Person:Margaretta Nix (1)

Notes from Wanda Gregory:

1900 U.S. Census � Alabama � Blount � All Townships ��ED# 16 Apparently Altoona was not a big town in 1900, and they were still undecided about what Conty they were in. This appears in District 16, Rays and Thompson, Blount County, Alabama

image 21 of 33, family 217, Residence 217 Ellison, William. head, W., M, Aug 1838, 61, m, 40, SC, SC, SC,

        , Ara, wife, W, F, Mar, 1840, 60, m, 40 10, 8, SC, SC, SC, 
        , Webster J. son, W, M, Jan 1879, 21, S, Al, SC, SC, at school
        , Joseph W., son, W, M, Sep 1882, 17, s, Al, SC, SC, at school

NIX, Temperence, mother, W, F, Jan, 1818, 82, wd, 15, 12, SC, SC, SC,

    , Maggie, (blank), W, F, Jun, 1863, 36, S, Mississippi, SC, SC, damestic servant

Note: The final female would be Maggie, the daughter of Mary Ann nd John D. Nix of Mississippi. She was a half sister to Willian Ellison.

Name:William L Ellison; Age in 1910: 71 Estimated birth year:1838; Birthplace:South Carolina Home in 1910:THOMPSON, BLOUNT, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male

Series:T624 Roll:2 ;Part: 3;  Page:204B  Year: 1910

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Residence 51, Family 51

Ellison, William L. head, M, W, 71, M, 6, SC, SC, SC, Landlord, Plantation,

          , Ananda, B., wife, F, W, 59 M,6 , 7, 5, NC, NC, NC, 

Nix, Maggie, Boarder, F, W, 45, S, Mississippi, South Carolina, SC, Adams, James, Hired man, M, w, 50, Wd, Georgia, US, US,

Maggie is the daughter of Mary Ann Nix and and John D. Nix, and the Granddaughter of Jennings. She was living with her half brother and had been for the past 10 years, she is also on ithe 1900 census. She is burried in Jackson Mississippi, and never married.

Search > Census > U.S. Census > 1880 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Jackson > All Townships > District 152. image 58 of 60, Moss Point, Beat 3, resience 230, Family 325, Nix, John D. W, M, 60, Laborer, Miss, Do not know, do not know,

    , Mary W, F, 55, Wife, Keeping House, Do not know, do, not know
    , Mary, w, F, 14, Daughter, at home, MS. MS, MS, 
    , Margaret, W, F, 16, daughter, at home, MS, MS, MS, 
    , Rebecca, W, F, 9, daughter, MS, MS, MS, 
    , John, W, M, 7, son, MS, MS, MS, 

The "do not know" response by both parents to where were your parents born is strange. Both knew very well where they were born, and it was not Miss. Also they must have known where their parents were born. Could loosing the Civil war have anything to do with the answer?

NIX, Margaretta Clara born 25 June, 1864, SC died 1 March, 1927, buried Griffin Cemetery. Father: John D. Nix born SC, Mother: Mary Ann Nix born SC. Informant: C. E. Posey. (The fact that C.E. Posey, an in-law was giving death information is some indication that she never married. ) Death Record

Jackson Co. MS

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