Out of the mist of the Appalachian Mountians and out of the mist of time a man named William Nix made his way through a virgin wilderness. With his wife Frances he traveled into lands never seen before by most white men. Along the way he left a legacy of children that would grow to help populate this land and in their own small way shape it's future.
Where did William Nix come from? Who were his parents?
These are questions that seem shrouded in mystery and lost somewhere in the mist of those times. Check out the Nix Family Tree site for an update on William Nix's DNA. We still do not know the names of William Nix's parents but we can follow the DNA trail to Edward Nix born abt 1689 VA - 1776 SC
I want your views on whether or not I should remove the confederate flags from the site. I have never wanted to promote prejudice or hatred, I have wanted to promote a better understanding of our family history. Please let me know what you think and I will make a decision in the next month or so about whether or not to remove them, based mainly on the feedback I receive from you.
7. viii. ELIZA NIX, b. 1819; d. Bet. 1848 and 1913.
Generation No. 2
2. ABSALON2 NIX (WILLIAM1) was born 1795 in South Carolina or Georgia, and
died Bet. 1851 and 1887 in Alabama. He married MARTHA HAMILTON 01 November
1827 in Bibb County, Alabama.
Children of ABSALON NIX and MARTHA HAMILTON are:
i. MARY3 NIX, b. 1829, Randolph, Bibb County, Alabama; d. Bet. 1830 and 1923.
ii. CHARLES NIX, b. 1832, Randolph, Bibb County, Alabama; d. Bet. 1833 and
1922.
viii. ABSOLUM NIX, JR., b. 1850, Tallapoosa County, Alabama; d. Bet. 1851
and 1940.
3. JAMES2 NIX (WILLIAM1) was born 29 July 1801 in Georgia, and died 17 April
1865 in Bibb County, Alabama. He married MARTHA HUBBARD 21 December 1824 in
Bibb County, Alabama.
ii. ELIZABETH NIX, b. 27 February 1828, Randolaf, Bibb County, Alabama; d. 05
May 1886; m. JOHN JR. GIBSON, 10 August 1847, Bk-D P-371 Centerville , Bibb
Co., Al..
iv. WELTHA ANN NIX, b. 08 May 1832, Randolph, Bibb County, Alabama; d. 1898,
Crumpton Cemetary Centerville; m. DAVID CRUMPTON, 17 January 1854, Bibb
County, Alabama.
v. SARAH NIX, b. 25 December 1834, Randolaf Al. Bibb Co.; d. 11 January 1907,
Masadonia Bapist Church Jemison Al.; m. (1) C. M. SMITH, WFT Est. 1848-1880;
m. (2) IRA P. WARD, 14 February 1854, Centerville Al..
vi. FRANCES NIX, b. 23 May 1837, Randolaf Al. Bibb Co.; d. WFT Est.
1871-1932; m. MANLEY M. ATCHISON, 01 December 1858, Centerville Al. Bk-E
Pg-212.
vii. MARY ANN NIX, b. 23 September 1839, Randolaf Al. Bibb Co.; d. 24
November 1886, Jemison , Chilton, Co. Al. Macedonia Church; m. JAMES H.
GIBBONS, 03 February 1857, Centerville Al. Bk-E Pg-171.
viii. JOHN PROCTOR NIX, b. 12 May 1842, Randolph, Bibb County, Alabama; d.
12 March 1926; m. (1) MARY JANE RASPBERRY, 21 August 1866, Bibb County, Ala.;
m. (2) OLIVA GLASSCOCK, 06 November 1881, Clanton Chilton Co, Al.; m. (3) ANNA
ELAM, 19 July 1886, Maplesville, R.F.D.#1 Chilton co...
ix. OLLIF NIX, b. 23 September 1845, Randolaf Al. Bibb Co.; d. 29 September
1845, Nix Family Cemtey.
x. SUSAN S. NIX, b. 29 April 1848, Bibb County, Ala.; d. WFT Est. 1849-1942;
m. WILLIAM GREEN HAYES, 26 September 1869, Clanton Chilton Co, Al..
xi. WILLIAM NIX, b. Abt. 1853, Alabama; d. WFT Est. 1854-1947.
4. CHARLES C.2 NIX (WILLIAM1) was born 1804 in Georgia, and died Bet. 1851
and 1896. He married ELIZA LEE 1826 in Alabama.
Children of CHARLES NIX and ELIZA LEE are:
i. RUTHA ANN3 NIX, b. 1833, Coosa Co, Alabama; d. Aft. 1870; m. ISAAC
LITTLETON.
vii. JOHN NIX, b. 1846, Coosa Co. Al.; d. Aft. 1872.
viii. ELIZA NIX, b. 1849, Coosa Co. Al.; d. WFT Est. 1850-1943.
ix. MARTHA NIX, b. 1850.
x. EZEKIAL NIX, b. 1853.
xi. SUSAN LEE, b. 1855, Mississippi.
5. EZEKIEL2 NIX (WILLIAM1) was born 28 January 1808 in Georgia, and died 1880
in Marion Co.. He married (1) DOROTHY CRUMPTON 16 December 1835 in Bibb
County, Ala.Bk-d P-58 Centerville. He married (2) MARTHA ANN BUTLER 1860 in
Marion Co.. He married (3) MARY 1874 in Marion Co. Al..
Children of George E. Nix and Flossie "MaMaw" Sinkbiel Nix b. 1902 d. 1992: Ruby Nix, Doris Nix, Roy Nix, Fred Nix, O.V. Nix, Bud Nix, Jack W. Nix, Billy Nix
m. (1) MARGARET E. RAYBURN, WFT Est. 1878-1911; m. (2) ROXIE BURLESON, WFT
Est. 1878-1911.
xiii. FRANCES LETITIA NIX, b. 11 May 1863, Marion Co. Al.; d. WFT Est.
1877-1957; m. ALEXANDER CLARK, WFT Est. 1877-1910.
xiv. ROBERT ANDERSON NIX, b. 07 January 1867, Marion Co. Al.; d. WFT Est.
1884-1957; m. MARY CORDELIA RAYBURN, WFT Est. 1884-1917.
xv. THEODOSIA NIX, b. 20 February 1872, Marion Co. Al.; d. WFT Est.
1873-1966.
Children of EZEKIEL NIX and MARY are:
xvi. MCCLANE3 NIX, b. 1875; d. WFT Est. 1876-1965.
xvii. RILEY NIX, b. 1878; d. WFT Est. 1879-1968.
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6. WILLIAM2 NIX, JR (WILLIAM1) was born 1809 in Georgia, and died Bet. 1860
and 1901 in Pontotoc Co. Miss. He married MARY 1830 in Alabama.
ii. WILLIAM III NIX, b. 1831, Bibb County, Ala.; d. Bet. 1832 and 1921.
iii. SARAH NIX, b. 18 January 1835, Alabama; d. 24 November 1916, Calhoun
County, Mississippi; m. PLEASANT NIX, 21 March 1856, Corinth, Alcorn Co, Miss.
vii. CORNELIUS NIX, b. 1848, Pontotoc co., Miss; d. Bet. 1849 and 1938.
viii. CHARLES NIX, b. 1849, Pontotoc co., Miss; d. Bet. 1850 and 1939.
ix. LOUISA NIX, b. 1853; d. Bet. 1854 and 1947.
x. ISSAC NIX, b. 1855; d. WFT Est. 1856-1945.
xi. WILLIAM NIX, b. 1857; d. WFT Est. 1858-1947.
xii. MARTHA C. NIX, b. 1859, Pontotoc co., Miss; d. 1860, Pontotoc co., Miss.
7. ELIZA2 NIX (WILLIAM1) was born 1819, and died Bet. 1848 and 1913. She
married CHARLES PATE 04 January 1833 in Centerville, Bibb County, Alabama.
Children of ELIZA NIX and CHARLES PATE are:
i. SAMUEL SAMUEL3 PATE, b. 1836; d. Bet. 1837 and 1926.
ii. RICHARD PATE, b. 1838; d. Bet. 1839 and 1928.
iii. REASOM PATE, b. 1839; d. Bet. 1840 and 1929.
iv. MARY PATE, b. 1841; d. Bet. 1842 and 1935.
v. JAMES PATE, b. 1844; d. Bet. 1845 and 1934.
This web site doesn't promote racism. It does promote family history. The confederate battle flag is a symbol of part of that history and for better or worse it represents an important part of American history. There were over 560 Nix's in the Civil War on both sides, my branch of the family just happened to fight for the South. These men fought for their families, their homes and their country. I am sure they still would if they could, no matter what flag might be flying over it at the time.
This web site is always under construction and is dedicated to our dad, Jack Wayne Nix.
I am also including some text from the Prince and Rodriguez website on the next page...I am not sure if Pedro Nix really existed or not but if he didn't he should have. Either way it's a darn good story and he fits in pretty good so I will let you check it out and decide.
The sources of the surname data are the 1850 Census, 1880 Census, 1920 Census, and 1990's phone books. Note that the Census data is a sampling of 1 in 100 names, so the 1990 data is the most accurate.
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