Sons of William Wesley Mixon #3743

3744 WILLIAM W. MIXON, JR., WILLIAM WESLEY MIXSON (3743), MICHAEL CORNELIUS MIXSON (19583), CORNELIUS MIXSON (703), JOHN MIXON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

William Wesley Mixon, Jr., s. of William Wesley Mixson and Mary Ann Pollock, b. Mar 1, 1831, near Mobley's Point located in the northwest corner of Screven County, GA, d. Aug 11, 1897, bur. Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wrightsville, Johnson County, GA.

 

'W.W. Mixon was the City of Wrightsville's first Mayor in 1886. He was also the city's first postmaster. He was the Ordinary of Johnson County for twenty years. The lumber for the First Methodist Church was sawed at Mixon's sawmill. He was one of the original trustees of the Wrightsville First Methodist Church created in 1870 and officially organized in 1882. He was the owner of the first cotton gin in Wrightsville which stood where the Lovett Gin is now standing." In addition to the above mentioned he owned much property in the City of Wrightsville and Johnson County and had other business interests in the community. (Some of the information written by Miss Pansy Mixon, a granddaughter and a teacher in Wrightsville, GA and is contained in a booklet JOHNSON COUNTY CENTENNIAL, 1858-1958, as noted by quotation marks).

 

William W. enlisted in Company "G", 57th Regiment, Washington County, GA as a private on May 6, 1862. He was wounded in the leg at Baker's Creek, MS, May 16, 1863, and was appointed color bearer in Apr 1864.

Census:

1860 Johnson, GA, age 27, wife Sarah-23, children: Mary-4, Nancy-3, living with them: Vina Mixon-35 and children: Nancy Mixon-5, Daniel Mixon-2

1870 District 1201, Johnson, GA, age 36, wife Louisa-20, children: Mary-13, Nancy-12, Emma-5, Annie-3, Willie-6mo

1880 Wrightsville, Johnson, GA, age 49, wife Louisa-30, children: Emma L-12, Annie-11, Ella-10, Nona-6, Alice-3, Thomas-8mo

William Mixon, Jr. m. (1) Sarah Ann Winiferd Cordry, Dec 25, 1854. She was b. 1836, d. Apr 13, 1864. She is bur. Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wrightsville, GA, dau. of John Daniel and Mary Bateman Cordry. They had the following children:

§3752 Mary Ann Mixon - b. Dec 21, 1855, d. Sep 10, 1910, m. Oct 22, 1879 to William Moorman

§3753 Nancy Sarah E. Mixon - b. Feb 23, 1857, d. May 10, 1939, m. James Hightower

Mr. Mixon m. (2) Louisa Cordry Barnes on Dec 25, 1864, She was b. Apr 13, 1834, d. Oct, 26, 1907. She was a sister to his first wife.
Children:

§3754 Emma Louise Mixon - b. Oct 7, 1866, d. Mar 25, 1950, m. Aug 19, 1888 to Gideon C. Raines.

§3755 Anna Lou Mixon - b. Oct 28, 1867, d. Feb 2, 1932

3756 William W. Mixon - b. Dec 8, 1869, d. as infant

§3757 Ella B. Mixon - b. Mar 30, 1872, d. Jun 20, 1922, m. Dec 20, 1891 to J. Dennis Hutchinson

§3758 Nona Bell Mixon - b. Aug 16, 1874, d. Jun 15, 1958

3759 Alice Gertrude Mixon - b. Apr 4, 1877, d. Mar 21, 1969, m. William Fredrick Dent

3760 Charles Thomas Mixon - b. Aug 2, 1879, m. Mamie Hudson, b. 1878, d. Dec 15, 1947. 

Census:

1910 Wrightsville, Johnson, GA, age 29, wife Mania-28, children: Mary E-2, mother-in-law Mary Hudson-52

1930 Augusta, Richmond, GA, age 49, brother-inlaw James Hudsen-44 and wife Lillie-42

Children:

18078 Mary Elaine Mixon - b. Feb 3, 1908, d. Sep 2, 1988, m. Alexander Griffin, b. Nov 5, 1899, d. Dec 15, 1979.  Both bur. Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, GA 

*3761 William Henry Mixon - b. Dec 22, 1883, d. Aug 14,1962

3762 Alfred Clifford Mixon - b. Jan 1, 1887, d. Mar 6, 1959, m. Hannah ____, b. May 12, 1894, d. Mar 21, 1982.

Census:

1930 Washington, Lucas, OH, age 44 wife Johana-35, children: Betty J-1

1940 Radnor Park, Lucas, OH, age 53, wife Joanna-45, children: Betty-11, John-9

Children:

19585 Betty Mixon – b. 1929

19586 John Mixon – b. 1931

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