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: 3 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: 27 August 1887 Marriage place: Swan, Marion County, Iowa Wife: Jane Ann HOPPER Birthdate: 29 August 1863 Birthplace: Ingleby Greenhow, Yorkshire, England Death date: 20 February 1937 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Father: William HOPPER Mother: Mary Jane GRAY CHILDREN Child No. 1: Sarah Ann NIXON Sex: F Birthdate: 24 June 1888 Birthplace: Manbeck, Polk County, Iowa Death date: 17 June 1965 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 20 June 1908 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Henry LAWRENCE Child No. 2: George Robert NIXON Sex: M Birthdate: 31 March 1890 Birthplace: Manbeck, Polk County, Iowa Death date: 1943 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 7 July 1918 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Dovey Della COOK Child No. 3: Phoebe Ellen NIXON Sex: F Birthdate: 24 November 1891 Birthplace: Manbeck, Polk County, Iowa Death date: 1948 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 16 December 1912 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Arthur B. STAKE Child No. 4: Kirtley NIXON Sex: M Birthdate: 27 May 1893 Birthplace: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Death date: 1 September 1956 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 14 April 1914 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Hettie Thresa LEMLEY Child No. 5: John William NIXON Sex: M Birthdate: 4 February 1896 Birthplace: Runnells, Polk County, Iowa Death date: 8 April 1967 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage date: 28 December 1928 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Minnie TRITES Child No. 6: Edward Hopper NIXON Sex: M Birthdate: 30 May 1902 Birthplace: Runnells, Polk County, Iowa Death date: 6 March 1985 Place of death: Zearing, Story County, Iowa Marriage date: 2 August 1924 Marriage place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Spouse's name: Ethel Delilah MARSHALL Documentation: 1-George Nixon family Bible 2-Birth certificates County Durham & Yorkshire, England 3-Oakwood Cemetery Book, Pleasant Hlll, Iowa 4-Census Records for Marion & Polk County, Iowa 5-Marriage Records for Polk County, Iowa 6-Death Records - Polk County, Iowa 7-Death Certificates 8-Obituaries-Des Moines Register 9-Delayed Certificates of Birth-Polk County, Iowa 10-Social Security Death Index 11-Laurel Hill Cemetery Records-Des Moines, Iowa