Son of Edward Miles Mixson #712

753 JOHN BENAJAH MIXSON, EDWARD MILES MIXSON (712), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

John Benajah Mixson, son of Edward Miles and Sara Best Mixson, was b. in Barnwell County, SC, Oct 22, 1832, d. Jan 3, 1915. He moved to Florida in 1853 On Jul 17, 1866, he m. Mary Louise Jackson, b. Sep 11, 1847, d. Aug 1, 1928, dau. of Andrew and Martha Dolly Colson Jackson. Both bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

 

Civil War:

He was a member of Company "C", 2^nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry during the Civil War.

Enlistment Date: 12 Sep 1861; Enlistment Place: Fernandina, Florida; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 12 Sep 1861; Muster Place: Florida; Muster Company: C; Muster Regiment: 2nd Cavalry; Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster Information: Enlisted

Rank Change Date:    31 Mar 1864

Rank Change Rank:   Corpl

Note: Updates per FL Civil War Pension Records.

Census:

1880 Precinct 10, Alachua, FL, age 47, wife Mary-33, children: L-13, Lawrence-11, Ida-9, Annie-7, Aurora-5, Leonora-1

1900 Gainesville, Alachua, FL, age 67, wife Mary L-52, children: Aurora-25, Leonora-22, May L-17, Benjamin-15, mother in law Martha Jackson-80

1910 Gainesville, Alachua, FL, age 77, wife Mary-63

Children:

§818 Luna Mixson - b. Jun 6, 1867, d. Apr 23, 1950, m. Joseph H. Avera

*819 Lawrence Jackson Mixson - b. Feb 21, 1869, Nov 21, 1947

§820 Ida Mixson - b. Mar 15, 1871, d. Dec 17, 1903, m. Lorenzo Albert Carver

§821 Annie Mixson - b. Mar 31, 1873, d. May 8, 1954, m. Edward Pinkney Ward

822 Aurora (Rosebud) Mixson - b. Mar 21, 1875, d. Jan 15, 1909, bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL

Miss Rosebud Aroura Mixson, next to the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Mixson, died at the home of her parents on Depot Street Friday morning at 1:30 of consumption.

Gainesville Daily Sun, Jan 16, 1909

Note: Tombstone says Jan 15, 1910 but obituary was in the paper Jan 16, 1909.

823 Son - Not named - b. Jan 21, 1877, d. same day

824 Leonora Mixson - b. May 17, 1879, d. Oct 9, 1968, bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, FL unmarried

825 Mae Louise Mixson - b. Jul 21, 1882, d. Jan 8, 1958, d. Jan 8, 1958, m. Sep 20, 1909 to Thomas Henry Tatum, b. Oct 5, 1874, d. Oct 26, 1951. Both bur. Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, SC.
Census:

1940 Columbia, Richland, SC, Thomas Tatum age 64, wife Mae Louise-57

MIXSON-TATUM

  The Charlotte (N.C.) News of Sept. 21^st contains the following account of the marriage of Mr. T. H. Tatum and Miss Mary Louise Mixson, which will be read with interest by friends of the contracting parties here:

  “A surprise marriage which caused and excited flutter of interest among the many friends of the groom in this city took place last night when Miss Mary Louise Mixson of Gainesville, Fla. Was married to Mr. Thos. H. Tatum. The happy event occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scarratt, No. 419 North College Street, intimate friends of the parties to the contract. Dr. Herman H. Hulten, pastor the First Baptist Church, performed the ceremony, using the ring and making a beautiful dissertation on the significance of marriage.

  “The bride has been spending the past four or five weeks at Hiddenite and was passing through the city on her way back home when Mr. Tatum succeeded in persuading her to abruptly end the journey, and start on an entirely new on, thus joyously culminating in a romance of several years’ standing. Mr. Tatum met Miss Mixson in Salisbury, where she was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Scarratt, who are themselves former Gainesville residents, and who at that time lived in Salisbury, where he held a position.

   “Telegrams went thick over the wires yesterday to secure the consent of the parents of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben Mixson of Gainesville, and this was cheerfully given. It had been planned originally to have the wedding at Gainesville this fall, but Cupid is an impatient young heart-hunter, and therefore this sudden change in the plans which has so interested the friends of these young people today. The bride is in mourning for a sister, and hence the wedding would have been a very quiet one, even had it been taken place as originally planned.

   “As it was, there were only a few friends present. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Scarratt, at whose home the bride was visiting, there was the bride’s sister Miss Lenora Mixson, of Jacksonville, Fla, who by a mere chance, a coincidence, was passing though the city. There was only time to drive to the station, put her in a carriage and hurry her to the home, and she did not know that the orange blossoms were a-blow until she reached the house and learned from her sister’s lips. Miss Lenora Mixson had also been taking her vacation in the mountains and was on her way home.

  “Besides these mentioned, other witnesses were Miss Minnie Simmons of Cincinnati, Mrs. E. T. Henderson of this city, and Tatum of Salisbury, brother of the groom.

   “After the ceremony the bridal party went to the home of Mrs. E. T. Henderson, on South Tryon Street, where and elegant dinner was given in honor of the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Tatum are making their home at the Central Hotel.

   “Mr. Tatum is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Tatum, of Davie County, and is a trusted employee of the firm of the Ed. Mellon Co.  He is a Christian young man of the finest character, and greatly beloved by a host of friends.

   “Mrs. Tatum is a young woman of lovely disposition, of charm and culture, and the two are being showered today with the congratulations of their friends.”

Gainesville Daily Sun, Sept 30, 1909

 

*826 John Benaja Mixson, Jr. - b. May 25, 1884, d. Sep 7

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