Person:John Nix (9)

Shown in the Alabama Marriage Records for 1800-1920. Listed as John Nix and Adline Inman, Married 25 Nov 1873. Book A Page 117-A. Her family may have spelled their name INMON but it is spelled INMAN on her marriage Records.

1880 Census, Alabama, Etowah County, District 86, Township 12S, Range 3E, Image #5 <www.ancestry.com>/ family #46, NIX, John W., M., age 28 Farming Adaline, W., F., age 26, Keeping house William N. W., M., age 5. Son Victoria , W., F., age 4, daughter Miles H. , W., M., age 1, son Sarah E., W., F., age 2/12 daughter

1880 Census, Alabama, Etowah County, District 86, Township 12S, Range 3E, family #46 Image #5 <www.ancestry.com>/ family #46, NIX, John W., M., age 28 Farming Adaline, W., F., age 26, Keeping house William N. W., M., age 5. Son Victoria , W., F., age 4, daughter Miles H. , W., M., age 1, son Sarah E., W., F., age 2/12 daughter

Nix, Jennings � View Image Online � State: Alabama Year: 1860 � County: Blount Roll: M653_2 � Township: Eastern Division Page: 1056 � Image: 414

Also shown in a Index of cemetery survey, Etowah County Alabama compiled 22 Sep 1963 by Gadsden Branch , Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. DoD shown as 23 May 1902 and DoB shown as 27 May 1852. .

Check Southern Democrat For Obituaries; 29 May 1902

1860 Federal Census, Alabama, Blount County, Page 21, Eastern Division, County of Blount, enumerated on 15th day of June 1860, J. H. Skinner, Post Office Summitt, stamo #1053, image 41 of 106, Residence 290, Family 279.

Tyra Nix, 35, M, w, Farmer, 700, 100, S., Carolina Lettie ?. 30, F, S. Carolia, Thomas B. 11, M W, S. Carolina, John, 8, M, S. Carolina, F. A. 4, F, Alabama, Gerly, 1, M, Alabama,

1900 Census, Alabama, Etowah County, Walnut Grove/Hoppers. image 14 of 21, line 60, residence 48, family 49,

Nix, John ??,Head, W, M, 1852, 48, Wd., SC, SC, SC,

     , Luther, Son, W, M, nov 1881, 18, S, Al, SC, SC, birth is 1881
     , John T., Son, W, M, Aug 1883, 16, S, Al, SC, SC, 
     , Jennings D. Son, W, M, mar 1887, 13 S, Al, SC, SC, 
     , Fannie, daughter, W, F, June, 1889, 10, S, Al, SC, SC, 
     , James E., son, W, M, FEb, 1894, 6, S, Al, SC, SC, 

They aare living nest to at least two Inman families, but Adaline is not present, she died 1894.

1880 censue, Alabama, Etowah county, Other townhips, Search�>�Census�>�U.S. Census� >�1880 U.S. Federal Census >�Alabama >�Etowah >�Other Townships >�District�68 , residence 46, family 46, line 38,

Nix, John, W, M, 28? farmer

     , Adaline W, F, 26, wife, keeping house
     , William N. W, M, 5, son, 
     , Victoria? W, F, 4, daughter, 
     , Miles H. W,M, 1?, son, 
     , Sarah E., W, F, 2/12?, 

Moody's Chapel Cemetery (Etowah County)

Township 12 South, Range 3 East, Section 15

Location: About a mile inside the Etowah County line on Warrior Valley Road, turn South at the Mt. Pisgah church sign, cemetery is on the right after a quarter mile

Completely surveyed by Robin Sterling 22 Jun 03 http://home.hiwaay.net/~bobwonda/Other%20Stuff/cemsframes.html

Tammy, I am reviewing the marriage bond for Adaline and John. I can read everthing down to the signatures of John Nix and Harrison Nix. And I am going to ask you to extract or scan the rest, the small hand writting after the signatures. Let me tell you why.

Harrison is my gg-grandfather. After reviewing all the details I am now sure that this is the correct Harrison. They were first cousins and both were 21 in 1906. Harrison was not married at that time and he is about 10 months younger than John Henry. This is one of the first indications of interaction between these two families that I have found. For some reason many of the grandchildren of Tyre ended up in the Walnut Grove area, while those of his brother Daniel stayed in the Warrior Valley area. Only 6-8 miles apart, but that is a fair distance on mule back. Tyre died during the Civil War, their mother died in 1877, so some of them did not have parents for their young years.

Another thing, My gg-grandfather did not sign his name, but only his mark on the document. This is the first indication I have of his education. I think that the purpose of a marriage bond was to prove that both parties were capable of marrying. That is not currently married and not under age. I think that Adaline may have been under age in 1906, John was 21 by my records so was OK but I have her 15 or maybe 16 when they married. And the first child was born a year latter when she was either 16 or 17. Generally the parents would sign a release for underage daughters to marry, but I have John Inman dead before this time, and a trip to Gadsden would have been a real task for Winnie. But if I am correct and she was really underage then a marriage bound could have really been a risk for Harrison. So he must have had an appreciation for his cousin and his future wife. I notice that the Justice of the Peace states that Harrison was personally known to him, so maybe they had greased the track before they went to Gadsden.