Sons of William Hampton Mixson #779

850 LAWRENCE HARRY MIXSON, WILLIAM HAMPTON MIXSON (779), JOSIAH SETH MIXSON (724), WILLIAM J. MIXSON (707), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Lawrence Harry Mixson, son of William Hampton and Hannah Marie Quirollo Mixson, was b. in Charleston, SC, Aug 19, 1887, d. Mar 10, 1962, bur Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC. A graduate of the Citadel of Charleston, he was one of the co-founders of the Pi Kappa Phi college fraternity. He was associated with his father for many years in a seed business in Charleston, and was the organizer and first president of the Southern Seedsman Association comprising thirteen southern states. He married Feb 8, 1912 to Elizabeth Howell McCarthy of Little Rock, AR, b. Feb 7, 1893, d. May 25, 1966, bur Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC.

Census:

1920 Charleston Ward 6, Charleston, SC, age 32 wife Elizabeth M-25, children: Laurence-5, Marion-1

1940 Charleston, Charleston, SC, age 53, wife Elizabeth-42

Children:

*923 Lawrence Harry Mixson, Jr.- b. 1914, d. 1976, m. Florence Swan, b. 1915, d. 1986, both bur Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC

*924 Marion Clark Mixson - b. Mar 20, 1918, d. May 19, 2010

 

Some excerpts from "THE STAR AND LAMP OF PI KAPPA PHI", May 1962 Issue

 

Said article being IN MEMORIAM - FOUNDER, LAWRENCE HARRY MIXSON, Born August 19, 1887, died March 10, 1962.

"HARRY MIXSON is no longer with us.

 

To speak too long of Harry Mixson's passing would seem maudlin and this would certainly be the last wish he would have ever expressed. Although Emerson was his favorite, he was also often heard to quote Tennyson; and perhaps on this subject, he would say "And May there be no moaning of the bar, when I put out to sea."

 

The simplicity of his life might lead one to believe that Mixson, the man, was overly ordinary. His business and professional activities had their Alpha and Omega with the Mixson Seed Company, Inc, . of Charleston, SC He, at one time, was President of the Southern Seedmen's Association, an organization comprising i3 southern states.

 

It May be of significance that Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity was. not the only organization with which he participated as a founder. He organized and is considered founder of the South Carolina Seedmen's Association and was its first President.

 

His civic responsibilities were met through membership in various organizations. Brother Mixson was a member of Strict Observance Lodge #73, A.F.M,. a York Rite Mason, and a Knight Templar. He was initiated into the Shrine in i910.

 

He was a member of the St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, and for many years Founder Mixson was a member of Kiwanis International. Native Charlestonians are said to be proud people. None was prouder of his home and native city than he.

 

Family life was most personal to Founder Mixson, and occupied a place of great importance. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Elizabeth Howell McCarthy. Two sons carry the Mixson name. One is in the business world, Lawrence Harry Mixson, Jr., president of Mixson Seed Company, Inc. The other is Col. Marion Clark Mixson, Vice-Wing Commander, SAC, United States Air Force.

 

Religion was paramount to Mixson, and no conversation in excess of a few seconds was complete without his great Christian faith being expressed. Christened into St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, he later transferred to the First Scots Presbyterian Church.

 

He always took singular pride in the knowledge that our Fraternity was "Founded on the banner of Jesus Christ," and that his religious background was not narrow but encompassed within its three Founders, the Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and Lutheran faiths.

 

Any recording, of his memoriam must ultimately rest with remembrances of individuals as recorded by one person. This in itself becomes an idiosyncrasy, for it appears that Harry Mixson was all things to all People. To this writer

"he was a man, take him for all in all,

I shall not look upon his like again" (Hamlet).

                                                                               

852 WILLIAM HAMPTON MIXSON, JR., WILLIAM HAMPTON MIXSON (779), JOSIAH SETH MIXSON (724), WILLIAM J. MIXSON (707), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

William Hampton Mixson, Jr., son of William H. and Hannah M. Quirollo Mixson, was b. at Charleston, SC, Jan 4, 1893, d. Sep 26, 1965, bur. Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC. He m. Annie Naomi McCartha of Columbia, SC, b. Oct 2, 1895, d. Mar 31, 1934, bur. Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Census:

1930 Charleston, Charleston, SC, age 37, wife Florence-25

Children:

925 Erma Elizabeth Mixson - b. Oct 10, 1913, d. Aug 2, 1929, bur. Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, SC

William m. (2) Nov 6, 1926 to Florence A Coates, b. abt 1905

 

 

853 ASHLEY ST. JULIAN MIXSON, WILLIAM HAMPTON MIXSON (779), JOSIAH SETH MIXSON (724), WILLIAM J. MIXSON (707), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Ashley St. Julian Mixson, son of William H. and Hannah M. Quirollo Mixson, was b. at Charleston, SC, b. Jul 4, 1894, d. Dec 12, 1935, bur. Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, SC. He m. Fairey Evelyn Conner of Greer, SC

Census:

1940 Charleston, Charleston, SC, age 40, living with mother Hannah Mixson-70

Children:

926 Ashley St. Julian Mixson, Jr. - b. Jun 12, 1921, d. Jul 25, 1988, m. Ruth Audrey Ball, b. Dec 26, 1924, d. Mar 17, 2010.  Both bur Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

16746 Richard Ellison Mixson – b. May 4, 1926, d. Feb 17, 1928, bur Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC

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