sr. born
July 2nd 1768 and
died dec 9th 1840
Endnotes
1. Tommy and Shirley Nixon, "Wm/John/Henry Nixon b. Eng 1700>VA>TN>MS," e-mail message from
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1790 > SOUTH CAROLINA > LANCASTER > NO TWP LISTED Series: M637 Roll: 11 Page: 241.
3. , "Shiloh Cemetery, Maury Co., Tennessee," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2011), .