Sons of James Darlington Mixson #766
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842 WILBUR DARLINGTON MIXSON, JAMES D. MIXSON (766), CHARLES JONES MIXSON (713), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Wilbur Darlington Mixson, son of James Darlington and Mary E. Reeves Mixson, was b. at Micanopy, FL, Oct 10, 1889, d. Feb 6, 1961, Lake City, FL. On Dec 23, 1920, he m. Rosalie Anderson, b. Oct 26, 1901, d. Dec 14, 2003, dau. of Tobias and Frances Etta Belew Anderson.  Both bur. Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery, Flemington, FL.  Wilbur served in the US Army in WWI, Co. E 306 Ammunition Train, in France.

 

Note: Tobias Anderson’s first wife was Rosa Mixson, see #749.

   In Judge Smith’s office yesterday, the judge officiating, Miss Rosalie Anderson was married to Mr. Wilbur D. Mixson. The young people will make their home near Geiger.
The Ocala Evening Star, Dec 24, 1920

Census:

1900 Flemington, Marion, FL, Wilbur D Mixon age 10, living with father James Mixson-51

1910 Geiger, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixon, age 12, living with father, James D Mixon-62

1920 Flemington, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixson age 30 living with father James D Mixson-71

1930 Geiger, Marion, FL, W D Mixson age 40, wife Rosa L-28, children: Adrian-8, Morris-3, Arnold-0

1935 Florida State Census: Precinct 3, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixon age 45, wife Rosalee-33, children: Adren-13, Morris-8, Arnold-5

1940 Marion, FL, W D Mixson, age 50, wife Rosalee-38, children: Adrien-18, Morris,-13, Arnold-10

1945 Precinct 32, Marion, FL, Wilbur Mixson, age 55, wife Rosalee-43, children: Adrian-23, Morris-18, Arnold-15

1950 Marion, FL, Wilbur D Mixson age 60, wife Rosalie-48, children: Morris D-23

 

Their Children

*916 Adrian Wilbur Mixson - b. Nov 25, 1921, d. Sep 1979

917 Myrtice Gertrude Mixson - b. Oct 24, 1923, d. May 13, 1928
      Read  Rosalie's story about the death of her daughter Myrtice in Our Early Married Life.

*918 Morris Darlington Mixson - b. Aug 23, 1926, d. Aug 15, 2020, m. Barbara Junior.

*919 Francis Arnold Mixson - b. Aug 24, 1929, d. Oct 16, 2011

 

Rosalie Anderson Mixson m. (2) Sep 12, 1964 to Jesse William Yawn, b. Jul 12, 1895, d. Nov 6, 1978

 

 

Read more about the lives of Wilbur and Rosalie Mixson HERE.

 

Note: Rosalie married Jessie Yawn Nov 4, 1967. Mr. Yawn's son Billy Yawn and his wife Elizabeth (Betty) Feaster (see #FE042) were close friends of my parents.  Billy and Betty's children, Janice, Karen and Timmy, were childhood friends of my family See Barbara's diary.

View Census:

1900 Census - Florida - Marion County - Flemington
1910 Census - Florida - Marion County - District 101
1920 Census - Florida - Marion County - District 120
1930 Census - Florida - Marion County - District 32

 

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