Iowa Family Groupsheet for George NIXON Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Carolyn G. STRONG Email address: mom_strong@yahoo.com Husband: George NIXON Birthdate: 03 January 1853 Birthplace: East Hetton, Coxhoe, Durham, England Death date: 25 November 1929 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Father: George NIXON Mother: Sarah GITTINS Marriage date: 29 June 1875 Marriage place: Parish Old Shildon, County Durham, England Wife: Barbara COLLING Birthdate: 7 April 1858 Birthplace: England Death date: 6 December 1886 Place of death: Swan, Marion County, Iowa Father: Robert COLLING Mother: Unknown CHILDREN Child No. 1: Sarah NIXON Sex: F Birthdate: 25 May 1876 Birthplace: Riseburn Middridge, Durham, England Death date: 12 June 1876 Place of death: Riseburn Middridge, Durham, England Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Mary NIXON Sex: F Birthdate: 26 June 1877 Birthplace: Riseburn Middridge, Durham, England Death date: March 1962 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: December 1895 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Edward D. WELSHONS Child No. 3: George NIXON Sex: M Birthdate: 16 December 1879 Birthplace: Old Aukland Park, Durham, England Death date: 17 December 1879 Place of death: County Durham, England Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Isabella NIXON Sex: F Birthdate: 16 May 1881 Birthplace: New Shildon, Durham, England Death date: 24 April 1909 Place of death: Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 16 October 1905 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: William Claude OSWALT Child No. 5: Melissa Jane NIXON Sex: F Birthdate: 10 March 1884 Birthplace: Swan, Marion County, Iowa Death date: February 1940 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: Unknown Marriage place: Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: John MC CAULEY Documentation: 1-George Nixon family Bible 2-Oakwood Cemetery Book, Pleasant Hill, Iowa 3-George Nixon birth record - County Durham, England 4-George Nixon death certificate-Polk County, Iowa 5-Census records for Marion County & Polk County, Iowa 6-Laurel Hill Cemetery Records - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 7-Polk County Iowa Marriage Records