Person:Texas Nix (1)

A SHORT HISTORY; TEXANA NIX

Gene data bank contains information on Tyre, Letty, and the other four children, but does not include Texana. If tthe date of 1863 is correct for her birth then she was born shortly before, or may be even after Tyre's death, 19 April 1863. The fact that she was not included in the gene records may indicate that she died young. However she does show on the Alabama 1870 census as 6 years old This would tend to indicate that she was born late in the year 1863, because census was normally taken during the summer when school was out and teachers were available for census takers. At least that seemed to be the practice for the early years in Alabama.

I need to check the cencus and see what the requirement was on reporting age for that year. There should be a requirement to report age as of some date in the census year. That requirement changed from census to census. Also check the gene data bank for a date.

The State of Alabama, Etowah County

At a regular term of the Honorable, the Court of Probate, held in and for said county, and State, at the Court House of said County in the City of Gadsden, on the second Monday of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven, (1877) being the Eighth (8th) day of said month, the following proceedings were had, to-wit; The Hon Lemmel(?) E. Hamlin presiding Judge.

Lettice Nix dec'd Estate of Order Setting day

In Probate Court October 8th 1877.

John Nix and W.F. Thomas, Administrators of said estate, having this day filed their application, in writing and under oath, praying for an order, and proceedings to sell certain real estate in said petition described, of the property of said decedent at the time of her death, for division , and upon the grounds that the same cannot be equitably divided among the heirs of said estate; and appearing from an inspection of said petition----------cannot read part of the last line------, are her four children and one grandchild to-wit; the said John Nix and Frances A. Thomas wife of said W.F. Thomas, son and daughter of said decedent of full age and residing in Blount County; and Gurley T. Nix a son and Texana Nix a daughter, both between the ages of fourteen years and twenty one years and reside in Etowah County; and Zemerly Nix a grandchild and daughter of Thomas Nix deceased, who was a son of said decedent, which said Zemerly is a minor under the age of fourteen years residing with its mother, Dicy Nix in Etowah County; It is therefore, ordered, that the 19th (?) day of November 1877, be and it is hereby appointed a day for hearing the said application, and the proof which may be submitted in support of the same: It is further ordered, that said Frances A. Thomas, Gurley T., and Texana Nix have notice of this proceeding and of the day set for hearing the same, by citation to be personally served on them ten days befor

A SHORT HISTORY; TEXANA NIX

Gene data bank contains information on Tyre, Letty, and the other four children, but does not include Texana. If the date of 1863 is correct for her birth then she was born shortly before, or may be even after Tyre's death, 19 April 1863. The fact that she was not included in the gene records may indicate that she died young. However she does show on the Alabama 1870 census as 6 years old.

Corrections and revisions by Elizabeth Mintz July 4, 2004.

Check these notes, did she find a cemetery marker or other record of death for this person?

(1) Family Information: 1870 Federal Census, Etowah, County (Township 12-Range 03), Alabama, Household #79/79. (Mother's Household)

Search > Census > U.S. Census > 1880 United States Federal Census > Alabama > De Kalb > Other Townships > District�56, Image 36 of 44, Residence 308, Family 313

Alexander, Hamilton, W, M, 22, Farm Laborer, GA, GA, SC,

              , Texan, W, F, 17 Wife, Keeping House, AL, AL, AL, 
              , Mary, W, F, 16, Sister, At Home, GA, GA, SC

Name:Hamilton ALEXANDER Age:22 Estimated birth year: <1858> Birthplace:Georgia Occupation:Farm Laborer Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880:Beat 5, De Kalb, Alabama Marital status:Married Race:White Gender:Male Spouse's name:Texan ALEXANDER Father's birthplace:GA Mother's birthplace:S Cannot read/write:View Image Blind:View Image Deaf and dumb: View Image Otherwise disabled:View Image Idiotic or insane: View Image

Image Source: � Year: 1880;�Census Place: Beat 5, De Kalb, Alabama;�Roll: T9_12;�Family History Film: 1254012;�Page: 613D;�Enumeration District: 56;�Image: 0185.

Marriages of Etowah County, Alabama Prior to 1900, Vol. I, Compiled by Carolyn Miller Pruitt.

ALEXANDER, W.H. Groom, NIX, T.S. Bride, Book B Page 145 -A, 28 Jan 1880

This William Appears to be a good match. B. abt 1858 in GA. Married for 19 years which would be a year after his first wife died.

Name:William A Alexander (May be any MI. cannot really read) Home in 1900:Walnut Grove, Etowah, Alabama Age:42 Estimated birth year:1858 Birthplace:Georgia Race:White Relationship to head-of-house:Head Occupation:View Image Image source: �

Year: 1900;�Census Place: Walnut Grove, Etowah, Alabama;�Roll: T623 16;�Page: 3A;�Enumeration District: 159.