Sons of John Elijah Mixson #32

27 WILLIAM DANIEL MIXSON, JOHN ELIJAH MIXSON (32), WILLIAM MIXSON (22), ELIJAH MIXON, JR. (20), ELIJAH MIXON (9), GEORGE MIXON (4), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

William Daniel Mixson, physician, son of John E. and Elmira Cole Mixson, was b. in Coffee County, AL, Apr 18, 1870, d. at his home in Waycross, GA, Jun 2, 1960, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, Coffee County, AL. (M.D., Chattanooga Medical College, 1399). He did general practice in Dale and Coffee County for twenty years, the last five years of which was at Midland City. He served for a few months as an officer in the U.S. Medical Corps in World War I, after which he took special courses at Tulane in New Orleans on eye, ear, nose, and throat, and later at Manhattan (N.Y.) Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic and Malatien Seminary in N.Y. He retired in 1939 after twenty years' practice in Waycross, GA, where he had distinguished himself in his profession, and was widely known in that part of the state.

 

On Jun 1, 1899, he m. Pearl Loreta Fuller - b. Feb 2, 1878, d. Jun 10, 1969, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton,  Coffee County, AL, dau. of Robert A. and Walker P. Danielly Fuller. She was a sister to Coral Fuller, wife of William T. Mixson, a cousin to Dr. Mixson. When William T. Mixson died in 1905, Dr. and Mrs. Mixson took the widow and tier children under their wings until the children reached maturity. They had no children, but have been a great help, not only to their own people, but to their community as well, always supporting education and the progress for the good of their fellow man.

 

Pearl L. Fuller Mixson, widow of William D, Mixson, physician, died Jun 10, 1969 in the South East AL, General Hospital at Dothan, buried Jun 11, 1969 - by the remains of her husband in Old Tabernacle cemetery. She had passed her 91st birthday (Feb 2, 1878).

Census:

1910 Westville, Dale, AL, age 40, wife Pearl L-31

1930 Waycross, Ware, GA, age 59, wife Pearl L-51

1940 Waycross, Ware, GA, age 69, wife Pearl-62

 

231 JOHN HARRIS MIXSON, JOHN ELIJAH MIXSON (32), WILLIAM MIXSON (22), ELIJAH MIXON, JR. (20), ELIJAH MIXON (9), GEORGE MIXON (4), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

John Harris Mixson, planter, son of John Elijah. and Elmira Cole Mixson, was b. in Coffee County, AL, Dec 5, 1876, d. Apr 13, 1941, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton AL. On January 22, 1904, he was m, to Sarah Jeanette “Nettie” Cullifer - b. Jul 27, 1887, d. Jan 4, 1960, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton AL.

Census:

1910 Centerville, Coffee, AL, age 32, wife Nettie-22, children: Jessie-4, Lillie-2

1920 Haw Ridge, Coffee, AL, age 44, wife Nettie-32, children: Jessee-14, Lillie May-11, Johnnie-4

1930 Haw Ridge, Coffee, AL, age 53, wife Nettie-42, children: Johnny-14, Rex-10, James-7

1940 Grant, Coffee, AL, age 62, wife Nettie-52, children: Rex-20, James-17

Children:

§238 Jessie Mixson - b. Nov 9, 1905, d. Aug 28, 1986

§239 Lillie Mae Mixson - b. Jul 6, 1908, d. May 16, 1998

§240 Johnnie Mixson - b. Aug 6, 1915, d. 1996

241 Rex W. Mixson - b. Jan 12, 1920, Coffee County, AL, d. Dec, 5 2002, bur. Enterprise City Cemetery. Enterprise, AL, m. Jan 23, 1949 to Rebecca Purcell, b. Aug 13, 1924, d. May 27, 2004, bur. Enterprise City Cemetery, Enterprise, AL, dau. of Addys Morris and Pocahuntas Batchelor Purcell.
Children:

242 Roger Mixson - b. Aug 20, 1951

243 David Mixson - b. Jun 11, 1954

244 Martha Mixson - b. Apr 30, 1960

245 James H. Mixson - b. Jul 1, 1922, Coffee County, AL, d. Nov 23, 2004, bur. Meadowlawn Cemetery, Enterprise, AL, m. Merle Bowden, Jan 23, 1949, d. Dec 14, 1990, bur. Meadowlawn Cemetery, Enterprise, AL.
Children:

246 Breck Mixson - b. Nov 30, 1950

247 Starla Mixson - b. Feb 17, 1958

 

235 NOAH HARPER MIXSON, JOHN ELIJAH MIXSON (32), WILLIAM MIXSON (22), ELIJAH MIXON, JR. (20), ELIJAH MIXON (9), GEORGE MIXON (4), JOHN MIXON ill (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Noah Harper Mixson, son of John E. and Elmira Cole Mixson, was b. in Coffee County, AL Oct 17, 1884, d. at his home in Samson, AL, Mar 16, 1923, bur Travelers Rest Cemetery, Samson, AL. He was an attorney-at-law. On Dec 22, 1905, he m. Carrie Eiland, b. Mar 31, 1887, d. Oct 12, 1958, bur Travelers Rest Cemetery, Samson, AL,  dau. of Dr. and Mrs. Eiland of Samson, AL. The family lived at Samson, Geneva County, AL.

Census:

1910 Piney Grove, Geneva, AL, age 26, wife Carrie-21, dau.-0mo

1920 Samson, Geneva, AL, age 35, wife Carrie E-32, children: Eveyln-7, Jammie A-3, John W-1

1930 Samson, Geneva, AL, widow Carrie E-42, children: Eveyln-17, Jimmie A-13, J William-11

1940 Samson, Geneva, AL, widow Carrie E-51, children: William J-21

Children:

§248 Evelyn Mixson - b. 1913, d. 1930

249 Jammie Alice Mixson - b. Jul 5, 1916, d. May 24, 1997, m. Foy Anderson, shown in 1940 census in Paul, Coffee, AL

250 John William Mixson - b. Apr 22, 1918, Samson, AL, d. Apr 29, 1998. A veteran of World War II, he suffered a severe neck wound in a battle in the Southwest Pacific. (wounded, The Dothan Eagle, Dothan, AL, Feb 22, 1945) He m. Jun 23, 1940 to Mary Frances Slade. Both bur. Travelers Rest Cemetery, Samson, Geneva County, AL, div. Apr 17, 1979, Levey, FL
Census:

1940 Samson, Geneva, AL, John W Mixson age 21, mother: Carrie E Mixson-51

1950 Samson, Geneva, AL, John W Mixson age 31, wife Mary F-30, children: William H-8, John S-4; mother: Carrie Mixson-26

     Children:

251 William Harold Mixson - b. 1941

252 John Slade Mixson - b. Jan 22, 1946, d. Jan 16, 1958. (Killed by an explosion of a home-made rocket he and his brother had made). Bur. Travelers Rest Cemetery,, Samson, Geneva County, AL

253 Martha Mixson - b. 1950

254 Debbie Jean Mixson - b. Nov 27, 1954, d. Jul 25, 2019. Bur. Travelers Rest Cemetery, Samson, Geneva County, AL

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