Notes from Wanda Gregory:
Martha A. appearts on the 1850 Census for Jasper County, Mississippi: listed as Martha A. NIX age 2 (born 1848).
Also listed on the 1860 census for Perry County, Mississippi as Marthann NIX, age 12 born Mississippi 1848.
Search > Census > U.S. Census > 1860 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Perry > Southern District, image 20 of 47, residence 131, family 121 ?? are the entries reversed? how can there be more residences than families??
Line #2
Nix, John 39, M, Color W, Miller, SC
, Maryann, 33, F, W, SC
, Letty, 9, F, W, Miss,
, Marthann, 12, F, (appears that he was attempting to write Martha Ann)
, Thomas, 6, M, Miss
, Edward, 3, M, Miss
, Eliza, 1/12, F. Miss
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 where 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 losing the Civil war have anything to do with the answer?
